The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-06

cttinen OF the dlHtrtct. IN ADDITION 70 the
oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they
shall severally be. sworn or affirmed not
TO disclose how any elector shall have vo
ted. unless required to do so as witnesses
in a judicial proceeding. All judges, in
spectors, clerks and overseers Of any elec-
ton held under this act shall, before en-
tering upon their duties, be duly sworn or
affirmed In the presence of each other.
The judge shall be sworn by the minority
inspector, II there shall be such minority
inspector, and in case there be no minori-
ty inspector, then by justice of the peace
or alderman, and the inspectors, ovefseers
and clerks shall be sworn by The judge.
Certificates of such swearing or affirming
shall be duly made out and signed by the
officers so sworn, and attested by the OIL
Ger who administered the oath. II any
Judge or minority inspector refuses or
falls 10 swear the officers of election in the
mapRer required by this act, or If any Of
ficerof election shall act without being
first duly sworn, or II any officer of cleo
ton shall sign the form of oath without
being duly sworn, or IL any judge or mi
nority inspector shall certify that any OFF,
Ger was sworn when he was not, it shall
be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viotion, the officer or officers so offending
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one
year, or both in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 10. On the day of election any per-
son whose name shall not appear on the
registry of voters, and who claims the
right to vote at said election, shall pro-
duce at least one qualified voter or the dis
trict as witness to the residence of the
claimant in the district in which be claims
TO be.a voter, for the period of at least two
months Immediately preceding said cleo
tiop,ew Mich witness shall be sworn OF af-
firN d and subscribe written or partly
written and partly printed affidavit TO the
facts stated by him, which affidavit shall
define clearly where the residence is of
the person so claiming to be voter; and
the person so clainuing the right TO vote
shall also take and subscribe written or
partly written and partly printed affidavit,
stating, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, when and where he was born that
he has been a citizen of the United States
for one month, and of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania; that he has resided in
the commonwealth one year, or, If former
ly qualified elector or native born citi-
zen thereof, and has removed therefrom
and returned, that he has resided therein
six montAsuRext preceding said election ;
thathe hf8 resided la the district in which
he claims to be voter for the period of at
least two months fmme diately preceding
said election that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose of voting there
in; that he has, IL Twenty-Five years OF
age or upwards, paid q state or county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election. The said .affi-
dayit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed TO be paid by the affiant was
assessed, and when and where and 10
whom paid; and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination, unless
the affiarlt shall state In his affidavit thsi
. A \. ltcf daof af.f haf Nc
never received any; and ifa natnralized
citizen, shall also state when, where and
| by what court he was naturalized, and
shall also produce his certificate of natu-
ralization for examinations. But If the
person so claiming the right to vote shall
| take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
| a native born citizen of the United States
or, If horn elsewhere, shall state the fact
| in his affidavit, and shall produce evidence
| that he has been natnralized or that he Is
entitled TO citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization, and shall further
state In bis affidavit that heis, at the time
| of making the affidavit, of tile age of TWEEN
| ty-ope and under the age W twenty-five
| wears; that he has been n Citizen of tho
| United States one month, and has resided
| in the state one year or, if native borr
citizen OF the state and removed there
from and returned, that he has resideu six
| months next preceding said election, anC
1
| diately preceding such election, he shal
be entitled TO vote, although he shall no
have paid taxes. The said afiidavits OF al
| parsons making such claims, and the affi
| davits of the witnesses to their residence
shall be preserved by the election board
be enclosed with the list of voters, tally lis
and other papers required by law TO b'
| filed by the return Judge with the prothon
otary, and shall remain on file therewitt
| In the prothonotary's office, subject to ex
| animation as other election papers are. 1
| the election officers shall find that the ap
plicant possesses all the legal qualifications
| OF a voter he shall be permitted 10 vote
and his name shall be added to the list o
| taxables by tho election officers, the wore
k"Iax'' being added where the clainan
| claims to vote on tax, and the word "age,
| words being added by the clerks in eacl
case, respectively, on the list of person.
voting at such election.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand
ing the name Of the proposed voter 4
| contained in the list of taxables, TO chal
lenge the vote of such person, whereupol
the same proof of the right of suffrage a
| Is now required by law shall be publicl,
made and acted ON by the election board
| and the vote admitted or rejected accord
! i'm to the evidence. Every person claim
ing 10 be naturalized citizen shall be re
quired To produce his naturalization Ger
tltioate at the election before voting, ex
eept where he has been for five years con
secutively voter in the district in whie
he offers his vote ana on the vote Of sucl
person being received, 1t shall be the dut,
OF the election officers TO write or stam
the word "voted," with the day. mont
and year and il any ELECTION officer 0
officers shall reeeiEe q second vote ON th
same day, by virtue of the same eertih
cate, excepting where sons are entitled I
vote, because of the naturalization &
their fathers, they and the person VIII
shall offer such second vote shall be gull
ty of a nlisdemeanor, and on cOnvictio
thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, o
/ both, at the discretion of the court bU
the ana shall not exceed Ave hundre