The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-10-22
AN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA,

in the district in which he claims to be a voter, for
| the period OF at least two months Immediately pre-
ceding said election, which witness shall be sworn
| afirmed and subscribe written or partly written
and partly printed allldaylt 70 the facts stated by
residence is OF the person so claiming TO be voter;
and the person 50 claiming the right 70 vote shall also
take ana subscribe written or partly written and
partly printed andavit, stating, to the best OF his
knowledge and belief, when and where he was born;
that he has been citizen OF the United states for
one month, and OF the commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
vania that he has resldedin the commonwealth one
year, or, II formerly qualified electOr or q native
born citizen thereof and has removed thererom and
returned, that he has resided therein SIX months
the district In which he claims to be a voter for the
period of a. least two months Immediately preceding
district for the purpose of voting therein that he
has, II twenty-five years OF age or upwards, paid
state or county tax within two years, which was as
sessCd at least two months and paid at least one
month before the election. The said AFFIDAVIT shall
also state when and where the tax claimed to be
paid by the afant was assessed. and when and
where and to whom paid ana the tax receipt there
aiant shall state In his afldavit that IL has been
lost or destroyed or that he never received any and
II naturalzed citizen shall also state when, where
and by what court he was nuturallzed and shall also
produce his certificate Of naturalization examina-
shall take and subscribe an affidavit that lie is ma
tive born citizen of the United states or, II born
elsewhere, shall state the fact in his andavt, and
shall produce evidence that he has been naturalZed
or that he Is entitled to citizenship by reason OF his
fathers naturalization and shall further state in his
aildavi that he Is, at the time OF making the aida
vat, of tho age OF twentyone and under twenty-five
years; that he has been u citizen of the United
states one month, and has resided in the state
years Or II a native born citizen OF the State and
removed hercfrom and returned that he has resided
therein six months next preceding said election and
in the election district Immediately two months pre-
cedlng such election, he shall be entitled to vote
although he shall not have paid taxes. The said
anldaVlts OF al persons making such claims, and the
adavS of the witnesses to their residence shall be
preserved by the election board and at the close of
the election they shall be enclosed with the list OF
voters tally list and other papers required by law to
be flpd nN the return Judge with thp prDthOnDtnry
and shall remain on file therswith in the prothono-
papers are. If the election officers shall find that
the applicant possesses all the legal qualifications of
shall be added to the st of taxabs bv E the 9 eofnn 9
officers, the word "tax," being added where the
claimant claims to vote on tax, and the word age
where he claims to vote on age; the same words
being added by the clerks in each case respectively
on tae lists of persons voting 9t such election.
zen OF the district, Notwithstanding the name Of the
proposed voter is contained on the list of resident
whereupon the same proof Of the right OF suffrage
as Is now required by law shall be publicly made and
or rejected, according to the evidence Every person
Claiming 10 be naturalized dtzen shall be required
tion before voting except where he has been for ve
years consecutivey voter in the district in which
being received it shall be the duty Of the eeetIon
officers to write or stamp on such certificate the
any election officer or oiiicers Shall receive second
vote on the same day, by virtue of the same cert-
cause OF the naturalization OF their fathers they and
the person who shall offer such second vote shall be
guilty or "a misdemeanor and conviction thereof
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both at the discre-
tlon OF the court; but the line shall not exceed iye
year The like punishment shall be inflcted. on
CONVECTION on the officers OF election who shall neg
ieGt or REFUSE 10 make or cause to be made the
tion certificate.
SECTION 12. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect TO require such proof OF the right of suffrage
as Is prescribed by this law the laws TO which this
Is Is supplement- from any person Offering to vote
whose right TO vote is challenged hy any Guaiiied
voter present and shall admit such person to vote
Ing shall, upon conviction, be guilty OF misde-
meanor and shall be sentenced, for every such Of
fence, TO pay fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars, or TO undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one year, OF both, at the discretion OF the court
SECTION Z The respective assessors, inspectors and
judges OF the elections shall each have the power to
administer oaths TO any person claiming the right to
be assessed or the right of suffrage or n regard to
any other matter or thing required to be done or in
qulred INTO by any OF said officers under this act
tion to any matter or thing concerning which they
shall be lawfully inerrogated by any OF said oficers
or overseers shall be punished as perjury,
same compensation for the time necessarily spen in
aW t sae dses hereby enjone as s provided
the county commissioners as in other cases. and il
shall not be lawful for any assessor to assess tax
against any person whatever within siXty-one days
next preceding the annual election in November;
any violation OF this provision shall be misdemean,
conviction not exceeding hundred dollars or to
not exceeding three months, or both
AT the discretion OF the court.
SECTION T. on the petition OF nve more citizens |
OF any election district setting forth that the pa
secure the purity and fairness OF the election in said
district 4 shall be the duty Of the court Of common
said court able to act at the time concrrng to an
point two udlcous sober and intelligentcitizen OF
ties, overSeers OF election to supervise The nrocaed
lngs Of election officers thereof and to make report
said overseers shall be persons qualified To serve
upon eiectien boards and shall have the right to be
present R6S y with l the ocers Of such election during
the returns made out and signed by the election ofi
cer 10 Keep v st OF voters II they see proper
gate him and his witnesses under oath in regard to
ms right OF suffrage at said election and to examine
ms papers produced and the officers OF said elec-
ton are required TO afford to said oveseers SO select
ca ana appointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge Of their dutles and If said election
officers sQall refuse to permit said overseers TO be
present, and perform their duties as aforesaid such
OIlcer or 0hcers shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined not exceed
Ing one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year. or both, In the discretion OF the
court; or II the overseers shah be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation, ali the votes
polled In such election district may be rejected by
the proper tribunal trying a contest under said cleo
ton or part or portion OF such votes aforesaid may
a Just and proper disposition OF the case
SEcTioS 49, any assessor election oicer or person
to perform any duty enjoined by this act, without |
legal cause shall be subject to n pen
az alty w Of one hundred dollars and If any assessor
Shall knowingly assess any person as voter who is
not qualified or shall wilfully refuse to assess any
one dr VINO Is Is & 4naiied he shall be guilty OF INSIDE
hne not exceeding one thousand dollars, or impris-
n not exceeding two years or both at the dis
Tor damages by the party aggreyed and II any per
son sha G ~ alter add TO- detace destroy
or tear down or remove the same from the place
where 1t has been fixed, with fraudulent or mschiev-
thn, 1
50 oIending shall be guilty oi msdeeandr n gersD a1d
on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceed
Ing two years. or BOTH at the discretion OF the Court
and II any person shall by violence Intimidation
persons appointed by the court 70 act as oyerseer
OF an election or In any way wilfully prevent said
them by this act, such person shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
lars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding two wears or
both at the discretion OF the court Any person who
in any election district at which he is not entitled to
vote, and shall use any Intimidation or violence for
performing the da reaed S Gsr o min M 5y %
or TOR she purpose OF preventing any qualified voter
Of such district exercising his right TO vote, from
to vote, such person shall be deemed guilty of MIS-
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
lshed by hne not exceeding one thousand dollars |
or by imprisonment not exceeding two years. or both
at the discretion OF the court Any clerk overseer
or election ofcer, who shall disclose how any elecOr
shall have voted, unless required TO do so as wit
ness In judicial proceeding shall be guilty OF q mis-
demeaRor, aud upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars |
or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
In obedience 10 the requirement OF the Governor
OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania 1 hereby
publish the Fifteenth Amendment OF the ConsttIi |
ton OF the United States, the Act OF Congress- en-
forcing the same, and the Act OF Assembly relative
thereto: |
The Fifteenth Amendment OF the Constitution Of |
the United States is as follows:
''SEcTIoN !, the right OF citizens Of the United
states 10 vote shall not be denied abridged by Inc
United states, or by any State, on account OF race
color, or previous condition OF seryitude" |
"SECTION 2, The Congress shall have power TO en- |
force this article by appropriate legislation" |
An Act 70 enforce the right OF citizens OF the Unit
I'd states TO vote In the several States OF this Union
and for other purposes:
'SECTIoN l. BE 1T ENACTED BY THE SENATE Ann
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That all citizens m
-he United States, who are, or shall be otherwise
qualified by law 10 vote at any election by the people
any state, Territory, district, county city parish
ownShip school district, municipality, or other TER
toria subdivision shall be entitled and allowed In