The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-10-14

and daIiars, or imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both III the discretion of the court
or if the oversccrs shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or Intimidation. all the
votes poile'i IN such election district may be
rejected by the proper tribunal trying contest
under said election, or a part or portion of
such votes aforesaid may be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to Jus, and
proper dispoition OF the case.
"a all elections hereafter held under the
laws OF this commonwealth, the polls shall he
opened at seven o'clock a. IN. and closed at
seven o'clock, p. M.
Whenever there shall be vacancy in an
election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall he filled in conformity with
existing laws.
AT the opening of the polls at all elections
II shall be the duty of the Judges of election
for their respective districts to designate one
OF the inspectors, whose duty it shall be to
have III custody the registry of voters, and to
make the entries therein required by law and
II shall be the duty of the other of said inspec-
tors TO receive and number the ballots presented
at said election.
"Al elections by the citizens shall be bv
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered
in the order in which it shall bereceived, and
the number recorded by the clerks on the list
of voters opposite the name of the elector from
whom received. And any voter voting two or
more tickets, the several tickets so voted shall
each be numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number TO the name Of the voter
Any e.ectOr may write his name uron his ticket
or cause the same to be written thereon, and
attested by citizen of the district. In addition
to the oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they shall
severally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
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quired to do SO as witnesses in 4 judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors clerks, and
overseers of any election held under this act,
shall, before entering upon their duties, be duly
sworn or affirmed in the presence of each other.
The judge shall be sworn by the minority in
spector, if there shall be such minority inspec-
tor, and in case there be no minority inspector,
then by justice ofthe peace or alderman, and
the inspectors, overseers and clerks shall be
sworn by the judge. Certificates of such
swearing or affirming shall be duly made cut
and signed by the officers so sworn, and sttested
by the officer who administered the oath. If
any judge or minority inspector refuses or fails
TO swear the officers of election in the manner
required by this act, or if any officer of cleo
tion shall act without being first duly sworn,
or if any officer of election shall sign the form
Of oath without being duly sworn, or if any
judge or minority inspector shall certify that
any officer was sworn when he was not, it shall
be deemed misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton, the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
Imprisoned moi exceeding one year, or both,
in the discretion of the court.
"On the day of election any person whose
name is not on the registry of voters and
claiming the right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter of
the district as a witness 10 the residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims to be voter, for the period of at least
two months, Immediately preceding said
election, which witness shall be sworn
or affirmed and subscribe written or part
ly written and partly printed affidavit
10 the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where The residence is
Sf the person SO claiming 10 be a voter. and
the person so cla inning the right to vote shall
also take and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating.
10 the best of his knowledge and belief,
when and where he was born; that he been a
citizen of the Uniled States for one month,
and OF the commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
that he has resided in the commonwealth one
year, or, if formerly qualified elector or a
ed tberefIom and retured, that he has resi-
ded therein six months next preceding said
election that he has resided in the district
in witch he claims 10 be voter for the pc
riod Of al least two months Immediately pre-
ceding said election; that he has not movod
into The district for the purpose of voting
therein that he has, if twenty-five years OF
age or upwards, paid n state or county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least TWO months and pal at least one month
before the election. The said affidavit shall
also state when and where the tax claimed
10 be paid by the affiiant was assessed, and
when and where and to whom paid; and the
tax receipt therefor shall be produced for ex-
animation, unless the atfani shall state in his
affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed, or
that he never received any; and if a natur-
allied citizen, shall also state when, where
and by what court he was naturaiized, and
shall a. lso produce his certificate of naturali-
zation for examination But f the person SO
claiming the right 10 vote shall take and sub
scribe an affidavit that he is a native born
citizen of the u. States, or if born elsewhere,
shall state the fact in his affidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been natural
reason of his fathers natura lizatlon } and
shall further state in his affidavit that he is
at the time of making the affidavit, of the age
of twenty. one and under twenty-five years;
that he has been citizen of the United
States one month, and has resided in the
State one year; or, if a native born citizen
of the state and removed thorefrom and re-
returned, that he has resided therein six
months next preceding such election, he shall
be entitled tovote, although he shall not
have paid taxes. The said affidavts of the
witnesses to their residence, shall be preser-
we'd 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 re-
quircd by law to be filed by the return judge
with the prothonotary, and shall remain on
file Herewith in the prothonotory's Office,
subject TO examination, as other election pa.
pers are. If the election officers shall find
that the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qua liications ofvoters, he or they shall
be permitted to vote. and the name or names