The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-10-21

the sa me certificate. excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of The natural
ization of their fathers. they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon So OF
Tending shall be guilty Of ii high mlsde,nean-
or. and on conviction thereof be fined or
Imprisoned. or both, al the discretion Of the
Il court; but the fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in each case, nor the mprI>on-
nent one year, the like punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction. on the officers OF
election who shall negle ect or refuse tp make,
or cause to be made, the Endorsement requir.
ed as aforesaid on said naturalization Ceitlt-
icate.
If any election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reqnire such proof OF the right
of suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
the laws to which his is a supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose name l.
not on The list of assessed voters, or whose
1 right TO vote is challenged by any quail bed
voier present, and shall admit such persoH
10 vote without requiring such proof. every
person SO offending, shall upon conviction,
he sentenced, for every such offence. tn pay
a fiuc not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
10 undergo an imprisonment moi more than
one year, or either or both, at tiIe discretion
of The court.
+AS SOOil as the ppllS SHdli ciOSe, ire
OF election shall proceed to count all the votes
cast for each candidate voted for and make
full return of the same in triplicate, with
| return sheet in addition in all of which the
votes received by each candidate shall be given
after his or her name, first in words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all of said
officers, and certified by overseers if any, or if
not so certified, the overseers and other officers
refusing to sign or certify, or either of them
\ Z fba of Of tbnir
reasons for not signing or certifying them. The
vote, as soon as counted, shall also be publicly
and fully declared from the window to the
citizens present, and Il brief statement showing
the votes received by each candidate shall be
made and signed by the election officers as soon
as the vote is counted, and the same shall be
Immediately posted upon the door of the cleo
! ton house for information of the public The
triplicate returns shall be enclosed in envelopes
and sealed in the presence of the officers, and
one envelope, with Unsealed return sheet, given
/ to the judge, which shall contain one list of
voters, tally-paper and oaths of officers, and
another of the said envelopes shall he given to
the minority inspector. All judges living with
in twelve miles o. the prothOnotarys office, or
within twenty-four mics, II their residence be
in town, village or city upon the line of a
railroad leading TO the county seat, shall, be-
fore two o'clock post meridian OF the day after
the election, and all other judges shall, betore|
twelve O'Clock meridian of the second day after
! the election deliver said return together with
return sheet, to the prothonotary of the court
/ of common pleas of the county, which said
return sheet shall be filed, and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall be
preserved by the prothonotary for public inspec-
ton and the other of said triplicate return
shall be placed in the box and sealed up with
\ the ballots. All officers provided for by this
j act shall be compensated like officers are
paid by existing laws. Whenever a place has
been or shall be provided by the authorities of
any city, county, township or borough, for the
safe keeping of the ballot-boxes, the Judge and
minority inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished, and the ballot boxes or boxes con-
tanning the tickets, list of voters and other
papers, have been securely bound with tape
and sealed, and the signatures of the judge and
inspectors affixed thereto, forthwith deliver the
same, together with the remaining boxes, to
the mayor and recorder of such cities, or in
counties, townships or boroughs to such person
or persons rs the court of common pleas of the
proper county may designate, at the place
provided as aforesaid, who shall then deposit
the said boxes and keep the same to answer
the call of any court or tribunal authorized to
try the merits of such election. Whenever the
election officers of any election district shall
require the election boxes of such district, to
hold any election, which, by law, they are or
shall be required to hold, they shall keep the
same securely in their possession without open
ing, until the morning of such election, and
until they shall severaliy be sworn or affirmed
not to disclose how any elector shall have voted,
and after being so sworn or affirmed they shall
open the said boxes and burn and totally
i destroy all the ballots and other papers which
they shall find therein, before proceeding to
hold such election.
/ The respective assessors, in
spectors and judges of The elections shall
each have the power to administer oaths to
any persons claiming the right 10 be as
sessed or the right of suffrage, or in regard
to any other matter or thing required to he
done or inquired into by any of said officers
under this act; and any wiIlful Use swear
ing by any person in relation TO any matter
or thing concerning which they shall be
lawfully interrogated by anv of said officers
or overseers shall be perjury.
Any assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an overseer, who shall neg lect
or refuse 20 perform any duty enjoined by
this act, without reasonable or legal cause,
shall be subject TO a penalty OF one hundred
dollars, and if an assessor shall knowingly
assess any person is voter who is not quallfi-
ed or shall refuse to assess any one who is
qualified, he shall be guilty of a msdemea nor
III Office, and on conviction be punished by
fine or Imprisonment, and also be subject to
an action for damages by the party aggriev-
j ed and If any person shall fraudulently
alter, add to, Geface or destroy any list OF
voters made out as directed by this act, or
tear down or remove the same from The place
where it has been fixed, with fraudulent or
mischievous intent, or for any improper pur-
pose, the person so offending shall be guilty
of high misdemeanor, and on conviction
n shall be punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment moi
exceeding two years, or both, at the discre-
tion of the court.
Ifany prothonotary, clerk or the
j deputy of either, or any other person, shall
afflx the seal of office to any naturalization
paper, or permit the same TO be affixed, or
\ give our, or cause or permit the same to be
given out, in blank, whereby it may be
) fraudlently used, or furnish naturalization
certificates 10 anV DPrSDn tho shall NOT hay