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

ONsios w SuCh ptISOn OF persons he
court of common pleas of the proper
county may designate, at the place pro-
vided, rs aforesaid, who shall then deposit
the said boxes and keep the same TO an
swer the call of any court or tribunal au-
tho1zed to try the merits of such election.
Mheneyer. the election officers of
any election district shall reouire
the election boxes of such district to
hold any election which, by law. thew
are or shall be required to hold, thev shall
keep the same securely in their possos-
sion without opening, until the morning
Oh suoh election, and until they shall be
seVcrally sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted. and af
ter being so sworn or affirmed, they shall
open the said boxes and burn and totally
destroy all the ballots and other papers
which they shall find therein before pro
ceeding to hold such election
SEC. Ia. That from and Immediately ur
ter the passage of this act, the court of
common pleas in the proper county in
election districts wherein assessors have
not heretolore,been elected, shall appoint
one reputable person in each election dis
trict to be the assessor thereof, who shall
perform all the duties relating to elections
now required to be performed by asses
sors under the provisions of this act. Such
assessors shall be appointed as nearly as
can be ascertained from the party having
a majority of the votes in their respective
districts.
SEC. 10. That in the election to be held
on the third Tuesday of February next,
and at the election annually thereafter,
there shall be elected in each election dis
trict in the State, as we'll in those wherein
the registration of voters has heretofore
been made by officers appointed, and not
chosen by the people to perform the duty
as IN all others, one person as judge and
two inspectors, in conformity with the gen.
eral laws of the commonwealth to conduct
the elections for one year, and also an as
SCISSOR who shall perform the duties incl
dent to elections as required by the pro-
visions of this act.
Sic. 10. That the assessors appointed
under the fourteenth section of this act
shall, within tive days after their appoint
ment, proceed to make out lists of the
electors of their respective election dis
tricts, and deliver the same to the commits
sloners, who shall transmit certified copy
of the same to the judge of each election
district, at least forty-eight hours before
the election to be held, said assessors shall
also post ten copies thereof in conspicuous
places in each election district at least ten
days before said election. And the lists so
made by the assessors during the two sec
ular days preceding the day of the deliye>
ry thereof to the commissioner, (of which
days public notice shall be given by hand
bill throughout the districtl shall be open
for inspection apd correction in the custo-
dy OF said assessor from ten a. IN. to three
p. IN, and from six p. m. to nine p. m. of
each OF said DAYS, in the manner provided
in section second of this act; and all of the
privileges and powers secured
and provided thereby are hereby made
to the lists herein named.
SEC. IL. The respective assess rs, in
spectors and judges of The elections shall
each have the power to administer oaths to
any person claiming the right to be asses
sed, 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 Off
GERS under this act and any willful false
swearing by any person in relation to any
mater or thing concerning which they
shall be lawfully interrogated by any of
said officers or overseers, shall be perjury,
SEC. IL. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for the time neces-
sarily spent in performing the duties here
by enJolned, as is provided by law to as
SCISSORS making valuations, to be paid by
the county commissioners as in other
cases; and it shall not be lawful for any
asseSsor 10 assess TAX against any person
within siXty-one ,days next pre-
ceding the annual election in Noyember;
any violation of this provision shall be a
and subject the officer so
offending to fine, on conviction. not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars or to impris
onment not exceeding three months, or
both, at the discretion of the court
SEC. IN. Any assessor election officer or
person appointed as overseer; who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined by this act without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty
Of one hundred dollars and if any asses
'or shall knowingly assess any person as
! voter who rs not qualified or shall will
Iully refuse to assess anv ono who is quail
hed. he shall be guilty of q misdemeanor
N once, and on conviction be punished by
AXRanAfnsx FNraa 1, 4
)r Imprisonment not exceeding two wears
DR. both, at the discretion of the court, and
ilso TO be subject to an action for damages
by the party agrievedj and If any person
mail iraudulently alter. add to, deface or
iestroy any list of voters made out as di-
ected oy TINS act, or tear down or remove
he same from the place where it has been
lxed, with fraudulent or mischIevious in
snt, or for any improper purpose the Der-
'on so offending shall be guilty OF a misde-
neanor, and on conviction shall be pun
shed by fine not exceeding five hundred
iollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
NO Years, or both, at the discretion of the
ourt,i and II any person shall, by violence
" Intimidation, drive, or attempt to drive
rom the polls any person or persons APP
pointed by the court % act as overseer of
N election, or in any way wilfIlly pre-
'ent said overseers from performing any
" the duties imposed upon them by this
vt, such person shall be guilty of q mis-
lemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
hall be punished by fine not exceeding
me thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
Iot exceeding two years, or both. at the
discretion on the court. Any person who
hall, on the day OF any election, visit
'olling place in any election district in
which he is not entitled TO vote, and shall
lse any Intimidation or violence for the
urpose of pi eventing any officer of cleo
ion from performing the duties required
I him by law, or for the purpose of pre-
entng any qualified voter of such district
xercising his right 10 vote, or from eXer-
ising his right TO challenge any person Of
sring to vote, such person shall be deem
d guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
onviction thereof shall be punished by
ne not exceeding one thousand dollars,