The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-11-02

any ELECTION oLlcer or olncerS shall receive a
second vote on the same day, by virtue Of
the same certificate. excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of the natural
izallon of their fathers, they and the person
who sha II offer such second vote, upon so of.
Tending shall be guilty of a high misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof, be fined or
imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the
court; but the fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in each case, nor the imprlson-
ment one year, the like punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers of
election who shall negl ect or refuse to ma Ike,
or cause to be made, the Endorsement requir.
ed as aforesaid on said naturalization certf-
icate.
"If any election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reqnire such proof of the righ
of suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or
the laws to which this is supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose name Is
not on the list of assessed voters, or whose
right TO vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and shall admit such person
TO vote without requiring such proof every
person so offending, shall upon conviction,
be sentenced, for every such offence to paw
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
10 undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one year, or either or both, at the discretion
of the court.
| "As soon as the polls shall close the officers
OF election shall proceed to count all the votes
cast for each candidate voted for and make a
full return of the same in tripl cate with
return sheet in addition, in all of which the
votes received by each candidate shall he 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 ifl
not so certified the overseers and other officers
refusing to sign or certify, or either of them |
shall write upon each the returns his of their
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 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 be given to
the minority inspector. All judges living with
in twelve miles of the prothonotars's Office, or
within twenty-four miles, if their residence be
IN a 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 dav after
the election, and all other judges shall, before
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 dav and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall b.
preserved by the prothonOtary for public iuSpec-
ton and the other of said triplicate return
shall be placed in the box and sealed up with
the ballots. All officers provided for 0v this
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 iudge 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 as the court ofcommon pleas of the I
proper county NAV 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
hall be required to hold, they shall keep the
,ame securely in their possession without open
ng, until the morning of such election. and
Intii they shall seyeraIly be sworn or affirmed (
lot TO disclose how any elector shall have voted
md after being so sworn or affirmed, they shall
,pen the said boxes and burn and totally
lestroy all the ballots and other papers which
hey shall find therein, before proceeding to
logd such election.
The respective assessors, in p
pectors and judges of The elections shall
ach have the power to administer oaths to T
ny persons claiming The right 10 be As. =
essed or the right of suffrage, or in regard
o any other matter or thing required to he
one or inquired into by any of said officer,
nder this act; and any wilful false swear
ng by any person in relation 10 any matter n,
r thing concerning which they shall be
lwfully nterrogated by any of said officers y
r overseers shall be perjury.
Any assessor, election officer or person -
pponted as an oyerseer, who shall neg lect
r refuse 10 perform any duty enjoned by
his act, without reasonable or legal cause
la' be subject to penalty OF one hundred z
ol!ars, and If an assessor shall knowingly s
ssess any person a 5 voter who is not qualifi-
d or shall refuse to assess any one who is
ualifed, he shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor
/ Office, and on conviction be punished by
ne or Imprisonment, and also be subject to th
n action for damages by the party aggriev- til
d i; and If any person shall fraudulently m
tier, add to, deface or destroy any list OF
Dters made out as directed by this act, or
EAR down or remove the same from The place I
here IL has been fixed, with fraudulent or
,schievous intent, or for any improper pur-
ose, the person so offending shall be guilty A
high mlsdemeanor. and on convection
lall be punished by Il fine not exceeding
We hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not =
Sceeding two years, or both, at the discre- Az
on of the court.
lfany prothonotary, clerk, OF the
equity of either, or any other person, shall
Tx the seal of office to any nalurallz ton OF
lOer. hermit the Sa mo tn ba fl yad op