The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-10-19


said overseers to he present, and gerform their
duties aforesaid such officer or officers shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding one thous-
and dallars, or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both, in the discretion of the court
or if the overseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation. all the
votes polled in such election district NAV be
rejected by the proper tribunal trying n contest
under SAID election, or part or portion OF
such votes aforesaid may be counted, az such
tribunal may deem necessary to u Just and
proper dispoition of the case
'At all elections hereafter held under the
laws OF this commonwealth the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock 4. m and closed at
seven o'clock, p. IN.
"Whernever there shall be vacancy in an
election board on the morning of an election.
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
'At the opening of the polls at all elections
1t shall be the duty of the iudges of election
for their respective districts to designate one
of the inspectors, whose duty it shall be to
have In custody the registry of voters and to
make the entries therein required bv law and
1t shall be the duty of the other of said nspec-
tors to receive and number the ballots presented
at said election.
| "All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered
| in the order in which it shall bereceved, 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 namber correspond
| ing with the number to the name Of the voter
Any elector may write his name upon his ticket
or cause the same to be written thereon. and
/ attp cd hN-a cit Of Il l.,
to the oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they shall
scveraly be sworn or affirmed not TO disclose
how any electOr shall have voted, unles re-
qulred to do so witnesses in n judicial
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks, and
Ioverseers 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 nspec-
tor, and in case there be no minority inspector,
then by justice of the 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 out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and attested
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 elec-
ton 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 a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton, the officer or officers 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 witness 10 the residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims 10 be voler. for the period Of at least
two months, Immediately preceding sa
election, which witness shall be sworn
or affirmed and subscribe written or part
ly written and partly printed affidavit
TO the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where The residence is
of the person 50 claiming 10 be voter. and
the person so claiming the right to vote shall
also take and subscribe a 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
citizen of the United States for one month";
and OF the commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
that he has resided in the commonw lth one
year, or, if formerly qualified elector or
native born citizen thereof, md has remov-
ed therefrom 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 a voter for the Pc
riod Of at least two months Immediately pre-
ceding said election; that he has not movod
N hn of
therein that he has, if twenty two years OF
age or upwards, paid a state or county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid al least one month
before the election. The said affidavit shall
also state when and where the tax claimed
to 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 affiant 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 natUra'ized, and
shall also produce his certificate of naturali-
zation for examination. But if the person so
claiming the right 10 vote shall Ia ke and sub
scribe an affidavit, that he is native born
citizen of the u. States, or if born elsewhere,
shall state the fact in his affidavit, and sIlal
produce evidence that he has been natural
ized, or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his father naturalization y 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 wear; or, if a native born citizen
of The state and removed thorefrom and re-
returned, that he has resided therein six
months mex; preceding such election, he shall
be entitled tovote. although he shall not
have paid taxes. The said affidavits 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-
quired 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
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