The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-10-26

with the prothonotary, and shall re-
main on file Herewith in the prothono-
tary's office, subject to examination
as otEer election papers are. II the
election officers find that the applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications of
a voter he shall be permitted to vote
and his name shall be added to the
list of taxablcs by the election officers
and the word "tax,s being added
where the claimant claims to vote on
tax, and the word "age" where he
claims to vote on age, the same words
being added by the clerks In each case,
respectively, ON the list of persons vot-
ing at such elections.
SEC. ii. 1T shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of the. district, not
withstanding the name of the pro-
posed voter is contained on the list of
residents taxables, to challenge the
vote of such person whereupon the
same proof of the right of suffrage as
is now required by law shall be pub
licly made and acted OH by the elec-
ton board, and the vote admitted or
rejected, according to the evidence.
Every person clriming to be
naturalized citizen shall be required
to produce his naturalization certifi-
cate at the election before voting, ex-
cept where he has been for five years
cOnsecutively voter in the district in
which he offers his vote; and OH the
vote of such person being received, it
shall be the duty of the election officers
to write or stamp on such certificate
the word voted" with the day,
month or year, and if any election Of
ficer or officers shall receive q second
vote on the same day, by virtue of the
same certificate, excepting where sons
are entitled to vote because of the
naturalization of their fathers, they
and the person who shall offer such
second vote shall be guilty of a misde-
meanOr, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both,
at the discretion of the court; but the
fine shall not exceed five hundred dol
lars in each case, nor the inprison-
ment more than one year. The like
punishment shall be inflicted, OH con-
viction of the officers of the election
who shall neglect or refuse to make, or
cause to be made, the endorsement re-
quired as aforesaid on said naturaliza-
| tion certificate.
SEC. II. The respective assessors,
inspectors and judges of election shall
each have the power to administer
| oaths to any person claiming the right
[ to be assessed or the right of suffrage,
or in regard to any other matter or
thing required to be done or inquired
into by any of said officers under this
act; and wilful, false swearing by any
person in relation to any matter OF
thing concerning which they shall be
lawfully interrogated by any of said
| cl, hn
SEC. 2l. Any person who, on oath
or affirmation, in or before any court
in this State, or officer authorized tC
administer oaths, shall, to procure 6
certificate of naturalization for him
self or any other person, willfully de
pose, declare or affirm any matter to b,
fact, knowing the same to be false, o.
shall in like manner deny any matte
to be fact, knowing the same to b'
true shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and any certificate of naturalization
issued in pursuance of any sucl
disposition, declaration or affirmation
shall be null and void; and it shall b.
the duty of the court issuing the sam
upon proof being made before 1t tina
it was fraudulcntly obtained, to talk
immediate measures for recalling tn
same for cancellation, and any pcrsol
who shall vote or attempt to vote OI
any paper so obtained or who shall II
any way aid in, connive ut, or hIv
any agency whatever, in the issue cir
culatiOn or use of any fraudulen
naturalization certificate, shall b
deemed guilty of Il misdenleanor, an,
upon conviction thereof, shall un
dergo an imprisonment in the penitcn
tiary for,1iot more than two years, an
pay a fine of not more than one thous
and dollars for every such Otiensc. O
either or both, at the discretion of tn
court.
Also, to part of section nineteen c
said act, as follows:
"Any person who shall, OH the da
of any election, visit a polling plac
III any election district at which he
not entitled to vote and shall use an
) intimidation or violence for the pul
: pose of preventing any officer of elet
tion from performing the duties {
him required by law, or for the pul
} pose of preventing any qualified vote
/ of such district exercising his right
vote, or from exercising his right
challenge any person offering to vot'
, such persons shall be deemed guilty ,
. a misdemeanor and upon convictiO
: thereof shall be punished by fine nt
: exceeding one thousand dollars or
. Imprisonment not exceeding tw
, years, or both, at the discretion of til
. court.
: Pursuant to the provisions cor
I tanned in the thirteenth section of tn
. act last aforesaid, the return judges
! the aforesaid districts living With
y twelve miles of the prothonotary's o
= flee, or within twenty-fOur miles,
. their residence be III a town, villal
. or city upon the line of railroa
a leading to the county seat, shall b
n fore two o'clock, past meridian, of Il
q day after the election and all oth'
= judges shall, before twelve o'clOc
a meridian, on the second day aft,
!, election, delivere said return
!. together with return sheet, 10 ii
h prothonotary of The court of con
p mon pleas of Elk county, at Rid
. way.
. Given under my hand at Ridgwa,
q the 4th day of October, in the year
2 our Lord one thousand eight hui
r dred and seventy-siX, and of the Il
:, dependence of the United States Il
q one hundred and first.
= D. SCULL, Sheriff
;fl SHERIFF's OFFICE,
n Ridgway, Pa, Oct. 4, '76