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


said overseers to be present and gerform their
duties aforesaid, such officer or officers shall
be guilty ofa 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 may be
i rejected by the proper tribunal trying contest
under said election or part or portion o
such votes aforesaid may be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to 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 a. m. and closed at
seven o'clock, p. m.
"Whernever there shall be a vacancy in an
election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
cat the opening of the polls at all elections
it shall be the duty of the judges 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 by law and
1t shall be the duty of the other of said inspec-
tors to receive and number the ballots presented
ut said election
"All elections by the citizens shall be bv
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered
in the order in which it shall perceived, 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 number 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
attested by citizen of the district In addition
to the oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they shall
ISeverally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted, unles re-
quired to do so as witnesses in a judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks, and
overseers 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 insrec-
tor, and In case there be no minority inspector
! then by justice ofthe 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 anv
judge or minority inspector shall certify that
any officer was sworn when he was not it shall
be deemed misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton, the officer or officers so 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 a witness TO The residence oil
the claimant in the district in which he
claims TO be a voter, for the period OF at least
two months, Immediately preceding said
election, which witness shall be sworn
or affirmed and subscribe a written or part
Iy written and partly printed affidavit |
10 the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where the residence is |
of he person 50 claiming to be a voter. and |
The person so claiming the right to vote shall /
also take and subscribe 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 d
citizen OF the Unued Stltes for one month,
ana Of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
y ear, or, if formerly qualified eleclor or a
nallEe born citizen thereof, and has remov
ed thereftom and retured, that he has resi-
ted therein siX months next preceding said
election; that he has resided in the district
IN witch he claims TO be a voter for the Pc
'iod Of Il least Two months Immediately pre-
,edIng SAID election; that he has not mo. .od
ntO the district for the purpose of voting
hereIa; that he has, if twenty two years OF
lge or upwards, paid state or county tax
SUhIn tao years, which was assessed at
east wo month>and paid at .eisj one month
,efore the election. The said affidavit shall 5
lso state when and where the tax claimed {
q be pild by the afilant was assessed, and &
when and where and to whom paid; and the :
ax receipt therefor shall be produced for ex-
unless the affianI shall state in his {
hidavlt that il has been lost or DESTROYED, or I
hat he never received any; and If natur- |
lized citizen, shall also state when, where {
nj by what court he was naturaiized, and |
hall also produce b certificate of naturali- q
alton for examination. But If the person So
IaHing the right 10 vote shall AXE and sub a
crIbe an affidavit that he is a native born q
ltlzen of the u. States, or if born elsewhere, t
hall state the fact in his affidavit, and shall 5
reduce evidence that he has been natural d
zed, or that he is entitled to citizenship by a
eason of his fathers natura lizaton y and e
hall further state in his affidavit th,t ne il q
t the lime of making the affidavit, of the age il
t twenty one and under twenty-five years;
nat he has been a citizen of The United a
tutes one month, and has resided in the e
tate one year; or, it Il native born citizen a
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sturned, that he has resided therein six t,
lonths next preceding such election, he shall "
e entitled tovote. although he shall not n
ave paid taxes. The said afiidavits of the D
Illnesses to their residence, shall be preser- o
ed by the election board, and at the close of 81
re election they shall be enclosed with the Fl
It of voters, tally list and other papers re- e
lired by law to be flied by the return Judge ii
nth the prothonolary, and shall remain on
lie herewith in the prothonotory's office, d
inject TO examination. as other election pa. =
ers are If the election officers shall find n