Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-04
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thonothry, hhu thhn romhln on uic thcrcWhh "
the prothonotarys Office. subject 70 examination
as other election papers are. II the election OH
GERS shall hpd that tho applicant possesses I'll th'
legal qualification Of voter hc shall be permit
ted to vote, and his name shall be added to tn,
list Of taxables by the election oficars, the WORD
"tax" being added whore tho claimant claims Il
vote on tax, and the word cage" where ho claim
to vote on age, the same words being added By
the clerks in each respectively on the lists o
persons voting at such election, .fs..
Z ouALLEseE oY nEoIsrEREp VOTERS.
src. II. II shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, Notwithstanding the name
of the proposed voter Is contained on the list o
resident tsxables, to challenge the yote Of such
person, whereupon the same proof Of the right ol
suffrage as now required by law shall be publicly
made, and acted on by the election board, and the
vote admitted or rejected according to the eyi.
dence. Every person claiming to be snaturaired
citizen shall be required TO produce his natural.
isation certificate ~ TIE election before voting OK.
ccpt where ho hs been for ave years consecutive.
ly n voter 10 the district In which be offers hiI
. vote, AMI on the vote Of such person being re.
ceived Il shall be the duty Of the election officer,
to write or stamp on such certificate the word
"voted," with the day, month and year, and II
any election olieer or officers shall receive sec
ond vote on the same day by virtue Of the same
because Of the naturalization OF their fathers,
they aud the person who shall offer such second
vote shall 10 guilty Of n misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof bo hned or ipmrisoned or both
at the discretion Of the court but the fine shall
not exceed five hundred dollars In each case, nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punishment
shall bc inflicted on conviction Of the officers Of
election who shall neglect or refuse to mako or
cause 10 be made the endorsement required ns
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate.
NEGLECT or Durr or ELECTION orricERs.
src. IL. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof OF the right Of suf-
frage as il prescribed by this law, or the laws to
which this Is a supplement, from any person Of
ferng to vote whose name Is not on the list Of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote is chal-
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person 10 vote without requiring such
proof, every person 50 offending shall upon con
yiciion be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence TO pay ine not
exceeding Eve hundred dollars, or 70 undergo an
imprisonment not more than one year, or both at
the discretion Of the court
CANVASS or rnE vorrs by rnK COURT.
SEC. IL, As soon as the polls shall close the Of.
hcers Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
with a return sheet in addition. In all OF which
the votes received by each candidate shall 10 Civ
en- after his or her name, first In words and aga In
in figures, and shall be signed By all Of said Of
hcers, and certified by overscers II any, or II not
so certified the overseers aud any officer refusing
to sign or certify or either Of them, shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. The vote soon
az counted shall also be pabliciy and fully declared
1 IrOm flf aefudoln 10 te md N
brig statement shswing the votes received BY each
candidate shaH BE- made and signed BY the election
officers az soon ds he rote Is counted and the same
shall be Immediately posted up on the door Of the
election house for Information Of he public. The
triplicate returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
and be sealed In the presence Of the officers,
and one envelope with the unsealed return sheet
given to the judge, which shall contain one list
OF voters, tally paper, and osths Of officers, and
another Of said envelopes shall be given to the MI
nohty inspector. All judges living within twelve
miles Of the prothonotary's office, or within
twenty four miles, II their residence be 10 town,
village or city on the line Of a railroad leading
TO the county scat, shall before two o'clock post
meridian, Of the day after the election, aud all
other judges shall before twelve o'clock meridian
Of the second dpy after the electio deliver said
Ieturn, together with return sheet, to the pro-
thonotary Of the court 'ol common pleas Of the
county which said return sheet shah be fled, and
the day aud hour Of fling marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the prothonotary for public
inspection. At twelve o'clock on the said second
day following any election, the prothohotary Of
the court Of common pleas shall presebt the said
returns to the said court In counties where there
Is no resident president judge, the associate judg
es shall perform the duties imposed upon the
court Of common pleas, which shall convene for
said purpose the returns presented by the pro-
thonotary shall be opened by said court, anu com
puted by such Of its officers, and such sworn as
sistauts as the court shall appoint n the presence
OF the Judge or judges Of said court, and the
retnns certify and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of the court as IL now required to
be done by the return judges, and the vote as 30
computed and certified shall be open 10 tho public,
and In case the return Of any election d. triet
shall be missing when the returns are presented
or in case Of complaint Of aqualidcd eeetor under
oath charging prlpable fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake Is apparent on
the return, the court shall examine the return
and II In the judgment Of the court II shall 10
necessary to just return said court shall issue
summary process against the election ofhcers
and overseers II any, Of the election district com
planned or to bring them forthwith into court
with all election parers In their possession, and
" papabie mistake or fraud shall bs discovered,
il shall, upon such hearing as mny be deemed
necessary to enlighten the court and be corrected
by the court, and so certified but allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided BY the
said court within three days after the day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall be directed only to
palpable fraud or MISTAKE. and shall not be
deemed . Judicial Jurisdiction TO conclude any
contest now or hereafter to be provieei by law.
and the other Of said triplicato returns shall be
placed In the box and sealed up with the ballots.
Nothing In this act shall require the returns Of
election Of borough or township officers to be
made to the courts directed In this section, but
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers shall be enclosed 10 sealed cover
directed to the prothonotary Of the court Of com
mon pleas Of tho proper county, and shall by
some one Of them bo delivered into his Office
within three days after every such election and
filed therein. In counties where there are three
or more judges Of said court, learned in the law,
at least two judges shall sit TO compute and Ger.
tify returns, unless unavoidably prevented. II
any Of the said judges shall himself be a candi-
date for any Office at any election he shall not sit
with the court or act in counting the returns Of
such election, and in such case the other judges,
Il any, shall act, and II in any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court under
the provisions of this act present and able 10 act
then and 10 every such case the register Of wills
the sheriff and county commissioners Of the proper
ws,o,i,v af sbom s,si, hsve "a e,sr.i,s ~, H.
noysr' and nsrfa,m All ,hs Ss,Is. vs.,sd ~ ,as
quircd to bc performed by the court Of common
ions If ,his sss,on In, nons oi ,hs ali asos,.
shall act as member Of such Board when him
sel eana,aa,c c 70, any ounce ~ ,pe e'eeuon, 'ne
lo'a'ns =, "n'on Wy say po,'a = isqs"eu 70
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SIC. 8. In all elections hereafter the certificate
of naturalization, II genuine. shall be conclusive
evidence of the facts mentioned therein, aud
where the person Offering TO vote claims the right
on the payment Of tax, the receipt Of such tax, II
signed BY the proper officer, shall be the evidence
thereof II such person does not produce such re-
ceipt, then the payment Of the tax may be proved
Nv The oath Of such person or other evidence