The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-10-12

with the prothonotary, and shall re-
main on file Herewith in theprothono-
tary's office, subject to examination
as other 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 ftaxables by the election officers |
and the word ''tax," 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. IL. 1t shall he lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, not
withstanding the name of the pro-
posed voter is contained Oh 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 on by the elec-
ton board, and the vote admitted or
rejected, according to the evidence.
Every person clriming to be 8
naturalized citizen shall be required
to produce his naturalization certifi-
cate at the electiony before voting, ex-
cept where he has been for five years
consecutively voter in the district in
which he offers his vote; and on 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 q nisde.
meanor, and on conviction thereof
shall he 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 imprison-
: ment more than one year. The like
punishment shall be inflicted, on con-
: viction of the officers of the election
i who shall neglect or refuse to make, or
cause to be made, the endorsement re-
j. quired as aforesaid on said naturaliza-
r ton certificate
# SEC. II. The respective assessors,
O inspectors and judges of election shall
e each have the power to administer
}. oaths to any person claiming the right
j., 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 or
y thing concerning which they shall be
e lawfully interrogated by any of said
- officers or overseers, shall be perjury.
!, SEC. 81. Any person who, on oath
n or affirmation, in or before any court
' in this State, or officer authorized to
administer oatls; shall, to procure a
;, certificate of naturalization for him.
IL self or any other person, willfuliy de-
'r pose declare or affirm any matter to be
g. fact, knowing the same to be false, OF
'r shall in like manner deny any matter
e. to be fact, knowing the same to b,
'r true shall bedeemcd guilty of perjury
u and any certificate of naturalization
IS issued in pursuance of any sucf
u disposition, declaration or affirmation
a shall be null and void; and it shall bt
d, the duty of the court issuing the same
,d upon proof being made before it tha
c. it was fraudulently obtained, to tax,
's immediate measures for recalling the
N same for cancellation, and any person
10 who shall vote or attempt to vote OF
ol any paper so obtained or who shall IL
- ANY way tltt III, toilhlNc 1T, vi nav
any agency whatever, in the issue cir
IN cuiation or use of any fraudulen
y. naturalization certificate, shall b'
a, deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor, an(
n upon conviction thereof, shall un
dergo an imprisonment in the peniten
lu tiary for not more than two years, ant
he pay fine of not more than one thous
T.. and dollars for every such offensc o
either or both, at the discretion of tn
court.
,l ~ Also. to part of section nineteen o
~ ue said act, as follows:
po ANY person who shall, on the da..
he of any election, visit polling plac
nc ~ in any election district at which he i
" not entitled to vote and shall use an
'e' intimidation or violence fer the pun
~, hi- pose of preventing any officer of ele(
III ton from performing the duties {
him required by law, or for the pul
MS pose of preventing any qualified vote
en- of such district exercising his right t
is vote, or from exercising his right
challenge any person offering to vot'
nv such persons shall be deemed guilty {
he misdemeanOr, and upon convictio
RI, thereof shall be punished by a fine NJ
n, exceeding one thousand dollars or b
as Imprisonment not exceeding tw
in years, or both, at the discretion of tt
n court
tbs Pursuant to the provisions col
ich tanned in the thirteenth section Of tt
nh. act last aforesaid, the return judges
md the aforesaid districts living With
by twelve miles of the prothOnotary G
rly flee, or within twenty-four miles,
80 their residence be in a town, villa.
so or city upon the line of railro;
AXE leading to the county seat, shall b
ien fore two o'clock, past meridian. of Il
the day after the election and all 9th
and judges SHALL before twelve o'cloC
n a meridian, on the second day aft
nth election, delivere said retur
MIA: together with return sheet, to t
altb prothonotary of the court of col
,tor mon pleas of Elk county, at Rid
has way.
re. Given under my hand at Ridgwa
ling the 4th day of October, in the year
dis. our Lord one thousand eight hu
for drcd and seventy-six, and of the
i'm, dependence of the United States t
1 he one hundred and first.
our. D. SCULL, Sheriff
if SHERIFF's OFFICE,
id a Ridgway, Pa, Oct. 4, 10 J
nich