Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-19
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: resided therein slx months ncxt preceding sal
election, and In the election district two month
J.. Immediately preceding such election, be shal
4 be entitled 70 votef although he shall no
n have paid taxes. The said aihdaylts O
all persons ma king suoh claims and the ahidayii
OF the ~witnesses TO their residcnce rhal bep pre-
! served by the election board, and at tho close o
the election they shah bc enclosed with the list 0
voters, tally list, and other papers required b.
law TO be filed by the return Judge with the pro
thonotary, and shall remain on iilo Herewith u
the prothonoiarys Office, subject to examination
as other election papers are, II the election oil
GERS shall ind that the applicant possesses all th
legal qualifications Of voter hc shall be permit
ted TO vote, and his name shall be added to tn
list Of taxablcs by the election officers, the wor,
"iax' being added whcrc the claimant claims Il
vote on tax, and the word cage" whore he claim
to vote on age, the same words being added b,
the clerks In each case respectively on the lists o
persons voiiugat such election.
{ cnALLrson or REoisrEnrp yorsns.
SIC. IL. II shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, Notwithstanding the nam,
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list o
resident tsxablcs, 10 challenge tho vote Of srcl
person, wheroupon the same proof Of the right o
suffrage as now requircdby law shall be publicl,
made, and acted on by the election board, and III,
vote admitted or rejected according TO tho cv
dencc. Every person claiming to be anaturalzet
citizen shall be required to produce his natural
ration certificate at the election before voting x
ccpt where he has been for Eve years consecutive
ly voter In the district in which he offers hi
J vote, and on the vote Of such person being rc,
ccived II shall be the duty of the election ofccri
10 write or stamp on such certificate the wor,
'yoted" with the day, month and year, and Il
any election officer or officers shall receive sec
ond vote on the sane day by virtue Of the sam,
certificate, except whore sons are entitled to vote
because Of the naturalization Of their fathers
they and tho person who shall offer such second
vote shall bo guilty Of a misdemcanor, and on
conviction thereof be hned or ipmrisoned, or both
at the discretion Of the court, but the fine shall
not exceed Ave hundred dollars In each ease, nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punishment
shall be inflicted on conviction Of the officers Of
election who shall neglect or refuse to make or
cause to be made the endorsement required as
aforesaid on said naturalization certificate.
NEGLECT or Durr or ELECTION orFicEns.
src. y. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect 10 require such proof OF the right Of sul
fragc ms is prescribed BY this law, or the laws to
whicn.this Is q supplement, from any person Of
fering to vote whose name is not on the list Of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote ~ chal-
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person 10 vote without requiring such
proof, every person 30 offending shall upon con
viction be guilty Of o misdemcanor, and shall DO
sentenced for every such offence to pay Gne not
exceeding Eve hundred dollars, or to undergo an
Imprisonment not more than one year or both at
the discretion Of the court.
CANVASS oP rnE vorrs BY rns COURT.
SEC. 10. As soon rs the polls shall close the Of
dcers Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes east for each candidate voted for, and
make out full return Of the same In triplicate,
with return sheet In addition, In all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall Civ
en- after his or her name FIRST in words aud again
In figures, and shall be signed by all Of said Of.
heers, aud certified by oyerseers II any or IL not
so certified the overseers and any officer refusing
to sign or certify or either Of them, shall write
upon each Of tho returns bis or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. The rofe a. soon
az seoaned shall ALEC be publiciy aud fully declared
from the oiRdop 10 The ciiisens present. aud a |
brsf statement sk0ieisg The votes receircd Jy each
candidate shall be made and signed BY tie election
officers as soon as The rofe is counted aud he same
shall be immedidiety posted up on me door Of he |
election house for igtormafion Of the public. The
thplicate returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
e"h w ethf'h ~ Aut pftttUct OF tue uuttfhg ]
and one envelope with the unsealed return sheet !
given 10 the Judge, which shall contain one list
Of ,oiers, iallypaper and oa,hs Of officers, and
another OF said envelopes shall be given to the mi
nority inspector All judges living within twelve
miles Of the prothonotary's Office, or within
twentyfour miles " their residence be Ia a town,
yillagc rr city on the line Of arnilroad leading
TO the county seat shall before two o'clock, post
meridian, Of the day after the election, and all
aNh Nhnx Ind. .l.Il l..f.a
Of the second duy after the election, deliver said
iotnfn, together with return sheet, 20 the pro-
ihonolary Of the court Of common pleas Of the
county, which said return sheet shall be filed, and
the day and hour Of fling marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the prohonotary for public
inspection. Attwelyo o'clock on the said second
day following any election, the prothobotary Of
the court Of common pleas shall present 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.
thonotsry shall be opened by said court, and com
putei by such Of It's officers, and such sworn as
ssiauts as the court sha appoint, in the presence
Of the judge or judges Of said court, and the
retnms certify and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of the court, as Is now required 70
be done by the return judges, and the vote as 70
computed and certified shall be open 10 the public,
and IN case the return OF any election district
shall be missing when the returns are presented.
or in case Of complaint Of aqualided olector under
oath charging palpablo fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake Is apparent on
tho return, the court shall examine the return,
and if in the Judgment Of the court Il shall 5e
necessary to just return said court shall issue
summary process against tho elcctioa officers
and ovcrseers u any, Of the election district com
pinined Of to bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers In their possession, and
" pnlpable mistake or fraud shall bo discovered,
i shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary TO enlighien the court, aud bocorectcd
by the court, and 80 certified but allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided by the
seid court within three days after the day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
md the said inquiry shall 30 directed only to
palpnble fraud or mistake, and shall not be
seemed judicial Jurisdiction 10 conclude any
sontest now or hereafter TO be proyieed b., law,
and the other Of said triplcatc returns shall be
placed in the boN and sealed up with tho ballots.
Nothing in this act shall require the returns Of
election Of borough or township officers to be
made to the courts as directed in this section, but
III the returns Of the election Of township and ,
borough officers shall be enclosed in seiIsa cover,
directed to the proihonotary Of the court Of con.
non pleas OF the proper county, and shall by
ome one Of thom be delivered into his ofaec
within three days afior every such election aud
lied therein. In counties whore there arc three
" more judgssof said court, learned In the Inv,
It least two judges shall sit to compute and ccr. Z,
ify returns, unless unavoidably prevented, II
ny Of the said judges shall bimself be a candi.
late for any office at any election he shafnot sit
With The court or act In counting tic returns Of
ueh election, and IN such case the other judges,
any, shall act, andif 10 any county thcrf shall
e no judge qualified to hold the said court Lndtr
be provisions Of this act present and able to act,
hen aud In every such case, the register q will
he sheriff and county commissioners ofuepropsr
ounty shall be and constitute board, Who or a
majority of whom shall have and exercise all the
owers, and perform all tue duties vested 10 or re.
ufcd 10 be performed by the court Of common
'loas Of such county, by aud under tho proyi-
ions OF this section; but none Of the said ohcers
hall act Us a member Of such Board whom him.
elf candidate for any oince at the election, the
cturus Of which the said Board is rcquired to
cunt under the provisions Of this section.
Sac. 3. In all elections hereafter the certificate
naturalization, II genuine. shall be conclusive 9
vidence Of the facts mentioned therein, and
here the person offering to vote claims the right
n the payment Of tax the receipt Of such tax II
gncd by the proper officer. shall be the evidence
aereoi; Il such person does not produce such re-.
eipt then the payment Of the tax may be proved
y the oath Of such person, or other evidence,
iaiing when, where and TO whom such tax was
aid. 4e 'p ifHn af
Notice Is further hereby given. That
II persons except Justices " the poaop, who
bali hohi m vficc or appointment Of trust under
ie government Of the United Siatos, or Of this
iatc, or Of any Incorporated district, whether a
ohetr or otherwise. a subordinate
Ihfer OF agent, who Z or shall be employed IN.
or the Legislative, Executive or Jdiiciat do Y
artmcnts Of this State or Of tho United States,
: any city or incorporated district and also
lat every member Of Congress- or Of the State
legislature, or Of the common or select conncll Of
ny city or commissioner Of any incorporated
lsirict, arc by law incapable Of holding or
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