The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-11-02

| with the prothonotary, and shall re-
main on file Herewith in the prothono-
tary's office, subject to examination
as other election papers are. If the
election officers find that the applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications of
u voter he shall be permitted to vote
and his name shall be added to the
list of taxables 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 i'm each case,
respectively, on the list of persons vot-
ing ut such elections.
| SEC. IL. 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 on by the cleo
tion 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 i'm the district in
which he offers his vote; and on the
vote of such person being received, it
shall be the Guty 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 second
vote on the same day. by virtue of the
same certificate, excepting where sons
b. 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 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 imprison-
ment more than one year. The like
punishment shall be inflicted, on 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-
r ton certificate.
f SEC. II. The respective assessors,
. inspectors and judges of election shall
. each have the power to administer
i. oaths to any person claiming the right
to be assessed or the right of suffrage,
or in regard to any other matter OF
/, 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 oil
: thing concerning which they shall be
: lawfully interrogated by any of said
= officers or overseers, shall be perjury.
! SEC. q. Any person who, on oatf
= or affirmation, in or before any court
i'm this State, or officer authorized tC
administer oaths, shall, to procure {
;, certificate of naturalization for him
IL self or any other person, willfully de
# pose, declare or affirm any matter to b'
j. fact, knowing the same to be false, o.
r shall in like manner deny any matte
= to be fact, knowing the same to b'
r true shall be deemed guilty of perjury
u and any certificate of naturalization
g issued in pursuance of any suci
r disposition, declaration or affirmation
d shall he null and void and it shall b
l, the duty of the court issuing the SAM
"a upon proof being made before it tina
= it was fraudulently obtained, to TAX
's immediate measures for recalling tn
n same for cancellation, and any persOl
d who shall vote or attempt to vote OF
u any paper so obtained or who shall il
l. any way aid in, cOnnive Mt, or hav
any agency whatever, i'm the issue cir
N culatiOn or use Of any fraudulcn
,, naturalization certificate, shall b
It deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr, ant
J. upon conviction thereof, shall un
dergo an imprisonment in the peniten
Id tiary for not more than two years, an,
70 pay fine of not more than one thous
and dollars for every such offense. o
y either or both, at the discretion of tn
court.
Is Also, to part of section nineteen @
'e said act, as follows:
'e ANY person who shall, on the da,
le of any election, visit polling plac
,e in any election district at which he i
not entitled to vote and shall use an
5, intimidation or violence for the puI
a. A. pose of preventing any officer of cleo
N tion from performing the duties G
him required by law, or for the pun
is pose of preventing any qualified vote
N of such district exercising his right t
s. vote, OF from exercising his right t
challenge any person offering to vote
70 such persons shall be deemed guilty G
"a ~ misdemeanor, and upon conviction
a, exceeding one thousand dollars or b.
ss imprisonment not exceeding tw
in years, OF both, at the discretion of tn
court.
bs Pursuant to the provisions con
N tanned in the thirteenth section of tn
h. act last aforesaid, the return judges c
"a the aforesaid districts living With
~ twelve miles of the prothOaotary's o
~ flee, or within twenty-fOur miles,
~ their residence be in town, villag
az or city upon the line of railroa
70 leading to the county seat, shall b'
an fore two o'clock, past meridian, of til
no day after the election and all otho
~ judges shall, before twelve o'clocl
a meridian, on the second day afte
III election, delivere said return
n. together with return sheet, to tn
m prothonotary of the court of con
or mon pleas of Elk county, at Rid,
os way.
.. Given under my hand at Ridgway
40 the 4th day of October, in the year
se' our Lord one thousand eight hun
or dred and sevcnty-siX, and of the Ii
n dependence of the United States tn
he one hundred and first.
r. ID. SCULL, Sheriff.
if SHERIFF's OFFICE,