Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-25
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shall further state in his affidavit, that he is,
at the time of making the afiid ,vii, of the
age of twcntv-onc and under twenty -tw o
wears; that lie has been Il citizen of the
United States one month, and has resided
in the state one wear; or, If native born
citizen of the state and removed theTefrom
and returned that he ms resided therein SIX
months next proceeding said electica, and
in the election district Immediately two
months proceeding such election, he shall
be entitled To vote, aljhDugn he shall not
have paid taxes. The said afiiiavits OF all
persons making such cls,i:ns, AMI the &fiidl-
/ wits Of the witnesses To- ther resi,lece shall
be preserved by the election boari, and at
the close of the election they shall be en-
closed with the list of votsss, ti'ls list and
other papers required by iaw t" he Giled BY
Z the rrturn idlge with the pruthOnotIrr, and
shall reniiu ON ile Herewith IN the pro-
Z thonotary's office, subj ct 10 examination
as other election papers are. II the elec-
/ tion Of officers shall lind that the applicant
possesses all the lrg,l qualification ri a vo-
3 Ter shall b. permitted To- vote, AMI hi> name
shall be .d,iel 10 the list of taxIbl''s by the
election officers, the word ..tax.' being
| added where the cl.Iimait claims L. vote on
tax, and the word .'ag,,' whers h; claims
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by the clerks in each e.,se, respectively. GU
I the lists of persons yUting At sucn election.
! SEc. IL. 1t shall be LAWFUL tor al qualiti-
I ed citizen OF the district, notwithstanding
/ the maine Of The proposed voter is contain
. the list of resident tIX'tbies, To chalionge
the vote OF such person. whereupon the
/ same proof of the right of suffrage is
{ noa required b. law shall be pnblicly made
. and acted on by tue election 'a7l. iad th.
/ vote admitted. or rtj sctrd, according to the
evidence. Every person clIiming tc b.
nsiuralized citizen shall b. required 10 pro-
dnce his naturalization ce-tiiicate sf the
election before voting, except where hc h Is
! b.en for ave wears cOnS,cutivcly vOt IN
/ the district wh,.re NJ offers To vote; ami on
I the vote of such person b,in. reccivet, the
7 election officers are to write or stamp she
word .vottd" on his certificate with the
div, month and year, and i; any election
I officer or officers III htil receive second OE
/ the sam. div. by virtue OF the same GER
I titcate except where sons src cnlIticd 10
/ vote, becans: of tiie naturalization Ui their
I father. they and the person VINO shtll Offer
such second vote. shall be- guilty of a mis-
demranor and on conviction thereof shall
be fined 0I Imprisoned, or both, Al the dis
cretiof Of the court hut the fine shall not
exceed FIVE hundred dollirs III e.E.h case,
I no. the Imprisonment one wear The like
punishment shall b, inflicted, on conviction,
/ on the officers OF election who shall neglect
or refuse To- make or / cansc Ia b. made,
/ the endorsement required a> aforesaid on
said n,turiliz lii.h certificate.
SIC. Il. If any eleetIOn CHER shall re-
! ruse or neglect To require such proof OF the
/ right of suffrage rs is prescribed by lawtor
I the laws to which this l. supplement-, from
any person offering 10 vote whose name Is
not ON the list of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, a..d shall a limit Such PRISON
/ to vote without requiring 81 n proof, every
I person so offending shall, upon conviction,
I b. guilty of m;sdcmeInnr, an1 shall b. sen
4 tenced for every such o:iense, to pay line
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or 10
undergo an imprisonment not more than
/ one year, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SEC 13 As soon is the polls shall close,
the officers of election shall proceed to
count all the votes cast for each candidate
voted for, and make a full return of the
same in triplicate, with return sheet in
/ additi m in all of which the votes received
BY each candidate shall be given after his
or eer name. first IN words and again IN hg
urcs, and shall be signed by all oi said OF
iicers and certified By overseeTs, If any, or
I il not 80 certified, the overseers and any
officer refusing to sign o. certify, or either
of them, shall write upon each of the re-
turns his or their reasons tor not signing or
certifying them. The vote, as sOOn as
counted, shall also b. publicly aud fully de-
clarcd from the window to the citizens pre-
sent. aud a brief statement Sn.wing the
votes received by candidate shall be made
and signed By the election officers as soon
rs the vote is counted, and the same shall
be Immediately posted up on the door of
the election, house fJr information of the
public The tripIcate rCtarus shall be en-
closed in an envelope and sesiled IN pres
erce OF the Officers, and one envelope, with
the unscalrd return sheet, given to the
ladgc. which shall contain enc list OF vOt-
ers, talley-piper. and oath of officers, and
another of said envelopes shall be given to
the minority Inspector. All Judges living
within twelve miles of the prothOnOtary' 5
ofliee, or within twenJy-tour miles. II their
residence be- in town, village or city upon
the line of railroad leading to the county
seat. shall. before two O'Clock post meridian
of the dIy after the election, and all other
,udgeS shall, before twelve O'Clock merid-
lad of the second day after the election, de-
liver said return. together with return sheet
to the prothonotary Of the court OF common
pleas of the county, which said return
sheet shall be filled, and the day and hour
Of riling marked thereon, and shall be pre-
served ny the IrothOnotary for public in
-pection. At twelve O'Clock on the i'd
second day following any election, the pro-
thonutary OF the court of common pleas
II. ii 81. to. =. .hasS ~
court. When two or more counties
are connected for the election OF any OFF,
Ger. the courts of such counties shall each
appoint return Judge To meet at such time
and place. as required by law, 20 compute
and certify the vote of such district.
SIC. l9. Any assessor, election officer OF
person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined by this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty OF
one hundred dollars; and if any assessor
shall knowingly assess any person as 4 voter
who j. not qualified, or shall willfuily refuse
to assess any one whe is qualified, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and or
conviction shall be punished by 4 fine moi
exceeding one thousand dollars, or inpris-
onment not exceeding two years, or both
at the discretion of the court, and also be
suiect to an action for damages by the purity
aggrieyed; and if any person shall fraudu
iently alter, add 10, defJcc or destroy any
list of voters made out as directed by this
act, or tear. down or remove the same from
the place where il has been fixed, witt
fraudulent or mischievous intent, or for any
improper purpose, the person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and OF
conviction sl.all be punished by a fine BO