The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-18

"N 'hc WOru 'bhA pVihB duueu
where the claimant claims 10 vote on tax,
and the word sageu where he claims to
vote on age, the same words being added
oy tne clerks in each case, respecti gely, on
'he list OF persons voting at such elections.
oEo. III. 1t shall be lawful for any
quallhed citizen of the district, notwith-
standing the name Of the proposed voter is
contained on the list of resident taxables,
10 challenge the vote of such person where
upon the same proof of the right of suffrage
Us Is now required by law shall be pub
licly made and acted on by the election
BOARD, and the vote admitted or rejected,
according to the evidence. Every person
claiming to be nauralized citizen shall
be required to produce his natui alization
certihcnte at the election before voting ex-
cept where he has been for five years con-
secutively voter in the district in which
he offers his vote and on the vote of such
person being received, 1t 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
hcer or officers shall receive second vote
on the same day by virtue of the same
certiicate, excepting where sons are en-
ntled 10 vote because of the naturalization
OF lhelr fathers, they and the person who
snail oher such second vote shall be guilty
oil mlsdemeanOr. and on conviction thereof
| snall be hned or imprisoned or both, az the
uScrc'lon OF the court, but the fine shall
not exceed five hundred dollars in each
case, nor the imprisonment more than one
year. The like punishment shall be in
Hic'ed, on conviction of the officers of the
election who shall neglect or refuse to
make, or cause to be made, the endorsement
required as aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate
SEC. II. The respective assessors, in
spectors and judges of election shall
each nave the power to administer
oaths to any person claiming the right
to be assessed or the right of suffrage,
or i'll 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 thing concerning which they shall
be lawfully interrogated by any of
said officers or oVerseers shall be per-
jury.
SEC2l. Any person who on oath or
affirmation, III or before any court il
TINS state, or officer authorized to adj
minister oaths shall, to procure II Ger
| tiflcate of naturalization for himself
or any other person, wilfully dcpose,
declare or affirm amy matter to be fact
! Knowing the same to be false, or shall
in like manner deny any matter to be
fact, Knowing the same to be true
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and
any certificate of naturalization Issued
i'll pursuance of any such disposition,
declaration or affirmation shall be null
and void; and it shall be the duty Of
| the court issuing the same upon prooi
| IAit i
ulentiy obtained, to take immediate
measures iOr recalling the same for
cancellation, and any person who shall
vote or attempt to vote on any paper
so obtained or who shall in any way
aid in, cOnniVe at, or have any agency
whatever, in the issue, circulation or
! use OF any fraudulent naturalization
certificate, shall be deemed guilty Of Il
mlsdeneanor and upon conviction
| Thereof shall undergo an imprisOn-
mcnt in the penitentiary fOrnut more
than two years, and pay II fine of not
more than one thousand dollars for
every such olIense or either or both, ut
! the discretion OF the court.
Also, to part OF section nineteen of
| said act, aS follow:
Amy person who shall, on the day
of any election, visit Il polling place iii
any cCctlOn district at which he is not
entitled TO vote and shall use any in
| timidatiOn or violence for the purpose
OF preventing any officer of election
| from performing the duties of him re-
! quired by law or for the purpose Of
preventing amy qualified voter of such
! district exercising his right to vote or
from exercising his right to challenge
any person offering to vo'e, such per.
sons shall be deemed guilty of mis-
! dCmeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be published by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars or
| by imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, at the discretion of the
| court.
Pursuant to the provisions con-
taiued in the thirteenth section Of the
act last aforesaid, the return Judges OF
! the aforesaid districts living within
! twelve miles OF the pr othOnOtary's Of
| flee, or within twenty-four miles, if
! their residence be in Il town, village
or city upon the line of a railroad lead
ing to the county seat, shall before
two O'Clock, past meridian, of the day
after the election and all other Judges
shall, before twelve O'Clock, meridian
on the second day after election, de-
liver said return, together with return
! sheet, to the prothOnotary of the court
Of common pleas Of Elk county, at
Ridgway.
Given under my hand at Ridgway,
the 10th day of October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven, and of the Inde-
pendence Of the United States the one
hundred and first.
d. SCULL, Sheriff.
SIIERIEE'S OFFICE
Ridgway, Pa, Oct. 10, 1877.