Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-23

residence Of the CLAIMANT IN the ul5-
trict in which he claims to bo voter
for the period of at least two months
Immediately preceding said election,
which witness shall be sworn or affirm.
cd, and subscribe written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit to
the facts stated by him, which aiida-
Wit shall define clearly where the resi-
dence is of the person so claiming to be
q voter, and the person so claiming
the right to vote shall also take and
subscribe a written, or partly written
and partly printed affidavit, stating to
the best of his knowledge and belief
when and where ho was born that he
has been citizen of the United States
for one month, and u tho Common
wealth of Pennsylvania that he has
resided in the Commonwealth one year,
or if formerly a qualified elector or
native. born citizen thereof, and has re-
moved therefrom and returned, that he
has resided therein six months next
preceding said election that he has
resided in the district in which he
claims to be voter for the period Of at
least two months Immediately preced-
ing SAID election; thathe hasno moved
into the district for the purpose Of vo-
ting therein that he has, il twenty
two years of age or upwards, paid a
State or county tax within two years,
which was assessed at least two months
and paid at least one month before the
election. The said affidavit shall also
state when and where the tax claimed
to be paid by the afliant was assessed,
and when and where and to whom
paid, and the tax receipt therefor shall
be produced for examination unless
the alliant shall state in his affidavit
that il has been lost or destroyed, or
that he never received any, and. if a
naturalized citizen, shall also state
when, where and by what Court he
was haturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization for eX.
animation ; but the person so claim
ing the right TO vote shall take and
subscribe an affidavit thathe is native
born citizen of the United States, or il
born elsewhere shall state the fact in
his affidavit, and shall produce evidence
that he has been naturalzed, or is enti-
tied to citizenship by reason Of his
fathers naturalization, and shall furth-
or state in his affidavit that he is at the
time Of making the affidavit of the age
Of twenty-one and under twenty-five
years; that he has been a citizen of the
United States one month, and has re-
sided in the State one year or, if a
natiye.born citizen Of the State, and
removed therefrom and returned, that
he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election, and In the
election district two months immedi.
ately preceding such election, he shall
be entitled to vote although he shall
not have paid taxes. The said afiida-
Wits Of all persons making such claims
and the aiildavits of the witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by
the election hoard, and at the close OF
the election they shall be enclosed with
the list of voters, tally list, and other
papers required by law to be filed by
the Return Judge with the Prothono-
tary, and shall remain on file herewith
IN the Prothonotary's office, subject to
examination as other election papers
are. II the election officers shall find
that the applicant possesses all the
legal qualifications Of voter he shall
be permitted to vote, and his name
shall be added to the list Of taxables
by the election officers, the word "tax z"
being added where the claimant claims
to vote on tax, and the word sage"
where be claims to vote on age, the
same words beng added by the Clerks
in each case respectively on the lists
Of persons voting at such election.
CHALLENGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS.
SIC. II. II shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, notwith-
standing the name of the proposed
voter is contained on the list of resident
taxables, TO challenge the vote of such
person, whereupon the same proof Of
the right Of suffrage as now required
law shall be publicly made, and acted
on by the election board, and the vote
admitted or rejected according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to
be q naturalzed citizen shall be re-
quired to produce his naturalization
certificate at the election before voting
except whore he has been Tor FIVE
years consecutivcly voter in the dis
trict in which he offers his vote, and on
the vote of such person being received
it shall be the duty of the election Off
GERS TO write or stamp on such certifi-
cate the word "voted,' with the day,
month and year, and if any election
officer or officers shall receive n second
vote on the same day by virtue of the
same certificate, except where sons are
entitled to vote because of the naturali-
zation of their fathers, they and the
person who shall offer such second
vote shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and on convection thereof be fined or
imprisoned or bosh, at the discretson
Of the Court but the fine shall not
exceed five hundred dollars in each
case, 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 re.
quired as aforesaid on said naturaliza-