The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-11

and the word "age'' where he claims to |
vote on age, the same words being added |
by the clerks in each case, respecti gely, on |
the list of persons voting at such elections. |
SEC. IL. It shall be lowful for any |
qualified citizen of the district notwith- |
standing the name of the proposed voter is |
contained on the list of resident ia xables, |
to challenge the vote of such person where |
upon the same proof of the right of suffrage !
as is now required by law shall be pub |
licly made and acted on by the election |
board, aud the vote admitted or rejected, |
according to the evidence. Every person
| claiming to- be na'uralized citizen shall |
| be required to produce his naturalization
| certificate 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
fcer or officers shall receive seconl vote
on the same day By virtue of the same
certificate, excepting where song are en-
| titled to vote because of the naturalization
of their fathers, they and the person who
! shall offer such second vote shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof
| ohtii oS hheu vi VI DOtH, nv 'He
discretion 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 natural. .zatiun
certificate
SEC. II. The respective assessors, in
spcctors and Judges of election shall
each have 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 interrogatcd by any of
said officers or overseers shall be per-
jury.
SEC2l. Any person who on oath or
affirmation, IN or before any court ir
this State, or officer authorized to adj
minister oaths shall, to procure GER
titicate of naturalization for himself
or any other person, wilfully depose,
declare or affirm any matter to be fact
knowing the same to be false, or shall
in like manner deny any matter tc be
fact, knowing the same to be true
shall he deemed guilty of perjury, and
any certificate OF naturalization issued
in 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 proof
: being made before it that it was fraud
ulently obtained, to take immediate
; measures for 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 a
! misdemeanor, and upon conviction
therrof shall undergo an imprison-
ment in the penitentiary fornot more
than two years, and pay fine of not
1 more than one thousand dollars for
, every such offense or either or both, at
| the discretion of the court.
Also, to part of section nineteen OF
said act, as follow:
ANY person who shall, on the day
of any election, visit a polling place III
any election 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 any qualified voter of such
district exercising his right to vote, or
from exercising his right to challenge
. any person offering to vote, such per
4 sons shall be deemed guilty of II mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be published by fine
, not exceeding one thousand dollars OIL
= by Imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Pursuant to the provisions con-
tanned in the thirteenth section cfthC
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, il
= their residence be in 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
y sheet, to the prothonotary of the court
of common pleas OF Elk county, al
. Ridgway.
. Given under my hand at Ridgway
= the 10th day of October, in the year o
'" '" our Lord one thousand eight hundred
:. and seventy-seven, and of the 1nde
J pendence OF the United States the ont
II hundre ed and first.
/ d. SCULL, Sheriff.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I
Ridgway, Pa, Oct. 10, 1877.