Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-17

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AN ACT regulating The mode Of voting at al
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sEcr - he il enacted by the Senate ant
House Of Representatives ofthc Commonwealth o
fennsylvania Ia General Assembly mot, and II 4
hereby enacted by authority OF tho same, That th'
qualified voters Of tho several counties Of this
Commonwealth, at all general township. borough
aud special elections are hereby hereafter author
iaed and required to vote, by tickets, printed, Of
writ'er,.T partly printed and partly wsit,s, SER
orally classified s follows One ticket shall en-
brace the names Of oil Judges Of courts voted for
and TO be labeled outside "iuiiclary I" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of tho State officers vote
for, and be labeled, "staioi' one ticket shall om
brace the names Of all county officers voted for
including Office of senator member, aud members
OF assembly, III voted for aud members Of Congress
" voted for, and be labeled "county = one tickc
shall embrace the names Of al township officers
voted for, and he labeled, "townshiP !" one ticket
shall embrace tho names Of all borough officers
voted for, and be labelled, thorough = and each
class shall ho deposited In separate ballot boxes
A further supplement to tho Act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth. approved
January 30, and febuary la, A. D. is7l'
WHEN Tnr POLLS Ans 10 M KEPT ORES.
Src' D. AZ oil elections hereafter held undci
tho laws of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock a. m, and closed at seven
o'clock, p. IN.
APPOINTMENT or JunGEs INSPECTORS.
stc' .. In all election districts where a vacancy
exists by reason of the disqualification Of Tho
officers or otherwise 10 an election board her to
fore appointed, or whcrc any new district shall bI
formed, the Judge or Judges Of tho Court Of Com
mon Pleas OF the proper county shall, ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons 70 GIL said vscancies, and 10
conduct the election In said new districts, and In
the appointment Of inspectors In any election
district both shall not be OF the same political
party, and the judge Of elections shall In an cases
be OF the poliic,l party having tho minority OF
votes in said district as neatly as the sail Judge
or judges can ascertain tho fact, and In case OF
the disagreement Of the judges o, to the selection
OF inspectors the political majority Of the judges
shall select one Of said Inspectors, and the mil Or
iiy Judge or judges shall select the other.
SEC T. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
an election board on the morning Of m election,
said yacancy shall bo filed in conformity with
existing laws.
DUTIES OF ELToroS orficrns
Sac. s. At tho opening of the polls at al elcc-
lons Il shall he the duty OF the Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the Inspectors, whose daty Il shall bo to have in
custody the registry Of voters. and to make the
entries therein required by law, and h shall bo
tho duty of tho o'her Of the said Inspectors to
receive and number the b,llois presented at said
election,
src. o. An elections by the citizens SHAH he by
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order in which Il shall bo received and tho
number recorded by the clerks on the lis Of voters
/ opposite the name Of the elcctor from whom 70.
ccived And any voter voting two or more tick
cts, the several tickets 40 voted shall eaeh be
numbered with the number corresponding with
the number to the name Of the voter. ANY elee.
tor may writc bis name upon bis ticket or cause
tho came TO be written thereon, and aitesied by
a citizen Of the district, In addition 10 the oath
now prescribed by law to he taken and subscribcd
by election officers they shall stverally be sworn
or affirmed not to dlfelofo how any elcrior shall
have voted, unless required 10 do so ns vitpcrses
l in judicial proceeding. an judges, insnee,ors.
clerks and oycreefs Of any election brId
under this act shall before entering pno, ,bei,
duties, be dolly sworn or affirmed 10 ihe prcsence
of each other. The judge shall be sworn by tbe
minority Inspector iithere shall be such minority
inspector, and 10 case there shall be no minority
inspector then hy justice Of the peace or alder
me n and the inspectors, oycrscors and elerks
be sworn by the Judge. Certificates of sneb svs.r.
ing or Affirming shall bo duly made out and sign
cd by the officers 20 sworn, and attestcd bv Inc
officer who Administered the oath. If apv ipdgc
minority inspector refuses or fails 10 swear tbe
officers OF election in the manner reouired nv tbis
act, or Il any officer Of election shall act witbout
being first duly sworn or II any officer Of election
shal sign the form Of oath without being dnly
sworn, or Il any judge or minority inspector sha
certify that any oheer was sworn when no was
not, il shall be deemed mislemeanor. and mon
conviction the officer or officers so Offending sb,lI
be hned not exceeding one thousand dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both in
the discretion Of tho court
non REGISTERED VOTERS.
SIC, 10. On the day Of election anr nerson
whose name shall not appear on the rceittry of
voters, and who claims the right 70 vote AT faii
election, shall produce at least ore qualified voter
Of the district as witness to he residence Of
the claimant in the district In which he claims to
be voter for the period of at least two months
immediately preceding aid election, which wit.
ness shall be sworn or affirmed, and subssri5e a
written, or partly written aud partly printed am
davit to the facts sta, q By him, which naidavit
shall define clearly w. The rcsidcnee il of thc
person so claiming to be voter. and the persan
80 claiming the right to vote shall also take and
subscribe written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit. stating to the best Of his know
ledge and belief when and where Ne was born
that he has been a citizen Of the United States
for one month, and Of the Commonwealth ofl
Pennsylvania that he has resided in tho Com
monwealth one year, or IT formerly qualified
clector or native horn citizen thereof. and has
removed therelrom and returned, that he has re-
sided therein six months next preceding snid cleo.
tion that he has resided in tho district in which
he claims to be a voter for the period Of at least
two months immediately preceding said election
that he has not moved into the dis,ric, for the
purpose Of voting therein that he has, " !
twenty two years Of age or upwards, paid State |
or county tax within two years, which was assess.
ed at leastiw 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 ahlant was assessed, and when and where |
and to whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination unless the
aaant shall state In his aihdavt that IL has been
lost or destroyed, or that he never received any,
aud, II naiuralizei citizen, shall also state when,
where and by what court he was naturaiizcd. and
shall also produce bis certificate Of naturalization
for examination ! but IL the person 10 claiming
the right to vote shall take and subscribe an aii-
dayit that ho Is native born citizen Of the
United States, or IL born elsewhere shall state
the fact in his affidavit, and shall produce cyi-
dtnce that he has bean naturalsed, or is entitled
to citizenship by reason Of his fsther's Aaiurali
zaton, and shall further stata In his afidavit that
be is OF the time Of making the AFFIDAVIT of the
age Of twenty. one and undor twenty two years
that be has been citizen Of the United States
one month, and has resided In tho State one
year; or IL fanaiive born citizen Of the State, and
thcrefrom and returned, tha, he has re
sided therein Fix months next preceding said
election, and In the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, he shall be
entitled TO vote although be shan not have paid
taxes. The said nilidaviis O. all pcrJons making
such claims and the All dasits Of the wtncfses 10
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, 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 nlod by the
return judge with the proihonotary, and shall re-
main on file Herewith In the prothonotarys Office,
subject TO examination as other election papers
are II tho election officers shall End that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualifications Of
a voter he shall bo permitted 10 vote, and his
name shall be added 10 ihs list OF taxabes by the
election officers. tho word "tax" being added
whore the claimant claims to vote Oh tay, and the
word "agc" where he claims to vote on agc, The
,ame words being added by the clerks in each
case respectively on the lists Of psr5ini votin q
At such election.
cHALLrsGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS
sscrieS II. Il shall lie lawful for any qualified
,itSen Of tho district, Notwithstanding the
name OF tho proposed yoisr "a contained on the
list Of resident taxablos, to challenge tho vote Of
iueh person, whereupon the same proof Of The
light Of suffrage a. now required by law shall be
publicly made, and acted on by the election
board, and the vote admitted or rejected accord.
ing to the evidence. Every person claiming 10
be naturaliacd citizen shall be required to pro
luce his naturalization certificate al the clcotion
before voting except whero he has been for Eve
years consecutivcly voter in the district in
which be offers his vote and op the vote Of such
person being received It shall be tho duiy Of the
election officers TO write or stamp on such certil