The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

ana the word "ageu where he claims to |
vote on age, the same words being added |
ny tne clerks in each case, respectively, on |
the list OF persons voting at such elections. |
SEC. IL. II shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, notwth-
standing the name of the proposed voter is
contained on the list of resident taxables,
to challenge the vote of such person where
upon the same proof fthe right of suffrage
as IS now required by law shall be pub
iiciy made and acted on by the election
board, and the vote admitted or rejected,
according to the evidence. Every person
claiming to be n 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 a voter in the district in which
he offers his vote and on the vote of such
person beirg 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 q second vote
on the same day By virtue of the same
certihcate, excepting where sons 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
| shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, Of the
| 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
! hlcted, 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.
| Tha -,
spectors 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 in 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, in or before any court il
this State, or officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths shall, to procure Il GER
tificate of naturalization for himself
or any other person, wilfully depose,
declare oraffirm any 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
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 q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
therrof shall undergo an imprison-
ment in the penitentiary fornot more
than two years, and pay fine of not
more than one thousand dollars for
every such oftense 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, OF
from exercising his right to challenge
any person offering to vote, such per
sons shall be deemed guilty of II mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be published by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars OF
by imprisonment not exceeding TWO
years, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Pursuant to the provisions con.
tanned 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, il
their residence be in a 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 cour
of common pleas of Elk county, a
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 Inde
J pendence of the United States the on,
hundred and first.
D. SCULL, Sheriff.
SHERIFF's OFFICE,
!, Ridgway, Pa, Oct. 10, 1877.