Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-10
Legpi Not,ces.

have paid taxes. The said affidavits of al
persons making such claims, and the affida
Wits of the witnesses to their residence shal
be preserved By the election board, and al
the close Of the election they shall be en-
closed with the list of voters, tally list and
other papers required by law TO be filed BY
the return Judge with the prothonotary,
and shall remain on file Herewith in the pro-
thonotary's office, subject to examination
as other election papers are. Ii the elec-
ton officers shall find that the applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications OF d
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' be-
ing added where the claimant claims to vote
on tax, and the word .sage," where ne
claims to vote on age; the same word being
added by the clerks in each case. respect
lively, on the lists of persons voting at such
election
SEC. IL. Il shall te lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstanding
the name of the proposed voter Is contain
ed on the list Of resident taxables, to chal-
lenge the vote of such person, whereupon
the same proof of the right Of suffrage as
is 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 claim
ing TO be nIturllized citizen shall BIZ re-
asiired to produce his naturalization certiii-
cate at the election before voting, except
where he has been for five years cOnsecu-
, tlyely voter in the district where he offers
TO vote; and on the vote OF such person
being received, the election officers To
write cr stamp the word ss,oted" on his
certificate with the day, month and year,
and If any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day, by
virtue of the same Certificate except where
sons are entitled 20 vote because of the
naturalization of their father, they and the
person who shall offer such second vote,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined or I'M
prisoned, or both, at the discretion of the
court but the fine shall not exceed five
/ hundred dollars in each case, nor the i'm
prisonments6ne year The like punishment
I shall be inflicted, on conviction, on The OFF,
I GERS of election who shall neglect or refuse
to make or cause to be made, the endorse
ment r, Juired as aforesaid on said natural
izatiOn certificate.
| SIC. l2. If any election officer shall re-
/ fuse or neglect to require such proof of the
/ right or suffrage as is prescribed by law, or
! the laws to which this is a supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose name Is
not On the list of assessed voters, or whose
( right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and shall admit snch persons
/ to vote without requiring such proof, every
person so offending shall, upon conviction,
I be guilty of misdemeanor; and shall be SEN
fenced for ey ery such otfeI1ce, TO pay fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to
undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion Of the
court.
! SEC l3. As sorn rs the polls shall close
I the officers of election shall proceed to
count all the votes cast for each candidate
voted for, and make a fun return of the
same in triplicate, with a return sheet in
addition, in all of which the votes received
BY each candidate shall be given after his
or her name, first in words and asain in fig
ures, and shall be signed by all Of saId Oh
tcers and certified by overseers, if any, or
if not so certified, the Overseers and any
officer refusing TO sign or certify, OF either
OF them, shall write upon each of the re-
turns his or their reason for not signing or
certifying them. The vote, as soon as
counted, shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared from the window to the citizens pres
ent, and brief statement showing the
votes received by cahdidate shall be made
and signed by the election officers as soon
as the vote is counted, and the same shall
be Immediate posted up on the door of
the election house for Information of the
public. The triplicate returns shall be en
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ence of tLe officers and one env.lone with
the unsealed return sheet. given to the
iuGye, which shall contain one list of yot-
ers. tallv-papor. and oath of officers. and
another of said envelopes shall he given tn
the minority inspector. All iudpes living
within twelve miles of the protLonotary's ;
office or within twenty four miles If their
residence be i'm town, village or CITY upon
the line of a railroad leading tn the c,nntv
seat, shall, before two O clock post meridian
/ of the day alter th,. election and ALI other
iudges shall. before twelve o'cluck n-rid
ian of the second dlv after the election de-.
liver said return. together with RETURN sheet
to the proth. notary of the court of comma,
pleas of the county. which said return
Sheet shall le fled. and The Cay and bour
of fling marked thereon. and sLall h, pr,-
served by the urothonotary for public in
spection. AT twelve O'Clock ON the said
second day following any election. the pro-
thonotary OF the court Of comi.on pleas
shall present the said return to the said
court. Wbea two or more counties
are connected for the election of any Off.
Ger, the courts of such counties shall each
appoint return Judge to meet at such time
and place, as rcduifad by law. to compute
and certify the vote of such district.
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tns,. IN ,,se.. INV one Who ;s oraI;t;aJ h.
shall be guiItv OF n misdeme,dnr in ofts,o
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