Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-03
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SEC. 10. On the day Of election auy person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
voters, and who claims the right to vote at said
election, shall produce at least ore qualified voter
Of the district as a witness 10 the residence Of
the claimant in the district IN which he claims TO
be voter for the period Of at cas, two months
immediately preceding said election, which wit
ness shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe a
written, or partly written and partly printed afIi-
davit te the faets stated by him, which afhdavit
shall define clearly whera the residence is Of the
person 50 claiming to be voter and the person
so claiming the right TO vote shall also take and
subscribe written, or partly written aud partly
printed affidavit, stating to the best Of his know
ledge and belief when and where be was born I;
that he has been citizen Of the United States
for one month, and Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; that he has resided In the Com
monwealth one year, or 1t formerly qualified
eleo,or or native born citizen theieof and has
removed therefrom and returned, that he has re
sided therein six months next preceding said cleo
tion that he has resided in the district In which
he claims to bo voter for the period Of at least
two months imme edatcly preceding said election I;
that he has not moved into the disiric, for the
purpose Of voting therein; that he has, Il
twenty two years OF age or upwards, paid State
or county tax within two years, which was asses
ed 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 ahiant was assessed. and When aud where
and to whom paid, ank the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination unless the
aiant shall state in his AFFIDAVIT that il has been
lost or destroyed, or that he never received any,
and, If naturairei citIen, shall also state when.
where and by what court he was naturaliIcd. and
shall also produce his certificate of naturalization
for examination but IL the person 20 claiming
the right to vote shall take and subscribe an an
dayit that he Is native born citizen Of ths
United States, or IL born elsewhere shall state
the fact in his affidavit, aud shall produce evi.
dcncc that he has BEEN naturali1sd, or is entitled
TO citizenship by treason Of his fathers haturali.
lat on, and shall further itate 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 be has been a citizen OF the United States
one mouth, and has resided In the State one
year, or II native born citizen Of the State, and
removed thcreirom and returdcd, tina, he has re-
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and In the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, he shall he
entitled to vote although he shall not have paid
taxes. Tho said afhdavi,s o. all persons making
such claims and the alhdavits Of The Witnesses 10
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board and at the close Of the election they shall
bo enclosed with the list of voters tally list and
othtl papers Iequlfed oy law 70 nc hitu bf the
return Judge with The rrothonotary. and shall 70.
main on Gle herewith In the proihonotafy's : Office
subiec 10 examination as other election papers
are. II the election officers shall find that the
applicant possesses all the loyal qualifications of
a voter he shall be permitted 10 vote aud his
shall be added TO IN, list Of iaxablcs by the
election officers. the word "iax' being added
whore the claimant claims to vote on tax, and the
word "age" where hc claims to vote on age. tho
same wordsbeng added by the CLERKS IL each
case respectively on the lists Of persons voting
at such election.
CHALLENGE on REGISTERED VOTERS
SsorioN II. 1t shall lie lawful for any qualified
citizens Of the district, withstandlng the
name Of the proposed voter is contained on tho
list Of resident taxables, to challenge the vote Of
such person, whereupon the same proof Of the
right Of suffrage as now required by law shall be
publicly made, and acted on BY tho election
board, and the vote admitted or rejected accord
ing to the evidence. Every person claiming TO
be naturaliEcd citizen shall be required to pro
ducc his naturalization certificate at the election
before voting except whore hc has been for Ave
years consecutivcly q voter In the district In
which be oilers his vote, aud on the vote Of such
person boing received Il shall be tho duty Of the
election officers 10 write or stamp on such certia
cate the word "yoted," with the day, month aud
year, and u any election officer or officers shall
receive second vote on the same day BY virtue
OF the same certificate, except whero sons are en-
titled to vots because Of the naturalization Of
their fathers, they and the person who shall offer
such second vote shall be guilty Of a misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof DO nned or impris
oned, OF both, at the discretion Of the court, but
the fine shall not exceed Eve hundred dollars In
each cnsc, nor the imprisonment one wear. The
like punishment shall DO inhictse on convection
Of the officers Of election who shall neglect or 70.
fuse To make or cause TO be ma de the endorse.
ment required a. aforesaid on slid naturalization
certificate I'
NEGLECT or DUTY oF INJECTION osriorss.
srcros ". II any election onioer shah refu,o
or neglect 10 require suoh proof Of the right of suf
ffage as Is described by this law, or the laws 10
which this 10 a supplement, from any person of.
icring 10 vote whose name Is not on the nst Of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote is cbal.
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such perfon TO vote without requiring such
proof, every person 70 offending shall upon con.
vc,ion be guilty Of misdcmcanor and shall be
sentenced for every such offence 10 pay a fine not
exceeding Eve hundred dolar,, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one ycat, or hoth at
the discretion Of the court,
CANVASS or rus yoyrs nv run COURT.
Sac. IA, AZ soou ms the poll. shall close the Of
.s''s W Wv e'oouon tnhi proceed TO count all
the votes east for each candidate voted for. and
take out full return Of the same In thplica,e.
with return sheet 10 addition, In all Of which
the votes received by oach candidate shah viy.
en- after bis or her name, hrst in words and again
W hgures, and shall be signed by all Of said Of
heers, aud certified BY oyerseefs IL any, or II no,
90 certified the cverseers and any o1iccr refusl,v
70 sign o. ecrtihy o. either Of them, shall write
upon each OF the returns his or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. The roie a, zoo.
q eoss'ed .Asn also ,. pabieiy asd aiiy declared
e,iy .iaismsnt shering he cote. rse,ieed A, s.,s
easa'dafs shan be wade and .ign,d bg tle sieefios
epe.r as soen az Ne rois is counted, and te s,ms
sadu % Immediately posted up on ne door ~ ~
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