Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-30
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one hour after the time nfed by law for the
opening Of the election, the qralffied voters
Of the township, ward or district tor which
such officer shall have been elected, present
at the place of election, shall elect ore OF
their number to fiil such vacancy.
The Act Of Jan. 30th, 1874, further pro-
vides, viz:
SIC. 8. At the opening of the polls at all
elections it shall be the duty Of the judges
of election for their respective districts to
designate one of the inspectors, whose
duty it shall be to have in CUSTODY the reg
istry of voters, and to make the entries
therein reqrired by law aud 1t shall be the
duty Of the other Of said inspectors to re-
ceive and number the ballots presented at
said election.
SEC. 9. All elections by the citisers shall
be by ballot every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which II shall be
received, and the number recorded BY the
clerks on the list Of voters opposite the
name of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding
with the namber to the name of the voter.
Any elector may write his name upon his
ticket, or cause the same to be written
thereon, and attested by citizen Of the
district. In addition TO the oath now pre-
scribed by law to be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall seyerally be
sworn or affirmed not 10 disclose how any
elector shall have voted, unless required to
do so Is witnesses in a Judicial proceeding.
All Judges, inspectors, clerks, and ovefseers
of any election held under this act, shsll,
before entering upon their duties, oe duly
sworn or affirmed in the presence Of each
other. The judges shall be sworn by the
minority Inspector, if there shall be such
minority inspector, and in case there be no
minority inspect tor, then by justice Of the
peace or alderman, and the inspectors, over
seers and clerks shall be sworn BY the
Judge. Certificates of such swearing or
affirming shall be duly made out and signed
by the officers so sworn, and attestedi by
the officer who administered the oath. If
any Judge or minority inspector refuses or
fails 10 swear tho officers of election in the
manner required by this act, or if any OH
Ger of election shall act without being first
duly sworn, or if any officer Of election
shall sign the form OF oath without being
duly sworn, or il any judge OF minority in
spector shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not. il shall be deemed
a misdemeanof, and npon conviction the
officer or officers so offending shall be fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or i'm
prisoament not exceeding one year, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 10. On the day of election any per-
son whose name shall not appear on the
registry of voters, and who claims the right
TO vote st said election, shall produce at
least one qualified voter OF the district as
witness to the residence Of the claimant in
the district in which he claims to be a voter,
for the period Of at least TWO months inme-
diately preceding sand election which wit
ness shall be sworn or affirmed and sub
scribe q written or partly written and partly
printed affidavit to the facts stated BY him,
which affidavit shall define clearly where
the residence of the person 50 claiming to
be a voter, and the person SO claiming the
right TO vote shall also take and subscribe a
written or partly written and partly printed
affidavit, stating 70 the best ot his knowl-
edge and belief, when and where he was
born that he has been citizen of the Uni
ted States for one month and of the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania; that he has
resided in the comrBoD~ caith one year, OF,
if formerly qualified elector or a native
born citizen thereof, and has removed there
from and returned, that he has resided
therein six months next preceding said
election, that he has resided in the district
in which he claims to be a voter for the
period Of al least two months Immediately
preceding .aid election that he did not
move into the district for the purpose OF
voting therein that he has, if twenty two
years OF age or upwards, paid a state or
county tax within two years, which WAS as
sessed at least two ncnths and paid a, least
one month before the election. The said
affidavit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed to be paid by the aifiant was as
sessed, and when and where and to whom
paid and the tax receipt therefor shall be
produced for examination, unless the affiant
shall state in his affidavit that it has been
lost OF destroyed, cr that he never received
any; and if nsturalized citizen, shall also
state when and where and by what court he
was nzturalized, and shall also produce his
certificate Of naturalization for sxsmina-
ton. But if the person SO claiming the
right to vote shall take and subscribe an
affidavit that Ire is a native born citizen Of
the United States, or, if born elsewhere,
shall state the fact in his affidavit, and shall
produce evidence that he has been natural
lied or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his fathers naturalization, and
shall further state in his affidavit that he is,
at the time Of making the affidavit, of the
age of twenty-ono and under tveaty-tw
years. that he has been a citizen of tine
United States one month, and has resided
IN the state ono year; or, If a native born
citizen Of the stale and removed threfrom
and returned that he has resided therein
SIX months next preceding sa'd election,
and in the election district Immediately two
months preceding such election, he shall be
entitled to vote, although he shall not have
paid taxes. The said asidavits of all per-
sons making such claims, aud the affdsvits
of the witnesses to 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 flied BY the
retern judge with the prothotary, and shall
remain on file Herewith in the prothono-
tary's Office, subject TO examination as other
election papers are. If the election officers
shall find that the applicant Possesses all
the legal qualifications of a voter he shall
be permitted 10 vote, ard his uanre shall be
added TO the list of taxables BY the election
officers, the wosd "tax" being added where
the claiman: claims TO vote on tax, and the
wOru "age, Wnere ne claims 10 vote on
age; the same word being added by the
clerks in each case, respectively, on the
lists of persons voting at such election.
SEC. IL. II shall be 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 a naturalized citizen shalt be re- |
quired to produce his naturalization certif- |
cate at the election before voting, except |
where he has been for five yesrs consecu-
lively voter in the district where he offers |
TO vote and on tie vote Of such person
being received, the election officers are TO
write or stamp the word ssyoted " on his \
certificate, with the day, month aud year,
and if any election officer or officers shall |
receive second vote on the same day, by
virtue of the same certificate except where
sons are entitled to vote because Of the
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