Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-10-30
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The fact 10 his ailidayit, and shall produce evi.
denee that be has been naturaiEcd, or Is entitled
to ctizcnihip ny reason Of his fathers naiurali'
nation. and shall further state n his afhdaNt that
he Is at the time Of making the affidavit OF the
age Of twenty one and under twontv-two years
tia, he has been citizen OF the United States
one month and has resided In The State, one
year; or, u native born citizen Of the STATE and
removed therefrom and returned, that he has re-
sided therein six months next p icceding said
election aud In the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, be shall bo
entitled to vote although he shan not have pnid
taxes. The said aihdayiis of all persons makiog
such claims aud tho aaidayits Of the witnesses To
iheir residence shpii be bicsergsd by the e'scuon
board, and at the close Of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list Of voters. tally lis and
other papers reqgircd by Law TO DO filed by the
return Judge with the prothonotary, and shall re- /
main on nle Herewith In The proihoutary's Office,
subject TO examination as other election papers |
are. II the election officers shall find that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualiheatiuns ol
voter ho shall be permitted to vote, ana rs
name shalt be added to the list Of taxables by the
election ofIieers, the " wrd TAX" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, aud the
w1d cage where he claims TO vote on age, the
same wards hcing added by the clerks In each
case respectively on the lists Of persons voting
at such election.
CHALLENGE on nHGlsrERgp VOTERS.
Sac. II. 1t shall be lawful for any quail fled
citizen oil the district, notwihst N ling thj name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list OF
resident taxables, to challenge the vote Of such
persons, whereupon the same proof of The riRht
Of suffrage as now required by law shail be pub
licly made and actad on by the election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according
I. the evidence Every person claiming to be
a naturaliEed citizen shall he required to pro-
duce his naturalization certihca'c at the election
before voting except where he has been for hve
years eonsecutiyely n voter In the district in
which he offers his vote, and on the vote Of such
person being received II shall be the duty OF the
electior officers 10 write or stamp On such ceril-
cate the word "yoted,' with the day, month and
year. and IL any election officer or officers shall
receive second vote on the samc day by virtue
Of the ane certificate, except where sons arc en-
titled to vote. because ei the batufa ization o
their fathtrf, they and the person who sha u oier
such second vote shnll be guilty Of a misdenean
or, and on conviction thereof he hnrd or imprs
oned, or both. at the discretion Of Lc cuurt, but
the tlc shall not exceed Eve hundred do lars In
each case, nor the imprisonment une year. The
like punishment shall be inflicted un conviction
OF the officers Of cle tur wha shall ucgl,et or re-
fuse to make or cause to bo made tie endorse
ment required aforesaid on said naiuraliziti on
cerierecate.
NEGLECT O. nuTY or ELToilcS oFFicEns,
SECTION ~ If any election officer shall refuse
or neglect TO require such proof Of the right OF
suffrage us is described by this 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, of whose right to vote is ohal-
enged by any qualified voter preseut, and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
N Of hal .,unn
yotion, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence to pay fine not
exceeding Ave hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one year, or both. at
the discretion Of the Court.
CANVASS or rHE VOTES ny rnE couRr
sEc ls As soon as the polls shall close the Of.
fcers Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
take out full return Of the same In triplicate
with rcturi sheet 10 addition, in all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall be Civ
en- after his or her name, FIRST In words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all Of said Of
cers, and certified by overseers II any, or IL net
so certified the oyersecrs and any officer refusing
to sign or certify or either Of them, shall write
upon each Of ihe returns his or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. The rofe as soon
counted shall also be pabliciy oad faiy declared
from hs pindop 10 the citizens present, and a
brief sioteBient shooting e roies receircd By euch
candidate shall be made aud signed BY the election
officers as soon as The roe is counted, aud tie same
shall be Immediately posted up on he door NJ he
election house for dyorndfioH Of the public. The
triplicatc returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
and b. sealed In the presence OF the officers, and
one cnve ope with the unscacd return sheet
given to the judge, which shall contain one list
Of voters. taily.psper, and onths Of officers and
another Of said envelopes shall be given TO the
minority inspector. All judges living within
twelve miles Of the Prothonolary's office OF withld
twenty four miles, II their residence be in town,
village or city on the line Of n railroad leading 10
the county seat, shall befJre two o'clock, post
meridian, Of the day after the election, aud all
other Judges shall before twelve o'clock meridian
Of the second day after the election, deliver said
return, together with return sheet, ts the Pro.
thonotary Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of the
county which said return shcot shall be filed. aud
the day and hour of Cling marked thereon, and
shall be ed by the Prothonofary fof public
inspection. At twelve o'clock on the said second
day following any election, tue Prolh0notary Of
The Court Of Common Pleas shall present the said
returns 10 the said court 10 counties where there
Is no resident President Judge, the Associate
Judges shall perform the duties imposed upon the
Court of Common Pleas, which shall convene for
said purpose the returns presented by tho Pro
ihonotary shall be opened b, said court, and com.
puted by such Of its officers, and such sworn as.
sis,ants as the court shall appoint in the presence
OF the judge or judges Of said court, and the
returns certify and certificates Of election issued
under tho seal Of the court, rs is now required to
be done by the return judges, and the vote as 80
computed and certified shall be open to the public,
or 10 case Of complaint Of qualified elector er
oath charging pspable fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake is apparent on
the return, the court shall examine the return,
and II In the judgment Of the court 1t shall be
necessary 10 just return said court shall issue
summary process against the election officers and
overseers IL any, Of the election district com
posed Of, TO bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers In their possession, and
II palpabe mistake or fraud shall be discovered,
It shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary to enlighten he court, aud be corrected
by the court, and so certified but allegations of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided by the
said court within three days after the day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall he directed only to
palpable fraud or mistake, aud shall not be
deemed judicial Jurisdiction to conclude any
contest now or hereafter to be provided by law,
and the other OF said triplicate returns shall be
placed In the box and sealed up with the ballots.
Nothing In this act shall require the returns Of
made TO the courts as directed In this section, but
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers to bo enclosed in selled cover,
directed to the Prothonotary Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county, aud shall by
some one Of them be delivered into his oiiee
within three days after every such election and
filed therein. 10 counties where there are three
or more judges Of said court, learned in the law,
at least two judges shall sit to compute and GER
r. at.. tI.l1 a1
any Of the said judges shall himself be n candi-
date for any Office al any election he shall not sit
with the court or act In counting the returns Of
such election, and In such case the other judges,
II any, shall act, and IL In any county there shall
be no Judge qualified to hold the said court under
the provisions Of this act present and able to act
then aud in every such case, the register Of Wills
the sheriff and county commissioners Of tue proper
county shall be and constitute n Board, who, or
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
powers and perform all the duties vested in or re-.
quired to be performed by the court Of common
pleas Of such county, by and under the proyi-
sons Of this section but none Of the said officers
shall act as member Of such Board when him
self candidate for any Office at the election, the
returns Of which the said Board is rcquired TO
count under the provisions of this section
Sac. 3. In all elections hereafter the certificate
Of naturalization, II genuine, shall be conclusive
pNfuNhNN W hhN AheAf htuAtoutu AutItlnt anu
where the person Offering TO vote claims the right
on the payment Of tax the receipt Of such tax, if
signed by the proper officer, shall be the evidence
thereof II such person docs not produce such re-
ceipt then the payment Of the tax may be proven
by the oath Of such person, or ether evidence
stating when, where and to whom such tax was
paid.
Notice Is further hereby given, That
all persons except Justices Of the Peace, who
shall hold an Office or appointm ent Of trust under
the government Of the United States, or Of this
State, or Of any incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, n subordinate
oiheer or agent, who L or shall be employed uu-
der the Legislative, Executive or Judicial dc
parments Of this State or Of the United States.
or any city or incorporated district ard also
tha, every member Of Congress, or Of tho State
Legislature, or Of the common or select council Of
any city or commissioner Of any incorporated
district, are by law incapable of holding or
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