Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-29
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to citizenship by reason OF his fathers uaturaii-
Iation, and shall further state In his aijayit that
he Ia At the time Of making the AFFIDAVIT Of the
age Of tweniy-one and under twenty-two years
that he has been a citizen Of the United States
one month that he has resided la the State one
YEAR or " native-born ctilen Of the State, aud
removed thereirom and returned that hc has re-
sided therein six iaVnihi neat preceding said
election, and 10 the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, no shall be
entitled to vote, although he shall not have paid
taxes. The said affidavit Of all persons making
such claims and the afidavits Of the witnesses TO
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, aud at tho close Of the election they shall
DO enclosed with the list Of voters, tally ist. and
other papers required by law TO DO filed BY The
return judge with the prOihonotary, and shall re-
main on file Herewith In the prolhono,ary's ONCE,
subject TO examination as other election papers I
are. II tho election officers shall hnd that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualifications Of
yo,er he shall be permitted to vote, aud bis
name shall be added 10 the list Of taxables by the
election officers, the word tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, and the
word "agc" where he claims to vote on age, the
same words being added by the clerks Ia each
case respectively on the lists Of persons voting at
such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
Sac II, II shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, notwithstanding tho name
OF the proposed voter Ia contained on the list Of
resident taxabes, to challenge the vote Of such
persons, whereupon the same proof Of the right
Of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub. |
lcly made, and acted on by tho election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence. Every person claiming to be q |
naturalised citizen shall be required to produce
bis naturalization certificate At tho election be-
ioro voting, except where he has been for 6ye
years consecutively q voter In the district In |
which be oilers his vote, aud on the vote Of such
person being received II shall be the duty Of the
election officers TO write or stamp on euch certa-
cato tho word "voted," with the day, month and
year, and II any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day by virtue
Of the same certificate, except where son ! are on
titled to vote because OF the naturalization of
their fathers, they and the person who shall offer
such second vote shall be guilty Of nsdemean.
or, and on conviction thereof fined or impris- |
oned or both. at the discretion Of the court, but
the hne shall net exceed Eve hundred dollars In |
each case, nor the imprisonment one year. The
like punishment shall be inflicted on conviction
Of the officers Of election who shall neglect or ro.
fuse to make or cause to be made the endorse
ment required as aforesaid on said naturalization |
certificate.
Neglect of Duty of Election Officers.
SIC. IL. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require such proof Of the right Of
suffrage as is described by this law, or the laws
to which this Is supplement, from any person |
offering TO vote whose name Is not on the list OF |
assessed voters, or whose right TO vote is chal |
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admit such person to y.tc without requiring such
proof, every person so offending shall, upon con
viction, be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence to pay a ine not |
exceeding Eve hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one year, or both, at
the discretion Of tho Court.
Canvass of the Votes by the Court.
SEC. l3. As sson as the polls shall close the Of |
6cers Of the election shall proceed 10 count all |
the votes csst for each candidate voted for, and
make cut full return Of the same in trpicate,
with return sheet in addition. In all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall be Civ
en- after his or ber name, first in words aud again
10 figures, and shall be signed by ali Of said Of |
cers, and certified by oyorseers II any, or II NOT
80 certified the overseers and any oihcer refusing
to sign or certify, or either Of them shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons for
wv efkhHA VI eeihtJiuk hhohis ne toft uH soon Il
counted shall also Be publicly and Iuly declared
from the sindoV 10 tie einsens pseseai, aad a |
brief atdiemeat shooting the roies received Jy each
candidate shall be made and signed by fke election
officers soon The vote is counted aud the same
shaH be Immediately posted up on ihs door of he
election houss for Information Of ke public. The
trplicatc returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
and be sealed In the presence Of the officers, and
one envelope with the unsealed return sheet
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Of voters tally paper, and oaths of officers, and
another Of said envelopes shall be given 70 the
minority inspector. All judges living within
twelve miles ofthe Prothonotary's office, or within
twenty -four miles, II their residence be in town
village or city on the line Of railroad leading TO
the county seat, shall before two O'Clock, post.
meridian, Of the day after the election, and all
other judges shall before twelve o'clock meridian
of the second day after the election, deliver said
return, together with return sheet, to the Pro.
thonotary Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of the
county, which said return sheet shall be filed, and
the day and hour Of Cling marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the Prothonotary for publis
inspection. At u o'clock on the said second
day following any election, the Prothonotary of
the Court Of Common Pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court In 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 retnrns presentad by the Pc.
thonotary shall be opened by said court, and com
puied by such Of its officers, and such sworn as.
sisants AZ the court shall apponf, 10 the presence
OF the judge or judges Of said court, and the
returns certified and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of the court, is now required to
be done by tho return judges, and the vote as so
computed and certified shall be open to the public,
or in case Of complaint of qualified elector under
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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 10 the judgment Of the court II shall be
necessary to just return said court thall Issue
summary process against the election officers and
oyerseers If any, Of the election district COM
planned Of, TO bring them forthwith into court
with oil election papers IN their possession, and
II palpable mistake or fraud shall bo discovered,
1t shall, upon such hearing as may DO deemed
necessary TO enlghten the court, and be corrected
by the court, and 80 certified; but allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided by the
said court within three days after tho day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall be directed only to
palpabe fraud or mistake, and shall not be
deemed judicial Jurisdiction to conclude any
contest now or hereafter to be provided by law,
and the other Of said tripiica,o returns shall BE-
Piaoeu ih 'ue poA anu seated up with the ballots.
Nothing IN this act shall require the returns Of
election OF borough or township oeicers 10 be
made 10 the courts asdireoted in this scot ion, hut
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough ofhrsrs to be enclosed in a sealed cover,
directed to the Pro,honotary Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county, and shall BY
some one Of them be delivered into his othcc
within three days after every such election and
hed therein. 10 counties where there are three
or more judges Of said court, learned in tho law,
at least tso judges shall sit to compute aud Ger.
tiiy returns, unless unavoidably prevented. nj
aay Of the said judges shall himself be a candi.
date Tor any ONCE at any election be shall not sit
with the court or act In counting the returns Of
such election, aud in such case the other judges,
u any, shall act, and " in any county there shall
be no jadgo qualified to hold the said court uadsr
the provisions Of this act present and able to act
then and in every such case, the register Of wills,
the sheriff and county commissioners OF the proper
county shall bc and Constitute Board, who, or a
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
powers, and perform all the duties vested 10 or
required to be performed BY the court Of common
please Of such county, by and under the proyis-
ions OF this section but none Of the said officers
shall act as member Of such Board when him.