Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
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to citizenship by reason OF his fathers naiurali-
aation, and shall further state 10 his affidavit that
he 10 At the time Of making the affidavit Of the
age Of lweniy-one and under twenty two years
that be has been citlon Of the United States
one month that he has resided In the State enc
year; or u nailve-borh citizen OF the State, aud
removed therolrom anl returned, that ho has re-
sided therein six months next preceding said
iion, and In the election disifio, two months
Immediately preceding sa,h clce tion, be shall be
entitled to vote, although be rhal not have paid
taxes The said aeidayit Of all persons making
such claims and the aflllayits OF tho witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, and at the close Of tho election they shall
se'eh,iie.s 1.glh Ne iti pI voter3 tally Nst and
other papers required by law to bo dod by he
return Judge with the prothonolury, and shall re-
main on Gle Herewith In the prolhonotarys Office,
subject to examination as other election papers
are. If the election officers shall 1nd that tho
applicant possesses all the legal qualifications Of
vo,er no shall be permitted to vote, and his
name shall be added to the list Of taxablcs by the
election officers, the word "tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, aud the
word "ago" where he claims to vote on age, the
same words being added by the clerks in each
case respectively the lists Of persons voting at
such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
SEC. II. 1t shall bo lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, notwithstanding the name
Of the proposed voter is contained on the list Of
resident taxables, to challenge tho vote Of such
persons, whereupon the same proof of the right
OF suffrage as now required by law shall bo pub.
licly made, and acted on by the election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according to
tho evidence. Every person claiming TO be
naturalized citizen shall be required to produce
bis naturalization certificate at tho election be-
fore voting, except whore he has been for Eve
years oonsceutively voter iD tho district in
which he offers his vote and on the vote Of such
person being received 1t shall be the duty Of the
election officers to write or stamp on eueh certil
cate the word "yoted," with the day, month and
year. aud IL any election officer or officers shall
receive second vote on tho same day by virtue
Of the same certificate, except whore son are en-
titled to vote because Of tho naturalization Of
their fathers they and the person who shall offer
such second vote shall be guilty Of n msdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof fined or impris-
onod, or both, at the discretion of the court but
the fne shall not exceed 1ve hundrad 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 re.
fuse to make or cause to be made the endorse.
ment required as aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
Neglect Of Duty of Election onicers.
SIC, l?. 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 o supplement, from any person
offering 10 vote whose name Is not on the list Of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote is chal-
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person TO vote without requiring such
proof, every person so offending shall upon con
Weiion, be guilty Of q misdcmcanor, and shall be
sentenoed for every such odcnce to pay a fine not
exceeding Eve hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one year. or both, at
the discretion Of the Court
Canvass Of the Votes by the Court.
SIC. IS. As ssou as the polls shall close the Of.
loers Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
make out a full return Of the same in triplcate,
with return sheet in addition, in all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall DO Civ.
en- after his or her name, first in wordsand again
in figures, and shall be signed by ali Of said Of
hcers, and certified by overseers If any, or If not
80 certified the oyerseers and any officer refusing
to sigl or certify, or either Of them shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons for
not signing OF certifying them. The roic os soon
az counted shoH alec be publicly and fnly declared
from hc trindoW 10 he oitisens present, aad a
briJ statement shoIeing he roies recciped Jy each
candidate shall Be made aud signed Jy he election
officers as soon as hc poie is counted. and ho same
shall Be Immediately posted up on ne door Of the
election house Jor Information Of the public. The
tlplicaie returns shall be enclosed In envelopes
and be sealed Ia the presence Of the officers, and
one envelope with the unsealed return sheet
giyen 10 the judge, which shall contain one list
Of voters, tally-paper, and oaths Of officers and
another Of said envelopes shall bo gvon to the
minority inspector. All judges living within
twelve miles fthe Prothonotary'a Office, or within
twenty -four miles, If 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 fled and
the day and hour Of ding marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the Proihonotary for publis
inspection. AZ ~ o'clock on tho 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
Judgee shall perform the duties imposed upon the
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said purpose the returns presented by the Pro-
,honotAry shall be opened by said court, and com
puted by such Of Its officers, and such sworn as.
sistants as the court shall appoint 10 the presence
OF the judge or judges of said court, and the
returns certified and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of tho court rs is now required to
be done by the return judges, and the vote as so
computed and certified shall bo open to the public,
or In case Of complaint Of q qualified oector under
oath charging palpable 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,
aad it in the Judgment Of the court it shall be
necessary to just return said court lhall issue
summary process against tho election officers and
oyerstcrs II any, Of the election district com
planned OF, to bring them forthwith into court
with all election papers m their possession, and
II palpablc mistake OF fraud shall be discovered,
1t shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary to enlighien the court and 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 tho day the
returns arc brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry she'll be directed only to
palpable 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 triplicate returns shall be
placed In the box and sealed up with tho ballots
Nothing IN this act shall require tho returns Of
election Of borough or township officers to be
made to the courts as directed in this section, but
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers to be enclosed In a sealed cover
directed to the Prothonotary of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county, and shall by
some ore Of them be delivered into his Office
within three days after every such election and
hled therein. 10 counties where tkere are three
or more judges Of said court, learned In the law,
at least tSo judges shall sit to compute and GER
ufy returns, unless unayoidably prevented. II
any of the said judges shall himself be a oandi-
date Tor any Office at any election be shall not sit
with the court or act In counting the returns Of
such election, and In such case tho other indres
II any, shall act, and If in any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court uador
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 ofthe proper
county shall be and constitute Board who, or
majority of whom shall have and exercise ali the
powers, aud perform all the duties vested Ia or
required to be performed by the court Of common
please Of such county, by ana under the provis-
ions Of this section but none Of the said officers
shall act as a member Of such Board when him.
self candidate for any Office at tho election the
returns Of which the said Board is required 10
count under tho provisions Of this section.
Sac. 3. la ell elections hereafter tho certdate
of naturalization IL genuine shall be conclusive
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