Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-27
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,y the afiiatLwas assessed, aud when and who're
md to whom paid, aud the tax receipt therefor
hail bs produced for examination unless The
,hant shan state iu his aiilavit that u has been
lot Or destroyed, Or tha, he never received any
md, ifa nalufaliicd citizen. shall also state when
gheTg and by what aourt he was na'ur lizsi aud
.hull also produce bis certificate Of naturalization
'of Naminaioni bat Il tho person 81 oltiming
he right TO vote shall take and srbi'ribi Al an,
laSu that he ls a naiivo bora citizen uf The
uuitsd States, Or u bora elsewhere shall tits
the fact 10 biz alidarit and shall proidee evil
dFnce that be has beea naiurslized, o. Us entitled
to eliirenfhip BY feasa OF bis fathers naturilin-
tiOn, aud ihal further state iu his affidavit that
be is AZ NE time u making the nhlivit q the
age Of twenty -one and under twonty-iwc years
that no has been a citizen of tho United slaios
one month that he has resided In the State one
ycari or, V native born citizen Of tho State, and
removed thereirom and returnod, that be has re-
sided therein six months noxt preceding said
election and In The election district two months
preced ng such election, he thill be
entitled 10 vote, although he shall not have paid
inxei The said affidavit Of oil persoas making
Iueh claims and the atidavils Of the witnesses to
thsir residence saall 10 preserved by the election
board, and at the close OF the election they shalt
be enclosed with the list OF yoierf, tally it, and
other papers required by law 10 be dled By the
return Judge with the prothonotary, and shall re-
main on hie eiherewilh in the prothonoiary's oilce
subject TO examination IS other elcsti0n papers
are. II the election officers shall end that the
applicant possesses all tho legal qullihsations
voter he shall bo permitted 10 vote, and bis
name shall be added to the list Of taxabes by the
election officers, the word Tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, and
the word "Ago" whore he claims 10 vote on age,
the same words being added BY tho clerks 10 each
case respectively on tho liss Of pers1us voting
at such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
Sac. II. 1t shall be lawful fot any qualified
citizen o: the district, notwithstaniing tbs name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list OF
resident taxahles 10 challenge the vote Of such
persons, whereupon the same proof Of the right
Of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub
loly made, aud acted on by he election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence. Every person claiming to bo a
naiuralized citizen shall he required TO produce
bis naturalization certificate az the election be.
fore voting, except where be has been for dse
years oonsocutiyely a voter In tho district 10
which he offers bis vote, and On tho vote OF such
person being received Il shall be the duty Of the
cate the word "yoied" with the day, month and
ear, and II anv election officer of officers shall
receive . second vote on the same day By virtue
Of the same certificate, except whore sons are en-
titled to vote because Of the naturalization Of
their fathers, they and the person who shall offer
such second vote shall he guilty Of misdsmean.
or, end on conviction thereof fined or impris-
cned, or both at the discretion Of the court, but
the fne shall not exceed Eve huLdrel dollars 10
each case, nor The imprisonment ono year The
like punishment shsll be inflicted on conviction
Of the officers Of election who shall neglect or re.
fuse to make or cause 10 be made the endorse
ment required al aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
Neglect Of Duty Of Election Officers.
SEC l2 II any election olicer 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 a supplement, from any person
Offering to vote whose name is not on the list Of
assessed voters, or whose righ, to vote Is cbal-
ltnged by any qualified voter present and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
proof, every person so offending shall, upon con.
yiction. bo guilty Of a misdemeauor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence 70 pay iae 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.
sac 70. As soon as the polls shall close the Of.
dcors Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, aud
make out full return Of the same In tripleate,
with a return sheet in addition. in al Of whicn
the votes received by each candidate shall b Civ
On after bis or her name hrst IA words and again
in figures aud ,hall be signed by all Of said Of.
fcefs, aud certified by oyersecrs II any, oT II not
so certified the overseers and any officer RI using
tl fisu or certify, or either Of them shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their reason. FOR
not signing or certifying them. The r3'e as soon
o. counted ihall also b pab'icg and fally declared
from he sinioio 10 ne eiHseHs prefsni, aad
Jricf statement 1oring ils roies rtesired BY each
candidate slaN BE- made and signed by ils election
officers az soon az ne r9ts is counted. and he same
slan b Immediately posted up on ne door Of he
election house for Information Of the public The
tripca Q returns shah bo enclosed In enve opes
ant be sealed In the presence Of The officers, and
one envelope with the unssalod return sheet
given to the Judge, which shall contain one list
0f voters. tally paper, and oaths Of officers, and
another Of said envelopes shall bs given to the
minority inspector. Al judges living within
Weve miles Of the Prothonotary's Ofise,or within
twenty four miles, IL their residence be 10 t0wr,
village or city on the line Of railroad leading 10
tho 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 bo fltd, and
the day and hour Of Cling marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the Prothonotlry for pubus
Inspection. At ~ O'Clock on the said second
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tae Court of Common Pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court In counties where there
is no residcnt President Judge, the Assoc ate
Judges shall perform the duties imposed upon the
Court Of Common Pleas, which shall convene for
faid purpoEe the returns presented by the Pro
thonotary shall be opened BY said court an com
puted by Such Of its fhoerI, and such sworn as
sisants as the court shall appoint n the presence
Of the judge or Judges Of said court, and the
returns oerihed and certificates of election issued
under the seal Of the court, as Is now required 10
be done by th. return judges, hnd the vote as 90
computed and certified shall be open TO the public,
or in case Of complaint Of qualified eleotor undsr
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying The alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake Is apparent u
the return, the court shall examine the return,
a II In the judgment Of the court II shall be
necessary to a just return said court shan issue
summary process against the election officers and
oyerseers u any, Of the election district com
planned Of, to bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers In their possession, aud
II palpAblo mistake or fraui shall be discovered,
it shall, upon such heating a. may be deemed
Necessary to enlghtea the court, and be corrected
by the court, and 80 certified but allegations Of
ps'pablo fraud or mistake shall b, decided BY the
saii court within thres days after the day the
returns are brought into clnrt for computation,
and the said inquiry shall be directed only to
palpable fraud or mistake ani shall not be
deemed Judicial Jurisdiction to conclude any
contest now or hereafter t, be provided by law,
and the other Of said triplicate returns shall be
placed in the box and sealed up with the ballots.
Nothing 10 this act shall require the returns OF
election q borough or township officers TO be
made to the courts as directed in this section but
all tho returns Of the election Of township aud
borough officers TO be enclosed In n sealed cover,
directed to the Prothonotary Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county, and shall by
sons one Of them be delivered into bis Office
within three lays after every such election and
dled therein. In counties whers there are three
or more JUICES of said court, learned in the law,
At least two judges thall sit to compute and GER
lify returns, unless unayoiiably prevented. IL
my Of the said judges shall himself be a candi
laie Ior any once az any election no shall not ct
with the court or act in counting the returns OF
such election, and In such case the other judges,
Il any, shall act, and " in any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court under
Tho provisions Of this act present and able to act
then In every such case, tho register Of wills,
lhe sheriff aad county commissioner Of theproper
'ounty shall be and constitute a Board, who, or
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
powers, and perform all the duties vested In or
required to be performed by the Court Of Common
Pleas Of such county, by and under the provis-
ons Of this section but none Of the said officers
hail act a. n member Of su'h Board when him.
'elf candidate for any ofase at the election, the
'eturns Of which the said Board is required to