Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
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by the nlhatl was assessed, hnd Nhcn anl whore
and to whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination unless the
nfant shnll state In hs All ilavit that It has been
lost or destroyed, or that be mover received any,
aud n naturalizei citson. shall also state when,
where and by what court he was nnturAllzed and
shall also produce his certificate Of naturalization
for sXaminatloni but II the person 40 claiming
the right 10 vote shall tako aud subserih, an ali
dayit that he Is native bora citizen Of the
United States, or IL born elsewhere shall state
the fact in bis affidavit, and shall produce eyi-
denoc that he has been naturalized or l. entitled
TO oiilenship by reason Of his fathers naturalila.
ton aud shall further state in his aliiayit that
be Is At the time Of making the affidavit Of the
age Of twenty-one and under tWonty.two years
that ho has been citizen Of the United States
one month that he has resided In the State one
year, or, native born citizen Of the State aud
removed thereifom and returned, that ho has re-
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and In the election disirlsi two months
Immediately preceding such election, he shall be
entitled TO vote, although he shall not have paid
taxes. The inid affidavit Of all persons making
tuch claims and the afidayits OF the witnesses to
lher residence shall be preserved by the election
board, and at the close OF the election thcy shall
be enclosed with the list OF voters, tally list and
other papers required by law to be filed by the
return Judge With the proihonoiarY, and shall re-
main on file herewith 10 the prothouotary's office,
subject to examination As other election papsr rs
are. II the election officers shall end that the
applicant possesses all the legal publications Of
voter be shall be permitted 10 vote, nnd bis
name shall be added to the list OF taxables by the
election otiicsrs, the word "Tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, and
the word "Age" whore he claims to vote on age,
the same words being added by the clerks 10 each
case respectively on tho lists OF persons voting
at such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
SIC. II. It shall ba lawful for aay qualified
citizen o: the district, notwithstanding the name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list Of
resident taxables to challenge the vote Of such
persons, Whereup pom the same proof Of the right
Of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub
licly made, and acted on by the election board
and the vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence. Every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required to produce
his naturalization oarbhoate 1t the election be-
fore voting, except where he has been for ave
years consocutiyely voter Ia the district in
which he Offers bis vote, aud on the vote Of such
person being received il shall be the duty Of the
election officers to write or stamp on such oertd.
cate the word "yoied " with the day, month AMI
year, and IL any elestOn officer or officers shall
receive q second vote on the same day by virtue
Of the same certificate, except where sous are en-
titled to vote because OF the naturalization Of
their fathers, they and the person who shall offer
such second vote shall be guilty Of a misdemean-
or, Ond on conviction thereof 1ned or impris-
tnod, or both, at the discretion Of the court, but
the fine shall not exceed Eve hundred dollss 10
ca ch case, nor tho 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 Officers.
SEC 70. II any election officer shall refuse or
neglect 10 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 tho list Of
assessed voters or whose right to vote Ia ohal.
lcuged by any qualified yoicr present. aud shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
proof every person 80 offending shall, upon con-
viction. be guilty OIL misiemsauor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence t1 pay q ine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one yegr, or both, at
the discretion Of the Court.
Canvass Of the Votes by the Court.
sEc l3. As soon as the polls shall close the OF.
fcers Of the election shall proceed u csunt all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
make out full return OF the same IN triplieate
With a return sheet in addition. in all OF which
the votes received by each candidate shall be Civ
en- after bis or her name, first IN words aud again
In figures, and ihall be signed by all Of said Of.
hcors, and certified by Overseers II any or if not
30 certified the ovCrsoers aud any olcer re- using
70 sign or certify, or either of them, shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. The roic as soon
as counted shall also be publicly dHd 6,dy declared
from The i0iRdop 10 ho oiiiseHs present. dad
brief statement shoEpg he rofes received BY each
oandiduis shall Be nude and signed By ihs election
officers as soon as The roie is counted. aud he same
shall BE- immeiiaiely posted up on he door Of he
election house for Information Of The public. The
triplica returns shan be enclosed In euye opes
anG be sealed In the presence Of The officers and
one envelope With the unsealed return sheet
g gyen to the Judge, which shall contain one list
Of voters, tally.paper, and oaths Of officers, and
another Of said envelopes shall be given to the
minority inspector, All judges living within
twelve miles Of the Prothonotary's oice,or wihirl
twenty four miles, Il their residence he Ia town,
village or city on the line Of railroad leading to
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 be t d, and
the day and hour Of filing marked thereon. and
shall be preserved by the Proihono,ary for publis
inspection. Al ~ O'Clock on the said sesond
day following any election, the Prothon stary oil
the Court Of Common Pleas shall present the said
TO the said court In counties where there
is no resident President Judge, the Assoc ate
Judges shall perform the duties posed upon the
Court Of Common Pleas which shall convene for
said purpoSe the returns presented BY the Pro-
thonotary shall be opened by said court, and com
puted by such Of lis ficers, and such sworn as
sslants as the court shall appoint, In 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 the return judges and the vote as so
and certified shall be open to the public
or in Of complaint Of qualided elector under
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake, and
? particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake lie apparent n
the return, the court shall examine the return
a If in the judgment Of the court II shall be
Necessary to just return said court shall issue
process against the election officers aud
oversoers /: any, OF the election district com
plainod Of to bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers in their possession, aud
II palpable mistake or fraud shall be discovered
II shall, upon such hearing a. may be deemed
neesssary to onlighen the court, and be corrected
oy the court, and so certified but allegations Of
napable 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 faid inquiry shall be directed only to
nnIuuhlp IFnul mr. h.m Iol
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
election Of borough or township ofheers to be
made to the courts directed in this section. but
MI the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers TO be enclosed in a scaled cover,
directed to the Prothonolary Of the Court Of Com.
noa Pleas Of the proper county, and shall by
'ona one Of them be delivered into his Office
within three days after every such election and
He'd therein. ln counties where there are three
y more JUICES Of said court, learned in the law,
It least two judges shall sit to compute and Ger.
iiy returns, unless uDayoidably prevented III
my Of the said judges shall himself be a candi
late for any office at any election be shall not sit
With the court or act IN counting the returns Of
ueh election, aud In such case the other Judges,
any, shall act, and " In any county there shall
,o no judge qualified to hold the said court under
ho provisions Of this act present and able TO act,
hen In every such ease, the register Of Wills, |
be sheriff and county commissioner Of the proper
ouuty shall be and constitute Board, who. or |
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
'owers, and perform all the duties vested In or
tquired to be performed by the Court Of Common |
Pleas Of such county, by aud under tho proyis- |
ons Of this section but none Of the said officers
ball act as member Of such Board whom him. |
eli a candidate for any olee at tho election, the
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