Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-20
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by The afiant was assessed, and when and VII ere
and To whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor
shall DO produced for examination unless the
ahant shall state In his afldavit that II has been
lost or destroyed, or that he mover received any,
aud, " naiurazod citizen. shall also state when,
where aud BY what court ho was naiurallted and
ihall also produce his certificate of naturalization
ior Nominations but " the person So claiming
he rightto vote shall tako md subscribe an am.
dsyit that ho isa native born citizen Of tho
United States. or " bora elsewhere shall stats
the fact 10 his affidavit, and shall produce owl.
deuce that be has been naiuraliEed or Is entitled
10 eilltnfhp by reason Of his fathers naturalna.
tion, aud shah further state In his afiAavit that
be Is at the time Of making the naidasit Il the
age Of twenty.one and under twenty-five yeats
4 that ho has been citizen Of tile Uniiei Ssltbs
one month; that he has resided In the State one
year, or, native born citizen of the State and
removed thereiroin and returned, that be has re-
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and IN the election district two months
Immediately precod .ng such election, he shall be
entitled to yote, although he shall not have paid
taxes. The said affidavit Of all persons making
sueh claims and the atidayits Of the witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, aud at the close Of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list of voters tally litt, aud
other papers required by law to DO dloi by the
return judge with the prothonotary, and shall re-
main on nle herewith In the prothonotary's Office,
subject 10 examination as other election pape n
are. II the election officers sball find that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualia,ations Of
a voter he shall be permitted TO vote, and his
name shall be added to the list Of taxables by the
election officers, the word "Tax" being added
where tho claimant claims TO vote on tax, aud
the word cage" where he claims to vote on age
the same words being added by the clerks In each
case respectively on the lis's Of persons voting
at such election
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
sEo. IL. It shall DO lawful for any qualified
citizen o. the district, notwithstanding the name
OF the proposed voter Is contain ed on the list Of
resident taxabes to challenge the vote Of such
persons, whereupon the same proof of the righ /
Of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub
lcly made, and acted on by the election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence Every person claiming to bo q
naturalized citizen shall he required to produce
his naturalization certificate at the election be.
fore voting, except where ho has been for five
years consecutiyoly voter 10 the district 10
which be offers 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 such csrtiR.
cate the word "voted B" with the day, month and
year, and If any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day by virtue
Of the same certificate, except where sons 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, end on conviction thereof fined or imprs-
oned, or both, at the discretion Of the court, but
the fine shall not exceed five hundred dollars 10
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 bo made the endorse.
ment required ~ Aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
Neglect Of Duty of Election Officers,
SEC 70, 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 ohal-
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
proof, every person so offending shall, upon con.
yiction be guilty Of misdemeanor, aud shall be
sentenced for every such offence 10 pay fne not
exceeding five 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.
SEC 10. As soon as the polls Sd all close the Of
fcors Of the election shall proceed 10 count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for. and
make out full return Of the same in trplieate,
with return sheet in addition. in all Of which
the votes received by each candidate shall be Civ.
co afcr his or her name, first m words and again
in figures, and ,hall be signed by all of said Of.
hcers, aud certified by overseers II any, or II not
20 certified the overseers aud any officer refusing
10 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 uofe a. soon
counted sholl also be publicly and fully declared
from The iriadoB 10 thc ciiiacns present, aad
brief sidiement Shouting tie rotes received by each
candidate shlH be made and signed by The election
officers as soon he uoie is counted, aud hs same
shaR Be Immediately posted up on he door Of he
election house for iRformatiol Of the pubic. The
triplica returns shah be enclosed in envo opes
and be sealed IN the presence Of the officers, and
one envelope with the unsealed return sheet
given 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 ofce,or within
twcny-iour miles, IL their residence be In town.
village or city on the line Of railroad leading 10
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
retorn, 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 filing marked thereon. aud
shall be preserved by the Prothonotary for public
inspection. At 70 O'Clock on the said second
day following any election, the Prothonstary Of
the Court Of Common Pleas shall present the said
returns 70 the said court in counties whsre there
Is no resident President Judge, the Assoc ate
Judges shall perform the duties imp osed upon the
Court Of Common Pleas, which shall convene for
said purpote the returns presented by the Pro-
th0notary shall be opened by said court, and com.
puted by such Of Its thcerf, and such sworn as
sstants as the court shall appoint In tho presence
Of the Judge or judges Of said court, and the
returns certified and certificates Of election issued
under the seal Of the court as is now required to
be done by the return Judges and the vote as so
computed and certified shall be open TO tho public,
or in case Of complaint Of qualified elcctor under
oath charging palpable fraud or mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake is apparent
tho return, the court shall examine the return.
a II 10 the Judgment Of the court Il shall be
necessary to just rsturn said court shall issue
summary process against the election officers and
overseors If any, OF the election district com
planned Of, to bring them forthwith into court,
with all election papers in their possession, aud
- fNfHe"AN uAeAhhN VT lENuu huhli ue uiHtuNbFtutI
It shall, upon such hearing as may bo deemed
nec,ssary to enlghten the court. and be corrected
BY the court, and so certified but allegations Of
papable fraud or mistake shall be decided By the
said court within thres days after the day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall be directed only to
papable 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 triplicsle 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 officers to be
made to the courts az 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 Prothonoary Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas OF the proper county, and shall by
some one Of them be delivered into his Office
within three days after every such election and
dled therein. In counties whore there arc three
or more judges Of said court, learned In the law,
at least two judges shall sit to compute aud Ger.
iity returns, unlesa unavoidably prevented. ri
any Of the said judges shall himself be a eandi
date for any Office at any election be shall not sit
with the court oract in counting the returns of
such election, and in such case tho other Judges,
Il any, shall act, and II in any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court under
the provisions Of this act present and able b act
then In every such case, the register Of wills
the sheriff and eounty commissioners Of the proper
county shall be and constitute Board, who, or a
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 proyis-
ions Of this section but none Of the said officers
shal act as member of sush Board when him.
self candidate for any Office at the election the
returns of which tha eaia Roarl is raoniroI %