Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-10-12
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where and by what court he was natur ,liEei aud
shall also produce his certificate Of naiuralitatioH
for examination; but II tho pcrsln - cltiming
the right 10 vote shall take and subsiribs a. an
dayit that he h native born citizen OF the
Unitoi States, or " bora elsewhere shall state
the fact in bis afidayit, and shall produce oyi-
deuos that he has been naturaired, or is entitled
to citizenship by 70 sln Of his fathers naturaliaa
tou and shall further stats in his All iavit that
be l. ut tho time Of making the athlavit u the
age Of twenty-O one and under twenty-five years
| that he has been a eitiaen Of the United states
one month that he has resided In the State one
year or, II native born citizen OF the State, aud
removed thereirom and returned, that be has 10.
| sided therein six months next preceding said
/ election and In the election district two months
/ Immediately preceding sush ee'tion, he shall be
entitled 10 vote, although he shan not have paid
taxes. The said affidavit Of all persous making
such claims and the adidayits Of the witnesses to
their residence shall be presersei by the election
board and at the close Of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list Of voters, tally list, and
other papers required by Law to be fled by the
return Judge with the prothonotarY, aud shall re-
main on Gle herewith In the prothonotary's Office,
subject 10 examination as other election papers
are II tho election officers shall find that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualid sation Of
| a voter be shall bo permitted to vote, and bis
name shall be added 10 tho list Of taxables by the
election officers, the word "TaN" being added
/ where the claimant claims to vote on tax, and
| the word cage" where he claims to vote on ago,
the same words being added by the clerks IN each
ease respectively on the lists Of persons voting
at such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
/ SEC, II. II shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen o. the district, notwithstanding the name
OF the proposed voter il contained on the list OF
resident taxables to challenge the vote Of such
persons, Wherein pom the same proof Of the right
of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub
/ lcly made, and acted on by he election board,
and the vote admitted or rejected according 10
the evidence. Every person claiming 10 bo a
naturaized citizen shall be required to produce
his naturalization certificate At the election be-
fore voting, except where he has been for hyo
years consecutively voter 10 the district Ia
which he offers his vote aud on the vote Of such
person being received 1t shall be the duty Of the
election officers to write OF stamp on such ceri6-
cate the word "voted f" with the day, month and
year, aud IL any election officer or officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day by virtue
Of the same certificate, except where are ca
titled TO vote because Of the naturalization Of
their fathers, they and the person who shall offer
such tecohu Nnte hhhll ue guilty OF mlhu mean
or, end on conviction thereof fined or imprig-
oned Or both, at the discretion Of the court, but
toe fine shall not exceed Eve hundred dollars Ia
each case, nor the Imprisonment one year The
like nu1ishment shall bo Inflicted on conviction
Of the officers Of election wao shall neglect or re-.
fuse to mako or cause to be made the endorse.
ment required as aforesaid 90 said naturalization
certificate.
Neglect of Duty Of Election Olicers.
SEC ~. II any elsction 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 psrson
Offering to vote whose name is not on the list Of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote is ohai-
ienged By any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
proof, every person so offending shall, upon coz
viction be guilty Of a misdemsanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such offence to pay 0 ae not
exceeding i've hundred dollars, or to undsrgo an
imprisonment not more then one year, or both, at
the discretion Of the Court.
Canvass Of the Votes by the Court.
sEc I3. As soon as the polls shall close the Of
Geers Of the election shall proceed to count all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
make out full return Of the same in triplicate,
with a return sheet in addition, In all Of whica
the votes received by each cindidate shall be Civ
in figures, and shall be signed By all Of said Of
fcers, aud certified by overseers Il any, or II not
so certified the ovorscers and any officer rs' u7ing
to sign or certify. or either Of then, shall write
upon each Of the returns his or their rraions fOr
not siguiog or certifying then. The uofc az soon
az counted shall also BE- pabiioy and fay declared
from The tindoo 10 the cihiens present, aad a
brief sasmeai sholoiRg he votes rsosirod Jy eicA
candid1ic siun BE- made and signed Jy he election
a. "a ufgh Il
shaH BE- Immediately posted up on the door Of he
election house for Information Of ne pHbiic The
triplioato returns shall be enclosed 10 euve 'opes
and be sealed in the presence Of the oai,srs, and
enc envelope with the unselled return sheet
gwen to the judge, which shall contain one is,
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 Prothonoaryi ID le,or within
twenty four miles, IT their residence be 10 q towp
village or city on the line Of rairoai leading to
the county sslt, shall before two O'Clock, post
meridian, Of the day after tbs election, and all
other jud es shall before twelve o'clock meridian
Of the sesond day after the election, deliver said
return, together with return sheet, to the Pro-
thonotary Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of the
eounly,whioh said return sheet shall be filed, aud
the day and hour Of fling marked thereon, aud
shall be preserved by the Prothonotary for public
inspection. At ~ o'clock the said se,ond
day following any election, the PTothon stary Of
the Court Of Common Pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court in counties whore there
is no resident President Judge, the Assoc ate
Judges shall perform the duties imposed upon the
Court OF Common Pleas, which shall convene for
said purpose the returns presented by the Pro-
thonotary shall bo opened BY said court, and com
puted by such Of ils ficert, and such sworn as
sistauts as the court shall appoint In the presence
Of the judge or judges Of said court, aud the
returns certified and certificates Of eectio issued
under the seal Of the court, as Is now required 10
be done by ths 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
oath charging p1iplble fraud or mistake, aud
/ particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
/ fraud, or where fraud or mistake is apparent on
| the return, the court shall examine the return,
| AID IL Ia the judgment Of the court It shall be
necessary 70 just rsturn said court shall issue
summary process against the election officers aud
/ oyerseers u any, OF the election district COM
l plained Of, TO bring thtm forthwith into curt
with all election papers in their possession, aud
II palpablc mistasc or fraud shall be discovered. .
It shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
nee ssary to snlighten the court, aud be corrected
by tho court and 80 certified; but allegations o {
pslpable fraud or mistake shall be decided By the
said court wi'hia three days after the day the
returns are brought into c1utt for computation,
aud the sad inquiry shall be directed only to
palpable fraud or mistake, aal shall no. be
deemed judicial Jurisdiction to conclude any
contest nov or hereafter to he provided by law,
aud the other Of said triplieate returns shall be
placed n the box and sealed up With tho ballots
Nothing 10 this &C, shall require the returns OF
election Vf borough or township ol,ers 10 be
made to the courts as directed In this sectioa but
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers to be enclosed In a sealed cover,
directed TO the Pfothonotary Of the Court Of Com
mou Pleas Of the proper county, and shall by
some one Of them be delivered into his olice
within three days after every suoh election and
tiled therein. In counties where there are three
or more judges Of said court, learned In the law,
at least two judges shall cit to compute and GER.
tify returns, unless unavoidahly prevented II
any Of the said judges shall himself be a oAnd
date for 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 the other Judges,
II any, shall act, and " 10 any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court under
the provisions Of this act present and able 10 aci
then In every such case the register OF wills,
the sheriff and county commissioners Of the proper
county shall he and consttuts Board, Who, or .
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
powers, and perform all the duties vosiei in or
required to b. performed by the Court of Common
Ploas Of such county, by and under the provls.
ions Of this section but none Of the said officers
shall act as member Of such Board when him