Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-10-26
gt0al advertisements. 4

Tor fAamlnhhohi but VI tho person - claiming
The right TO vote shall take aud snbssribs an an.
daNit that he is native born Citizen Of tho
United States, or if born elsewhere shall state
the fact Ia his aillavii, aud shall produce evi-
dsnee that no hs be ,n nttara'irsd, or Is entitled
% ei iEenship tyre U Of his iuhrr's naiuralitl
tlon. aad shal further state 10 his ani layIt that
be Is at The iimo u making the ahiaSii the
age " tweniy-one aud unier 'veniy two yeus ;
that he has been citizen Of tho Uni,ol states
ons mouth; that he has resided IN the State one
year or, u native born citizen OF the state, aud
removed thcreirom aud returned, that he has 70.
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and In the election district two months
Immediately preceding such eleetion, he shall be
entitled to vote, although he shall not have paid
taxes, The said affidavit Of oil persons making
'uch elnims aud the alidayits Of the Witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, and at the close OF the election they shall
be enclosed with the list OF voters, tally litt, and
other papers required by Law to BE- Gel by the
return judge with the prothonotarY. and shall re-
main on iiie herewith in the prothonotary's Office
subject to examination as other election papers
are. II the election officers shall end that The
applicant possesses all the legal qualiiIatio OF
voter he shall be permitted to vote, and bis
name shall be added to the list OF taxabes by The
election officers, the word "Tax being added
where tue claimant claims TO vote on tax, and
the word "Age" where ho claims to vote on pgo
the same words being added by The clerks In each
case respectively on the lis,s Of persons votinl
at such election.
Challenge of Registered Voters.
Sac. II. It shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen o! the district, notNiths,inding the name
OF the proposed voter is contained on the list o
resident taxablcs, to challenge the vote Of sust
persons, whereupon the same proof of the righ
OF suffrage as now require by law shall be pub
licly made, and acted on by bo election biard
and the vote admitted or rejected according I,
the evidence. Every person claiming to bo
naturalized citizen shall be required 10 produc
bis naturalization certificate Ht the election be
fore voting, except where ho has been for Gy
years consecu,ively voter in the district 1t
which he offers bis vote, and on the vote Of sucl
person being received It shall he the duty of thl
election officers to write or stamp on such cortH
cate the word "yotel with the day, month an
year, and IL anr election officer or o.Hcers shal
receive a second vote on the same day by yifiul
Of the same certificate, except where sons are en-
titled to vote because Of the naturalization o
their fathers, they and the person who shall o1c
such second vote shall be guilty OF q misdsmean
or, end on conviction thereof fined or impris
onod, or both, at the discretion Of the court, bu
the fne shall not exceed Eve hundred dollars Ia
each case, nor the imprisonment one year. Ths
] like punishment shall be inflicted on onyiciiof
Of the officers Of election who shall neglect or re-
| fuse to mako or cause 10 be made the en- iorse
ment required as aforesaid on said uatlralititi
certificate.
Neglect Of Duty Of Election OGcers.
| SEC ~. II any election officer shall refuse OF
neglect 10 require such proof Of tho right o
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 o
assessed voters, or whose right to vote Is ohal
lenged by any qualified yoter present, and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring such
proof, every person 90 offending shall, upon coa
| viction, be guilty ola misdemeanor, and shall be
sentenced for every such oGen'o to pay a Gae not
exceeding Eve hundred dollars, or to undergo %
Imprisonment not more than one year, or both al
the discretion Of the Court.
Canvass of the Votes by the Court.
sEc 10. As soon as the polls sh all close the o.
| icers Of the election shall proceed to e.uut all
the votes cast for each candidate voted for, and
make out a full return Of the same in triplicate
with a return sheet in addition. in all of whien
the votes received by each iilato shall be Civ.
en- after his or her name, first "a words and again
[ In figures and thal he signed by all Of said Of
6ccrs aud certified by oyersee's II any, or ir not
50 certified the oversesrs and any oaicer refusing
to sigu or certify. or either OF them, shall write
upon each Of tho returns his or their rraions lui
not signing or certifying them The ro's a. soon
a. counted shall also BE- pabiciy and falv declared
from me riadop 10 The citiisas preseai, aad a
brief statement shoiuiag he roios rseeiref By srcl
candidate shall be made and sigaod by Ls election
officers a. soon ~ me rois Is coHHisd and iAe srm,
shall Be Immediately posted up on hs door of n,
election houss for HtOrmuiiog Of The paLiio The
] triplica returns shan be enclosed 10 enve one.
and be sealed In the presence Of The Officers, and
one envelope with the uussilel return sheet
| ven to the Judge, which shall contain one liz,
Of voters tally paper, aud oa'hs Of officers, and
another OF said envelopes shall be given to the
minority inspector, An ju igss living within
twelve miles Of the Pro.hon1tAry Off 'elr within
twenty fur miles, if their res ,deace be Ia a tosr
village or city on the line Of piruai leading to
the county seat, shall before two o'clock, post
moriiiin, Of the day after tho election, ami all
| other iud es shall before twelve clock meridian
OF the second dy ailer the election, deliver said
/ rutlrn, together with retu n sheet tl the Pro,
thonotary Of the Court Of Common Pleas of the
county which said return sheet shtll be fltd, and
the day and hour of iliag marked thereon, aud
shall be preserve by the prOth onOtary for public
inspection. At 70 O'Clock on tho said so,ond
day following any election, the Pfothonsiary oI
th' Court Oi Comm n Pleas snail present the sal
] FcluruH 10 tue fAll COURT III NOlulNr Nuore lNert
is no resident President judge, the Assoc att
Judges sh Ill perform the daties imposed upon tn,
! Court Of Common Pleas, which shall convene foi
said purpose the returns presented by tho Pro
thonotary shall be opened by said court AMI CON
puted by such Of iis Giceri, aud such sworn as
sistants the court shall appoint in the presenc,
vf the Judge or Judges Of said court, and ID,
returns certified aad certificates Of ole,tioa issued
under the seal Of the court, as is now required {,
be done by IN return judges, aud the vote as 81
computed and certified shall be open to the public
or N ease Of complain Of a qltlaei eleclor under
oath charging palp ,ble frau or mi,taks, anC
particularly specifying the alleged mistake o
fraud, or where fraud or mistake is apparent OF
the return, the court shall examine the return
a d IL Ia the Judgment of the court it shall b,
necessary to Just rsturn said court shall issul
summary process against the election officers an,
oyerseers Il any, OF the cleciOn district CON
plained Of, to bring them forthwith into court
with all election papers In their possession, aut
II palpable mistise or frau shall be discovered
Il snail, upon such hearing as may be dssme.
nee ssary to enlghlen the cour', and be correcte,
by the court, aud 80 certified but aleg atoms %
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided By th
said court within three days after the day th
returns are brought into court for computation
and the said inquiry shall be directed only 4
palpablO fraud or mistake, AMI shall not b.
deemed a judicial Jurisdiction TO conclude AM
contest now or hereafter to be provided by law
and the other Of said triplicate returns shall b.
placed 10 the box and sealed up with the ballots
Ntthing in this act shall require the returns o
election of borough or township Officers to b.
made to the courts rs direct cd In thi. section bu
all the returns Of the election Of township an,
borough officers to be enclose In a sealed cover
directed TO the pfothonotary Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county, and shall bl
some one Of them be delivered into his OtIic
within three days after every such election ant
tiled therein. 10 counties whcra there are thre
or more iulges Of said court, learned In the law
at least two judges shall sit to compute and Ger
tify returns, unless unayoidably prevented.
any Of the said judges shall himself be a chndi
date for any Office at any election be shall not 81
with the court or act in counting the returns o
such election, and In such case the other judges
II any shall act, and II in any county there shal
be no judge qualified to hold the said court unde
the provisions Of this act present and able 70 act
then In every such case, the register Of vii =
the shcraa1d county commissioners Of the prope
county shall be and constituto Board, Who, or
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all thl
powers, and perform all the duties vested In o
required to be performed by the Court Of Common
Pleas Of such county, by and under the prnvis
ions Of this section but none Of tho said officer
shall act as a member Of sush Board when him
self candidate for any office at the election, III,
returns Of which the said Board Is required L