Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-10-19
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whero and by what court he was nataraiEel and
shall also produce his certiaeae OF naturalization
for txaminationj bu, u tho person 20 claiming
the right TO vote shall take and suh,'ribe an ali
daylt that hc u native born oluten Of tho
United States, or if bora elsewhere shall state
the fact IN his alilavit nnl shall produce owl.
denoe that he has boan natutalitsd, or is entitled
% ciiiaenlhlp ny ro.san Of his fathers naurallza
tion, and shall further stats 10 hia allavit that
be Is NJ the time Of making the aihdavit u tho
age Of twenty-one and undur twenty.two years :
that ho has been a citizen Of tho Unitel States
one month that he has resided in tho State one
ycori or native. born citizen Of tho State, and
removed thorcirom and returned, that hc has 70.
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and in the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, ho shall be
entitled to vote, although ho shah not have paid
taxes. The said AFFIDAVIT of all persons making
such claims and the afidaylts Of the witnesses 10
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, aud at the close Of the election they shall
be enclosed with tho lsl OF voters tally list, and
other papers required by law to DO hlei ny the
return judge With the proihonoiary, ahd shallto.
main on hlc Herewith Ia the prothou0tirys s ohicc
subject to examination ~ other election papers
aro II the election oGlcora shall Gni that tho
applicant possesses all tho legal qualihsat0as OF
voter be shall bc permitted 10 vote, and his
name shall be added to tho list Of tixhbles BY the
election officers, the word "rax" being added
where tho claimant claims to vote on tax, and
the word "Ago" where he claims to vote on ago,
the same words being added by the clerks In each
case respectively on the lists OF persons voting
at such election.
Challenge Of Registered Voters.
sEo. II. II shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen o. tho district, notwithstanding tho name
OF the proposed voter Is contained on tho list Of
resident taxablcs, TO challenge the vote Of sush
persons, whereupon the sane proof Of the righ /
of suffrage as now required by law shall be pub
licy made, and acted on by tho cloollon board,
aud the vote admitted or rejected according to
the evidence. Every person claiming TO DO a
naturaliled citizen shall be required to produce
his naturalization certificate at the election be-
ioro voting except where he has been for Eve
years oonseoutiyely voter in the district In
which be offers his vote, aud on tho vote Of such
person being received Il shall be the duty Of the
election officers to wdto or stamp on such eerlia.
cate the word 'yoted" /" with the day month and
year, and lf any election officer or ohccra shall
receive second vote on the same day by virtue
Of tho same certificate, except where sons arc On
titled to vote bconuso Of the naturalization Of
their fathers, they and the person who shall Odor
such second vote shall DO guilty Of misdemcan.
or, end on conviction thereof fined or imprs-
onod both, at tho discretion Of. tho court, bat
tho iino shall not exceed five hundred dollars in
each case, nor the imprisonment one year The
like punishment shall be inflicted on conviction
Of tho officers Of election who shall neglect or 70.
fuse to make or cause 20 be made tho endorse.
mont required as Aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.