The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-10-01

And any voter voting two or more tick cts
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number to the name of the
voter Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon, and attested by citizen
of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scrbed by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted. unless
required 10 do so rs witnesses in a judicial
proceeding, All judges, inspectors, clerks
and oVerseers of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, he duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence OF each other. The Judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector, if there
shall he such minority inspector, if not,
then by Justice of the peace or alderman,
and the inspectors and clerk shall be sworn
by the judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. Ifany judge or minority inspec-
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election in the manner required by this
act, or if any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or If any officer
OF election shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, it shall he deem
cd misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall he
fined nos exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion Of the court.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fled citizen OF the district notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list Of resident taXablcs, 10
challenge the vote of such person, whore
upon the proof of the right of suiIrage
as is now rcCpliled by law shall
| be publicly mace and acted upon
| by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to tie
evidence. Every person claimin4 to I've a
naturali2ed citizen shall he required to
| produce his naturalization certificate ut
| the election before voting, except where
| he has been for five wears cOnsecutiNely a
voter in the district in which he offers to
| vote; and on the vote of such person be-
ing received, it shall be th9 duty OF the
| election officers to write or stamp on such
| certificate the word "VOt6d, d" with tho day,
month and year; and ia any election oili-
| Ger or officers shall receive Il second vote
| on the same day, by virtue of same GER
! tltlcate, except whore sons are entitled tO
vote because of the naturalization of their
fathers, they and the person who shall
! offer such second vote, shall be guilty of a
| misdOmeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall he tined or imprisoned, or both, ut
| the discretion of the court; but the fine
| shall not exceed five hundred dollars in
each csae, nor the imprisonment one year.
! The like punishment shall be inflicted
on conviction on the officers OF election
who shall neglect or refuse to make or
cause to be made the endorsement re-
| quired aforesaid on said naturalization
| certificate.
SEC. II. If any election officer shall re-
fuse or neglect to require such proof OF
| the right of suffrage as is prescribed by
this law, or laws to which this is supple
ment, from any person Offering TO vote
whose name is not on this list OF assessed
voters, or whose right to vote without re-
! quiIing such proof, every person so of
| iending shall, upon conviction, bo guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced
! Tor every such oflense, to pay a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or to un-
dergo AN Imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion of the
| court.
1 also make known the following pre- =
visions of the new Constitution of Penn
| sylVania: