The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-10-20

and overseers Of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The Judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector. if there
shall be 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 tho officer who administered
the oath. If any Judge or mir ority inspec-
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election I'm 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 lie was not, IL shall be deem
ed misdemeanor, and upon conviction.
the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not 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 quali-
fled citizen of the district. notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taxables, to
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the
evidence. Every person claiming TO be Il
nuturalized citizen shall be required to
produce his naturalization cei tiiicate al
the election before voting, except where
he has been for five years consecutively a
voter in the district in which he offers to
vote; and on tho vote of such person be-
ing received, IL shall be tho duty of the
election officers to write or stamp on such
certificate tho word "voted," with tho day
month and year and if any election OFF,
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on the same day by virtue of same GER
titicate, 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 be fined or imprisoned, or both, at
| the discretion of the court; hut the fine
shall not exceed five hundred dollars in
each case, 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 10 require such proof of
| the right of suffrage as is prescribed by
| this law, or laws to which this is a supple
ment, from aEy person offering to vote
! whose name is not on this list of assessed
voters, or whose right to vote without re-
quiring such proof, every person so Of
Tending shall, upon conviction, he -uilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced
for every such offense, to pay a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. or to I'M
dergo an Imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion of the
/ court.
! also make known the following pre- b
visions of the new Constitution OF Penn
| sylvania: