The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

shall he by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order i'm which it shall
he received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the eector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number 20 the name of the
voter. Any clector may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon, and attcsted by n citizen
Of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scribcd by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elcctor shall have voted. unless
required to do so rs witnesses in n judicial
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks
and overseers of every election held under
tins 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 bo such minority inspector, If not,
then by a 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
AMI signed 10y the officers so sworn, and
att"stei bv the officer who administered
the oath. ifany judge or minority inspec-
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election in tho manner required by this
act, or ii any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or if any officer
OF lection shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, 1t shall be deem
cd 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.
SIC. 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 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 a
| naturalized citizen shall be required to
produce his naturalization Gel eItificate at
! 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 the vote of such person be-
! ing received, it shall be tho duty of the
election officers to write or stamp on such
certificate the word "voted," with tho day,
month and year; and if any election OFF,
| Ger or officers shall receive a second vote
on the same day. by virtue of same cer~
tificate, except where 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 n
| mlSucmeanOr, ana on cOnNlCIlOn InereOI,
shall be fined or imprisoned or both, at
the discretion of the court; but the fine
shall not exceed five hundred dollo's in
each case nor the Imprisonment o e year.
The like punishment shall be inflicted
on conviction on the officers of election
who shall neglect or refuse to make or
canse to be made the endorsement re-
quired aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
SEC. ~. 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 a supple
ment, from ary 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, be guilty
of Il misdcmcanor, and shall be sentenced
for every such oiiense, to pay fine not
exceeding II We hundred dollars, or to I'M
drrSo an imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
] also make known the following pro-
visions of the ncw Constitution of Penn
sylvania: