The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-29

wealth, approved Jan. 30, 1874: :"
SEC. 8. All the elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order in which it shall
be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector 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 to the name of the
voter. Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon, and attcsted by q citizen
Of the district In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scribed by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any clector shall have voted. unless
required to do so a. witnesses i'm n judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks
nnd OveTScCrs of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, hc duly sworn or affirmed i'm 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 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 ont
and signed by the officers so sworn, and
atteStcd by the officer who administered
the oath. If any Judge or minority iuspec-
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 he was not, il shall be DEEM
ed a misdcmeanor, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined nos exceeding one thousand dollars,
ut imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fed citizcn of the district, notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tained 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 citZon shall be required to
produce his naturalization Gel titicate at
the election before voting, except where
he has been for five years consecutively n
voter III the district in which he offers to
vote; and on the vote of such person be-
ing received ii shall be the 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 second vote
on the same day, by virtue of same GER
! 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
Inisdcmeanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at
the discretion of the court but 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 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 misAcmcanor, and shall be sentenced
for every such oilense, 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 pro-
visions of the new Constitution of Penn
sylvania: