The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08

shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
| be numbered in the order in which IL 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 moro 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 eloctor 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
scrbod by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any clcctor shall have voted. unless
required TO do so rs witnesses i'm a Judicial
proceeding All Judges, inspectors, clerks
and ovcrseerS of every election held under
this act. shall, before entering upon their
duties, he duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence oi each ether. The Judge shall bo
sworn 10y the minority inspector, if there
shall he such minority inspector, if not,
then hy 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 10y tho officers so sworn, and
at."Stcd by the officer who administered
| the onth. ! lfany judge or minority inspec-
! tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
! election in tho manner required by this
| act, or if any officer of election shall act
]
OF election shall certify that any officer was
| sworn when he was not, it shall be deem
! cd a misdemcanor and upon conviction,
! the officer or officers so offending shall be
! fined moi exceeding one thousand dollars,
| or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. IL. IL shall be lawful for any qualis
fled citizen of the district, notwithstand-
| ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
| tained on the list of resident taxables, to
i.
upon the proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
| be publicly made and acted upoii
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 cei titicate 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, 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 oili-
Ger or officers shall receive second vote
on the same day. by virtue of same GER
tifcate, 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
misdcmeanor, 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
f ment, from ary person offering to voto
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, bo guilty
of a misiomeanor, and shall be sentenced
/ for every such oflense, to pay a fine not
/ exceeding five hundred dollars, or TO un-
dcrgO an Imprisonment of not more than
f one year, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
also make known the following pro-
! visions of the new Constitution of Penn
; sylvania: