Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-02
YOUR RIGHTS
AS A VOTER

citizen Following is summary OF
the laws governing these matters:
When tue polls are opened card Of
instructions shall be Immediately post
ed at or in each voting compartment,
aud three such cards and five specl-
men ballots shall be posted about the
voting room outside the guard rail.
Any voter is entitled to carl ald "a
specimen ballot on request.
When voter presents himself aud
has given his name and residence to
the inspector in charge of the ballots,
such officer shall Immediately repeat
the name aui residence in a lou and
distinct voice.
II the name be found upon the bal
lot check list by the officers i'll chIr4e
thereof, he shall repeat the name and
residence. A person whose name is
not on the ballot check list or whose
right 10 vote shall bp Ctnll-nte by =
qualified citizen shall not 10 gl7on a
ballot nor shall he be admitted with
in the rail until he has established his
right to vote. On the establishment
of such right the name of the voter
shall be added both to the ballot check
list and the voting check list. if not
already there.
A person whose name is not on the
ballot check list must prove his qnali-
fication 10 vote, whether he is chal-
leuged or not.
When the voter is admitted within
the rail blauk ballot shall be han J.
ed to him so folded that only the IN
dorsement or matter printed on the
back thereof shall be visible. No bal
lot shall be voted unless folded in the
same manner, and the voter must pat
it in the ballot box himself. Against
the name of the voter on the ballot
check list the letter B shall be marked
when such voter receives his ballot.
A voter has a right to obtain anoth-
or ballot if he Inadvertently spoils
one The spoiled ballot shall be mark
ed, cancelled and returned the same as
unused ballots.
A voter declaring to the judge that
by reason of disability he desires as
sistanoe in preparing his ballot shall
be permitted to select a qualified vot-
or of the division TO enter the com
partment with him and to give him
the necessary assistance. If a voter
shall falsely declare to the judge Of
election. by reason OF his disability,
he desires assistance in the prepara-
tion of his ballot, he shall be liabl G TO
a fine or Imprisonment.
AS soon as the ballot has been de-
posted in the ballot box the name OF
the voter shall be checked OH the vot-
ing check list. Not more than three
minutes shall be allowed voter TO
mark his ballot when other voters are
waiting to mark theirs
When the polls are opened not more
than ten voters shall be allo wed in the
voting room outside of the rail, to-
gether with one watcher for each poll
tical party represented on the ballot.
Police officers should not be allowed
within tire polling place, except when
called on to preserve the peace.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
First That he is at least 2l years
OF age.
Second. That he has been citizen
OF the United States for at least one
month
Third That he has resided in the
state one yeaI, or if native of tie
state or a qualified voter who left the
state and then returned six months im
mediately before the election. Sucl
residence must have been with the in
tent to become a citizen of the state.
A mans right to vote does not depend
upon his intent, he must vote only
from that place where his domestic
relations exist.
Fourth He shalt provo by the oatn
OF qualified voter of the division,
that he has resided at least tEo months
Immediately preceding the election.
Fifth. If % years of age or more he
must have paid a state or county tax
anywhere in Pennsylvania within two
years. The payment only shplld be
within two years the tax may have
been assessed at least two mouths aud
paid at least one month before the
election. The tax must be assessed
solely in the name of the voter. A tax
paid on carriages or money At interest
10 sufficient. Liquor, mercantile or
peddler's license ls not a poll tax. If
N foreigner he mast produce his ma
turalization papers, unless he has been
q voter in the division for the preCed-
ing Ave years; under those circumst-
Ances he does not have to produce it.
IL he has lost his certificate ne must
produce certified copy Of the record
In lieu thereof.
When a voter claims naturalization,
by reason of minority at the time bis
father was naturalized, his fathers
certificate must be produced or its All
Eenoe supplied by certified copy of
the record
Note-If a certificate of naturaliza-
tion be genuine. the regularity of such |
naturalization cannot be impeached.
II voter produces a tax receipt, in }