Year: 1869

any ward, to prove his reside nee in the
said division, shall, in addition to his
own oath or Affirmation, prove, by the
affidavit of two qualified electors of the
division, whose names are contained on
the asscssors' division transcript, under
the head of private householder, that
such person is personally known to
them that he is IL bona fide resident of
the division, and they verify believe
that he will be qualified voter, enti-
tied to vote in the said division at the
next general election.


Sec. 35. Every person of foreign birth
claiming right to be assessed, or to
have his name registered on the canvas
sers' list, shall, in addition to the proof
OF residence, prove that he has been
naturalized, conformably to the laws of
the United States, and, as evidence
thereof, he shall produce certificate of
naturalization, under the seal of the
court in which said naturalization took
place, duly attested by the signature of
the prothonotary or clerk of the said
court in his own handwriting; and
shall prove by the oath of qualified
elector of the division, that he is the
person named in the said certificate,
and the person to whom it was issued
and shall further answer, upon oath, to
the satisfaction Of the assessors or can
vassers, before whom the said certificate
may be produced, when and where he
was born, and when and where he OBJ
| tained the said certificate, and from
whom; and the said certificate shall
not be evidence hat the person present.
ing it is naturalized citizen, unless his
answers be consistent with the facts
certified, and the proof of his identity
be satisfactory to the canvassers, and
upon such proof being made to the sat-
isfaction of the canvassers, but not 9th.
erwise, they shall register the name of
the claimant on the canvassers' list,and
shall stamp on the said certificate of
naturalization the word "registered,"
with the number and division of the
ward and the date of the registry.


! Sec. SO. That the said division canvas
sers at their said session, or at any adj
journed session, to be held on the eighth
day before the general election, shall
carefully examine the assessors' divis-
ion transcripts, and if upon due inquiry
and investigation they shall find the
name or names of any person or persons
thereon not entitled to vote in their di-
vision at the next election, they shall
strike the name of every such person
therefrom, by drawing line in red ink
through the same; but the name of no
person shall be stricken from any trans
cript in his absence, except upon the
testimony of at least two reputable cit
izens, qualified electors of the division,
whose names appear on the said trans
cript, under the head of''privat'e house
holders" to be given under oath or
affirmation, that such person is not
resident of the division or is otherwise
disqualified by law from voting at the
said election and the said canvassers
shall also examine and revise the extra
assessment books of their respective di-
visions, and shall strike therefrom the
names of all persons who are not resid-
ing in the division on the tenth day
before the election; and the said can
vassers shall add to the extra assessment
books of their respective divisions, in
alphabetical order, the names on the
said canvassers' lists, designating each
person by his occupation and place of
residence and nativity, as aforesaid
and the names remaining on the said
revised division transcript and on the
said extra assessment division books, as
corrected by the division canvassers, as
aforesaid, for the respective divisions,
shall constitute the registry of citizens
qualified to vote in the said divisions
respectively at the next general election:
PrO0ided, That if any person so regis
tered shall cease to be "a resident of the
division before the election, he shall
not be entitled to vote therein; and one
of the said registers of every election
division shall be returned to the city
commissioners by the said division can
vassers, to be by them printed and post
ed in at least ten conspicuous places in
the division, at least five days before
the election, and the other register shall
be enveloped and sealed by the divis-
ion canvasser', and by them delivered
to the election officers of their division,
on the morning of the election before
the opening of the polls; and whenever
Il presidential election is to be held, the
division can vassers shall meet in their
respective election divisions ten days
before such election, and perform the
same duties which they are required by
this act to perform before every general
election, and make out, in the manner
aforesaid, u complete register of the
citizens of their respective divisions
who will be qualified TO vote at such
presidential election, and deliver copy
thereof to the city commissioners for
publication rs aforesaid, before the said
election, and one copy thereof to the
election officers of their respective di-
vision rs aforesaid, on the day of the
said election before the opening of the
polls.


Sec. 81. That the said register shall
be the only evidence that the persons
whose names are found thereon have
resided for ten days Immediately pre-
ceding the said election in the said di-
vision, and no voter whose name is so
registered shall be challenged at the
polls on any question of residence but
it shall be the duty Of the election offic-
ers to require every person whose name
appears on the extra assessment book
of the division, except such as are en-
titled To vote on age, to produce his
receipt for taxes, as evidence of the
payment thereofand prove his identify,
if required by either inspector; and the