Year: 1869

Further supplemental TO the Act Relative


to the Elections OF this Commonwealth.


SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Sen


ate and House of Representatives. Of


the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA IN


General Assembly met, and Il is hereby


enacted By the authority of the same,


That il shall be the duty of each Of


the assessors within this Common.


wealth, on the first Monday in June


Of each year, TO take up the transcript


he has received from the county com.


missioners under the eighth section of
the act of 18th April, 1884, and pro-
ceed TO an Immediate revision of the
same, by striking th erefrom the name
Of every person who is known by him
to have died or removed since the last
previous assessment from the district
Of which he is tho assessor. or whose
death or removal from the came shall
be made known to him, and to add TO
the same the name of any qualified
voter who shall be known by him to
have moved into the district since the
last previous assessment, or whose
removal into the same shall be or shall
have been made known to him, and


also the names Of all who shall make
claim to him, to 70 qualified voters
therein. AS soon as this revision is
completed he shall visit every DWELL
ing house in his district and make
careful inquiry If any person whose
name is on his list has died or removed
from the district, and if so to take the
same therefrom, or whei her any quail
fed voter resides therein whose name
is not on his list, and if so to add the
samo thereto; and in all cases where
a name is added to the list tax shall
forthwith be assessed against the per.
son; and the assessor shall in all
cases ascertain, by inquiry, upon what
ground the person so assessed claims


10 be voter Upon the completion


of this work il shall be the duty of
each assessor as aforesaid to proceed


to make out list, in alphabetical


order, Of the white freemen above
twenty-one years of age claiming TO


be qualified voters in The ward, bor-


ough, township or district of which


he is the assessor, and opposite each


OF said names state whether said free.


man Is or is not housekeeper, and if


he is, the number of his residence, in


towns where the same are numbered,


with the street. alley or court in which
situated; and If in town where there
are no numbers, the name Of the street,
alley or court on which said house
fronts; also, the occupation of the
person; and where be is not house


keeper the occupation, place of board
ing, and with whom, aud if working
for another, the namc OF theomploycr,
and write opposite each of said names
the word "votcr;" where any person
claims TO vote by reason Of naturaliza-
tion, he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof 10 the assessor, unless he has


been for five consecutive years next
preceding a voter in said district ; and
in all cases where the person has been
naturalzed, the name shall be marked


with the letter "N !" where the per-
son has merely declared his intentions
to become a citizen aud designs TO be
naturalzed before the next election,
the name shall be marked "D. IL
where the claim is to vote by reason
Of being between the ages of twenty
one and twenty-five, as provided by
law, the word cage" shall be entered
aud If the person has moved into the
election district to reside since the last
general election, the letter ar" shall
be placed opposite the namo. 1t shall
be the further duty Of each assessor
as aforesaid, upon the completion of
the duties herein imposed, to make
out a separate list of all new assess
ments made by him and the amounts
assessed upon each, and furnish the
same Immediately TO the county com.
missioners, who shall Immediately add
the names TO the tax duplicate OF the
ward, borough, township or district in
which they have been assessed


SIC. 2. On the list being completed
and the assessments made as aforesaid,
the same shall forthwith be returned
TO the county commissioners, who shall
cause duplicate copies Of said lists,
with the observations and explana-
tions required to be noted as aforesaid,
TO be made out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands of the assessor,
who shall, prior to the first Of August
in each year, put one copy thereof on
the door Of or on the house where the
election Of the respective district is
required to be held, and retain the
other in his possession, for the inspec-
ton, free of charge, of any person resi- |
dent in the said election district who
shall desire to see the same and it
shall be the duty of the said assessor
to add, from time to time, on the per |
sonal application of any one claiming
tho right TO vote, the name OF such
and mark opposite the name
"C. V !" and Immediately assess him
with tax, noting, as in all other casee,
bis occupation, residence, whether
boarder ora housekecper; ifa boarder,
with whom he boards, and whether
OF designing to be, mark.
ing in all such cases the letters, oppo
site the name, IN" or I'D. |, " as the
case may be; if the person claiming
10 be assessed be naturaliEed, he shall
exhibit to the assessor his certificate
Of naturalization and il he claims
that he designs to be naturalized be.
fore tho noxt ensuing election, he shall
exhibit the certificate Of his declara-
lion of intention 10 all cases where
my ward, borough, township or elec. \
lion district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note
IN all is assessments the election pre-
linct in which each clcctor resides,
md shall make separate return for
zach to the county commissioners, in
III cases 10 which a r,turn is required
rom him by the provisions Of this
ict and tho county commissioners in
making duplicate copies Of all suoh
'eturns, shall make duplicate copies
Il the names of the voters in zach