Year: 1868

sons whose names are not on the registry


whether challenged or not, to show tha


they possess the right of suffrage at sait


election, but nothing herein contained


shall make the want of said registry con


elusive against the rights Of the person


to vote at such election, but the same


shall be judged of and decided as in 9th


er cases.


SEC. 8. Before entering on the duties


OF their Offices under this act, the respec.


tive assessors and inspectors and judges


of the election shall take an oath before
some competent authority, in addition to
the oaths now required by law, 'to per-
form the several duties enjoined by this
act with fidelity and according to the re.
quirements thereof in every particular to
the best of their ability;" they shall each
have the power to administer oaths to
every person claiming the right to be as
sessed, or enrolled, or the right of suf-
frage, or in regard to any other matter or
thing required to be done or inquired in
to by said officers under this act, and any
willful false swearing by any person, in
relation to any matter or thing
concerning which they shall be lawfully
Intercepted by any Of said officers under
this act, shall be punished as perjury !;
said assessors, inspectors and judges shall
each receive the same compensation for
the time necessarily spent in performing
the duties hereby enjoined as is provided
by law for the performance of their other
duties, to be paid by the county commits
sioners as in other cases, with a proper al
lowance to be judged of the said commits
sioners for the expense of making the list
or registries hereby required to be made
out, and it shall not be lawful for any as.
SCISSOR to assess tax against any person
whatever within ten days next preceding
the election to be held on the second
Tuesday in October in any year, or with
in ten days next before any election for
electors of President or Vice President
Of the United States, and any violation of
this provision shall be a misdemeanor
and subject the officer so offending to
fine on conviction of not less than ten nor
exceeding one hundreds dollars, or to i'm
prisonment not exceeding three months,
or both, at the discretion of the court.


SIC. 8. On the petition of FIVE or
more citizens of the county, stating, un-
der oath that they verify believe that
frauds will be practiced at the election
about to be held in any district, it shall
be the duty of the court of common pleas
of said county if in session, or, if, Judge
therefore in vacation, to appoint two per-
sons, judicious, sober and intelligent citi-
zeus of the county, to act as overseers at
said election said persons shall be select
ed from different political parties where
the inspectors belong to different parties,
and, where both of said inspectors belong
to the same political party, both of the
overseers shall be taken from the opposite
political party ; said overseers shall have
the right to be present with the officers
of the election during the whole time the
same is held, the votes counted and re-
turns made out and signed by the election
officers, to keep list Of the voters if they
see proper, to challenge any person offer
ing to vote and interrogate him and his
witnesses under oath in regard to the
right of suffrage at said election, to ex-
anime his papers produced, aud the off,
GERS of said election are required to afford
to said cvcrseers so selected and appoint
ed every convenience and facility for the
discharge of their duty, and if said off
GERS shall refuse to permit said overseers
to be present and perform their duty as
aforesaid, or they shall be driven away
from the polls by violence or intimidation,
all the votes polled at such election dis
trict shall be rejected by any tribunal try
ing contest under said election.


SEC. 10. Ifauy prothonotary, clerk,
or the deputy of either, or any other per-
sons, shall afhx the seal of office to any
naturalization paper, or given out the
same in blank whereby it may be iraudu-
lently used, or furnish naturalization GER
tificate to any person who shall not have
been duly examined and sworn in open
court in presence of some Of the Judges
thereof according to the act of Congress.
he shall be guilty of high misdemeanor,
or if any person shall fraudleutly use any
such certificate of naturalization knowing
that it was fraudulently issued, aud shall
vote or attempt to vote thereon, he shall
be guilty of a high misdemeanar, and eth
er or any of the persons, their aiders or
abettors, guilty of either of the misde-
meanors aforesaid, on conviction shall be
fined ina sum not exceeding one thous-
aud dollars and imprisoned in the proper
penitentiary for period not exceeding
three years.


SEC. H. Any assessor, election off
Ger or person appointed as an overseer,
whoshall neglect or refuse to perform any
duty eujoined by this act without reason
bic legal cause shall be subject to a pen
atty of one hundred dollars, and if any
assessor or election officer shall enrol any
person as voter who he shall know is
not qualified or refuse to enrol any one
who he shall know is qualified, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor in office and,
on conviction, be punished by fine and
Imprisonment and also be subject to an
action for damages by the party aggriev-