Year: 1874

naturalization and shall further state
in his affidavit that he is, at the time
Of making the affidavit, Of the age oi
twenty-one and under twenty-five
years that he has been citizen oi
the United States one month and has
resided in the State one year ; or il
a native born citizen Of the State,
and removed therefrom and returned
that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election
and in the election district two
months Immediately preceding such
election, he shall be entitled to vote,
although he shall not have paid tax
es the said affidavits Of all persons
making such claims and the affidavits
of the witnesses TO their residences
shall DO preserved by the election
board, and at the close Of the elec-
ton they shall be enclosed with
the list of voters, tally list and other
papers required by law to be filed by
the return Judge with the prothono.
tary, aud shall remain on file there
with in the prothonotarys office,
subject to examination as other cleo
ton papers arc il the election off
GERS shall fnd that the applicant pos
sesses all the legal qualifications of a
voter, he shall be permitted to vote
and his name shall be added to the
list of taxables by the election Off
GERS, the word "tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on
tax, and the word "age' where he
claims to vote on age; the same
words being added by the clerks in
each case respectively on the lists Of
persons voting at such election.


Challenge Of Registered Voters.


SEC. II. 1t shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of the district, not
withstanding the name Of the pro
posed voter is contained on the list
Of resident taxables, to challenge the
vote of such persons, whereupon the
same proof of the right of suffrage as
is now required by law shall be pub
licly made and acted on by the elec.
ton board. and the vote admitted or
rejected according to the evidence
every person claiming to be natur-
allied citizen shsll-~be required To
produce his naturalization certificate
at the election before voting, except
where he has been for five years con-
secutively a voter in the district in
which he offers his vote, and on the
vote of such persons being received,
it shall be the duty of the election
officers to write or stamp on such
certificate the word "voted," with the
day, month and year; and II any
election officer or officers shall re.
ceive second vote on the same day,
by virtue OF the same certificate, ex-
cepting where sons are entitled to
vote because Of the naturalization of
their fathers, they apd the persons
who shall offer such second vote shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof be fined or i'm
prisoned, 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 of the officers of elec-
ton who shall neglect or refuse to
make or cause to be made the en-
dorsement required as aforesaid on
said naturalization certificate.


Neglect of Duty Of Election Offers.


SEC. IL. If any election officer
shall refuse or neglect to require
such proof of the right Of suffrage as
is prescribed by this law, or the laws
to which this, is q supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose
name is not on the list OF assessed
voters, or hoseright to vote is chal-
lenged by any qualified voter present
and shall admit such person to vote
without requiring such proof, every
person so offending shall, upon con
viction, be guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and shall be sentenced for every such
offense to pay fine not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars, or to undergo
an imprisonment not more than one
year, or both, at the discretion OF the
court.


Cunrass of the Votes By the Gur.


SEC. 13. As soon as the polls shall
close, the officers of election shall
proceed to count all the votes cast
for each candidate voted for, and
make out full return Of the same
in triplicate, with a return sheet in
addition, in all Of which the votes re
ceived by each candidate shall be
given after his or her name, first in
words and again in figures, and shall
be signed by all OF said officers, and
certified by overseers, il any, or il
not SO certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certi
fy, or either Of them, shall write up
on each Of the returns, his or their
reasons for not signing or certifying
them. The vote, as soon as count
ed, shall also be publicly and fully
declared from the window to the cit
izens present. and q brief statement
showing the votes received by each
candidate, shall be made and signed
by the election officers as soon AZ the
vote is counted, aud the same shall
be Immediately posted up on the
the door of the election house for
information of the public. The tri


plicate returns shall be enclosed in
envelopes and be sealed in presence