Year: 1873




dollars or to imprison ment not exceeding
three months, or both at the discretion of
the court.


SEC. II. On petition of five or more citi-
zenS of the county, stating undor oath that
they verify believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about TO be held
in any district, ii shall be the duty of tho
Court OF Common Pleas of said county, if
i'm session, If not Judge thereof in vaca-
ton, to appoint two iudicious, sober and
intelligent citizons of the county TO act as
overseers of said election; said over, GERS
shall be selected from different political
parties, where the Inspectors belong to diff
ferent parties. and where both insDectors
belong to the same political party both OF
the overseers shall be taken from the op-
posite political party; said overseers shall
nave the right to be present with the Off
GERS of the election during the whole time
the same is held, the votes counted and the
returns made ont and signed by the cleo
ton officers to keep list Of the voters if
they see proper TO challenge any person
Offering TO NOte,and to interrogatc him and
ms witnesses, under oath, in regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, and to
examine his papers produced and the
officers OF said election are required to af-
tord to SAID oYerseers so selected and ap-
pointed every convenience and facility for
the discharge of their duties and if said
election officers shall refuse TO permit said
everseers to be present and perform their
duties as aforesaid, or if they shall I've
driven away from the polls by violence or
intimidation, all the vote polled at such
election district may be rejected, by any
tribunal trying a contest under tho said
election: Provided, that no person signing
the petition shall be appointed an overseer.


SEC. H. IL any prothonotary, clerk, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
affiX the seal Of office TO any naturalization
paper, or permit tho same to be af1i xed, or
give out, or cause, or permit the same to
be given out, in blank, whereby it NAV be
fraudulently used, or furnish nauraiiza-
ton paper TO any person who shall not
have been duly examined and sworn i'm
open court, in the presence of some of the
Judges thereof, according to the act of
Congress, or shall aid in or connive at, or
in any way permit the issue of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, he shall be
guilty of high misdemeamor or if any
one shall fraudulently use any such certif-
icate of naturalization, knowing that it was
fraudulcntlY issued, or shall vote or at
tempt TO vote thereon, or If any ono shall
vote or attempt TO vote on any certificate
of naturalization not issued to him, he
shall be guilty of high misdemeanor;
and either or any Of the perspns, their aid
ers or abettors, shall on conviction be fined
in sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and Imprisonment in the proper PEN
itentary for period not exceeding three
years.


SEC. Is. Any person who, on oath or az
firmation before any court of this State, or
officer authorized ~ administer oaths,
shall, TO procure certificate of naturaliza.
ton, for himself or any other person, will
fully depose or affirm any matter TO be facts,
knowing the same TO be untrue, shall be
guilty of perjury and any certificate of
naturalization issued in pursuance of any
such deposition, declration or affirmation
shall be null and void and it shall he the
duty of the court issuing the same, upon
proof being made before it that it was
fraudulently obtained, to take immediate
measures for recalling the same for can
collation. and any person who shall vote
or attempt to vote on any paper so OBJ
tanned, or shall any way aid in. connive at
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur-
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeandor, and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo goimprisOnment in the
penitentiary for not more than two years,
and pay fine of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.


SEC. IA. ANY assessor, election officer or
person appointed aS an ovprseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
joined by this act, without legal cause,
shall be subject to penalty of one hun
dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as
sess any person as n voter who is not
qualified, or refuse to assess any one who
is qualified, he shall be deGmed guilty of q
nisdemeander in office, and on conviction
be punished by fine and Imprisonment,
and subject to an action for damage bv the
person aggrieved, and if any person shall
fraudulently add to, deface or DESTROY a
list of voters made out as directed by this
act, or tear down or remove the same from
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fraudulent or mischievo: intent, or for
any improper purpose, the person so of
Tending shall be guilty of high misde-
meanor, and on conviction shall bo pun
ished by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court.


SEC. Is. All elections hereafter held, un-
der the laws of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened between the hours OF
six and seven o'clock a. M, and closed at
seven o'clock p. m.


SEC l6 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare
forms for all the blanks made necessary
by this act, and furnish copies of the same
to all the county commissioners of the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth ; and
the county commissioners of each county
shall, as soon as necessary after the receipt
of the same, at the proper expense of the
county, procure and furnish TO all the
election officers of the election districts OF
| their respective counties, copies of such
blanks, in such quantities as may be rem
dered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act.





SEC. IL. That citizens of this State tenn
| po partly in the service of the State or the
| United States Government, on clerical OF
other duty, and who do not vote whore
thus employed, shall not be deprived
| thereby of the right 10 vote in their several
! election districts if otherwise duly quail
| fed.


CHANGE IN THE MODE OF OTING.


AS therein disrocted, 1 also give official
notice of the following provisions of an
| act apprOVe1 the 3Oth of March 1866 en-.