General Electidii.
Sheriff's Proclamation.
Whereas, By an aet eff the General As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia entitled an act refulatin? the R
Elections within the said Commonwealth,"
passed on me u uay 01 Juiy, leas, it is
the duty of the Hisrh Sheriff of
county to give public notice of euch elections
to be holuen, arid to make known in such
notice what officers are lobe elected. There
fore, I, CHARLES HENRY, High Sher
iff of the county of Monroe, do make known
by this proclamation to the electors of the
ouritjr ot Monroe, that an Election will be
held in eaid county, on
TUESDAY, the 8th day of OCTOBER
next, at the several election districts below
enumerated, at which time and places are to
be elected by the freemen of the county of
Monroe, by ballot.
ONE PERSON for Governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for Auditor General of
As Commonwealth of Pcnaay Ivania.
ONE PERSON for Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
THREE PERSONS for Representees at
Irjre from the Common wealth of Penn
sylvania in the Congress of the United
H TVVENNY-EIGHT PERSONS as Dele
gates at Large to the Convention to Amend
the Constitution of Pennsylvania. No
person 6hall vote for more than fourteen of
raid Delegate.
ONE PERSON to represent the District
composed of the counties of Carbon, Morroe,
Northampton, Pike and Waye, in Congress
of United States.
ONE PERSON to reprasent the District
composed of the counties of Luzerne, Mon
roe &. Pike, in the Senate of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON to represent ihe counties
of Monroe and Carbon in the House of Rep
resolutives of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for Associate Judge of
the county ot Monroe. !
ONE PERSON for Prot honorary and!
Clerk of the Courts of Monroe count?
ONE PERSON for Register andRecor
der of Monr.o comity. j
ONE PERSON for Commission r of
Monroe coun'y.
ONE PERSON for Auditor ..f Monro,
coantv,
ONE PERSON f.r Surveyor of Monro
countrtf.
ONE PERSON f.r District Attorney o'
Monroe County.
IMacc tif Tot in;.
The freemen of the township of Chesnut
hill arc to hold their election at the house of
Felix Storm, in said township.
The freemen of the Township of Cool
baugdi will hold their election at the Nagles
ville school-house, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Hamilton
will hold their election at thehousc of Clias.
Mi ml, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Middle
Sinithficld, will hold their election at the
house of James Place, in said township.
The freemen of the, township of Pocono,
will hold their election at the house of Ma
ntssuh Miller, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Paradise,
will hold their election at the house of
Lyman Evernt, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Polk, will
hold their election at the house of George
Ureen, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Price, will
hold their election at the house of Jewis
Ixng, in s lid township.
The freemen of the township ofEldred,
will hold their election at the house of John
Frantz, jr., in said township.
The freemen of the township of Ross, will
hold their election at thehousc of Jacoh II.
Stocker, in said township.
The freemen of the township of SmithSeld
will hold their election at the house of
Edward Vetter, in said township.
The freemen, of Stroudsburg, will hold
their election at the Court House, in said
borough.
The freemen ofthe townshipof Stroud, will
hold their election at the house of Henry De
pur, in the lrough of Stroudsburg.
The freemen of the township of Tobyhan
nth, will hold their election at the house of
Robert Warner, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Jackson,
will hold their election at the house of Samu
el I.. Botsard, in said township.
Th freemen of the township of Tunk
hinnock. will hold their election at the
house of Joseph Norton, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Barrett,
will hold their election at the house of Adam
Albert, in said townshipf'
The freemen of Kat Stroudsburr, will
bold their elect-on at the Analotnink House,
in said Borough.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
At the name time and placrs, al, an elec
tion will bo held for delegates to the conven
tion to amend the Constitution of the Siate, in
conformity with the Art, entitled "An Art to
provide for calling a covention to amend the
Constitution," approved April 11, 1S72. As
prescribed by said act, the following rules and
regulations shall apply to said election, and
the return nf the Kame :
First. At the general election to be held the
ennd Tuesday of October next, there shall le
elected by the qualified electors of this Com
monwealth, delegates to a convention to revise
and amend the Constitution of this -State: the
aid convention shall consist of one hundred
and thirty-three members, to be elected in the
manner following: Twent-eight members there
of shall 1c elected in the State at large, as for
lowi: Each voter in the State shall vote for
not more than fourteen candidates, and the
twentv-eight highest in vote shall be declared
"lected; ninety-nine delegates shall be appoiut
d to and elected from the different Senatorial
district of the State, three delegates to be
Reeled for n.eli Senator therefrom ; and in
jhooning all district delegates, each voter shall
e entitled to a vote for not more than two of
the members to be chosen from his district, and
the three candidates highest in rote shall be
declared elected, except in the county of
Allegheny, forming the Twenty-tnira sena
torial District, where no voter shall vote for
more than nir candidate. and the nine highest
in vote shall be elected, and in the counties of
uzerne, .Hon roe aim l'llce, lorming uie imr
kenth Senatorial District, where no voter shall
ote for more than four candidates, and the six
fcighwt in vote shall be elected, and sir ad
ditional delegates nhall he chosen from the city
of JiladeJobia. bv a vote at large in said city,
nd in their election no voter shall vote for
re than three condidates, and the six highest
n ote shall be declared elected.
Second. The Judecs ajid Inspectors for each
election li-rtt riall nrovide two suitable
Wcs for each poll, one in which to deiiit the
ticket voted for Delegates at large, and the
ft,her in which to deposit the tickets voted for
district Delegates; which bo,es slialf be UDfJ
rcspectivclv. "Deleaatrei nt Uro" J
istrict Delegates f and in each district in
! CltV Of Phllnrlplnl; an n,l,!;t;l 1
the
sh
all be rrovidi fur nr1i ku-.1I ;,,
utrrai; '"; uckcm voiea lor iity Uelegates" '
and said last mentioned boxes must each be
labelled "City Delegates."
Third. The said election shall be held and
conducted by the proper election officers ofthe
several election districts of the Commonwealth
and shall be governed and regulated in all rs
ppects by the general election laws of the Com
monwealth, so far as the same shall be applica
ble thereto, and not inconsistent with the
provisions of said act.
Fourth. The tickets to be voted
at
large of the con vent inn wliuti I,-
ou
.. .!.. uaic vmi uiv
tside the words "Delegates at large," and on
e inside the nnmi f tl, i.
the
- ' " - v tinuiuaiv.1. iu UZ
voted for, not exceeding fourteen in number.
Fifth, The tickets t 1
members of the convention shall have on the
u Ut-dc- jhe Words "Distritt Delegates," and on
the inside the name or names of the candidates
voted for.
limited as aforesaid ; but any ticket which shall
-u.no i u . greater numoer ol names than the
r . i i . i . .... . .
mucr mr wmcii me voter stialt be entitled
vote. kIi.iII tip riofo1 . ni ;n .. r. r .u
J - - v, , .ti4 in 1 Ul illC
delegates to be chosen at large in Philadelphia,
the words, "City Delegates," shall be on the
usiueoi me ticRet.
Sixth. In the oitv nf Tl;iad.r.Mn t.,
m V'iaaa aai 1 Ltlll il
judges shall meet at the State House, at ten
-.'l,T. Tl l . ..
me iiiursiay next loiiowing tnc
election, and make out the returns for said city,
of the vote est therein fnr lol Aftt too o f In vs a
and city and district delegates, to be members
oft h mnirnl!nn f k. C 1
..-....v j V. iciutll j uuto tL tiiu
several election districts within each county of
the State, excluding Philadelphia, shall meet
on Friday next following the election, at the
ncnol mImha rn.UA . ' r . I . I
piam me iiiceiing 01 me return juages
their (OUntV. and mnto nut full anil ixni rota
returns for the county, of the votes cast therein
for memhurs nf Mia twnx?r.ntnn .i;c:.
members of the same; and the proceedings of
me reiurn juuges 01 me said city ot i'liiladct
phia, and of the several counties of the Com
monwealth, in the makinir nf thpir rolum clall
J ...... vm V X. M J
be the same as those prescribed for return
uages in me case ot an election for Governor,
ixcent that returns transmitted to the fceoretnrv
of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed to
that olhccr alone and not to the Sneaker ofthe
Seriate.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
"Whereas, a joint resolution proposing amend
ment to the Constitution of this Commonwealth
has been agreed to bv a majority of the mem
bers elected to each House of the Legislature
at two successive sessions of the same, which is
as follows :
Joint Resolution proposing as Amemdment to
the i onstitution of Pennsylvania :
Jir it resolved, bu the Senate nnd JTousc of
Rpfvntativ of tlx CbmmoMcealth ot Penn.yl-
nini.i in General Attenibly met. That the follow-
ng amendment to the Constitution of this
Commonwealth be proposed to the people for
tin-ir adoption or rejection, pursuant to the
provisions ofthe tenth article thereof, to wit:
AMENDMENT.
"Strike out the sixth section of the sixth
article of the Constitution, and insert in lieu
hereof the following: 'A State Treasurer
shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State, at such times and for such term of
ervioe a shall be prescribed by law. "
And, Whereas, John W. Gcarv, Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
obedience to the Act of Assembly approved
the 11th day of April. A. D. 182, for the pur
pose of ascertaining the sense of the people of
this Commonwealth in regard to the adoption
or rejection of said amendment, as provided in
the tenth article of the Constitution, has isued
to me a writ of Election, given under his hand
md the great seal ot the btate, ' Commadmg
and requiring me to give notice in the usual
manner and as by law required, that an elec
tion will be held according to the terms of the
Constitution and the provisions of the --let of
the General Assembly aforesaid, for the pur
pose of deciding upon the approval and ratific
ation or rejection of said amendment"; Thtre
"ir, I do hereby give notice, that at the same
time and places, also an election will be held
upon said amendment in conformity with the
act entitled "An Act prescribing the time and
manner of submitting to the jenple for their
approval and ratification or rejection a propos
ed amendment to the Constitution," approved
April 11, A. D. I87i
As prescribed bv said Act. the following
rules and regulations f-hall applv to said elec
tion, and the returns of the same :
First. Said election fdiall be ojiened, held
and closed, upon the day last aforesaid, at the
places and within the hours at and within
which the general elections of this Common
wealth are directed to be opened, held and
dosed ; and it shall be the duty of the judges,
inspectors and clerks of each of said townships,
boroughs, wards, precincts and districts, to re
ceive at the said election tickets, cither written
or printed, or partly written or partly printed,
from each of the qualified voters ot this Mate,
who mar oiler the same, and to deposit them
in a box or boxes to be, for the purpose, provid
ed by the proper oOic.rs ; which tickets shall
be labelled on the outside "Amendment to the
Constitution," and on the inside "For the
Amendment," or 'Against the Amcndruen."
Section' 2. That the election on the said
proposed amendment shall, in all respects, be
conducted as the general elections of this Com
monwealth are now conducted; and it ehall be
the duty of the return judges of the respective
counties and districts thereof, firvt having care
fullv ascertained the number of votes given for
or against such amendment, to make out
duplicate returns thereof, expressed in works
at length, and not in figures only ; one ot which
returns, so made, shall lc lodged in the Por-
thonotary's office of the Court of Common Pleas
of the proper county, and the other sealed and
directed to the Secretarv cf the Commonwealth,
and by one of said judges deposited forthwith
in the most convenient post ofiiee, upon which
postage shall be paid at the expense of the
proper county.
Notice is Hereby Given,
That every pcr?on, excepting Justices of
the Peace, who. shall hold an office or a j
pointmcnt of profit or trust under ihe United
States or of this State or any city or corpor
ated district, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the legis
lative, executive or judiciary department of
this State or the United States, or of any
incorporated district; and als-i, that every
member of Congress, and of the State legis
lature and of ihe select or common council
of any city, or commissioners or any incorpor
ated district is by law incapable ol Hording
or exercising at the same lime, the appoint
ment of Judge, inspector, or clerk of any
election of this Common wealth, and that no
Inspector, Judge or other officer of such o!ec
tion ehall be eligible to be then voted fr.
Also, that in the fovrth section ofthe Act
of Assembly, entitled " An Act relationg to
executions and for other purposes," approved
April 16, 1840, it is enacted that the afore
said 13th section, 'sh il not bp construed, to
prevent any military officer or borough offi
cer, from serving as Judge, Insdeomr, or
C!crk. at ny general or special election in
this Commonwealth."
And the saidact of Assemble, entitled "an
act relating to elections of this Common
wealth, p ssed July 2d, 1339, further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing tlx election in the district to which they
respectively be!ongr before nine o'clock on
the morning- ofthe secod Tuesday of Oete
bcr, and each of said inspectors shall appoint
one clerk, who sha'l be a quu!j!5d Voter, o?
led
"Di
such district. -
"In case the DersCh who Kbll
ceived the second highest number of votes
ior inspector, shall not attend on the duy o
nnv lotii-wi fits... i ..
-..j v.-vi, n, u niv purauii wno snail nave
received the second highest number of votes
ror juuge at the next preceding election shall
act as inspector in Ms place. And in case
the person who shall have received he high
est number of votes for inspector thall not
attend, the person elected judge shall ap
point an inspector in his place and in case
me person elected, as judge shall not attend,
then the inspector who received the highest
number or votes shall appoint a iudae in his
1 . . ... . o
mace, or n any vacancy shal cont nno in
l t. . . e -
the board for the space of one hour after the
time fixed by law for the onenino- nfthp
election, the quilified voters ofthe town
ship, ward or district for which such officers
shall have been elected, present at such
election, t-hall elect one of tho number to
fill such vacancy.
"It shall be the duty of said assessors re
spectively to attend at the places of holding
every general, special or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
to the Inspectors and Judges, when called on
in relation to the right of any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation to the assess
ments of votes as the said inspectors or judg
es, or either of them, shall from lime to time
require.
No person shall be permitted to vote at
any election as aforesaid, than a white free
man ofthe age of twenty-one years or more
who shall have resided in this State at least
one year, and in ihe election district where
he offers to vote at least ten davs immediate
ly preceding such election, and within two
years piid a State or County Tax which
shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But a citizen of the
United States who has previously been a
qualified voter of this State and removed
therefrom and returned and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid tax
es aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after
residing in thisState six months. Provided,
That the white freemen citizens ofthe Uni
ted States between the ages of twenty-one
and twenty-two years who had resided in
the election district ten days as aforesaid,
shall b entitled to vote, although they shall
not have paid said taxes.
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
missioners, unless first he produces a receipt
for payment within two years, of a State or
County tax assessed agreeably to the Consti
tution, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of another
that he has paid such tax, or on failure to
produce a receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims a
right to vote by being an elector between
Ihe ages of 21 and 22 years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the State at Iea6t one year next before his
application and inakesuch proof of residence
in the district as is required by this act, and
that he does verily believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is of the age aforesaid,
nnd gives such other evidence as is required
by this act, whereupon the name ofthe per
son so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a
n.Ue made opposite thereto, by writing the
word tax, if he shall be admitted to his vote
by reason of such age, and in such case the
name shall be called to the clerks who shall
make the like notes in the list of voters kept
by them.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such election or use
or threaten any violence to any such officer
or ehall interrupt or improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty, or
shall block op the window or avenue to any
window where the same may be ho'ding, or
shall riotous'y disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice any intimi
dating threats force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or overawe any elector
or to prevent him from voting or restrain the
freedom of choice, such persons, on convic
tion shall be fined in any sum not less than
fie hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if it shall be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not a resident ofthe city, ward, district or
township where tho said offence was com
mitted and not entitled to vote therein, then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than one hundred or more
than on? thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than six months, nor more than 'two
yers.
If any perion shall make any bet or wager
upn the result of any election in this Com
monwealth, or shtll offer to make any such
bet or wager, either hy verbal proclamation
thereof, or by any written or printed adver
tisement, or challenge or invite any persons
to make such bet or wager, upon conviction
hereof, he or they shall forfeit and pay three
times the amount so bet or to be bet.
If any person not by law qualified shall
fraudulently vote at any election in this
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote out of his proper district, or if any
tperson knowing the want of such qualifica
tion, shall aid or procure such person to vote,
the person offending shall on conviction, be
fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned fur any term not
exceeding three months.
"In all cases where the name of a person
claiming to vote is found on the list furnish
ed by I lie Commissioners and Assessors, or his
right to vote whether thereon or not is ob
jected to by any quilified citizen it 6hall be
the duty of the inspector to examine such
person on oath as to his qualifications, and if
he claims to have resided witnin me district
for one year or more his oath shall be suffi
cient proofthereof, but he shall make proofat
least by one competent witness who shall be
a qualified elector that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days next pre
ceding such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fide residence in pur
suance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did not remove In said
district for the purpose of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who thall make due proof, if required of his
residence and payment of taxes aforesaid,
shall be admitted to vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shill reside.
If any person shall vote at more than one
ejection district or otherwise fraudulently
vote more than once on the ame day, or
shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the in
spector two tickets together with the intent
illegally to vote or advise and procqre an
other so to do, he or they so offendirrg sWl
on conviction, be fined in any sum not less
i ha n fifty nor more ih-in five hundred do!
lars, and be imprisoned for any term not less
than three nor more than twelve months.
" If any person mil qualified to vote in this
Commonwealth, agreeably to law except the
sons of qualified citizens), shall appear ut any
place or election for the purpoj of issuing
tickets of ihltuencing the citizens qualified
to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollar,
for eery such offence, and be imprh-oned for
any term not exceeding three months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in the
6th section of the act aforesaid, the Judges
ofthe aforesaid district shall take charge of
the certificate or return of the election ol
their respective districts and produce them at
a meeting of the judges from each district at
ihe Court House in the Borough of Sirouds-
burg, on the third day after the day of elec
tion, being for the present year on FRIDA Y
the 11th day of OCTOBER next, then and
there to do, and perform the duties required
by law of said judges. Also, that where a
judge by sickness or unavoidable circuinstan
ces, is unable to attend said meeting ofJudres
then the certificate or return as aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the In
rtictors or clerks of the e'ection of said dis-
spect, who shall do and perform the duties
required of said judge unable to attend.
ACT, April 17, 1669.
Section 3. After the assessments have
been completed on ihe tenth day preceding
the second J uesday m October of each year,
the assessor shall, on the Monday immediate
ly following, make a return to the county
Commissioners of the names of all persons
assessed by him since the return required
to be made by him by the second section of
ths act, noting opposite each name the ob
servations and explanations required to be
noted as atorei-aid; and the county Commis
sioners shall thereupon cause the same to be
added to the return required by the second
section of this act, and a full and correct
copy thereof to be made, containing the
names of all persons so returned as resident
taxables in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, and furnish the same together with
the necessary election blanks, to the officers
ofthe election in said ward, horoush, town
ship or precinct, on or before six o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc
tober; and no man shall be permitted to vote
at the election on that day whoe name is
not on the list, unless he shall make proof
of his right to vote, as hereinafter required.
6ecion 4. On the day of election any
person whose name is not on the list, and
claiming the right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified, voter of
the district as a witness to ihe residence of
the claimant in the district in which he
claims to be a voter, for the period of at least
ten days next preceding said election, which
witness shall take and subscribe a written,
or partly written and partly printed, affidavit
to the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where the residence is
ofthe person soclaimining to be a voter .nnd
the person so claiming the right to vote shall
also take and subscribe a written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, staling,
to the best of his knowledge and belief,
where and when he was born; that he is a
citizen of the commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia and of the United Stiles; that he has re
sided in the commonwealth one year, or if
formerly a citizen therein and has moved
therefiom, that he has resided therein six
months next preceding said election ;that he
has not moved into the district for the pur
pose of voting therein ; that he has paid a
state or county tax within two years, which
was assessed at least ten days before said
election; and, if a naturalized citizen, shall
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization, for examin
ation ; the said affidavit shall also state when
and where the tax claimed to be paid by the
affiant was assessed, and when, where and
to whom paid; and the tax receipt Iherc'or
shall be produced for examination, unless the
affiant shall state in his affidavit that it Iras
been lost or destyed, or that he never re
ceived any ; but if the person so claiming
the right to vote shall take and subscribe an
affidavit, that he is a native born citizen of
the United States, (or if born elsewhere,
shall state that fact in his affidavit, and sha!l
produce evidence that he has been natural
ized, or that he is entitled to citizen.-hip by
reason of his father's naturalization ;) and
shall further state in his affidavit tint he is
at the time of taking the affidavit, between
the ages of twenty-one and twenty-twoyears;
that he has resided in the 6t ate one year and
in the election district ten days next prece
ding such election, he shall be entitled to
vote, although he shall not have paid taxes;
the said affidavits nf all persons making such
claims, and the affidavits of the witnesses to
their residence, shall be preserved by the
election board, and at the close of the elec
tion 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 prothonotary, and shall remain on file
therewith in the prothonotory's office, sub
ject lo examination, as other election papers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all ihe
legal qualifications of voters, he or ihey shal'
be permitted to vote, and the name or names
shall be added to the list of taxables by the
election officers, the wordtax" bein added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax,
and the word "age" where Jie claims to vote
on age ; the same words being added by ihe
clerks in each case respectively, on the lists
of persons voting at such election.
Section 5. It shall be lawful for any
qualified citizen of thedistrict, not withstand
ing the name of the proposed -oter is con
lamed on the list of resident taxables, to
challenge the vote of each person ; where
upon the same proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by the election board, and
the vote admitted or rejected, according to
the evidence; every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required to pro
dnce his nal nralization certificate at the elec
tion bc'ore voting, except where he has been
for ten years, consecutively, a voter in the
district in which he offers his vote; and on
the vote of such person being received, it
shall be the duty ol the election officers to
write or stamp on such certificate the word
'voted," with the month and year; and if
any election officer or officers shall receive a
second vote on the tame day, by virtue of
the same certifficate, excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue ofthe natural
ization of their fathers," they and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so of
fending ehall be guilty of a high misdemean
or, and on conviction thereof, be fined or
imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of ihe
court; but the fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in each case, n ir the imprison
ment one vear : ihe like, punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers of
election who shall neglect or refuse to make,
or cause to bo made, the indorsement requir
ed as aforesaid on said - natural izatio.i certi
fica te.
Sec. 0 If any election officer shall refuse
or neglect to reniire 6uch proof ot the ri lit
of suffrage as is prea?ibed by this law. or
ihe laws tawlvich this is i supplement, from
any person offering to voto whoso name is
not on ihe li.-t of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and shall admit such person
lo vote without requiring fc'uch proof, every
person so offending, f-hall upon conviction
be sentenced, for every such offence, to pay
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
to undergo an imprisonment not more than
one year, or either or both, at the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 7. Ten days preceding every elec
tion for electors of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, it shall be the
duty of the Assessor to attend at the place
fixed by law fur holding the election in each
election district, and then and there hear all
applications of persons whose names have
been omitted fiom the list of assessed voters
and who claim the right to vote or whose
rigiu nave originated since the same was
in de out, and shall add the names of such
persons thereto as thall show tlutlhcy are
entitled to the right of sulTrajrc in such dis
trict, on Ihe personal cpplicalion of the
climant only, and fori hv iili nsse.-s them with
the tax. Atier completing the li.-t, o copy
thereof shall be placed on the door of or on
the house where the election i to bo held.
at least eight days befor the election ; and
at Ihe election the same course shall be pur
sued, in all respects, as is required by this
act, and the acts to which it is a supplement
at the general elections in October. The
Assessor shall also make the same returns to
the county commissioners of all assessments
made by virtue of this section ; and ihe coun
ty commissioners shall furnish copies thereof,
to Ihe election officers in euch district, in like
manner, in all respects, as is required at the
general election in October.
Sec. 8. Ihe same rules and regulations
shall apply at every special election, and
at every seperate city, borough or ward elec
tion, mall respects as ut the general elections
in October.
Sec. 9. The respective assessors, inspec
tors and judges of the elections shall each
have the power to administer, oaths to any
persons claiming the right lo be assessed or
the right of suffrage, or in regard to any oth
er matter or thing required to be done or in
quired into by any of said officers under this
act; and any willful false swearing by any
person in relation to any nnt'er or thing
concerning which they thall be lawfully in
terrogated by any of said ollicers shall be
puniohed as perjury.
S'ec. 10. I he ns-cssors than each receive
the same compensation for the I ime neces
sarily spent in performing the duties hereby
enjoined as is provided by lw for the per
formance of their other duties, to be paid
by the county commissioners as in other cases;
and it shall not be lawful for any assessor
to assess a tax against any person whatever
w it hi ii ten days next preceding Ihe election
to be held on the second Tuesday of Octo
ber, in any year, or within ten days next be
fore any election for electors of President
and Vice President of the United States;
any violation of this provision shall be a mis
demeanor, and subject the ollicers so offend
ing lo a fine, on conviction, not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not
exceeding three months, or both at ihe dis
cretion of the con it.
Sec. 11. On the petition of five or more
citizens of the county, staling under oath
that they verily believe that frauds will be
practiced at the election about to be held in
any district, it shall be the duty ofthe court
of common pleas of said county, if in session
or if not a judge thereof in vacation, to ap
point two judicious, sob'-r and intelligent cit
izens of the county .to act as overseers at said
election; said overseers shall lv? selected from
different political parties, where the inspec
tors 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 oppoitc political party ;
said overseers shall have the right to be pre
sent with the officers ofthe election, during
the whole time Ihe same is held, the votes
counted and the returns made out and sign
ed by the election officers ; to keep a list of
voters, if they tee proper; to challenge any
person offering to vote, interrogate him and
his witness under oath, in regard lo his right
of suffrage at slid election, and to examine
his papers produced ; and the officers of said
election are required to afford to said over
seers so selected and appointed every con
venience and facility for the discharge of
their duties; and it said election officers shall
refuse to permit said overseers bo present
and perform their duties as a'oresaid, or if
they shall be driven away from the polls by
violence or intimidation, all the votes polled
at such election district may be rejected by
any tribunal trying a contest under said e'ec
lion : Prov tiled. That no person signing the
petition shall be appointed an overseer.
Sec. 12. If any prothonotary, clerk, or the
deputy of either, or nny other person, shall
affix the seal of office to any naturahzition
paper, or permit the same to be affixed, or
give out, or cause or permit the same to be
given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudlently used, or furnish a naturalization
certificate, lo any person who shall not have
been duly examined and sworn in open court,
in the presence of some of the judges there
of, according to the act. of Congress, or shall
aid in, connive at, or in any way permil the
issue of any fraudulent naturalizat ion certi
ficate, he shal! be guilty of a high
misdemeanor ; or if any one sh ill fraudulently
use any such certificate of naturalization,
knowing that it was fraudulently issued, or
shall vote, or attempt to vote thereon, ifony
one shall vote, or attempt to vote, on nny"
certificate of naturalization not issued lo him.
he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor;
and either or any of the persons, their aiders
of abettors, guilty of either of the misdemea
nors aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be fined
in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and imprisoned in the proper penitentiary
for a period not exceeding three y-.-ars.
Sec. 13. Any person who on oith or
affirmation, in or before any court in this
State, or officer authorized to administer
oaths, shall, lo procure a certificate ol
naturalization, for himself or any other per
son, wilfully depose, dec'ore or affirm any
matter to be fact, knowing the same to be
false, or shall in like manner deny any mat
ter to be fict, knowing the same to be true,
shall bo deemed guiliy of perjury ; and any
certificate of naturalization issued in pursur
ance of any such deposition, definition or
affirmation, shall be null and void; and it
shall be the duty of the court issuing the
same, upon proof beinj made before is ihit
it was fraudlently nbtanined, lo take im
mediate measures for re-calling Ihe tame for
cancelation ; and any person who shall vote.
or attempt to vote, on nny paper so obtained
or "who shall in any way aid in, connive at,
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraud! cut naturaliza
tion cerificale, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
hall undergo an imprisonment in ihe
penitentiary for not moro than wo years,
and pay a fine, not more than one thousand
dollars, for eveysuch offence, or both, at tho
discretion of iho court.
Sec. 11. A'y assessor, election officer or
or person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or relume to perform any ouiy en
joined by this net, wiihout reasonable or
legal cause, slu'l be subject to a penalty of
onehundreJ do'hrs, and :f ca a'-seasor b'nil
assess any person a s a voter w ho is not qual in
ed ; or t-hall refuse to assess any one who irf
qualified, he thall be guilty of a misdemeanor
in office, nnd on conviction be punuhed by
fine or imprisonment, and also be subject to'
an action tor damages by the party aggriev
ed; and if any person shall fraudulently
alter, add to, deface or destroy any list of
voters made out as directed by this act, of
tear down or remove ihesan e from the place'
where it has been fixed, with fra&lStfeiit 6r
mischievous intent, or for any improper pur
pose, the person so offending shall be gui'iy
of a high misdemaanor, nnd on conviction
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding two years, or both, at the discre
tion of the ccurl.
Sec. 10. Al nllclectionsherafler held un
der the laws of this commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened bet ecu the hours of six and"
seven o'clock, a in, and closed at Seven'
o'clock, p. m.
Sec. 17. It shall be the duty of the Secret
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare forms
for all the blanks made necessary by this acf,"
and furnish copies of the same to the county
commissioners ofthe several counties ofthe
commonwealth; and the county commis
sioners of each county shall, as soon as may
be necessary afier receipt ofthe same at tha
proper expense of the county, procure a ad
furnish to all the election officers of the elec
tion disticts of the respective counties copiea
of such blanks in such quantities as may be
rendered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act
Sec. 19. That citizens of this State'.
temporally in the service of the State or vf
the Uniied States governmcnts.on clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where thus .
employed, shall not be thereby deprived of
the right to vote in their several election dis'
tricts if otherwise duly qualified.
Sec. 20. The act, entitled 4 A further
supplement to the act regulating to the elec'-j
tions ofthis commonwcaltli,"approved April
fourth. Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight, nnd all other laws
altered or supplied by t his"" act, be and tho
same arc hereby repealed.
And the Judges of the respective Districts
aforesaid, arc by the said act required to'
meet at the Court House in the Borough of
Stroudt-burg, on the third day afther the'
said day of election, being FRIDAY, ihe'
ELEVENTH day of OCTOBER, then ami
there to perform the things required of them'
by law.
CHANGE IX THK MODE OF VOTING.
An Act to repeal an Act entitled an act re-"
gulating the mode of voting at all elections in
the several counties of Commonwealth approved
the thirtieth day of March Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, so for
as the same relates to the County of Monroe.
Esectioj; 1. le it enacted by the Senate ana?
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth"
of Pennsylvania in General AssembI v met, andi
it is nereoy enacted by the authority of the
same, lhat an act rejrulatinz the mode of vot-.
ing at all elections in the saveral counties of
this Commonwealth, approved the' thirtieth'
day of March Anno Domini one thousand eight1
hundred and sixty-pix be and the same ishero-
by repealed so far as it relates'to the County of
Monroe.
Y. ELLIOTT,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
JAS. S. RUT AN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved the sixth day of September, Anno'
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.
JOX. v.V. GEARY.
Offoe of the Secretary of the Commonwealth')'
llarrisburcr, Sept. 17th, A. D. -fB72.- P
PENSS YLVAN 1 A, SS :
I do hereby Certify, that the forgoing andl
annexed is a full, true-and correct copy of the
original Act of the General "Assembly, entitled
"An Act to repeal an act entitled and act re
gulating the mode of voting at all elections in
the several counties of this Commonwealth, ap
proved the thirtieth day of March, Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and six-
ty-six, so far as the same relates to the County
of Monroe," as the same remains on file in
this Office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto"
set my Hand and caused the Seal ofthe Secre
tary's Office to be affixed the day and year
above written.
A. C. RETNOEIIL,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.-
God Save the Commonwealth.
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff,,
Sheriff's Office. Strouds-burg,
September 12, 1872. )
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