WM. T HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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day in the same election; and it shall the duty of

said judges of election, if such objection be not

withdrawn, to administer to the person so offering

to vote, an oath or affirmation, to the general effect

Administer
oath.

that he will truly testify to all matters relating to

his said qualifications under said published call, his

residence, citizenship of the United States, receiving

or being promised, directly or indirectly, any money,

fee or reward for his vote for any candidate, and

whether he has voted at that or other polling place

on that day at such election; it shall then be the duty

of the judges of election to interrogate the person so

Judge to in-
terrogate.

objected to as to all matters in particular upon which

said objections was made, and generally as to all of

said qualifications; if the person so objected to shall

refuse to answer such questions after said oath or

affirmation shall have been administered, it shall be

the duty of the judges of election to reject such vote;

but if such oath be taken and such questions be

answered satisfactorily, and not, contradicted success-

fully by the sworn testimony of other witnesses who

may be called, it shall be the duty of the judges of

election to admit the vote sworn to be qualified

according to the terms of the call and the provis-

ions of this act, having the word "sworn" noted

opposite the party's name on the poll list; and any

wilful violation of the provisions of this section

by the judges of election shall be deemed a mis-

demeanor, and shall, on conviction, subject the party

offending to punishment as prescribed in section five

Penalty for

of this act; and any person who shall, upon taking

wilful viola-
tion.

such oath or affirmation, and under the examination

herein authorized, wilfully make a false statement

to a matter pertinent and material in such examina-

tion, shall be deemed guilty of the crime of perjury,

and, on conviction, be punished as prescribed by law.

SEC..... Be it enacted, That any person voting,

who is not a citizen of the United States, or who is

not qualified to vote in the ward wherein the elec-

tion is held at the next coming State or municipal

Unqualified

election, or any person who shall vote after objec-

voters.

tion is made and sustained as specified in section

seven of this act, or any person who shall vote more

than once at the same of different polls on the same

day in the same election, whether such objection be

made or not, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-