The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-10-05

tons and the two persons having the greatest num-
Der of votes for Inspector shall be pnbcly declared
to be inspectors of elections. But when any town
ship has been shall be divided ia forming an cleo
ton district Judge and inspectors of the election
shall be chosen in the manner prescribed in the
enth section, as follows: Where any township
has been or shall be divided in forming an election
district the qualified citizens Of each part OF such
divided township shall scverally elect in the manner
and at the time and place aforesaid, TWO inspec-
tors for each Of the said election districts, and shall
also elect one person to serve Judge of the elec
tons in each district
In pursuance Of an Act Of the General Assem-.
bly, Of the Commonwealth of pcnneylvanin, enti-
tied An act relating to the elections Of ths Com
monwoath," passed the I'd day of July a. d. 1892
Notice is hereby given,
"That every person, except justices of the peace
who shall hold any office appointment of profit
or trust under the government of the United States
or Of this Stale, of any city incorporated dis
trct, whether commissioned officer or otherwise
a subordinate officer or agent, who is shall be
employed under the legislative executive or judicial
ry department of this State of the United States
or of any city or incorporated district, and also, that
every member Of Congress, and Of the state Legis-
lature, and of the select common council of any
city, or commissioners of any incorporated District
is by law, incapable of holding exercising at the
same time the Office or appointment of Judge, In
spector, or Clerk, of any election Of this Common
wealth, and that inspector, Judge, other officer
Of any such election, shall be eligible to any office
TO be then voted for"
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled " an Act
relating TO the elections of this Commonwealth, -
passed July 3D. 1889, further provides as follows to
wit;
"Thnt the Inspectors and Judges chosen as afore
sand, shall meet at tie respective places appointed
for holding the Election in the District 10 which
they respectively belong, before nine O'Clock in the
! morning of the Second Tuesday of October in each
and every year, and each of said inspectors shall ap
point one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter of
such district.
ain case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day of any election, then the per-
son who shall have received the second highest num-
ber of votes for Judge at the next preceding election
shall act as inspector in his place. and in case
the person who shall have received the highest num-
her of votes for Inspector shall not attend the per-
son elected Judge shall appoint an inspecto: in hs
place; and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who received the high
est number of votes, shall appoint Judge IN his
| place; and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board for the space Of one hour after the time fixed
by law for the opening of the election, the qualified
voters Of the township, ward district, for which
such officer shall have been elected, present at the
place Of election shall elect one of their number 10
| fill such vacancy.
at shall be the duty Of aoil assessors respective
y, to attend at the place of holding every general
Special or township election, during the whole tine
said election is kept open for the purpose Of giving
information to the inspectors and judge, when cal-
led on, in relation to the right OF any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election of such other
matters in relation TO the assessment Of voters as
the said inspectors Judge, or either Of them shall
from time TO time require.
"No person shall be permitted to vote at any c.
| lection aforesaid, other than white freeman of
the age of twentyonG years more, who shall have
resided in this state at least year andiu election
district where he offers to vote at least ten days i'm
medlacly preceding such election, and within two
years paid state or county tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten DAYS before the eection-
| But citizen of the United States who had previ-
ousiy been a qualified voter of this state and re-
| moved therefrom and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes as
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing In
| this state six months. Provided, That the white
trcemen, citizens of the United Satas, between the
ages Of twenH-one and twenty-five and having re-
sided in this state year and in the election dis
trct ten days Aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
| although they shall not have paid taxes.
No persons shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list OF
taxable inhabitants furnished by the commits.
sIoneTs as aforesaid. unless, First; lie pro.
dure receipt for the payment, within two
years, of state or county tax assessed a.
greeabIy to the constitution, and give salts.
factory evidence either on his own oath OF
affirmation Of another, that he has paid such
a tax, or on failure to produce receipt, ,shal
make oath to the payment thereof, or Sec
ond: If he claim right 10 vote by being
an elector between the ages of twenty-ont
and twenty-five years, he shall depose or
oath or affirmation, that he has resided ir
the state at least one year next before hi.
application, and make such proof OF resi-
dence in the district as is required by thi.
act; and that he does verify believe from tht
accounts given him that he is Of the age a
loresaid and gives such other evidence as i.
required by this act, whereupoa the nam,
of the person so admitted TO vote shall be
inserted in the alphabetical list by the in
sPectors and note made opposite thereto
by writing the word "tax," if he shall be
admitted to vote by reason Of having paid {
tax, or the word ''age," il he shall be ad
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