The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-09-21

70 said district for the purpose of vo,ir.
therein. 'o""s
Every person qualified as aforesaid o.,
who shall make due proof, if reouireJ ~
his residence and payment of taxes y,
foresaid, shall be admitted to vote in ,L,
township, ward or distlic! in which he sb"H @
reside. qua"
If any person shall prevent or a,temn, ;,
prevent any officers of an election under ,h;,
act from holding such election, or uso M
threaten any violence to any such officer y.
shall interrupt or improperly interfere viii
him IN the execution of his duty, or sLari
block up, or attempt to block up the windoya 4.
or avenue to any window where the soms
may be holden, or shall Iiotouslv dis,nrt,
the peace at such election, or shall ne. os
practice any intimidation, threats, force ~
violence, with design to influence undrl,t
or overawe any elector, or to prevent hin,
from voting, or 10 restrain the freedom Of
choice, c,-such person OH conviction shall h,
fined in any sum not exceeding Eve hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any time M,
less than one or more than twelve non,bs,
And if 1t shall be shown to the court vbarr
the trial Of such offence shal! be had. that
the person SO offending was not a resident of
the city, ward, district, or township wera
the said offence was committed, and not en-
titled TO vote therein, then, on conyiction.
he shall be sentenced to pay fine of not
less than one hundred nor more than sue
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two
years.
Ii any person or persons shall make anv
bet or wager upon the result of any election
within Its commonwealth, or shall offer IN
make any such bet or wager, either by ver-
bal proclamation thereof, or by any written
or printed advertisements, challenge or in
vlte any person or persons TO make such
bet or wager, upon conviction thereof he or
they shall forfeit and pay three times the
amount so bet, or offered 10 be bet.
Ii any person, not by law qualified,
shall iraudulently vote at any election with
in this commonwealth, or being otherwise
qualified, shall vote out ofhis proper dis
trcl, or if any person knowing the want of
such qualification shall aid or procure such
person TO vote, the persons so offending,
shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum
not exceeding two hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned lor any term not exceeding three
months
"lf any person shall vote at more than
one election district, or otherwise fraudu-
lently vote more than once on the same day
or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the
inspector two tickets together with the in
tent to illegally vote, or shall procure anoth-
er SO to do, he or they SO offending, shall
on conviction be fined in any sum not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned for any term not
less than three nor more than twelve
months.
"lf any person not qualified to vote in
this commonwealth ageeabe to law, Except
the sons of qualified citizens) shall appear
at any place OF election for the purpose of
issuing tickets, or of influencing the CHI
zens qualified to vote, he shall, on convic-
tion, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars for every such offence,
and be imprisoned for any term not exceed
ing three months"
The Judges are TO make their returns for
the county of Columbia, at the Court
House in Danvlle on Friday the llth day
Of October, A, d. 1889.
God save the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM KITCHEN, Sh6.
Sherlff's Office, Danville,1
Sept. 6, 1889.