The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-09-14

10 said district for The purpose Of toahs
therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, if required of
his residence and payment of taxes, as az
foresad, shall be admitted 10 vote in the
township, ward or distric. in which he shall
reside.
If any person shall prevent or attempt 10
prevent any officers of an election under this
act from holding such election, or use or
threaten any violence 10 any such officer, OF
snail interrupt or improperly interfere with
him IN the execution of his duty, or shall
block up, or attempt to block up the window
or avenue TO any window where the samo
may be holden, or shall 1iotously disturb
the peace at such election, or shall use or
practice any intimidation, threats, fotce, or
violence, with design 10 influence unduly
or oVerawe any elector, or to prevent him
from voting, or to restrain the freedom of
cholce,-such person on conviction shall bo
fined IN any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any time not
less than one or more than twelve months.
And if it shall be shown to the court where
the trial Of such { f nee sha! be had. that
the person so offending was not resident of
tie city, ward, district, or township were
the said offence was committed, and not en-
titled to vote therein, then, on conviction,
he shall be sentenced to pay fine Of not
less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months RoE more than two
years.
If any person or persons shalt make any
bet or wager upon the result of any election
| within It's commonwealth, or shall offer 10
make any such bet or wager, either by YER.
bal proclamation thereof, or by any written
or printed advertisements, challenge or in-
vlte any person or persons 10 make such
bet or wager, upon conviction thereof he OF
they shall forfeit and pay three times the
amount so bet, or offered 10 be bet.
If any person, not by law qualified,
shall fraudulently vote at any election with
in this commonwealth, or being otherwise
qualified, shall vote ont Of his proper dis
trict, or if any person knowing the want Of
such qualification shall aid or procure such
person TO vote, the persons 60 offending.
shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum
not exceeding two hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned for 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 moro than twelve
months
"If any person rot qualified to vote in
this commonwealth sgeeable 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 citl-
zens qualified TO vote, he shall, on convie-
ton, 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 10 make their returns for
the county Of Columbia, at the Court
House in DanviIe on Friday the llth day
of October. A, D. 1889.
| God save the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM KITCHEN, ShT
Sherlf's Office, Danville,
| Sept. 6, 1889.