Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-09-22

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sand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than SIX months nor more than two years.
II any person or persons shall make any
bet or wager upon the result Of any cleo
ton IN this commonwealth, or shall offer
to make any such bet or wager, either by
verbal proclamation thereof, or by any
written or printed advertisement, chal-
ienge or invite 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
TO be bet.
If any person not by law qualified, shall
fraudulently vote at any election within
this commonwealth, or being otherwise
qualified shallvote out of his proper dis
trlct, or If any person Knowing the want
OF such qualifications, shall aid or procure
such person to vote, the person or persons
SO offending shall on conviction be fined
IN any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars and be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding three months.
If any person shall vote at more than
one election district, or otherwise lraudu-
lently vote more than once on the same
day; or shall fraudulently fold and deliver
to the Inspector two tickets together with
the intent TO Illegally vote; or shall vote
the same; or if any person shall advise or
procure another so to do he or they so Of
Tending shall on conviction be fined in any
sum not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any term not less than three nor more
than twelve months.
If any person not qualified to vote in
this commonwealth, agreeably to law lex
cept the sons of qualified ctlzens) shall
appear at any place of election for the
purpose of issuing tickets or influencing
citizens qualified to vote, he shall on con-
vlction forfeit and pay any sum not ex-
ceedng one hundred dollars for every
such offence, and be imprisoned for any
term not exceeding three months"
By "an act relating to the election of
County Treasures" passed the 9th day
of May, A. D. l84l, it is provided,
That on the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der next, and on the same day every two
years thereafter, it shall be lawful for the
qualified voters in the several counties of
this Commonwealth, 10 elect a suitable
person to serve as county treasurer, who
shall enter upon the duties of bis office,
on the first Monday in January next, after
his election, and perform all the duties en-
joined by law on the several county treas
urers of this Commonwealth, until the
first Monday in Jonuary, two years next
after his induction into Office as aforesaid.
No Judge, clerk, or prothonotary of any
court, register of wills, recorder Of deeds,
county commissioner, or county auditor,
shall be eligible to election as county
treasurer, during their continuance in of
tlce, nor shall any county commissioner,
or county auditor be eligible until the ex-
pIratlon OF one year next after the term
for which they shall have been elected,
nor shall any county treasurer serve in
such Office for more than two years, in
any term of four years.
Each person elected county treasurer,
shall before entering into the duties of his |
office, give bonds with security, in the
manner and on the conditions prescribed I
in the thirty third and thirty fourth sec
tons OF an act, entitled g An act relating
TO counties and township officers" passed
the fifteenth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty four, and it shall
be the duty OF The county commissioners
after the bonds and surety are given and
approved, to give the person so elected,
certificate of his appointment in the form
ard manner prescribed by the thirty first
section of the act last aforesaid, and for
ward certificate thereof to the auditor
general, in the manner therein prescribed,
and such certificate shall be recorded as
in said act is directed.
In case any person so elected county
treasurer, shall be declared ineligible, re-
fuse TO give bonds agreeably TO law, die,
resign, remove from the county, or be re-
moved from office on account Of any de-
linqnency or misdemeanor, il shall be law
iu for the county commissioners to ap-
point suitable person TO fill said office
until the expiration of the term for which