Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-09-28

ioh Oi tillS commonwealth, ana mat no
Inspector, Judge or other officer of any
such election shall be eligible to any office
then voted for"
And the said act Of Assembly further
provides as follows:
THAT the Inspectors and Judges as
aforesaid. shall meet at the respective pla-
ces appointed for holding the election in
the district TO which they respectively be,
long, before nine o'clock in the morning
of the second Tuesday Of October IN each
and every year, and each of said lnspec.
tors shall appoint one clerk, who shall be
a qualified voter of said district.
In case the person who shall! have re-
ceived the second highest number Of votes
for Inspector shall not attend on the day
of any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number
Of votes for Judge a; the next preceding
election, shall act as Inspector in his place;
and in case the person who shall have re-
Celved the highest number of votes for in
spector shall not attend, the person elect
ed Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his
place; and in case the person elected a
Judge shall not attend, then the Inspector
who received the highest 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 e!cc
ton, the qualified voters of the township,
ward or 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.
II shall be the duty of said Assessors,
respectively, 10 attend at the place of hol-
ding every general, special or township
election, during the whole time said elec-
tion is kept open, for the purpose of giving
information 10 the Inspectors and Judge,
when called on in relation 10 the right of
any person assessed by them TO vote at
such election, or such other matters in re-
lation TO the assessment of voters as the
said inspectors or judge, or either OF them
shall from time to time require.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote at
any election, as aforesaid, other than a
white freemen Of The age Of twenty one
years or more, who shall have resided in
this state at least one year and in the cleo
ton district where he offers 10 vote at least
Ten days Immediately preceding such e'ec
ton, and within two years paid state or
county tax which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election. But
a citizen of the United States, who had
previously been a qualified voter of this
State, and removed therefrom and return
ed, and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes as afore-
said shall be entitled 10 vote after residing
in this state six months Provided, that
the white frcemen, citizens Of the United
States, between the ages Of twenty one
and twenty two years, and having resided
IN thIs State one year, and IN the election
district ten DAYS as aforesaid shall be ent-
tied 10 vote, although they shall rot have
paid taxes.
No person shall be admitted TO vote
whose name is not contained in the list Of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the com
missioners, unless, First: he produces
receipt for the payment within two years,
Of State or county tax assessed agreea-
bly, 10 the constitution, and give satIsfactO-
nv evidence either on his own oath or al-
hrma;ion, or the oath or affirmation Of an
other. that he has paid such tax, or on
failure TO produce receipt, shall make
oath TO the payment therefor Second:
if he claim a right 10 vote by being an
elector between the ages Of twenty one
and twenty two years, he shall depose or
oath or affirmation that he has resided III
the state al least one year next before his
application, and make such proof of resi-
demce in the district as is required by this
act, and that he does verify believe from
The accoun.s given him that he is Of the
age aforesaid = and give such other evidence
as is required by this act, wheFeupon the
name of the person so admitted TO vote
shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by
the insp ,ctors, and a note made opposite
thereto by writing the word "tax" If he
shall be admitted 10 vote by reason OF
having paid tax, or the word "age" II
he shall be admitted 10 vote on account
of his age, and in either case the reason
of such vote shall be called out to the