The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-27

siricl 10 witch lhey respectively oe'ohg' /
before O'iock in The morning on NE 2d
Tuesday Of October
~ each and every year. and each Of said
inspectors, shall appoin, one clerk whol
hall be u qualified voter OF such district
Ia case ,he peieon who shall have fe
:eived The second hights, numbrr of 'h'
votes Tor Inspector shall not attend on Nh
day ofany elec'nn The person VIII" sha''
Iuaye rerei. Ell the second highest numbeI oI
votes frr Judge ~ the mex, preceding elect
uon shall ac, as lnsper,or IN his place. andl
in ease The peIsun who shall have receIvr"l
jlhe second highest NUMBER ui votes tor In
spec,or shall. not attend. the person elect a.
a JuIge shall appoln, an Inspector IN has
place, and IN case the person elected a
ljudge shall not attend then the Inspector
who receive the hughes. number oil VOTES
Ishall sppoin, Judge in his place, and 81
.Iany vacancy shall continue in the board lpr
Ilhe space of one hour al,er the time tStd
lby law for the opening Of the election, the
qualified voters Of the township, ward Or
Idlsrlci for which such officer shall have
been elected, present al the place oI elec
l,lon shall elect one Of their humber 10 Il |
such vacancy.
.It shall be ,he duty Of said ass $50 s
to attend a. The place OF hold
ling every general, special, or township
leec,ion, during The whole time the sad
|elec,ion is KEEP, open for the purpose o.
Igiving Information TO The inspector and
1judge when call ed on. in relation 10 'he
lrigh, of any person assessed bv ihcm IA
vote al such election, or such other IN i'terr
l,n relation to the assessment OF voters as
The said inspectors or judge or ei,het OF
Them, shall from time to lime require.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote al
lany election as aforesaid other than a white
! 'lfreeman uf the age of twenty one years oI
lmofe, who shall have resided in this state
lat least one year, and in the election dis
Uric, where he offers TO vote al least ten
lLavs Immediately preceding such election,
and within two years paid state or cosn'y
AK. which shall have been assessed at leas
Item days before election. Blu, a citizen o
: the United States who had previously beer
4 qualified voter of this state and removed
here from and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election disuic, and pait
axes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
Aher residing in this state six months, Pro
vited, That the white freemen ci,IZens q
D ihe United States, between the ages q
wenly.one and twenty-five. and havin,
resided in this state ONE YEAR, and II
.he election district TEN DAYS, as afore
t shall be entitled 10 vote. although the,
shall no, have paid taxes.
No person shall be admitted TO vote
whose name is not contained in this list q
! axable inhabitants furnished by The cou
nissioners as aforesaid unless, Frst--h
" produces receipt for the payment within
1.-Two Years, Of a state or county TAX, assess
I'd agree ably 10 the consttullon, and q,
'c satisfactory evidence, either on his ow
,a,h or affirmation, or an oath and affirm;
II ion OF another, that he has paid s,Hh Ia
"' or on failure TO pr' duce a receipt sha
u make oath to The payneG, thereof, OF Se
o. ud-il he CLAIMS right Ia vote by beli
o' N electur between The ages Of twenty OF
:" nd twenit-twn yeaas, he shall drpnse {
!" Iath or alhmallun. that he has iesIdrd
he state al least one wear, next be'c
~ MS application, and make such proof
psidencc IN lte district as is required |
eo his act, and tat de does verl, bthve, fro
ID he accounts gwen hiw, ,baI he is o( jhe p,
4 4IOIessd, and give such Other evidence
required by thus asl.--N hereupDn II
iame OF ihe person 50 admitted u vui
shall be inseritd d in the alpLabelicsl list
he inspectors, snd a note made opposl
thereto by wi ing the woId tax IT he sh
he admiued 10 vote by reason # ha,
| lpaid a tax. or The word 'age'if he should
admitted 10 vote On account Of his age, al
'al' IN eIib,r case, The reason of such vote shi
he called out to the clerks Who shall ma
he like notes kept by them.
SIN all cases where the name Of llt pt
son claiming to vote is norfound on, Me
I furnished by ,he commissioners aud asst
my '0rs, or bis righ, To vote whether fou
en- hereon or no, is objected 10 bv any qua
.ht d ciIIzrn, il shall De The duty Of Tie
pa 'ectUis TO examine SUI h person On oath
I" o his q0olifiC a,lons, and # he claims
aiu ave teslded within the ss,e for ono Y,
'ed or more, his oath shall be saliiclsnl pro
hereof, but he shall make proof by al lei
oly ne competent witness, who stall be
Ell qualified eIeclor, that he has resided witt
o he district for more Than ten days nc
I" immediately proceeding said rlec!ton, a
lso himself swear that his bunalille re
!ercc in pursuance Of his lawla calling
% within the dir1rict and that heNdid
AZ move into said disriel, for the pGrpr