The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-08
"No person shall be admitted to soie

commissioners dHtSSSs EtiSb nC ptVub'e
a receipt for the payment. within Two
wears, of State or county tax assessed
agreeaby 10 4heC constitutions and give sat
isfaciory evidence either on his own oath
or affirmation, or The oath OF. affirmation
Of another that has paid such tax. or on
failure 10 produce receipt, shall make
an oath to the payment thereof; or Sc
eond if he claim a right 10 vote by being
an elector between the age of tweniy-one
aud twenty-five years, he shall dePose
on oath or affirmation that he has Rs tdeG
in the State al least one year nextBsiore
his application, and make uchpfoof ol
residence in the district as isrcqutfed by
this act. and that be does verify believe.
from the accounts given him that he is ot
lhe are aforesaid, and give such other ev-
idence as is required by this act, where
upon the name of the person so admitted
10 vote shall be inserted in the alphlbetI-
cal list bv the inspectors and note made
opposite thereto by writing The word
sax" if he shall be admitted TO vote by
reason lhereof, shaving paid tax, or theword
.age' if he shall be admitted 10 vote by
reason of such vote shall be called out 10
the clerks, who shall make the likes notes
in the list Of voters kept by them.
''In all eases where The name of the
person claiming to vote is found Oh the
list furnished by the commissioners aud
assessor, or his right TO vote whether
found thereon or moi, is objected to by
any qualified citizen, il shall be the duty
OF The inspectors to examine such person
on oath as the qualifications, and if he
claims to have resided in the State for
one wear or more, his oath shall be sufi.
cient proof thereof, but shall make proof
by at least one competent witness, who
shall be qualified elector, that he has
resided within the district for more than
ten days Immediately proceeding said e.
lection, and shall also swear that his bona
fide residence, in pursuance OF his lawful
calling, is within the district, and that he
did not remove into said district for the
purpose of voting therein
Every person qualified as aforesaid,
and who shall make due proof, il requir
ed, of his residence and payment of
taxes. as aforesaid, shall be admitted TO
vote in the township. ward, or district,
in which he shall reside.
"If any person shall prevent or at
tempt to prevent any officer of any cleo
ton under this act, from holding such e.
lection, or use or theaien any violence
to anv such officer or shall interrupt or
i'm improperly Interlere with him III the cx
eculion Of his duty, or shall block up The
window or avenue to any window where
the same may be holding, or shall rio-
tously disturb the peace at such election.
or shall use or practise any intimldating
threats, force or violence, with design 10
influence nnduly or overawe any elector
or to prevent him from voting or TO res
train The freedom Of choice, such person
on conviction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding FIVE dollars and be impri
soned for any Time not less than nor more
than twelve months, and if it shall be
shown TO the court, where the trial of
such offence shall be had, that the per-
son so offending was not a resident Of
the city. ward. or district, or township
where the said offence was committed,
and not entitled TO voc 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 nor
more than two years.
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any bet or wager upon the result oi any
election within this commonwealth, or
shall offer 10 make any such BET or wager.
either by verbal proclamalle thereof, or
by any written or printed advertisement,
challenge or invite any person 30 mike
such bet or wager,upon conviction there
of. he or they shall forfeit and pay three
times the amount so BET or offered 10 be
bet,
III any person not by law qualified,
shall fraudulenily vote al any election in
this commonwealth, or being otherwise
qualified, shall vote ou of his proper dis
trct, or ifanv person knowing the want
of such qualification, shall aid 10 procure
such person 10 vote. the person offend
ing, shall or conviction, be fined in any
sum not exceeding two hundred dollars
and be imprisoned for any term not ex-
ceedmg three months.
al any person shall vote al more than
one election district. or Otherwise fraud
uIenily vote more than once on The same
day. or shall fraudulentiy fold and oliver
10 The inspector two tickets folded togelh.
er with the intent illegally 10 vote. advise
and procure another so to do, he or they
offending shall on conviction, be fined in
any sum not less that fifty or more than
five hundred dollars; and be imprisoned
ior any term not less than there or more
than twelve months,
eli any person not qdalhed TO vote in
thls commonwealth agreeably 10 law,
(eXcept the sons of qualified citizens