The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-09-21

Tine, The Office or appointment Of Judge,
inspector, or clerk Of any election Of ,his |
and that no inspector,
Judge or oiher officer Of any such elec.
lion. shall be eligible 10 any Office TO De
then voted for.
..In case the person who shall have re-
ceived The second highest number of
votes FOR inspector, shall not attend on
| the day Of election, the person who shall
have received the second highest number
| Of votes for Judge al ths next proceed
ing election, shall act as inspector in his
place. And in case the person who
shat! have received the highest number
of votes for inspector shall not attend.
The person elected judge shall appoint
an inspector lnllis place: and in case The
person elected jndge shall not attend.
then the inspector who shall have receiv-
ed the highest number OF votes. shall
| appoint Judge in his place; and Il any
| vacancy shall continue in The board for
the space Of one hour after she time 6xed
BY law for the opening Of the election.
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 the ir
number 10 filI The vacacy."
s.In case any clerk, appointed under
The provision of this act, shall neglect
10 attend at any election during said year
il shall be The duty of The inspector who
appointed said clerk. or the person illing
the place Of such inspector, 10 forthwith
appoint a suitable person as clerk. qnali-
fed as aforesaid, who shall perform The
Icuiies for The year.
III shall be the duty of the several as
SCISSORS, respectively to attend at the
place Of holding every general, special or
township election, during the whole time
said election is kept open, for the pur-
pose of giving information TO the inspec.
tor, and judge when called on. in rela-
lion 10 the right of any person assessed
by them 10 vote at su ch election, or such
other matters ia relation 10 the assess.
ment Of voters as the said inspectors OF
either OF them, shall from time TO time
require.
mo person shall be permitted 10 vote
. at any election as aforesaid, than white
: freeman of The age of twenty-oae years
or more, who shall have resided in this
: State al least one year, and in the cleo.
, lion district where he offers TO vote. al
least ten days Immediately proceeding
: such election, and within two years paid
state or county tax, which shall have
been assessed at leas, ten days before the
: election. But citizen OF the United
States who has previously been quail.
fed voter Of this State, and removed
: iherefrsm and returned, and who shall
) have resided in the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled 10
: vote after residing in this Stale 6 months
Provided, Tina, the whi,s freeman. ciii-
zens of the United States between the a
: ges Of ,wensy.one and twenty-five years
! and have resided in the election disiric
ten days az aforesaid, shall be entitled
{ 10 vote, although they shall no. have pait
! taxes"
: mo person shall be admitted 10 vc:e
whose name is. not contained in the lis
: OF taxable inhabitants furnished by ths
: commissioners. unless, First he produce
receipt fer the payment, within two
: years. Of State or county tax assessed
= agreeably TO the Constitution. and give
satisfactory evidence either on his owr
] oath or affirmation, or tie oath or afiir
nation or another that has paid such 4
r tax, or on failure 10 produce a receipt
). shall make an oath 10 the payment there
Of; or Second If he claim right 10 volt
br being an elecior between the age oil
twenty-one and twenty-five years, he
shall deposc an oath or affirmation thai
: he has resided in the Stale at least one
year next before his application, and
. make such proof OF residence in the dis.
trict as is required by this act, and that
he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him that he is Of the age aforesaid,
and give such other evidence as is requi.
red by this act, whereupon the name oi
the person so admitted to vote shall be in
serted in the list by The inspectors and q
note made opposite thereto by writing
1.-THE word .tax." if he shall be admitted
TO vote by reasonihereof having paid tax
or the word "age''if he shall be admitted
to vote by reason Of such vote snail be
g called out 10 the clerks, who shall make
the like notes in The list Of voters KEEP
by them.
!, I'm all cases where the name Of the
person claiming 10 vote is found on the
, list furnished by The commissioners an
|. assessor. or his right TO vote whether
, found thereon sT not. 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 it he
y claims 10 have resided in The State fol
one year or more, his oath shall be suffl
i cient proof thereof. but shall make proc
~ =, t.,,s on. can, petent witness who