Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-14

ceived the second h,,,,ant ,,,har of yo,os Cor |
Judge the next t,rpce,lin,, olection. shall .rt
as an inspector In hi. ,,la,e anJ an cosp he
person who shall, ha.,, tar.,sod ,be b;ob.
est number of voted for fnsnec,or. shall NOT
attend. the r,ersfm an,oi,,aJ n L,d,,n .bail an.
point an INSPECTOR in hin nlaces and in case
The person elected Judve .taW 40, .,,end ibe
inspector who received The hiuhss, nnmber
of votes, shall anno;nt n Jndse In b;s r,lace.
and if anv vacaurv shall cn,,;rno n ,bs
boarJ for The snace of nm bopr .Tter ,ba ,;,,,,
6ved by low frr Tho onenino oT Tho el.,,;on
the oual6ed voters of ihe ,ownship. ward or
Jis,rtc, for which sncb officers shall have
hpen eisc,aJ nrosen, n, tho nl,co of elec.
tions shall plec, ono of their nnmber 10 fill
snch vacancy. 80 rfIfe & sF1
at shall he the d,,v of said essessors re-
spectiyely 10 a,iend =, The place of holding
every oener,l enec;,l or ,nwnsb;b elec,;on
durno ihe whols ,;,ne sa;d election ;s keni
open. for The nnrnoso of Giving inflammation
10 tho insnec,ors and ;udoe when called on.
in relation 10 The righi of snv ,ers assessed
by them to vote al snch eIec,;m. or snch
other ma,,ers IN rela,im, IN ,he ass,,sement of
voters. as ,he said insnec,or mr. ;nJge or ei.
| ther of them. sball lrnm time IN ,;me r..
uure.
"No person shall he nermi,,ed TO vo,e =, any
| G a w fran
man of twentv.ono or more who shall hava
| resided in the state at leas, one vear. and IN
The election district where he offers ,o vote
| at least len days Immediately preceding
such election. and within Two wears maid
stale or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least len days before the election.
| But a citizen of the United States who had
pre yiously been a qualified yo,er NJ This stale
| and removed ,herefron and returned. and
shall have resided in the election district and
| Maid tar as aforesaid. shall be entitled IN vo,p
after residing in This state six months. Provi.
ded. Tha, the white freemen, citizen of the
United States. between the AGE of ,wenty.one
and twcnty.two years. and having resided in
the state one wear. and in the election dis.
trict ten davs as aforesaid. shall be entitled
TO vote. although thew shall no, have
iayes.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote whose
name is not contained in The list of taxable
inhabitants furnished hy the commissioners
as aforesaid. unless First He produce a
recent for The ravment. within Two wears. of
a stale or county tax assessed arreeably 10
the constitution. and give satisfactory evil
dence either on his own oath or Affirmation,
or on the oath or affirmation of another. thai
he has paid such tax, or on failure 10 produce
a receipt, shall make an oath 10 the payment
thereof: or second. if he claim a ripht 10 vote
bv being an elec,or between the ayes of
twen,y.one and ,wen,y-two wears. he shall de-
pose on oath or affirmation. tha, he has resd.
ed in The state a, least one wear mex, before
his application, and make such proof of resi-
dence in the district as is required py this
act; and that he does verify believe from the
accounts given him ,ha, he is of the age afore.
said, and give such other evidences as is re.
uuired by this act, whereupon The name of
the person so admitted TO vote, shall be in.
ser,ed in alphabetical list by the inspectors.
and a note made opposite thereto by writing
the word tax if he shall be permitted 10
vote by reason of having paid tax. or the
word age if he shall be permitted to vote
on account of his age, and in either case the
reason of such votes shall be called out to the
clerk, who shall make notes in the list of vo
: ters kept by them
In ali cases where the name of the person
, claiming to vote is no, found on the list fur
nished by the Commissioners and Assessor
or his right TO vote whether fonnd thereon o.
not, is objected 10 bv any qualified citizen
, the Inspector shall examine such person or
oath as TO his qualifications, and if he claim.
q to have resided in the state one wear or more
his oath shall be u proof thereof, but he shall
prove by at least one competent witness, wh,
shall be qualified eleclor, that he resided
| within the district at least ten days next i'm
mediately preceding the election, and shal
e also himself swear that his bona fide resi-
Il dence, in pursuance of his lawful calling i
), within the district. and that he did not re
a move into said district for the purpose of vc
ling therein.
4 Every person qualified as aforesaid, an
. who shall make proof, il required, of his res
dence and payment of taxes, as aforesaic
e shall be admitted to vote in the township
ward or district in which he shall reside.
a II any person not qualified 10 vote in th
!. Commonwealth, agreeably 10 law, (excepi III
II sons of qualified cilizensl shall appear at an
# place of election for the purpose of issuin
a tickets, or influencing citizens qualified
o vote, he shall, on conviction, forfeit and pa
y any sum not exceeding one hundred dolaI
i. for every such offence, and be imprisone
). for any term not exceeding three months
). 1t shall be the duty of every mayor, sheriff
i alderman, Justice of the peace, and constab
;. or deputy constable, of every city, count,
:. township or district within this common
2 wealth, whenever called upon by any office
:, of an election, or by any three qualified ele,