Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-21

person who shall have received the high.
est number of voted for Inspectors shall not
attend, the pefsun appointed Judge shall ap'
point an Inspector in his place; and In case
The person elected Judge shall not attend, the
inspector who received the highest number
OF votes, shall appoint Judge in his placej
ana y any Vacancy shall coniinte in the
fiSed by law for The opening Of the election,
Hfhe qualified voters of the township, ward of
district, for which such Officers shall lave
been elected, present at the place of elec:
lions, shall elect one Of their number ~ fill
such vacancy
sit shall be the duty Of said assessors re-.
speciively 10 attend AT he place of holding
every general, special, or township election,
dnring the whole time said election Is kept
open, tor the purpose of giving information
to tho inspectors aud Judge, when called on;
in relation 10 the right OF any person assessed
by them 10 vote al such election, OF such
other matters in relation 10 the assessment of
voters, as the said Inspector or Judge or eli.
ther of them, shall frnln time 10 time re-.
quire.
"No person shall be permitted 10 vote a, any
election as aforesaid, other than Il white free.
man of twenty-one or more, who shall have
resided in the state at least one year; and in
the election district where he offers 10 vote
at least Ten days Immediately preceding
such election, and within two years paid
stale or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the election.
But citizen of the United States who had
previously been a qualified voter OF this state,
and removed lherefrom aud returned, and
shall have resided in the election district, and
paid tax as aforesaid, shall be entitled TO vote
after residing in this state six months, Provi-
ded, That the white ireemen, citizen of the
United States between the age of twenty-ons
and twenty-five years, and having resided in
the state one year, and in the election ds=
trict ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled
to a vote, although they shall not have
taxes.
No person shall be permitted TO vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable
inhabitants furnished by the commissioner.
as aforesaid, Unless, First He produce a
receipt for the payment, within two years, of
a state or county tax assessed agreeably to
the constitution, and give satisfactory evi=
dence either on his own oath or affirmation,
or on the oath or affirmation of another, that
, he has paid such tax, or on failure to produce
n receipt, shall make an oath TO the payment
thereof or second, if he claim right 10 vote
BY being an elector between the ages of
f twenty-one and twenty-five years, he shall des
pose on oath or affirmation, that he has resid-
Gu III tilc Sidtc III ledSt OlG year HeAt DelOTe
a his applications and make such proof of resi-.
dence in the district as Is required by this
act and that he does verify believe from the
:, accounts given him that he is of the age afore-
said, and give such other evidences as is re-
qnired by this act, whereupon the name of
the person so admitted TO vote shall be in.
;, serted in alphabetical lis; by the inspectors
= and noie made opposite thereto by writing
f the VOID tax,' if he shall be permitted to
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-
,r tets kept by theih.
. In all cases where the name of the person
b, claiming TO vote is not found on the list fur-
" nished by the Commissioners and Assessor,
r., or his right to vote whether found thereon or
not, is objected 10 by any qualified citizen,
10 the Inspector shall examine snth person ON
oath as 10 his qualifications, and if he claims
Ia TO have resided in the state one year or more,
his oath shall be proof thereof, but he shall
A. prove by al least one competent witness, who
shall be qualified elector, that lie resided
q, within the district at leas, ten days next i'm:
" mediately preceding the election and shall
of also himself swear that his bona fide resi'
N dence, in pursuance of his lawful calling il
nj nj within the district, and that he did not re.
,n move into said district for the purpose of vo
ting therein.
"A Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
,n who shall make proof if iequlred, Of his resi-.
.. dence and payment of taxes, as aforesaid
y, y, shall be admitted to vote in the township
- ward or district In which he shall reside.
,s II any person not qualified to vote in thi.
#. Commonwealth, nyreeabiy 10 law, (except the
nj sons OF qualified ciiizensl shall appear at any
of place Of election for the purpose of issuing
a tickets, or influencing citizens qualified te
,e vote, he shall, on conviction, forfeit and pa,
nj any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
i. for every such offence, and be imprisoned
:. for any term not exceeding three months.
- 1t shall be the duty OF every mayor, sheriff
ct alderman, justice of the peace, and constabl,
i. or deputy constable, of every city, county
=. township or district within this common
90 wealth. whenever called upon by any office
/ of an election, or by any three qualified elec
~ tors thereof TO clear any window or avenue
ar 10 any window, 10 the place of general elec
go tion, which shall be obslrncted In such a wa,
as 10 prevent voters from approaching ih,
al same, and on neglect or refusal TO do so 0l
n. such requlsiton, said Officer shall be deemet
% guilty of misdemeanor in Office, and on con
- yiction shall be fined in any snm not less thai
one hundred nor more than one THOUSAND
us dollars and it shall be the duly of the re
Is spective consables of Each ward, district o
10 township of this commonwealth 10 be presen
nc in person or by deputy, at the place OF hold
if ing such elections in said ward, district o
LLn township for the purpose of preserving tn,
ho peace as aforesaid.
49, 1t shall be the duty Of every peace officer
oe as aforesaid, who shall be present at any
IS such disturbances al an election as is de
" " scribed in this act, 10 report the same TO tht
~ next court of quarter sessions, and alse ih'
tiames of the witnesses who can prove tn,
he same
n And by the 4th section of the act of 1911
I'd, of April, 1910, ii is enacted, That the ISL
section of the act, as passed July I'd. 1889
lie entitled an act relating TO the elections o
NJ this commonwealth, shall not be so construed
IS as TO prevent any militia officer or borough
he officer, from serving as Judge, Inspector o
W. clerk, at any general or special election il
of this commonwealth.
in, The Judges are ate 10 make their return
nd for The county Of Northumberland, at thl
il, H. Ia. Al. al