The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-10-02
ber Of Congress, and the State Legislature and

u 'ie seiect OF common council of any CITY
SoiIii7siohers OF ANY Incorporated districts. i
" I'd" incapable OF holding or exercising at the
a"inS liihe, the Office or appointment OF Judge
.iP or eierk of any election of this Coin-
Aoi eaith, anu that No inspector or j,.,!pe on
o,heF o'icer OF any such election. shall be eiligi
pie 70 any Office then 10 be voted for"
I Also that IN the fourth section Of the Net Of
Assembly, entitled, .An-Act fvls{iny 20 elec-
~, anu an Iof other Purposes" approved April
-, .o7o, II Is enacted that the aforesaid 18th
Secuon shall not be constructed as to prevent
| any mlhua oticeror borough officer from serving
as Juoge, inspector or clerk; at any general or
special election in this Commonwealth
hso, that IN the 6lst section of said act it is
enacted that - every general and special election
shali De opened between the hours of eight and
ten IN the forenoon, and shall continue without
| interruption or adjournment until seven O'Clock
In the evening, when the polls shall be closed
The general, special city, Incorporated district
and township elections, and all elections for
electors OF president and vice president of the
United States shall be held and conducted Inv
the inspectors and judges elected as aforesaid
and by clerks appointed as hereinafter provided
'No person shall be permitted to vote at anv
election, as aforesaid, but white freeman of the
age Of twenty-one years or more, who shall have
resided IN this state at least year. and in the
electior, district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately Prcrv,ifng suoh election,
and within two years paid state county tax
which shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But citizen of the United
States, who has previously been a qualified voter
OF this state, and removed therefrom and re-
turned, and who shall have resided in the cleo
ton district, and paid taxes as aforesaid. shall
be entitled to vote after residing in this state six
months. Prorided That the white frecmeu.
citizens of the United States, between the ages
of q and 22 years. and have resided in the elec
ton district ten days aforesaid shall be enti-
tied 10 VOTE although they shall not have paid
taxes.
"No person shall be admitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the commissioners unless
First he produce receipt for the payment, with
IN two years, of state or county tax assessed
agreeably to the constitution, and give satisfac-
tory evidence on his own oath or affirmation of
another, that he has paid such tax, or on fail
ure to produce receipt shall make oath of the
payment thereof, or Second, if he claim right
to vote by being elector between the age of
twenty-one anu JTepty-two years, he shall depose
on oath or Affirmation, that he has resided in
the State at least year before his application
and make such proof of his residence in the dis
trict is required by this act, and that he does
verify, believe, from the accounts given him that
he is of age aforesaid, and give such other evil
dence as is required by this act, whereupon the
name of the person so admitted to vote shall be
tors and note made opposite thereto by writing
the word "tax," if he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of having paid tax, the word cage"
if he shall be admitted to vote by reason of such
age shall be called out to the clerks, who shall
make the like notes in the list of voters kept by
them.
'' In all cases where the name of the person
claiming TO vote is found on the list furnished by
the Commissioners and Assessor, his right to
vote whether found thereon or not, is objected to
5y any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of
the inspectors to examine such person on oath
to his qualifications, and if he claims to have
resided within the state for or more wears his
oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof, but
shall make proof there by at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified elector,
that he has resided within the district for more
than ten days next preceding said election, and
shall also himself swear that his bona tida resi-
dence in pursuance of his lawful calling, is with
in the district, and that he did not remove into
said district for the purpose of voting therein.
81 Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, If required 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
eff any person shall prevent or attempt 10
prevent any officer of any election under this act
from holding such election, or use or threaten
any violence to any such officer, or shall inter
rupt or improperly interfere with him IN the
execution of his duty or shall Dlock up the WIN
dow. or avenue TO any window where the same
may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the
peace at such election, or shall use or practice
any ntimidating threats, force or violence, with
design to influence unduly or overawe any cleo
tor or to prevent him from voting or TO restrain
the freedom of choice, such person on conviction
shall be fined in any sum net exceeding five
hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any time
not less than one month nor more than twelve
months and if it shall be shown TO the court,
where the trial of such offences shall be had,
that the person so offending was not a resident
| of the city ward, district or township where
the said offence was committed, and not entitled
to vote therein. then conviction, he shall be
sentenced to pay fine of not less than one hun
tdred nor more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more
than two years.
/ Pursuant to the provisions contained IN the
57th section of the act first aforesaid, the judges
of the aforesaid districts shall respectively take
charge of the certificate return of the eecuon
of their respective districts, and produce them at
a meeting of one judge from each district, at the
i Court House in the borough of Ebensburg, on
the third day after the day of election, being for
the present year on FRIDAY the 18th of oCrO-
iBER next, then and there TO do, and perform
the duties required by law of said judges Also,
i that where Judge by sickness or unavoidable
, lacrident is unable to attend said meeting OF
iindges, then the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the inspectors
or the clerks of the election of said district who
tshall do and perform the duties required OF salf
| Judge unable to attend.
II Given under my hand ut my Office, in Ebens