The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-11

Der Of Congress, and the State Legislat,,ra on.
Ot tHe select or common council of anv CITY
commissioners of any Incorporated districts. i
Oy law incapable OF holding or exercising az tn,
same time, the Office appointment of i,,dgf
iHsl ec1oI or clerk Of any election OF this Com
n"liWeaith, and that no inspector or Judge. q,
Othtr oIleer Of amy such election. shall be eIIioi.
Die 10 any oilce then to be voted for
] Also, that IN the fourth section Of the Act ot
Assembly entitled, An Act relating to elec.
] tions, and for other purposes approved Apri
10, 1910, 1t is enacted that the aforesaid 18Th
/ section ." shall not be constructed as to prevent
any mlhua officer or borough officer from seryino
. as Judge, inspector or clerk; Ut any general or
special election in this Commonwealth
Also, that IN the 6lst section of said act it is
enacted that - every general and special election
SHAH be opened between the hours of eight and
( ten II the forenoon, and shall continue without
interruption or adjournment until seven O'Clock
III the evening, when the polls shall be closed
The general, special, city, incorporated district
anu township elections, and all elections for
electors Of president and vice president Of the
United States shall be held and conducted by
the inspectors and judges elected as aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed As hereinafter provided.
- No person shall be permitted 10 vote at any
election, aforesaid, but white freeman of the
age OF twenty-one years er mere, who shall have
resided IN this state AT least one year and IN the
election district where he offers to vote loast
ten days immediately preceding such election,
and within two years paid a state or county tax
which shall have been assessed at least ten davs
before the election. Bat citizen of the United
States, who has previously been 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
De entitled 10 vote after residing In this state six
months. Pr0Uidsi, That the white freemen.
citizens Of the United States. between the ages
oI Il and - years, and have resided IN the elec-
ton district ten days aforesaid, shall be enti-
lied 70 vote, although they shall not have paid
taxes.
- No person shall be admitted TO vote whose
name is not contained IN tie list Of taxable in
Lalitll-ts furnished by the commissioners. unless
FIRST he produce reception the payment, with
III two years, Of = state or county tax assessed
agTeeat-y 10 the constitution, and give satSfac-
tory evidence On his own oath or affirmation Of
another that Le has paid such tax, or on fail
ure To produce a receipt shan make oath Of the
payment thereof, or Second, if he claim q right
u vote by being al eleCtUr between the age Of
-T=tUty-oEe and twenty years, he shall depCse
ON oath ur affirmation, that lie has resided IN
the State 1T least year before his application
and make such proof of his residence IN the dis
tTct as Is required BY this act, and that lie does
verify believe, from the accounts given him that
he i Of age aforesaid and give such other eyi-
dcCce as Is required by this act, whercupou the
name u the person 50 admitted to vote, shall be
inserted II the alphabetical list by the inspec-
tors and a note made opposite thereto by writing
the word tax, If he shall be admitted 10 vote
by reason q having paid tax tlse word age.
II lie shall be admitted TO vote by reason Of such
age shall be called out TO the clerks, who shall
make the Ike notes in the list of voters kept by
them.
= In all eases where the name Of the person
claiming To vote is found the list furnished by
the Commissioners and Assessor, or his n ight to
"a hpI T1or OH tod IN
by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty OF
the inspectors 10 examine such person On oath
as 10 hIs qualifications and if he claims 10 haze
resided within the state Tor one years his
oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof, but
shall make preof there by at least one comps-
tent witness, who shall be q qualified elector,
tLat he has resided within the district for more
than ten days next preceding said election, and
shall also himself swear that his bona fida resi-
dence IL pursuance Of his lawful calling, is with
IL 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 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.
If any person shall prevent or attempt 10
prevent any officer Of any election under this act
from holding such election, use or threaten
h any violence 10 any such officer, or shall inter
rUpt or improperly interfere with him in the
execution Of his duty or shall block up the win
idOw, avenue 10 any window where the same
may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the
t peace at such election, shall use or practice
any iHEiuada-ins threats, force 81 violence with
design - influence unduly or overawe any cleo
5 tor to prevent him from voting or 10 restrain
the freedom of choice, such person on conviction
shall be fined IN any not exceeding five
5 hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any time
0 not less than one north nor more than twelve
5 months, and If 1t slsin he shown to the court
: where the trial OF such offences shall be had
! that the person 50 offending was not a resident
OF the city, ward, district, or township where
! the said offence was committed and not entitled
70 vote therein, then on conviction he shall be
sentenced 10 pay fine Of not less than one hun
dred nor more than one thousand dollars and be
imprisoned not less than six months noT more
than two years
i Pursuant to the provisions contained IN the
10Th section Of the act first aforesaid the Judges
of the aforesaid districts shall respectively take
charge Of the certificate return OF the election
Of their respective districts, and produce them
a meeting Of one judge from each district, at the
4 Court House in the borough of Ebensburg, on
the third day after the day of election being for
i the present year on FRIDAY the 18th of OCTO-
! BER next, then and there to do, and perform
the duties required by law of said judges. Also,
that where a judge by sickness or unavoidable
accident, is unable to attend said meeting of
judges, then the certificate return aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by of the inspectors
or the clerks of the election Of said district, who
shall do and perform the duties required of said
Judge unable to attend.
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