Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-09-06

snail De n QualiIleU NOlef VI suCl uleulCts
| also hereby make known and give notice
that by an act of Assembly passed ON the
9th day of April, 1sl9, il shall be lawful for
The qualified voters of Northumberland coun-
ty, from and after the passage OF said act, 10
| vote for all the candidates for the various Of
| fees, to be filled at any election on one slip
or ticket: Provided, That Office for which
every candidate is voted for, shall be desgna-
ted, as required by the existing laws of this
| Commonwealth.
! SECTION ?. That any fraud committed by
any person voting in the manner above pre-
scribed shall be punished as similar frauds
are directed TO be punished by the existing
laws of this Commonwealth.
"ln case the person who shall have receiv-
ed the second highest number of voies for In
spector shall not attend on the day oil any
election, then the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes for
Judge the next preceding election, shall act
as an inspector in his place, and IN case the
person who shall have received the high
est number of voted for Inspector, shall not
attend, the person 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 place !;
and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board for lhe space of an hour after the time
fixed by law for the opening of the election,
The qualified voters of the township, ward or
district, for which such officers shall have
been elected, present at the place Of elec.
tions shall elect one of their number to fill
such vacancy.
''Tt shall be The duty of said assessors re.
speciively 10 attend at The place of holding
every general, special, or township election,
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
to the inspectors and Judge, when called on,
in relation to the right of any person assessed
by them 10 vote at such election, or such
other matters in relation 10 the assessment of
VOTERS as the said inspector or Judge or ei-
ther of them, shall fom time 10 time re-
qnlrp.
"No person shall be permitted 10 vote al any
election as aforesaid, other than white free
man OF twenty-onc or morej 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, aud within two years paid
state or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the election,
But a citizen of the United States who had
previously been qualified voter OF this state,
and removed lherefrom and 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 freemen, citizen of the
United States, between the age of twenty-one
and twenty-five years, and having resided in
the state one year, and in the election dis
trict ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled
TO a vote, although they shall not have paid
taxes.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote whose
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inhabitants furnished by the commissioners
as aforesaid, unless, First He produce
receipt for the payment, within two years, OF
a state or county tax assessed agreeahly 10
the constitution, and give satisfactory evil
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
a receipt, shall make an oath TO the payment
thereof or second, if he claim a right 10 vote
by being an elec,or between the ages OF
tweniy-one and twenty-five years, he shall de-
pose on oath or affirmation. that he has resid-
ed in the state al least one year next before
his application, and make such proof of resi-
dence in the district as is required by this
act and lha, 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, whrreupon the name OF
selted in alphabetical list by the inspectors,
and note made opposite thereto by writing
the woId 'iaX,' if he shall be permitted te
vote by reason of having paid tax, or tho
word 'age,' If he shall be permitted 10 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 Eoies in the list Of vo-
ters kept by them
In all cases where the name of the person
claiming 10 vote is not found on the list fur
nished by the Commissioners and Assessor,
or his right TO vote whether found thereon or
not, is objected to by any qualified citizen,
the Inspector shall examine such person on
oath as 10 his qualifications. and if he claims
10 have resided in the state one year or more,
his oath shall be proof thereof, but he shall
prove by AT least one competent witness, who
shall be qualified eleclor, that he resided
within The district al least ten days next i'm
medlalely preceding the election, and shall
also himself swear that his bona iide resi-.
dence, in pursuance of his lawful calling is
within the district, and that he did not re-
move into said district for the purpose If vo-
Ting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make proof, if required, of his resi-
dence and payment of taxes, as aforesaid
shall be admitted 10 vote in tho township,
ward or district in which he shall reside
If any person not qualified to vote in this
Commonwealth, agreeahly to law, Except the
sons of qualified cilizensl shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose OF issuing
tickets, or influencing citizens qualified to
vote, he shall, OH conviction, forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
| for every such Offences and be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding three months
b shall be the duty OF every mayor, sheriff,
alderman, justice of the peace, and constable
| or deputy constable, of every city, county,
township or district within this common.
wealth, whenever called upon by any officer
OF an election, or by any three qnaliiiet. cleo
tors thereof, to clear any window or avenue
To any window. to The place of general eec.
tion, which shall be obstrucied in suclfa way
as 10 prevent voters from approaching the
same, and on neglect or refusal TO do so on
such requsiiOn, sahf officer shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor in office, and on con-
viciion shall be fined in any sum not less than
! one hundred nor more Than one thousand
dollars ). and it shall be the duty of ihe re-
specive consiables of each ward, district or
township, of this commonwealth TO be present
in person or by deputy, al the place of hold
ing such elections in said ward district or