The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-10-07


imsroctor or clerk of any election of this Com
monwealth. and that no Inspector or judge, or
other officer of any such election, shall be eihgl-
ble to any office then to be voted for
Also that in the fourth section OF the ACT oi
Assembh, entitled can Act relating to elections,
ond for other purposes" approved April l6,
1910. it is enacted that the aforesaid 18th sec
ton ..shal rot be constructed as to prevent any
militia officer or borough officer from serving as
Judge, inspector or clerk any general or special
election in this Commonwealth.
Also, that the 61st section of said act it is en-
acted that ssevery general and special election
shall be opened between the hours of eight ana
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 d1s-
trict and 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 provl-
ded.
.sNo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, as aforesaid but white freeman of the
age of twenty-one years or more, who shall have
resided in this state at least one year, and the
election district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately proceeding such election
and within two years paid state or county tax
which shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But citizen Of the United
States, VINO mas previously Oeeh quttiineo NoleI
of this state, and removed therefrcm and re-
turned and who shall have resided in the elee-
ton district, and paid taxes aforesaid, shall
be entitled to vote after residing IN this state SIX
months Procided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States, between the ages
of q and % years, and have resided in the cleo
ton district ten days aforesaid, shall be enti-
tied to vote, although they shall not have paid
taxes.
ssNo person shall be admitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the commissioners, un-
less, First he produce receipt for the paymen
within two years, of a state county tax asses
sed agreeably to the constitution, and give sat
isfactory evidence on his own oath or affirmation
of another that he has paid such tax,
failure to produce receipt shall make oath Of
the payment thereof, or Second, if he claim
right to vote by being an eiector between the
age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, he shall
depose on oath affirmation that he has resi-
ded in the State al least year before his appli-
cation and make such proof of his residence III
the district is required by this act, and that
he does verify beliYe, from the accounts given
him that he is of age aforesaid, and give such
other evidence is required by this act, where
upon the name of the person admitted to vote
shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the
inspectors and a note made opposite thereto by
writing the word ''tax," if he shall be admitted
to vote by reason of having paid tax, or 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 the list furnished by
the Commissioners and Assessor, his right to
vote whether found thereon not, objected to
by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of
the inspectors to examine such person Oh oath
as to his qualifications, and if he claims to have
reSidad within fhp tata for one
his oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof but
shall make proof there by at least one competent
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 fida residence
in pursuance of his lawful calling, is within 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, if required, of his resi-
dence and payment Of taxes aforesaid, shall
be admitted to vote In the township, ward, or
district in which he shall reside
eff any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent any officer of any election under this
act from holding such election, threat
en- any violence to any such officer, or shall in
terrupt or improperly interfere with him in the
execution of his duty, shall block up the win
dow, or avenue to any window where the same
may be holding, shall riotously disturb the
peace at such election, or shall use or practice
any intimidating threats, force violence, with
design to influence unduly or overawe any cleo
tor or to prevent him from voting to restrain
the freedom of choice, such person on conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hum
dred 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 offending was not a resident
OF the city, ward, or 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
hundred 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 eiec-
ton of their respective districts, and produce
them at a meeting Of one judge from each dis
tricts, at the Court House in the borough of
EbensbuIg, on the third day after the day of
election, being for the present year ON FRIDAY
the 10th of OCTOBER next then and there to
do, and perform the duties required by law of
said judges. Also, that where judge by sick
ness or unavoidable accident, is unable to attend
said meeting of judges, then the certificate or
return aforesaid shall be taken charge of by the
inspectors or the clerks of the election of said
district, who shall do and perform the duties re-
quired of said judge unable to attend.
Given under my hand at my office. in Ebens-
burg, the 9th day of September, A. D., 1852,
and of the Independence of the United States
OF America, the seyenty-seventh
JOHN BRAWLEY.