The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-30

inspector clerk OF any eiectloh vi lnis Noin-
monwealth, and that inspector or judge, or
other officer of any such election, shall be eligi
ble to any office then to be voted for.
Also that in the fourth section of the Act OF
Assembly entitled, San Act relating to elections,
and for other purposes" approved April TO-
1910, it is enacted that the aforesaid 18th sec
ton 'sshall not be constructed as to prevent any
militia officer 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 ''every general and special election
shall be 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 dis
trct 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.
| s.No 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 in 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, who has previously been qualified voter
l 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 freemen,
citizens of the United States, between the ages
of u and % years, and have resided in the cleo
ton district days aforesaid shall be enti-
! tied to 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, un-
| less, First he produce a receipt for the payment
within two years. of a state or 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 a tax, or on
! failure to produce a receipt shall make oath of
| the payment thereof, or Second, if he claim a
| right TO vote by being an electOr between the
age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, he shall
depose oath affirmation, that he has resi-
ded in the State at least year before his appll-
cation and make such proof of his residence in
the district as is required by this act, and that
be does verify belive, 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 so 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, CT the word
''age," 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.
I 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 oath
as to his qualifications, and if he claims to have
| resided within the state for one or more years,
Chol r,ath ho c.,ffin h,f
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 therel.
Every person qualified as aforesaid and who
shall make due proof, if required, of his resi-
dence 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 to
prevent any officer of any election under this
act from holding such election, use or threat
en- any violence to any such officer, or shall in
terrupt or improperly interfere with him in the
execution of his duty, or 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 practice
any intimidating threats, force or violence, with
design to influence unduly 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 not exceeding five hun
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 so offending not a resident
OF the city, ward or district, or township where
the said offence 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 or return of the cleo
ton of their respective districts, and produce
them at a meeting Of one judge from each dis
trlcts 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 18th 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 unavoidable accident is unable to attend
said meeting of judges, then the certificate OF
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
Sheriff Of Cambria Co.