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

monwealth- and that no inspector or Judge, OF
other officer of any such election shall be eiljSl-
bic to any Office then to be voted for
E Also that IN the fourth section Of the Act OF
Assembly, entitled, .An Act relating to elections,
and FOR other purposes approved April 10,
IS4O, II IS naCted that the aforesaid 18th sec
ton ''shall ret be constructed to prevent any
militia officer or borough officer from serving as
judge, inspector or clerk any general special
election in this Commonwealth.
Also, that the 6lst 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 OF adjournment until seven o'clock
IN the evening, when the polls shall be closed.
The general, special, city, incorporated dis
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 aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed as hereinafter proYi-
ded
''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 year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately preceding 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 a qualified voter
of this state, and removed theretrom and re-
!
ton district, and paid taxes afora said, shall
be entitled to vote after residing in this state SIX
months. Provided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States, between the ages
OF II and % years. and have resided III the elec-
tion district ten days aforesaid, shall be emit
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
habtants furnished by the commissioners, un-
less, First he produce 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, ii lie claim
right to vote by being an elector between the
age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, he shall
depose on oath or affirmation, that he has resi-
ded in the State at least year before his appli-
cation and make such proof of his residence in
the district as is required by this act, and that
he does verify belive, from the accounts given
him that he is of age aforesaid, and give such
other evidence as is required by this act where
upon the name of the person so admitted to vote
shall be inserted in tie alphabetical list by the
inspectors and nots made opposite thereto by
writing the word ':tax y if he shall be admitted
to vote by reason Of having paid tax, or the word
''age," if he shall be admitted to vote BIZ 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 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, 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 yeats,
his oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof, Jut
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, aad shall
also himself swear that his bona fda 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, il 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, or 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, shall block up the win
! dow, or avenue TO any window Were the same
I may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the
peace at such election or shall use or practice
any lntimidating threats, force or violence. with
design to influence unduly or overawe auy 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 ht1 J.
dred dollars and be imprisoned for anY time not
/ less than one month nor more than twelve
months and 1t it shall be shown to the cour
Where the trial of such offences shall he had
that the person offending was not = resident
o. the city, ward, or district, or township where
! the SAID offence was committed. and not entitled
| to vote therein, then conviction. he sbuu be
sentenced to pay fine of not less than one
hundred nor more than one thousand dollars
and be imprisoned not less thai six months nor
more than two years
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
5Ith section of the act first aforesaid the iudpes
OF the aforesaid districts shall respectiyeiv take
charge of the certificate or return of the elec-
ton of their respective districts and produce
them at meeting of one judge from each sdis-
tucts, at the Court House in the borough of
EbensbuIg, on the third day after the dav 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 bv 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 ct my office. in Ebens-
burg, the 9th day of September, A. D., 1852,
and of the Independence of the United States
OF America, the seventy-seventh
JOHN BRAWLEY.
Sheriff Of Cambria Go. -
Sherltfs Office, Ebensburg,