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


| township of Washington, to meet at the Schooi
House situate at the foot of Ii rclined Plaine No.
4, in said township.
The Electors of the district composed of the
township of White, 10 meet at the School House
number one in said township.
i also make known and give notice, as in and
by the 18th section Of the aforesaid act am di-
rectod, s'that every person, excepting justices of
the peace who shall hold any Office or appoint
ment of profit or trust under the government of
the United States, or this State, or any city or
Incorporated district, whether commissioned
officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or
agent, who is or shall be employed under the
Legislative, Judiciary, or executive department.
of this State or United States, of any city or
Incorporated district and also, that every mem
Der of Congress, and the State Legislature and
of the select or common council OF any city,
commissioners of any Incorporated districts, is
by law incapable of holding or exercising at the
same time, the Office appointment OF judge,
inspector or clerk of any election Of this Com
monwealth, and that no inspector or judge, or
other officer of any such election, shall be elligl-
bic to any Office then to be voted for.
Also that in the fourth section of the Act of
Assembly entitled ''An Act relating to elections,
and for other purposes" approved April 16,
1910, it is enacted that the aforesaid 18th sec
ton ''shall not be constructed to prevent any
militia officer or borough officer from serving
judge, inspector 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
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 provi-
ded.
'sNo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, as aforesaid but white freeman of the
age of twenty-one years more, who shall have
resided in this state at least year. andi the
election district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately proceeding such election,
and within two years paid a 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
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. Procided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States, between the ages
of 81 and 22 wears and have resided in the cleo
ton district ten days as aforesaid, shall be ent
tied to vote, although they shall not have paid
taxes.
esNo 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 payment
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 n tax, or on
failure to produce a receipt shall make oath Of
the payment thereof, or Second, II he claim a
right to vote by being an elector between the
age of tWenty-one and twenty two years. he shall
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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 the alphabetical list by the
inspectors and 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
sage - 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 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 on oath
as to his qualifications, and if he claims to have
.
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 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, or shall block up the win
dow. or avenue to any window where the same
may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the
peace at such election, or shall use or practice
any intimidating threats, force or violence, with
design to influence unduly or 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 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 so 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 on 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
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