Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-09-30

tors and Judges elected as aforesaid, and by clerks
appointed as hereinafter provided
mo person shall be permitted 10 vote at any
election ms aforesaid but a white freeman of the
age of twenty-one years or more, who shall have
resided in this State least year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote at least ten
dqv immediately preceding such election and with
in two Years paid State and county tax, which
shall have been assessed ut least ten days before
the election. But citizen of the United States,
who has previously been a qualified voter Of this
state, and removed tLercfTOm and returned, and
who shall have resided in the election district, and
paid taxes aforesaid. shall be entitled vote af
ter residing IN this State six months. ProUi3cd,
That the white freemen, citizens of the United
States, between the ages of p and - years, and
have resided in the election districts ten days
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although they
shall not have paid taxes.
g No person shall be admitted to vote whose
name is contained in the list Of taxable uLthi
itants furnished by the commissioners. unless First
he produce receipt for the payment. within two
years Of 81 State county tax assessed aErceab!y
to the constitution and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath affirmation Of another, that Ire
has paid such taE, failure to produce "a re
ceipt shall make oath OF the payment thereof, CT
Second; if he claim right to vote by being elcc
tor between the age Of u and - years. he all De
pose oath affirmation, that he has sided IN
the State at least year before his application aau
make such proof Of his residence Ill this district as
IS required by this act, and that he does verify be-
eve from the accounts given him thai he i3 Of age
QuiTgd by this act whCTeupou the name of the per-
50 admitted 10 vote, shall be inserted in the al
lhahetical list by the Inspectors and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word ' AK" If he
shall be admitted 20 vote by reason Of having paid
tax, 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 il the
list ofyoters kept by them.
- In all cases where the name Of the person
claiming to vote is found on the Est furnished by
the commissioners and assessor, his right TO
vote whether found thereon not is objected to
by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the
inspectors 70 examine such person on oath as 10
his qualifications and if be claims to have resided
within the State for more years, his oath
shall not be sufficient proof thereof but shall make
proof there by at least competent witness, who
shall be a 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 bonafde residence in pursuance of
mis- lawful calling, is within the district, and THAI
he did not remove into said district for the purpose
Of voting therein.
Every person qualified rs aforesaid and who
shall make due proof, if required Of his residence
and payment Of taxes, Aforesaid shall he admit
ted to vote in the township, warl. or district ii
which he shall reside.
IF any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of any election under this from
holding such election, threaten any vio-
lence to any such officer shall interrupt or i'm
properly interfere with him in the execution Of his
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any window where the same may be holding or
shall Ii0tou Y disturb the peace of such election
or shall use or practice any intimidating threats,
force or violence, with design to influence unduly
or oyerawc anE clcgtgr on 10 prevent him from yo-
ting or restrain the E-CjUm OF choice such person
on conviction shah bc fined in amy sam not eEcee-
ding i've hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time nos less than month u1r more than
twelve months. and isit shall be shown to the court
where the ria! of such offences shall be had that
the person offending was not "a resident Of the
CITY, ward, district, township where the said
'hcAce was committed, and not entitled 10 a vote
therein, then on conviction, he shall be sentenced
to pay Gne Of not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, and he imprison-
ed not less than six months nor more than two
years.
Pursuant 20 the prosisgrs contained -. tIso - .,
section Of the act fl - aforesaid, the judges of the
aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge of
the certificate return of the election of their
spect.vc districts and produce them at "a meeting
in the borough Of Eueusburr on the third day af-
ter the day Of elections teag for the present year
on FRIDAY the I4th 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 re-
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge Of bv one Of
district, who shall do and perform the duties re
QU5fea Of said judge unable to attend.
Given under my hand at my Office in EbcnshurE.
the 9Th day Of SeHtemher, a, D. 1898, and OF tie
Independence Of the United States Of America the
s-y nty-e.glth.
AUGCSTIN DURBIN.
Sheriff OF Cambria county
SEerif's Office, Ebensburg
September lIth. 1853