Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-07

tors and Judges elected as aforesaid and by clerks
appointed as hereinafter provided
No person shall be permitted to vote at any /
election as aforesaid but white freeman OF the
noe of twenty-one years or more, who shall have I
resided in this State at least year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote least ten
days Immediately preceding such election, and with
in two years paid a State and county tax, which
shall haye been assessed Mt least ten days before
the election Bat a citizen Of the United States,
who has previously been qualified voter oi this
State, and removed thercfrom and returned, and
who shall have resided IN the election district, ana
paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote at
ter residing in this State SIX months Propided,
That the white treemen, citizens Of the United
States, between the ages OF y and = years ana
have resided in the election districts ten days as
aforesaid shall be entitled to VOTE although they
shall not have paid taxes.
No person shall be admitted to vote whose
is not contained in the list Of taxable inhabi
ants furnished by the commissioners. unless, First
/ be produce receipt for the payment, within two
years of a State county tax assessed agreeably
to the constitution. and give satisfactory Evidence
on his own oath or affirmation of another, that be
has paid such n tax, failure to produce q re-
eeipt shall make oath OF the payment thereof, or
Second; if lie claim right to vote by being an cleo
between the age of u and - years he snail de
pose on oath or affirmation. that he has resided in
the State at least year before his application ana
make such procf Of his residence in this district
is required by this act and that he does verify be-
Heye tic given MN Tnnt hv il Of
aforesaid, and give such other evidence as IS re
qured by this act, wlereupon the name OF the per
son so admitted vote shall be inserted in the al
phahetical list by the inspectors and a note made
J apposite thereto by writing the word - tax, Il he
shall be admitted to vote by reason OF having PAID
tax or the word q 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.
In all cases where the name Of the person
claiming TO vote is found the list furnished by
the commissioners and assessor or his right TO
hath tod IN
by any qualified citizen, 1t shall be the duty of the
, inspectors 10 examine such person on oath as 70
his qualifications, and if he claims to have resided
within the State for one or more years his oath
shall 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 hlmselI
swear that his bonahdo 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 residence
and payment of taxes, aforesaid shall be admit
ted to vote in the township, ward, or district in
which he shall reside,
ssIf any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of any election under this act trom
. holding such election, or threaten any ylO-
: lence to any such officer, shall interrupt i'm
properly interfere with him in the execution of his
! duty shall block up the window avenue to
, / any window where the may be holding or
shall riOtously disturb the peace Of such election
| or shall practice any iutinidating threats,
force violence, with design to influence unduly
/ or overawe any elector prevent him from
ting restrain the freedom of choice, such person
, on conviction shah be fined ia any sum not ezcee
ding five hundred dollars and be imprisoned FOR
any time not less than one month nor more than
twelve months and if it shall be shown the court
where the trial of such offences shall be had, that
| the person offending a resident Of the
city, ward, district, township where the said
| offence committed, and not entitled a 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 imprson-
. ed not less than six months more than two
years.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in the j7th
section OF the first aforesaid the judges Of the
aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge OF
the certificate return of the election Of their
spectve districts, and produce them at a meeting
of one judge from each district at the Court House
! | in the borough Of Ebensburg the third day af-
ter the day of elections Eeng 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
I ness or unavoidable accident, is unable to attend
said meeting of judges then the certificate or re
I turn aforesaid shall be taken charge Of by Of
the inspectors 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 Ebensburg,
independence of the United States of America, the
seventy Ell ghth
AUGUSTIN DURBIN,
Sheriff Of Cambria county.
Sheriffs Office, Ebensburg
September lith 1858