Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-09-02

many persons for associate judges Thereof shall
be required by law.
SEC. 3. That the judges of the Supreme Court
and the president judges of all other cYlrts of
cord and the associate judges of the District Court
and the Court of Common Pleas of the city and
County of Philadelphia and the Distrie Court of
the county of Allegheny, shall be leaTted in the
law, and all the aforesaid judges shall be qualified
electors of this Commonwealth and shalliJe 9th er
wise qualified as required by the second Yction Of
the fifth article of the constitution OF this ommon-
wealth.
SEC T. That the election for Judges shaI he held
and conducts. in the several election lEtricts in
the manner in all respects as elections for
representatives are or shall be held or oe,luc3ed
and 10y the same judges, inspectors and ehcr oli-
GERS; and the provisions Of thc act Of tIeGcneral
Assembly, entitled Au act relating to she elec-
tiOus Of this Commonwealth" approved tn second
day ofJuy, one thous md eight hundred all thirty
nine, and its several supplements aud Il, other
like laws g far as the same shall be in i5.ce and
applicable, and shal! be deemed aud taken b apply
to the elections for Judges ProrileR hat the
aforesaid electors shall vote for judges Of the Su-
Preme Court on a separate piece Of paper Rud for
ali O!her judges required to be learned in ihe law
on another separate piece OF paper.
Ia'so make known and give notice, as in md by
the l3th section Of the aforesaid act l am drected
that every person excepting 9stiees Of - ]
trust under the government OF the United States
Of this State any city o~iucorporated district
VII ether commissioned officer, agent Ehc is
or shall be employed under the legislative iuicia-
ry, or executive department Of this State or United
SIt Cs or Of any city or incorporated district and
also, that every member Of Congress, aa2 thqState
Legislature and of the select or common cd,ncils
OF any city, commissioners Of any Incorporate dis
Jricts is by law incapable Of holdugor czcr. sing
at the same time. the Office or app9iutmCt Of
judge, inspector or clerk of any election ol this
Commonwealth, and that no inspector or iud,e or
other officer OF any such election, shall be elabe
to any Office then to be voted for"
Also, that III the fourth section of the Act 4 As
sembiy, entitled .. An Act relating to eectiot and
fgr other purposes approved April s. lS5 it is
enacted that the aforesaid 9th section shaI ut be
constructed IS to prevent any militia officer d Dor
0ugh officer from serving as judge, inspectt OF
clerk; at any general or sneciul election i this
Commonwealth.
Also. that in the G1st section of the said ad II is
enacted that - every general and special el4ion
shall be opened between the hours Of eight anIten
IN the forenoon, and shall continue without ilar-
ruption adjournment until seven o'clock Id tae
evening, when the polls shall be closed.
The general, special, city, incorporated dttrict
and township elections, and all elections farEec-
tors Of president and vice president Of the Tilted
States, shall be held and conducted 10y the irApec
tors and Judges elected as aforesaid and by carks
appointed as hereinafter provided
mo person shall be permitted 10 vote atauv
election, as aforesaid but a white freeman d the
/ age of twenty-one years more, who shall fave
resided in this State at least one year, and Il the
election district where he offers to vote at leas ten
days immediat " preceding such election and fifth
( in two years paid State and county tax, ypich
shall have been assessed ut least ten days btpre
/ the eectioa But citizen Of the UHited St.tts,
who has previously been qualified voter oThis
State, and removed therefrom and returned, land
who shall have resided in the election district 5ud
paid tlxes aforesaid shall be entitled to yot af
ter residing in this State six months. Prog7e3
That the white freemen, citizens Of the Unted
states, between the ages OF 2l and - years,hnd
have resided in the election districts ten day.
aforesaid, shalt be eHUHed to vote, athougAtucy
shall OF have plid taxes.
=. No person shall be admitted TO vote whose
name is not contained in the list oc taxabie irabi
ltants furnished by the commissioners unless First
/ he produ,c receipt for the payment, within two
years Of State county tax assessed gree. bly,
TO the constitution, and give satisfactory eyitnce
on his Cath or affirmation of another. thi he
! has paid such tax, failure TO produce re
! cept shall make cath Of the payment thereof or
Second; If he claim right to vote by being eec
tor between the age of p and y years. he shal de
pose oath or affirmation, that he has resdetiu
the State at least year before his application nd
make such proof of his residence in this district as
IS required by this act, and that he does verify ie-
evc from the accounts given him that he is Of ge
aforesaid, ana give such other evidence as is e-
quirel by this act whereuDon the name of the usr-
admitted vote, shall be inserted in theal-
! phahetical list by the inspectors and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word ia Y, ifhe
shall be admitted TO 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 in tie
/ list ofvoters kept 10y them.
ain all cases where the name Of the persou
claiming TO vote is found the list furnished bJ
/ the commissioners and assessor, or his right u
vote whether found thereon or not, is objected Il
by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of tht
! inspectors to examine such person on oath as tS
his qualifications, and If he claims have reside,
within the State for more years, his oatI
shall not be sufficient proof thereof but shall max,
proof there by ut least one competent Witness VIII,
/ shall be qualified electoT, that hc has reside,
/ within the district for more than ten days mex
preceding said election, and shall also himsel
/ swear that his bonafde residence in pursuance o
his lawful calling is within the district, and tha
e did not remove into said district for the purpos
/ Of voting therein.
/ 81 Every person qualified rs aforesaid. and VIII,
shall make due proof, if required Of his residenct
and payment of taxes, aforesaid, shall be admit
/ ted to vote in the township, ward. district il
/ which he shall reside
/ ''If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
Yent any 2Icer Of any election under this act tro1
anca 70 anv s4ee2 Officer" saIi interrupt or i'm
properly interfere with him in the execution Of hi:
! duty, or shau block up the window, avenue Il
any window where the may be holding, o.
shall riotousy disturb the peace of such election
/ or shall use or practice any intimdatng threat 5
force or Violence with design to influence unduly
or oyerawe any electOr or to prevent him from vo-
ting or restrain the freedom of choice such person
on conviction shall be fined in any sum not excee
ding five hundred dollars and be imprisoned fol
any time not less than one month nor more thar
twelve months and if il shall be shown to the court
! where the trial of such offences shall be had tina
| the person SO offending not resident Of tn
| city, ward district township where the SAT-
| offence was committed, and not entitled to vot
therein, then on conviction he shall be sentences
to pay fine of not less than one hundred no
more than one thousand dollars, and be imprison
ed not less than six months nor more than tw
years.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the 57t
.Et G. t.f. IL. ltrn- III