Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-09-23
tors and uages elected as aforesaid, and By clerks

tors and Judges elected aforesaid, and by CLERKS
appointed as hereinafter provided.
i.No person shall be permitted to vote Ut any
election, as aforesaid, but white freeman OF the
age of twenty-one years or more VINO sha,i hase
resided in this State at least one ysar' anu IN inc
election district where he offers 10 vote i iest .en
1or nnediately preceding such election, and with
in two Years paid q State and county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least ten days before
the election But a citizen of the United States,
who has previously been qualified voter OF this
state and removed therefrom and returned, and
who shall have resided in the election district, and
paid taxes as aforesaid shall be entitled vote af
ter residing in this State six months. Prorided,
That the white freemen, citizens OF the United
States, between the ages of u and % years, and
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
name is not contained in the list of taxable nhabi-
itants furnished by the commissioners unless, FIRST
be produce a receipt for the payment, within two
! years. of State county tax assessed agreeab!y
to the constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath affirmation Of another, that lie
! has paid such tax, on failure TO produce re
ceipt shall make oath OF the payment thereof, or
Second; if he claim right to vote by being an cleo
tor between the age OF u and - years, ne sh de-
pose oath affirmation, that he has resided III
the State least year before his application and
make such procf of his residence in this district as
is required by this act and that he does verify be-
lieye from the given him that he rs of age
. aforesaid and give such other evidence as IS re
quired by this act whereapon the name OF the per-
admitted to vote, shall be inserted IN the a
I phahetical list by the Inspectors and note made
aDposte thereto by writing the word ia 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 by reason of such age shall be called out to
the clerks, who shall make the like notes III the
list ofvoters kept by them.
In all CAGES where the name of the person
claiming to vote is found the list furnished by
the commissioners and assessor, or his right to
vote whether found thereon or not, IS 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 resided
I 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 q qualified eector, that he has resided
/ within the district for. more than ten days next
! preceding said election, and shall also himself
swear that his bonafide residence in pursuance OF
his lawful calling is within the district, and that
he did not remove into said district fer the purpose
Of voting therein
Every person qualified 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
| ''If any person shall prevent attempt to pre-
vent any officer of any election under this act from
holding such election, use or threaten any vio-
lence to any such officer, shall interrupt or i'm
properly interfere with him in the execution of his
duty, shall block up the window, or avenue to
!
shall riotously disturb the peace Of such election,
or shall practice any intimidating threat :,
force violence, with design to influence unduly
or overawe any elector or to prevent him from vo-
ting restrain the freedom of choice, such person
on conviction shah be fined in any sum not excee-
ding five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than month 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 offending not a resident of the
city, ward, district, township where the said
offence committed, and not entitled to n 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 imprison-
ed not less than six months nor more than two
years
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in the 57th
section of the fin st aforesaid, thesudges of the
aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge
the certificate return of the election of their
spectiye 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
the day of elections teing for the present yeaI
on FRIDAY the l4th 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
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one oi
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,
the Sth day of Sentember, A, D. 1858, and of the
independence of the United States of America the
seventy ghth.
AUGUSTIN DURBIN,
Sheriff of Cambria county.
Sheriff7s Office, Ebensburg,
September 1lth, 1858.