Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-28

2,dge, inspector or clerk of any election of this
~ n+ber 64alth, and that inspector judge,
be To anv office then such election, shall b" elg
Also that in the fourth seted for
Assembly, entitled, .'An Act relatfi- the Act oil
and for other purposes, approved April fsStons
it is enacted that the aforesaid 18th sectiM
shall not be constructed as to prevent any militia
officer from serving Judge, inspector clerk; at
wealth
Also that in the 6st section of the said act it
enacted that 'Severy 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
also make known that by an Act of As
sembly passed the twenty-eightdsy of April,
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-four en-
titled IAN Act for the suppression of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors
as beverage, it is provided
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authori-
| ty of the same,-That the qualified voters of
this Commonwealth are hereby authorized at
the places for holding the general elections in
their respective wards boroughs and town
ships on the second Tuesday of October next.
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tirely prohibit by proper and constitutional
regulations and penalties, the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors, except for
medical, sacramental mechanical and artsti-
cal purposes
| SEC 2. That the officers authorized by
law to hold elections in each ward borough
and township, of this Commonwealth, arc
hereby directed and required at the place fixed
by law, in the several districts for the hold
ing of the general elections in said districts,
on the second Tuesday of October next, when
they shall be organized as an election board,
to receive from each qualified voter of their
said districts. ticket written printed on
the outside, ''Prohibitory Liquor Law" and
the tickets in favor of the proposed law shall
contain in the inside the words. ''For the
Prohibitory Liquor Law" and those opposed
to the proposed law shall contain in the inside
Against Prohibitory Liquor Law which
| votes shall be counted and returned to the cou
houseof the counties or city, in which the said
! election shall be held, on the following FRI
day by the return judges, who shall cast up
and certify all the votes poled in said county
or city, to the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth at Harrisburg, directed and
transmitted in the same manner, the votes for
Governor are required to be directed and
transmitted in the same manner, the votes for
Governor are required to be directed and
transmitted, and the said Secretary shall on
the third Friday of January next ensuing,
communicate the said returns to the Legis-
lature, to be opened and counted, and consi-
dered as the prayer of the voters of this Com
monwealth relative to Prohibitory Liquor
Law.
SECT. 3. That all the election laws of the
Stateprescribing the hours of opening and clos
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nishment for Illegal voting, the defraying the
expenses of publication, and holding of the
general elections and return of the same, and
all other matters incident thereto, be and the
same are declared applicable to the election
above authorized.
SECT. 4. That it shall be the duty of the
Sheriffs of the several counties of this Com
| monwealth to insert copy of this act in the
proclamation for the general election to be
held on the second Tuesday of October next
The general, special, city, Incorporated district
and township elections and all elections for cleo
tors of president and vice president of the United
States shall be held and conducted by the inspec-
tors and the judges elected as aforesaid, and by
clerks appointed as hereinafter provided.
''No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, foresaid, but white freeman Of the
age of twenty one years or more, who shall have
resided in this State at least year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote at least ten
days Immediately preceding such election, and
within two years paid State and 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 return
cd, and who shall have resided in the election dis
trict, and paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled
to vote after residingin this State six months.
PrOUided. That the white fTeemen, citizens Of the
! United States between the age of u and % years
Id ,l~
days aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, alth.
| although they shall not have paid taxes.
| "No person shall be admitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list Of taxable inha-
| bitants furnished by the commissioners. unless,
| First he produce receipt for the payment, with
| in two years, of State county tax assessed
| agreeably to the constitution, and give satsfac-
| tory evidence on his own oath or affirmation OF
| another, that he has paid such tax, or on fail
ure to produce receipt shall make oath OF the
payment thereof, or Second if he claim right to
vote by being an elector between the age of and
% years. he shall depose on oath or affirmation,
that he has resided in the State at least year
before his application and make such proof OF his
residence in this district required by this act,
and that he does verify believe. from the accounts
given him that he is of age aforesaid, and give
such other evidence is required by this act,
whereupon the name of the person SO admitted
to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list
by the inspectors and note made opposite there
to bv writing the word s'tax," if he shall be admi-
ted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the
word'age' if ne shall be admitted to vote by rea-
son of such age shall be called out to the clerks,
who shall make the like notes in the list of vot RS
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
vote whether found thereon not, is objected TO