Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-08-31

ten in the forenoon, and shall continue without
interruption or adjournment until seven o'clock in
| the evening, when the polls shall be closed
L also make known that by an Act of As
sembly passed the twenty-eight dav 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
SECTI ON 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.
to vote for and against law which shall en-
tlrely prohibit by proper and constitutional
regulations and penalties, the manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating liquors, except for
medical, sacramental, mechanical and artisti-
cal purposes
SEC. ,. That the officers authorized bv
law to hold elections in each ward, borough
and township, of this Commonwealth are
| 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, a ticket written or printed on
the outside, ''Prohibit0ry Liquor Law" and
the tickets in favor of the proposed law shall
contain in the inside the words, Against the
| Prohibitory Liquor Law" which votes shall
! be counted and returned to the court house
| of the counties or city, in which the said
| election shall be held, on the following Fri
! day by the return judges, who shall east up
and certify all the votes poled in said county
or city, to the Office of the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth al Harrisburg, directed and
| transmitted in the same manner, the votes for
Governor are required to be directed and
! transmitted N the same manner, the votes for
| Governor are required to be directed ana
transmitted, and the said Secretary shall on
the tLird Friday of January next ensuing,
communicate the said returns to the Legs
lature, to be opened and counted, and cons-
dered as the prayer of the voters Of this Com
monwealth relative to Prohibitory Liquer
Law
Sect. 3. That all the election laws of the
Stateprascribing the hours Of opening and clos
ing the polls, the reception Gf votes, the pu-
nIshment for illegal voting, the defrayiug 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. +. That it shall lie the duty Of the /
SheriiIs 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.
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any |
election, as loresaid, but white freeman OF the
age Of twcntv-onc years more, who shall have /
resided IN this State at least one year. and in the
election district where he offers vote at least ten
days Immediately preceding. such election, and .
within two years Taid a State and county tax. |
which shall have been assessed at least ten days
LetiaC the election. But citizen Of the United /
States, who has previously been a qualified voter /
Of this State, and removed therefrun and return
ed, and who shall have resided in the election dis /
rict, and paid taxes as aforesaid shall be cntiis
to vote after residinGil this State six months. /
PToU'de}. That the white fTecmen, citizens Of the
United States between the age Of u and - years
and have resided In the election districts ten !
days aforesaid. shall be entitled to vote, alth /
although they sLall not have paid taxes.
''No person shall be admitted to vote whose |
name is not contained in the list Of taxable inha-
lftants furnished by the commissioners, unless, .
First lie produce receipt for the payment. with /
IN two years, Of a State county tax assessed /
agreeably to the constitution. and give satisfac-
tory evidence On his own cath or affirmation of /
another, that he has paid such a tax, or ON fail
ure to produce Teceipt shall make oath of the |
payment thereof. Second, if he claim right to |
vote by being an electOr between the age Of p and
- years, he shall dcp0se on oath or affirmation |
that he has resided in the State at least a year
before his application and make such proof Of his
residence Ia this district IS require by this act
and that he does verify believe. from the accounts
given him that he Is of age aforesaid, an give /
such other evidence is required by this act. /
whereupon the name of the person so admitted I
to vote, shall be inserted in the alphabetical list
by the inspectors and note made opposite there
to by writing the word tax if he shall be adm-
ted to vote by reason of having paid tax, 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
kept by them.
ssIn all ca ses wLere the name Of the person |
claiming to vote Is falnd 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 oath to |
his qualifications, and if he claims to have resided
within the State for one or more years, his oath
shall not be sufficient proof therof but shall make
proofthere by ut least competent witness, who
Shall be 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 bonafide residence in pursuance of
his lawful calling, is within the district and that
he did not 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, as aforesaid, shall be admit
ted to vote in the township, ward, or district IN
which he shall reside.