Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-21

of Con@ass. and the State Legislature and of the
select spnmon councils of any incorporated dis
tricts, is by law incapable of holding excercis-
ing at the same time, the office or appointment OF
Judge. inspector or clerk of any election of this
Commonwealth, and that no inspector judge
other officer of any such election shall bo elligi-
BILE to any Office then to be voted for"
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act OF
Assembly, entitled, can Act relating to elections
and for other purposes approved April 16. 1850
it is enacted that the aforesaid 18th section
shall not be constructed to prevent any militia
officer from serving judge, inspector clerk; at
| any general or special election in this Common
| wealth
Also that in the 1st section of the said act it is
enacted that '.every 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-eight day of April
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four en-
titled AN Act for the suppression Of the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
as a 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
|
the places for holding the general elections in
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. 2. That the officers authorized by
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. ticket written or 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 sha ! be counted and returned to the cou
houseof the counties or city, in which the said
| election shall he held, on the following Fri
| day by the return judges, who shall cast up
! and certify all the votes polled 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 g. That all the election laws of the
Stateprcscribing the hours of opening and clos
iIs-tLe polls, the reception of votes, the pu-.
nishment for illegal voting, the defraying the
expenses Of publication, and holding of the
general elections ard return of the same, and
all other matters incident thereto, be and the
same are declared applicable to the election
above authorized
SECT. I. That it shall be the duty of the
Sheriffs of the several counties of this Com
monwealth to insert a copy of this act in tie
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 he United
States, shall be held and conducted by the inspec
tors and the judges elected Aforesaid, and by
clerks appointed as hereinafter provided.
.'No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, as 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 at least ten
days Immediately proceeding 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 Unite.l
States, who has previously been qualified voter
of this State, and removed therefrom and return
ed and who shall have resided in the election dis
trct and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled
to vote after residingn this State SIX months.
Proeied. That the white f. eemen- citizens of the
United States between the age of 21 and % years
and have resided in the election districts ten
days as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, ath.
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-
hitants furnished by the commissioners, unless,
First he produce a receipt for the payment, with
in two years. of State county tax assessed
agrceably to the constitution, and give satisfac-
tory evidence ON his own oath affirmation of
another, that he has paid such tax, or on fall
ure to produce receipt shall make oath of the
payment thereof or Second; if he claim right to
vote by being elector between the age of 81 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 as is 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 as is required by this act,
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 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,