Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-10-07
VOL.4. NO. 48.

EVERY person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, if required. of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall he admit
ted to vote in the township, ward, or district ia.
which he shall reside
elf any person shall prevent, OF attempt 10
prevent any officer of any election, under this
act for holding such election, or use or threaten
any violence 70 any such officer, or shall interrupt
or improperly interfere with him in the execution
Of his duty, shall block up the window
enue ta.any window where the same may be hol-
ding. shall riotously disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice intimidating
threats, force or violence with design TO infu-
ence unduly or oyerawc ahy elector or to prevent
him from voting or to restrain the freedom of
choice, such person conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
and inprisned for any time not less than one
month nor more than twelve months. and If it
shall be shown to the court, where the trial Of
such offence shall be had, that the person SO Of
Tending not resident of the city, ward, or
district, or township where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein, then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay fire
of not lcsS than one hundred dollars or more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned for not
less than six months nor more than two years.
I'm case the person who shall have received
the second highest number of votes for inspector
shall not attend On the day of election, then the
person who shall have received the next highest
number of votes for judge at the next spring eiec
ton shall act as Inspector in his place. And in
case the person who shall have received the high.
est number of votes for inspector shall not attend
the person elected judge shall appoint an inspec-
tor, in his place, and in case the person elected
shall not attend, then the inspector who received
the highest number of votes shall appoint judge
in his place, or if any vacancy shall continue in
the board for the space Of one hour after the time
fixed by law for the opening Of tho election. tho
qualified voters of the township, ward, district
for which said officer shall have becn elected, pre-
sent at the place of election, shall select one u
their number to fill such vacancy.
alt shall be the duty of the several assessors.
respectively to atterd at the place of holding ey
cry general, special or township election, during
the time said election IS kept open. for the pur-
pose of giving Information to the inspectors and
judges wien called on in relation to the right OF
any person assessed l. them to vote at such elee-
tions, such other matters in relation 70 the
sessment of voters the said inspectors or either
of them shall from time to time require"
Pursuant to the provisions contained in tie
Act first aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid dis
tricts shall respectively take charges Of the csrti
fcate return Of their respective districts, and
produce them at q meeting of one judge from each
district at the Court House, in the Borough sS
Ebensburg the third day after the day of cleo
ton, being Friday. the 10th day Of October. A.
ID. 1857, then and there to do and perform thoss
duties required Of them by law, t------
Aud further, if any judge. by sickness OF una
voidable accident, is Unable to attend said meet
ing of judges, the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the inspectors
or clerks of tie election of the district who ehali
do and perform the duties required of said Judge
unable to attend.
Given under my hand at my effice in Ebens-
burg, the seventh day Of September. in TIE year
of our Lord, one Thousand eight hundred and ff-
ty-seven and OF the Independence Of the United
States tie eighty second
JOHN ROBERTS Sheriff
Sept. g. 1887