Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-12

shall appoint Judge in his place and IL any vncnncy
ha continue IN the board for the spnce of hall hour n-
the tune liked by law FOR the opening Of the election
she qualified vceie Of the township, ward or no district
o whch such officers shall have been elected present at
sne pace oi elections shall Of their number fill such
vacancy.
W shall be the duty of said ossessors respectively to nt
township election, during the whole time sad election
Kept open or me purpose Of giving information the
tight OF any person assessed by them to vote nt such eee
ton OF such other matters in relation the assessment Of
voters IA the said inspector Judge OF either of them
shall from time TO time require VI '''"'
ono person sa be permitted at any election as
nioresal other than white free OF nf
more, who shall have resided In the state at len oue
and ~ the election district where he offers to vote at east
ten days Immediately preceding the election and within
two years paid state of county which shah have been
assessed at least ten days before the election But citizen
oil the United States who had previously been onalit,d
voter of this state and removed herefrcm and rssmneS
and shall have resided n the election district and pod tax
az aforesaid shall be entitled TO vote after residing IN ,hs
state SIX months, Provided, That the white freeinen e
zens of the United stntes between oge Of twenyone
and twenty years and in the election district len d,
as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote although bev sL,
not have paid taxes
No person shall be permitted TO vote whose nam. :, r,,
contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants de ~, 10 nv.
commissioners as aforesaid, unless First lie n{ w tns
receipt loI the payment, within two years of stale cr
county TAX assessed agreenby to the constitution md
satisfactory evidence either on his own oath b , s s,o
uHn or on the ouh OF affirmation Of another that he h".
an oath to the payment thereof or second Il % bs n
tgm 10 vote by being an ecctor between the ages Of
or affirmation that he has resided in The state n, & o ouun @
year next before hs application, and make such poof Of
h,, b o m tnu I niIlrft as required by this oct and
a. ne es Vetiy believe from the account piven him
deaf he IS OF the age aforesaid and give sncb o,b I'm nm
hn nrnr m 81 ny this act wereupon the name II
. pso s 50 ADMITTED to vote shall he inserted in opha.
becal list by the inspectors and note r,nde u, n,n.
nsre,o I ct Wy writing the word tax il he ha be permit.
ed 10 votc by Teason of having paid tnx or th ,ro,d
tnge, f he shall be permitted to vote on, account ,T III.
s,d | , " u, eI use ihe reason Of such shall be
voters kept by them. " ' ' "
vo, IN i 2 cases es where The name Of the person claiming
ers aud Assessor or his right to vote whether fn
on or not rs Objected to by any qualified citizen the ins
spec sa examine such person oath MS to his ouaf.
cations and If he claims to have resided in The slate on,
year or more his oath shall be proof thereof but he shn
prove ny at least one competent witness who shall Lc
qualified eiccor, tint he resided within the d M
zen Uays next immediately preceding the election and sha
uso hlsei swear that his bona fde residence in p,rsr.
ance of lawful calling is within the district and tbrt h
uu nn remove Into said district for the purpose Of voting
Every peson qualified aforesaid and who ,Io, max,
puoi, u ic,uG' OF resident and payment Of taxes az
aforesaid shall be admitted to vote in he t,nsin az,
or district in which he shall reside i' ~
II any person not qualified vote in this Comn~nvealf
az Gtooy 10 Jaw, (eXcept the Of qualified citizens,
apEga al any place Of election for the purpose Of s
sung uchetS CT influencing citizens qualified to vote h,
y shall on conylc!n, forfeit and pay ANY sum not exceed
y lS one hundred dollars for every one such offence ot
a DC imprisoned f any term not exceeding three months
~ shal! he the duty OF every mayor, sheriff. alderman
every city, county, township or district within his cr
m noweaih, whenever called upon ly any oIirer or -,
~ election by ans three Qualified electors i6sraf 70 ,n
any window or avenue to any window 10 the nlooe d
" eenela election. winch shall be obstructed in such o-
~ us 10 prevent voters from approaching the same ond c
heScc or refusal to do such rcquision said otce
shall he deemed quilted Of nistemcanor in office mud n
chylcon shall he fined in any not lc,s than one hun
urea nor more than one thousand dollars and il shall l.
the uny OF the respective constable each ward dsric
81, OF township Of this commonwealth to be present in per.,
rDy deputy at the place of holding such elections in eat
Wa'u, district or township, for the purpose of pcse,
rs II shall be the duty Of every peace officer arciosa
VINO shall he present at any such disturbances at an clr
h. ton as is described III this act report the same to q,
next court Of quarter sessions and also the names Of ii
m. witnesses who Cnn prove the same
lc Judges are to make their returns for the county
NJ Norhuinbcriand the Court House. in Sunbury on Fr
" day, the leth day OF October A. d. 1856
sr Hi!en uuder my aud at Sunbury this % day n Oct
rer A. D. 1850 aud in The e0th year Of ,e independent
Il. OF thc United States.
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,r. Sherh's odicc, Snnbury,l