Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-11
NOTyCE IS HEREBY GIvEN,t

,s, .ncr the United states. or Of this state. any
,.ty OF Incorporated district whether coinm.ionrd
ot6cvr or other wise subordinate officer or a:cnt no
il or shall he employed under the Legislative. eXrcutire
or judiciary department Of this State or q" the Om'e
statef any incorporated district anil also that
ever, member and If the stat legislature
,nJ 81 IN, .lcc or common counr Of any city % com
missioner incorporated district - y law hcaa
al. Of holding or exercising at the sauna time the onee
or ,nnnnturnt or Judge Inspector clerk Of any clrc
ton of TN. aud that no ins"et Judge
or any Of such election shall be 10 oe 'he
And the said Act Of Assembly, entitled
{" An Act relating to elections Of this Com
monweal,h," passed July End, 1889, turlher
provides as follows, TO wit:
That thr inspectors judges shall mcrt a Tn" re-
spectiye piar-s appointed for holding ts eeon IN ihe
districts TO which they resierh'eiy "~'",s' ' ~,
clock the morning II the said second Tner. o' oe
tob-r, aud each Of said inspectors -ha arFo'h. o"o
clerk " ho shall lie qualified voters Of such district
In case the person who shall have received the
oud highest number Of for inspector. shall mol at
teno on the day Of election then the person VINO
shaii have received the second bgh.st nuurl " oo
for uiye at the next preceding -letion shall nt as M
sp~ctor in his plarc. And the person sh" shall
have received highest number Of votes Tor inspector
shall not attend the person elected judge shall np
inspector in his place, and in case the person
judge shall not attend. then the inspector ~ho ree""
ihe highest number Of votes shall sPpoint JUICE ~
his place. or any vacancy shall continue IN III" iu
one hour after time by Law fixed for the opening e
the election, the qualified voters OF The township war"
or di.trt for which such officer shall have been eeed
number to fill such vacancy"
/ also hereby make known and give notice
that the following Act of Assembly was
passed by the general Assembly OF this Com
monweallh on the eth Of February, A u.
lS49, 10 wit:
An act relative to voting at elections in the counties
Of Adams, Dauphn York. Lancaster, Franklin, Iuni-
berland, Center Greene, Bradford and Erie
"SEc. l. Be it enacted &c, That 1t shall lawful ,pf
tho qualified voters of the counties of Adams, panrh
lin itsIl utt.Nt
Bradf nd and Erie. from and after th" passage Va @
act. all the candidates for the various 0ia
be filled any election on one slip or tiche' ~
ded That office for which candidate is voted ior,
shall be osignat-d required 10y the existing law" "a
thi. Commo nwcatt-src. :. That any fraud committee
b, any person voting in the manner above preseti'
shall he punished similar frau' are directed W "
punshed by the existing laws Of this Common "r''h,
"That sy the 5,h section Il act passed by the s'
General Assembly the 9Th Of April, 1872 entrd An
Act relative to in Franklin county Sc IL II
provided That the Act passed the oesent 'essn o the
legislature approved the y day Of Feb ~ authorizing
the qualified voters Of Adam. spd othercountcs TO vote
hy general tkct, be extended TO Miin, th"n' 'ia".
ford. Bedford, Monroe. Warren and Nerthumberiahd
counties relates to voting at the general elections
For the information OF the electors OF Unirn
county, | publish the following. being the 4th
section Of the act of the General Assembly
of the session Of 1851, entitled An Act to
providc for the election of Judges of the sew
eral courts Of this Commonwealth, and To
Sg- That the election for JuJ.-s shall h. held and
conducted in the several election DISTRICTS IN thn same
and in oil respects as elections Tor
tives shall he held and conducted, anu oy 'he
same judges inspectors and Other officers and th" li"
visions nf of tn. general assembly rntItd An
Act relating to the elections oil this p
proved the second day Of July 1se and its sup
Elements and all other like laws as far as the same
shall he in force applicable -hai he deemed and takh
TO apply to the electious Judges That 'e
.foresaii electors .hai judges Of the snrrrme
Court a separate piece Of Paper, and Tor All o.er @
Judges required to be learned in the law, on another
, separate piece of paper .
| II will thus be seen that the electors OF
Union county are required TO vote for Judges;
; on one piece of paper. and for Governor, Canal
i Commissioner, Assembly, and all County o!-
, fccrs, on one piece Of paper. or the voter
! may cast his ballot for each Office separately,
| if he prefers it.
sall be the duty Of tho several Assessors respect
lively to attend at the plare Of holding every gene'
special or township election during the whGe
election is kept oIen, for the purpose Of g'ns
ticn the inspectors and judge when called en- IN rr'a
tion to tn. rgh; Of any person assessed By snem =.
at such eirction such other matters in r-iat.n
the said inspectors or sithe'
/ Of them shall from time to time require.
NO person shall be permitted N vote NJ any eec''o,
ss Aforesaid than q white fireman Of the age OF tw.n
.yone wears or more. who shall have resided in thi'
State at least year. and in the election district
he offers IT, vote days immediately preceding
rlcction aud within two years Pad state or o"n
terr- the .irrs,on at :ltiicn oi the Tnite States
Who has previously been qualified voter Of this State
md we'd erefrcm anil returned and who has resi-
d-d in the election district and paid faxes
sha he entitled to after residing this State sil
months Provided, That the white fre.mrn. citizens o
the United States between the ages of twentyonc and
twenty two years. and hav resided in the election dis
triet a. Aforesaid ten DAYS shall b' entitled to vote
.yn nnrson shall be- permitted to vote whose
contained in the list Of taxable
by the Commissioners unless First he produce receipt
within years Of State or county tar
a.s-.ei agrreabv the Constitution, and civ" sa.'s
tory evidence either his own oath or affirmation o'
the oath affirmation Of another that he has pad sur
tar. failure to pro1u,1 receipt shall make oath
to the thereof Second il he claim right Il
by being eector between the ages Of
and years he shall drposc cath or ahirmA
ton that he resided in the State at least one year
before his application and make such proof Of Residence
The district required by this and fhat ne DOE
verify hreve omthe accounts given him that he so
arcsad age and give such other cvruce is required
by this act wherrupon the name Of the person 50 admit
ted to vote shall be Inserted in the alih'hr'ai st by
made opposite thereto by writing
the word IL he shall be admitted 10 vote by reason o
having paid taI the word il he shall he admifte
to vote by of such age shall be called OUT TO the
clerks who shall mako the like notes in the lists OF voter
2 kept BY them.
I'm ali cases where the name Of the person claiming
to vote found tn. list furnished by the
e-. and assessor his right To vote whsthcr found
thereon l. objected to by any qualified citizen, it
shall be the duty Of the inspectors to such per
son on oath rs qualifications, and if he claims to
resided within the State for year or more his
oath shall sufficient proof thereof but he shall make
proof hy at least one competent Snaii oe
qualified elsctor that he has resided within the district
than ten days next ding said election; and
shall also himself that his bona de icncd
in pursuance Of his lawful calling is within the district
did into said district FOR the purpose
! of voting therein.
. Every person qualifel Aforesaid and who sha u
make due proof if required of his residence and
ent of aforesaid shall he amitte vote in the
township, ward district in which he shall reside
ff person shall prevent attempt to prevent any
officer of election under this act from holding such
election trra ten violence to such OF
fccr shall interrupt improperly interfere with him
in the execution OF his duty shall block the win
holding rioously disturb the at surh election
sha practice any intimdstiug threats force
violence, with design to Influence unuly overa~e any
eIector prevent him from voting 10 restrain the
freedom Of choice, such person conviction shall be
fined in not exceeding hve hundred dollars and
imprisoned for time not less than three nor more
than twelve months and II 1t. shall he shown 10 the
court trial of such shall be had that the
person soucndipg resident ofthc rty ward dis
trict township where he said offence committed
entitled tn therein then conviction hs
rha be sentenced pay fine Of not less than one hun
drcd than thousand dollars and be mpris-
onrd loss than six months than two years.
If person persons shall make any bet or wager
upon the resut Of any election in this Coumonwea;hor
shall offer make such bet either hy YER
bal proclamation thereof by written printed
advertisement challenge or invite person to make
such bet upon conviction thereof he or they
'hs forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or
! offered to le bet. 900
! III any person not by law qualified shall fraudulent
vote At any election in this Commonwealth. being
otherwise qualified shall vote out of his proper district
If person knowing the want Of such qualification
shall aid pro,urs such person to vote te person
conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding two