Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-25
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN


under the United States, Of this state, or
..ty or incorporated district, whether commissions
oferr otler~sc, subordinate officer or AGENT VII
j. r shall employed under the legislative executive
or Judiciary Department Of this State Of the Unite
states or incorporated district: and also tbs
member Of Congress and Of the State legislator,
ani Of the select council Of any city or con
district IL by Law iucapa
be holdng exercising 1t the same time the ofic
appointment judge Inspector clerk OF any el-s
ton this and that no inspector judge
any officer of sh elcstion shall eligible 70 be 'he
voted for. d 1929
Aud the said Act Of Assembly, entitle,
can Act relating TO elections Of this Com
monweaIth," passed July End, 1889, furthe
provides as follows, TO wit:
That the Inspectors and judges shall meet at the re
,pecv. pixcrs appointed for holding the election in tn
districts to which they respectively belong before o
clock In th. morning Of said second Tuesday Of Oc
toI-r and each OF said inspectors shall appoint on
clerk who shall he quslih.i voters Of such district
the person who shall have received the src
ond highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend the day Of any election then The person wh'
shall have received the second highest number Of vote
for judge at the next preceding election shall ACT as ~
spector his place. And in the person VINO sbn
have received the highest number Of votes for inspector
shall rot attend hc person elected judge shall spIoni
an inspector his place. in the elected
judge shall not attend then the inspector who received
the highest number Of votes, shall appoint Judge In
his place. or If vacancy shall continue Ia The board
hour after the time by Law fixed fJr the opening o
the election the qualified voters of the township, ward
district which such officer shall have been elected
present the place Of election shall elect one Of Their
| nunbrr 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
monweath on the eth Of February, A u.
lS49, to wit:
An act relative to voting at elections in the counties
of Adams. DauPhin, York, Lancaster, Franklin Cum
berland, Center, Greene, Bradford and Erie
SEc Be il enacted. &c, That it shall lawful ior
the qualified voters Of the counties OF Adams psup
Lancaster York. FrnnkIin Cumberland, Center Greene
Bradford and Erie, from and after the psssage OF hs
act for all the candidates for the various omces
to be filed any election slip or ticket: Provt
de That Office for which every candidate is voted for
shall he desiynated required by the existing laws OF
this Common wcalth-SEc. T. That any fraud committed
by any person voting in the above prescritrd
shall be punished similar frauds directed to be
punished by the existing laws Of this Common wealth
THAT by the 5th section Of act passed BY the said
General Assembly, the 9th Of April 1919. entitled An
Act relative Supervisors in Franklin county &c. 1t is
provided That the Act the poe-ent session u the
legislature approved the q day Of Feb 49, authorizing
the qualified voters Of Adams and tn vote
by general ticket be extended to Mifn Union Craw-
ford, Bedford. Monroe, Warren and Northumberland
far voting at the elections
For the information of the electors Of Union
county, publish the following, being the 4th
section of the act Of the General Assembly
of the session of 1851, entitled IAN Act to
provide for the election of Judges of the sew
eral courts of this Commonwealth, and 10
That the election for judges shall be held and
conducted in the several election dstrcts. in the same
and in all resperts elections for representa-
ti,rs shall be held and cOnductci and by the
judges inspectors and other officers; and the pro-
visions Of the act Of the general assembly entitled An
Act relating to the elections Of this Commonwealth ap-
tn. second day Of July 1882 and its several sup
pl-mcnts and all other lik. laws. far the
shall be- in force and applicable shall he deemed and taken
TO apply to the elections for Judges: Pro',d That the
aforesaid electors shall for Judges Of the supreme
Court separate piece Of paper, and for all other
Judges required to be learned in the Law, 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, Lanai
Commissioner, Assembly, and all County of.
fcers, on one piece Of paper, or the voter
may cast his ballot for each Office separately,
if he prefers it.
1t shall be the duty Of the several Asscssors respect
lively to attend at the place Of holding every general
election kept oIcn for the purpose Of giving nfcrma
ton to the inspectors and judge when called In r~lA
on to the right Of assessed BY them 70 vote
at such election such Other matters in relation 10
the Of the said inspectors either
Of thrm shall from time to time requir-.
No shall be permitted to vot. at any election
aforesaid, than Whit freeman Of the sg- Of tw~n
one years mors vho shall have resided in this
STATE at least and in the election district where
such election, and within t~o paid State
which shall have been assessed at ea-t ten eays
before th- election. But citizen Of the United states
and removed thcrrfrom and rrurned and Who has
-I in the election district and paid taxes aforesaid.
shall entitled vote ser residing in this State Fix
months: Provided That the white frs~mcn citizens Of
the United States, tetwecn the Of tweny-ne and
years, and have resided in the election dis
trrt aforesaid days shall be entitled to vote,
although they shall not have paid taxes.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose name is
not the list taxable furnished
10y tn. Commissioners, uncss First, he produce recript
for the paym.n within years Of State county tax
assessed sgre"ahy to the Constitution and give ssiac
tory evidence either his oath affirmation or
the oath affirmation Of another that hr has pail such
failure to produce recipt shall make oath
to the yment thereof Second il he claim right to
vote hy being an ecctor b-tween the ages twenyonc
and twenty he shall depose oath or afrma
ton that he has resided in the State Mt least one year
his application and make such proof of residence
the required by this act and that he does
verify believe omthe given him that he
afore aid and give such other evidence As required
by thi. act wher-upon the Of the admit
ted shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by
rrctors and made opposite thereto BY writing
the word tar If he sba be admitted to vote by reason ot
having paid tax or the oge he shall be admitted
by OF such shall he called out to the
clerks who shall make the like notes In the ssof voters
kept by them.
'In al, case. where the name Of the person claiming
found the list furnished by the commission
thereon not is objected to bv qualified citizen, it
shall be the duty Of the inspectors TO examine such per
oath to his qualifications. and If he claims to
have resided within the State for year or more his
oath shall sufficient proof thereof but he shall make
proof hv at least competent witness who shall be
qualified c.ctor that he has resided within the district
than ten days next ding said election, and
he shall himself that his bona de s'dencs
pursuance of his lawful calling is within the district
that be did into sd district for the purpose
of voting thersin.
Every person qualified rs Aforesaid and who shall
make due proof il required Of his residence and
men aforesaid shall be admitted to vote in the
TOW nship, ward district in which he shall reside
If any person shall prevent attempt
officer of any election under this act from holding such
ttr,.f TAM hnf.
shall interrupt improperly interfere with him
the execution Of his duty. shall block up the win
holding rotously disturb the such election
shall practice any intimdang hrrats force or
with design to influence unduly oyerawe any
prevent him from voting To restrain the
dom Of choice such conviction shall b.
fined not exceeding fve hundred dollars and
imprisoned any time not less than three more
than twelve months and II III shall he shown to the
court trial of such ocnses shall be had that the
ending not resident ofhe city, wardis
irict township where the said offence committed
and not entitled to vote therein then conviction he
shall sentenced to pay fine OF not less than hun
drrd nor more thousand dollars and he mpris
onr,l css than six months than two years.
If any person persons shall make any bet or
upou the result of any election in this Commonw eahor
shall offer make any such let wager, either by
proclamation thereof by written or printed
challenge invite any person to make
such bet wager upon conviction thereof he they
shalt forft and pay three times the amount so bet or
offered to he bet.
If any person not by law qualified shall fraudulenty
at any election in this Commonwealth. being
otherwise qualified shall vote out of his proper district
or IL any person knowing the Of ruch qualification
shall aid procure such person TO vote the person
conviction shall be fined in sum not exceedng two
hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any trim not