Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-10-14
VOL. 4. NO. 40.


Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, if required, of his residence
and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall lie admit.
ted to vote in the township, ward, district in
which he shall reside 50 e =
Es.If any person shall prevent, or attempt to
prevent any officer of any election, under his
act for holding such election, or use or threaten
any violence to any such officer or shall intel rupt
or improperly interfere with him in the execution
Of his duty, or shall block up tho window
enue t. any window where the same may bo hol
ding or shall riotousIy disturb the eace at sech
election, shall use or practice illuminating
threats, forco or violence with design to nfu.
euce unduly or ovsrawe any elcctorur TO prevent
him from voting 70 restrain Tie freedom of
choice, suchsap person ON conviction sall be fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
and isgfisoHcd for any time not less than os,e
month nor niore than twelve months. and If ii
shall lie shown to the court, where the trial Of
such offence shall be had, that the person so Of
Tending was 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 fie
of not less than one hundred dollars or more than
one thousand dollars, and lie imprisoned for no,
less than six months nor more than two years
SIN case tbe person who shall have received
the second highest nunler of votes for inspector
shall not attend On the day of election, then the
person Who shall have received the next ligiess
ton shall act as inspector in his place. And in
case the person who slall have received tie hsl-
est number OF votes for inspector shall not attend
the person elected judge shall appoint an rlspec-
tor, in bis place, and in case the person elected
shall not attend then tie inspector who received
the highest numter of votes shall appoint Judge
in his place, or if any vacancy shah continue in
the board for the space of one hour after the time
fixed hy layv for the opening of the election the
qualified voters of the township ward, or tlistri
for which said officer shall have hcel. elected, pre-
sent at the place of election, shall aeiect one of
their number TO Eli such vacancy
at shall be the duty Of the several assessors.
respectively to atterd at the place OF holtiing cv-
cry general, specia. or township. election, during
tie time said election is kent o.,en for tho nun
pose of giving information to the inspectors and
judges when called on in relation to the right of
any person assessed by thenl to vote Mt such olco.
tions, such other matters in relation 10 tie a
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 fake charges of The csrti-
fcate or return Of their respective districts aud
produce them at meeting Of one Judge from each
district at the Court House, in the Borough Of
Ebensburg, the third day after the day Of cleo
tion, being Friday, the 10th day of October. a.
ID. 1857, then and there to do ard perform tloas
duties required of them by law,
And further, if any Judge, by sickness or una
voidable accident, is unable to attend said meet
ing of judges the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken charge Of hy on. of the inspectors
or clerks Of the election q. the district who slaI
do and perform the duties required of said Judge
! unable to sttond.
Given under my hand at my Office in Ebci.s,-
burg, the seventh day of September, in the year
| of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ff
| ty-seven and OF the Independence Of the United
States the eighty second
JOHN ROBERTS, Sheriff