Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-19

sAal appolnt Judge IN his placer and ,f any vncaney
shall cnupe In the bard for the OF half an hour af.
ter the time fixed by law for tho opening Of the election,
she qualified voteIs of the township, ward district,
for which such officers shall have been elected, present al
shc place of eectius snnl one of thor number GIL such
| vacancy.
ali shall be the duty of said respectively at
toni the place OF holding every general special,
township eecton during the Whole time snd election is
kept open, for the purpose Of giving information to the
Inspectors and Judge, w0n called in relation to the
tight amy person assessed by them to vote ut such
tun such other inatieTs IN relation to the assessment OF
voters, M the said Inspector or judge or either OF thein
shall from tune to time require.
"No person stall be permitted to vote any election
aforesaid other ihan white free man OF weny-one or
more who shall have resided in the snte ut leu yca
und III the eleci district where he offers vote nj least
ten days Immediately proceeding the election, aud within
two years paid satc OF county which shall have been
assessed ut least ten days before the election, But citizen
OF the United States vino had previously been qualified
OF this state, aud removed herern and resumed
aud shall have resided ia the election district md paid
as aressd. shall be entitled to vote after residing this
STATE six months Provided, That the white trcciner, ciii
zeis of the United StaUs between the of twenty
and twenty-five years, md in the election district ten days
rs aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although they shall
not have paid taxes.
No pers N so be permitted to vote whose mime IL not
ctaned in the list ui taxable nhnbitun,s furnished by the
commissioners MS aforesaid, unless, Firs, He produces
receipt for the payment, within two years, of state
county tax assessed ugrecaby to the constitution and
satisfactory evidence either his oath uliina-
ticn, the cath affirmation another. tat he has
paid auc tax on failure to produce receipt shall make
an oath 10 the payment thereof or second, II he claim
right to vote hy being IN electur between The ages of
twenty ana twenty years, he shhl drpnsc oath
affirmation, that he has resided in the State at least
year next before his application, and make such rropf of
residence IN the district required hy this act ana
,hat he does verify believe from the given him
deat he ia OF the oge aforesaid, and give such other ev
thnces s required by this act wh,r.upon the If
the person nditted TO vote, shall be inserted in alpha
betca list by the inspectors, and made opposite
ed to vote by reason OF having paid Tux, the word
tnSc," If he shall he permitted to vote account ci lis
age, aud in either the Of such votes shall bc
called ont TO the clerk who shall nuke notes III the lis, of
voters kept by them.
In all cases where the Of the rers,n claiming to
found on the list furnished by the Cctnmiss III
ers and ASSESSOR his right to vote whether found there
on OF not is objected to by qualified citizen the In
spcctor shall examine such peis on ont as to his oun6
ca'i ns and ii hc caims J have resided in the stne
ear more, his oath shall be proof thereof but he sln
prove by n least one competent witness, who shall be
qualified clector, that lie resided within the district at
ten dnys next Immediately preceding the election, and sa
also himself that his bona fde residence in pusu
ance "f lawful calling is within the district, and TINT he
therein.
Every peson qualified aforesaid, and who shall make
proof, required, ot resident and payment ot taxes,
aforesaid, shall bc admitted in the township ward
or dtrict in which he slInll reside.
IL any person not qualified to vote in this Comm lnwenhh
aSrecaby to law (cxcelt the suls Of qualified cze,s)
sai appear a any place of election fer the purpose u is
suing tickets or influencing citizens uuaiRed t, vote he
shalt rr clnycti M f5ri.i srI rI,y mn, ai, rcs cxcr
ing one hundred dollars for every such oance and
b. imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months
IL snail he the duty Of every mayor, sheriff, alderman
justice O; the peace, and conEiu.r deputy cuuga'r, IS
every city, county, township district within this cm
election or ly any three qualified electors lherco to cc
any wind Nv or avenue tu any window, the place ei
9rneiul election. witch shall be ostctcd in such way
as ~ prevent voters IRON approaching the s1ne ard IN
neglect or refusal to do 50 sncl requs ~, said Officer
fhil he deemed quilted Of mISGrmcanor in Office aud On
nviction su he fined in any sam / less than one hun
drei nor than thousand dollars nnd it shall be
the duty OF tie respective constable of each ward district
nr township oi this commonwealth 10 he present person
oT by deputy at the lace ot holding such elections in each
ward district or township, for The purpose Of preserving
tie peace aforesaid
IL shall lie The duty Of every renee officer, aofcsad,
WHO tml be present at my spch Disturbances elcc
un MS described IN this nc to repor; tho the
next court OF quarter and the names OF the
witnesses who prove the same.
The Judges are 10 mike their returns for the county Ct
Northumberland, ot the Court House. in Sabury, on Fri
day, the 10th day Of October. A. d 1857.
Given under my hand at Suuhnry, this Isi day or Sep
terbcr a n 1857, aud in the s2 year oC the iudepct.
encs Of the United States
=, Henry WEIsE, Sheriff.
Sherl's Office, Sunbury,)
Sept ~ 1857 At (