Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09

who shall hold any Office or appointment 81 prom "r
rust uirr the United of TINS State or any
ity or ncorrorat.d district, wheiher eomnissIon d
e:,,r or otherwise subordinate u.rer or a1ch "''o
j. or shall he cnployei under the legislative e1ccn'isr
or judiciary department Of tins sale or oi te ''''
states or f any incorporated district and also that
every member Of and Of the state legislature
and of the srlert common council o any city OF con"
mis,ner q. any incorporated district is by law ineapa
bl. Of holding exercising at the same time. t'e o
or appointment judge inspector or eierh 9, any e
ton Of this Commonwealth aui t.at no
or apv oeer of such election shall be eligible to be then
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled
"An Act relating 10 elections "i TINS Ioin-
monweaIih," passed July End, 1879, iurther
provides as follows, 10 wit:
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet at the re-
spectiy, places appointed holding th election in t
districts which they respectively belong before
clock in the morning OF the sail Seeoiid ,neSis " - ~
toIr and each o! said inspectors shall appoint oho
Irt Who shall he qualified voters Of such district
In case the person who shall have rece,ed the g
ond highest number of votes for Inspector shiI "t a.
,.na on the day of any election, thea the person VINO
shall have received the second highest number Z" N"e7
for Judge at the next preceding ccson, shaii h a. ~
spec,or in his place. Ani in ease the person VINO sii
have received the highest numb,r OF votes Y inspect,
shall attend. the person elected luiie S''i
an inspector his place, and in case the person e'u
iilr shall attend then the inspector VINO receiver
the highest number of votes shall appoint iursc W
his place; shall commune IN 'iie "a'
hour after the timc by law fixed 1r thc y,
the election the qualified voters OF the township, "ar
or district for ch such officer shall have been etct''
present the place of election, shall elect one oil t.i
number to fill -uch vacancy
/ also hereby make known and give notice
that the following Act of Assembly was
passed by the general Assembly of this Com
monwealih on the eth of February, n ID.
1919. 10 wit:
An relative to voting at election. in the counties
of Adams. Dauphin York, Lancaster. Franklin, Cum
berand Center, Greene, Bradford and Erie
'SEc l. lie il enacted &C. That it shall lawful i'r
he. fe1 ,fars If
Lancaster York, franklin Cumberland Center, Greene
Bradford and Erie, from and after the passage o tS
act all the candidates for the various oices
be filed at any election slip ticket: frovi-
ed That Office for which every candidate is voted ior
shall be designated as required by the existing law 9,
this Commonwcath.-Ssc. .. That any fraud commtVTi
by person voting in the manner above prescr.rd,
shall be punished similar frauds are directed 20 he
punished by the existing laws Of this Commonwealth
That by the 9Th section Of passed By the SAID
General Assembly the 9th Of April 1872 entitled An
Act rrativ- Supervisors in Franklin county &e 1t Is
provided That the Act passed the poesent es ion OF the
Legislature approved the 18th day Of Feb ~ authorizing
the qualified voters Of Adams and other counties to vote
by general ticket, be extended to Mlin, Union, Crn"-
ford, Bedford Monroe, Warren and Northumherlan 1
counties far rclatesto voting at the general elections
For the information OF the electors of Union
county, publish the following, being the 4lh
section OF the act of the General Assembly
of the session of 1851, entitled An Act to
provide for the election of Judges of the sew
eral courts of this Commonwealth, and TO
regulate certain Judicial districts
SEC L. That the election for Judges shall lie held and
conducted in the several election districts. in the same
manner and in all rsrects a elections for presrnta-
tiyes shall be held and conducted and by tue
judges inspectors and other officers; and the ro-
visions of the act Of the general assembly emitted An
At relating the elections of this Commonwealth,
proved the second day Of July 1882 and its several sup
rrments and all other like laws as far as the same
shall be in force ami applicable sha be deemed and taken
10 apply TO the elections for judges: Provided, That The
aforesaid electors hall vote Tor Judges Of the supreme
Court separate piece of paper, and tor all other
Judges required be learned in the law, another
separate piece of Iaprr.'
II will thus be seen that the electors of
Union county are required 10 vote for Judges
on one piece of paper. and for Governor, Canal
Commissioner, Assembly, and all County Of
iiccrS, on one piece Of paper, or the voter
may cast his ballot for each Office separately,
if he prefers il.
1T shall b. the dutv of the several respect
lively 10 attend at the place of holding general
special township election during the whole te said
election is kept for the purpose Of giving infora
un to the inspectors and judge when called in rra
on to tn" right Of any person assessed bv them I" vote
such election, such other matters in relation To
the assessment Of voters the said inspectors or ei
Of them shall from time h. time rcIuirr.
Noperson shall hc permitted to vote at my election
aforesaid than white fireman Of the "ga of tweu-
y.une years or more, who slisli have resided in this
State at hast year and in the election district whore
he offers 10 vote least days Immediately preceding
such election. and within tw" paid State or eoun
.r. I ,hs sss.,eH "t .i,issa Of tdG:r G y iii State
and removed ihcrrrcm and returned and wo has r'si
lcd in the election district and paid taxes as aforesaid
shsli he cntitld to vote after residing in this STAT" six
months Provided. That the white fire., citizens Of
the Unit States tetwern the ages of twenty-on" and
twenty years. and have resided in the election dis
rict a aforesai ten days, shall he entitled to vote,
although they shall not have paid taxes
M person shall b. permitted to vote whose name is
contained in the list of taxable inhabitants frnsh"
hy the Commissioners un sss First h" proiuc, rrriI
tin "A sr
assessed ncrecay to TIE Constitution snd civ" Sttsc
tory evidence either Lis oath OF affirmation or
the oath affirmation OF another that h. has paid u h
tax, on failure 10 produce rccirt shall make cath
to the payment thereof Second if he claim right TO
vote by being cccor between the ns Of tsentyone
and twenty he shall deosc on cath or hfrnt-
tion that he resided in the State at least year
before his ariration and make such proof Il residence
IN the district Is required by this actani that he does
verify believe frotc accounts given him that lac is f the
aforesaid and give such othercvdence as required
by this act wherrupon the of the person admit
It'd To vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by
the inspectors and made opposite thereto by writing
the word tar if he shall lie admitted to vote by reason 81
having paid tax or the word IL u" shall he admitted
to hy Of such shall b. called out 10 the
clerks who shall make the like notes in the lists OF voters
kept BY them.
I'm all cases where the name of the person claiming
TO Votes found the list furnished hy the commission
ers and his right TO vote whether found
thereon l. objected to bv qualified citzn. it
shall be the duty Of the inspectors to exhmn" such yer
oath TO his qualifications, and If he claims to
have resided within the State fr year more his
oath shall sufficient Jroof thereof but he shall make
proof bv least competent witness who shall be a
qualified elsctor that he has resided within the district
than ten hay next preceding said election. aud
he shall also himself that his bona fde esitrce
in pursuance his lawful calling is within the district,
that he did into ad district for the purpose
Of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aorcsaiI and who shall
make due proof if required Of his residence and pay
me- aforeSad shall he admitted to vote in the
township, ward CT district in which he shall reside
'f person shall prevent attempt to prevent anv
pff r4r Df an
rer,on threa ten violence 10 such Of
fcer. interrupt inn ropsrly interfere with him
in the execution of his duty. shall block up the win
dow avenue to any window where the same may he
holding rotousy disturb the at such election
shall practice any nmidatn- threats, force
violence with design to influence unduly oyerawe
elecor prevent him from voting TO restrain the
freedom of choice such person on conviction shall b,
fined in not exceeding five hundred dollars and
imprisoned for time not less than three more
than twelve months. and if it shall he shown to the
where the trial of such oen shall be had that q
person offending not n resident of the city, warddi
trct or townshy where the said offence was committed
and entitled TO vote therein, then conviction lie
shall be sentenced to fine Of not lcss than hun
dred than thousand dollars and he mpris-
oned not less than six months than two
If persons sbell make any bet or wager
upon the result Of election in this Commonwealth
shall offer make such bet wager either by YER
bal proclamation thereof or by written printed
avcrti-em. challenge invite any person to make
such bet upon conviction thereof he they
shall fofit and pay three times the amount bet
offered TO be let.
If any person not by law qualified slal frauduently
vote at any election in This Commonwealth. being
otherwise qualified shall vote out Of his proper district,
If person knowing the want If such qualification
shall aid such person to vote, the
conviction shall be- fined in any net exceeding two
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