Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-10-03
bY clerks appointed as hereinafter provided.

by clerks appointed as hereinafter provided.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, aforesaid, but white freeman of tie
age OF twenty one years or more, who shall have
resided in this State at least year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately preceding such election,
and within two years paid State County
tax which shall have been assessed at least ten
days before the election. But citizen of the
United States, who had previously been quail
fed voter of this State, and removed therefrom
and returned, and who shall have resided IN The
election district, and paid taxes aforesaid, shall
be entitled to vote after residing this State six
months. Provided, That the white freeman,
citizens of the United States. between the ages
OF twenty one and twenty two years, and have
resided in the election district ten days as
aforesaid, shall be eatitled to vote, although
they shall not have paid Taxes.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants, furnished by The Commissioner, unless
first he produce receipt for the payment within
two years Of a State County tax, assessed
agreeably to the Constitution and give satisfac-
tory evidence, either on his own oath or affirma-
ton, or that OF another, that he has paid such
tax or on failure to produce a receipt, shall make
oath of the payment thereof or, second, if he
claim a right to vote by being an eector between
the age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, he
shall depose on oath or affirmation that he has
resided in the State st least one year before his
application, and make such proof of his residence
in the district is required by this Act and that
he does verify believe. from the accounts given
him, that he is of age aforesaid, and give such
other evidence as is required by this act, where
upon the name of the person so admitted to VOTE
shall be inserted in the Alphabetical list by the
inspectors, and 4 note made opposite thereto by
writing the word ''Tax" if he shall be permitted
to vote by reason of having paid tax; or the word
cage" if he shall be admitted to vote by reason
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who shall make like notes in the list of voters
kept by them.
In all cases where the name of person claim
ing to vote as found on the list furnished by the
Commissioners and Assessor; or his right to VOTE
whether found thereon or not is bjected to by
any qualified citizens, it shall be the duty of the
Inspectors to examine such person on oath to
his qualifications, and if he claims to have re-
sided within the State for one year or more, his
oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof but
shall make proof thereof by at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified elector
that he has resided within the district for more
than zen days next preceding said election, and
shall also himself swear that his bona de resi-
dence, in pursuance of his lawful calling, is with
IN the district, and that he did not remove into
said district for the purpose of voting therin.
Every person qualified. as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, is required of his residence,
and payment of taxes as aforesaid. shall be ad-
mitteI to vote in the township, ward, or district,
in which he shall reside.
IF any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent. any officer of any election under this
act from holding such election, or use or threaten
any violence to any such officer, or shall inter-
rupt improperly interfere within the execution
of his duty, or shall block up in the window, or
avenue to any window, where the same may be
holding. or shall riotously disturb the peace of
such election, or shall use or practice any in
tiniidating Threats force or violence with design
to influence unduly, overawe, any elector or
to prevent him from voting, or to restrain the
freedom ofchOice, such persons on conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding $780, be i'm
prisoned for any time not less than one month,
nor more than II months; and ifit shall be shown
to the Court where the trial of such offence shall
be had, that the person offending was not
resident of the city, ward, district or towship
where the said offence was committed and not
entitled to vote therin, then, on conviction, he
shall be sentenced 20 pay fine not less than one
hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars |
and imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than two years.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
Act first aforesaid, the Judges of the aforesaid
districts shall respectively take charge of the
certificate or return of their respective districts
and produce them at meeting nf one Judge |
from each district, at the Court House, in the |
Borough of Ebensburg, on the third day after
the day of election, being Friday the 18th day Of
October, A. D., 1860, then and there to do and
perform those duties required of them by law.
And further, if any Judge, by sickness or un-
avoidabe accident is unable to attend said mee- |
ting of Judges, then the certificate or return |
aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one of the
Inspectors or clerks of the election of the same
district, who shall do and perform the duties of
said Judge unable to attend.
Given under my hand at my office in Ebens- |
burg, the twelfth day of September in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and |
sixty, and of the Independence of the United |
States the eighty-ffth.
ROBERT P. LINTON, Sheriff,
September II, 1S6O.-te