Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-10-26
shah be entitled to vote, although they shall not


shall be entitled to vote, although they shall no
| have paid tax.
| esNo person shall be admitted TO vote who's,
name is not contained the list of taxable inbab
tants furnished by the Commissioners, unless
| First he produce receipt of payment within two
years Of State On County tax assessed agreeaby &C
the constitution, and give satisfactory evidence OF
his own oath oraffirmation of another thai he has
paid sucha tax, or in failure to produce receipt
shall make oath to the payment thereof, or Second
If he claim fright TO vote by being an elector Ee.
1 tween the age twenty-one and twenty-five years
shall depoSe on oath or affirmation that be resided
In the State at least one year next before his ap.
Pcatlon, and make such proof of residence in the
district as required by this act, and that he does
verify believe, from the account given him that he
is of the age aforesaid and give such other evidence
as Is required by this act; wheteupon the name oil
the person so admitted 90 vote shall be inserted In
the Alphabetical list by the Inspector and a nOt,
made opposite thereto by writing the word sstax .
If he shall be admitted to vote By reason of having
paid tax, the word ssage,'' if-he shall be admit
ted to vote by reason OF age aud either case the
reason of such vote shall be called out TO the
clerks who shall make the like note in the list OF
voters kept by them.
SIN all cases where the name of the person claim
ing to vote is not found the list furnished by the
commissioners and assessors, his right to vote
whether found thereon not, is objected by any
qualified citzen il shall be the duty Of the inspec-
tors to examine such person oath as to his quail
lheatons, ar if he claims to have resided within
the State for one year or more, his oath shall be
sufficient proof thereof, but he shall make proof
by at least one competent Witness who shall be a
qualified elector, that he has resided within tn
district for more than ten days Immediately pre-
cediDg said election and shall also himself swear
that his bona ide residence, in pursuance of his
lawful calling, is within the district, aud that he did
remove within the district for the purpose OF
voting therein
s'Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall, make due proof if required, of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township ward or district in which
he shall reside.
s'If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer of election under this act from
holding such election, oT'use thereafter any vio-
ence TO any such officer, and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execution Of
his duty, shall block or attempt to block up the
window or avenue 60 any window where the same
may be holden, or shall riotouSly disturb the peace
OF such election, or shall practice intimida-
ton, threats force or violence with the design to
influence unduely or Overawe any elector or nre-
vent him from voting, 10 restrain the freedom
og choice, such person conviction shallbe fined
in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars and
TO be imprisoned for any time less than one or
more fnan twelve months, and if it shall be shown
To the court Wnere the trial Of such offence shall
be hads that the pefssA so ofsading was not resi-
dent OF the city, ward, district or township where
the said offence was committed, and not entitled to
vote therein, then on conviction, he shall be seu
tenced 10 pay Ene Of not less than one hund red
nor more than one thousand dollars, and be i'm
prisoned not less than six months nor more than
( two years.
''If any person persons shall make anv bet or
wager upon the result of any election within the
Commonwealth, or shall 0f,r to mike any such bet
or wager, either by verbal proclamation iheruof or
by any written or printed advertisements or iotite
any person or persons t. make such bet or wager
upon conviction thereof he they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount so bet or offered to be
bet.
And the Judges of the respective districts afore-
said, are required to meet at Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding of said Election,
then and there to perform those things required II
them by law.
Given under my hand, at my Office in Bedford,
tE;s 18th day of Septelnber in the year Of our
4 Lori, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
p and the S5th of Independence of the United
81 States.
WILLIAM S FLUKE,
Sept. 2S, 1860