Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-06

iessi First, be produce receipt Of payment,
@itbin two yehrs Of State or County tax as
sessed agreeahy 10 the constitution, and give
sstisiaotofy evidence on his own oath or affir-
NATION vt another that he has paid such tax,
or 10 failure to produce receipt shall make
oA TO the payment thereof or Secoud, If be
claim right 70 vote by being an elector be-
tween ihe age of fwenty-one and twenty-five
years shall depOse on oath or affirmation, that
he resided in the State at least one ysar next
before his application, and make such proof of
residence 10 the district as required by this
sct, aud that be does verify believe, from the
account given HIM that he is of the age sfore-
SAID, and give such other evidence MS 10 Iequir.
ed " this aeti whereupon the name Of the
person SO admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspector, and
note made opposite thereto by writing the
word s'tsx," If he shall be admitted to vote by
reason Of having paid tax, or the word "age,"
II he shall he admitted to vote by reason of
age, and in either case the reason If such vote
shall be called out 20 the clerks, Hho shall
make the like note in the list of voters kept
by them.
'ln all cases where the name of the person
claiming to vote Is not found on the list furn,
bis right to vote whether found thereon or not,
is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall
be the duty of the inspectors 10 examine such
person on oath as to biz qualifications, and if
be claims to have resided within the State for
one year or more, his oath shall be sufficient
proof thereof, but be shall make proof by at
least one competent witness. who shall be
qualified elecEor, that be has resided within
fha eor fba a
ly preceding said election and shall also him.
self swear thai his bona ide residence, in pur-
susnce of his lawful calling, is within the
district, and that be did not remove within the
district for the purpose Of voting therein.
"EVery person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall, make due proof if required, of bis
residence and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall
be admitted t, vote n the township, ward or
district in which be shall reside.
IF any person shall prevent OF attempt to
prevent any officer of an election under this
| act from holding such election, or use or
| threaten any violence to any such officer, and
shall interrupt or improperly interfere with
HIM in the execution of bis duty, shall block
or attempt to block up the window where the
same mas be holden, or shall rietously disturb
the pasce of such election, or shall use or
with the design TO influence unduy OF overawe
! any elector, or prevent him from voting, or 10
restrain tie freedom of choice, such person on
conviction shall be 6ned in any sum not ex-
ceedIog Eve hundred dollars aud to be impris-
oned for any time not less than Que or more
than twelve months, and if it shal be shown
TO the Court where the trial of such offence
| shall be had, that the person 50 offending vas
not resident of the city, ward, district or
| township where the said offence was committed,
aud not entitled to vote therein, then on con-
Viction, be shall be sentenced 10 pay fine of
MOI less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two years
elf any person or persons shall make any
het or wager upcn the result uf any election
within the Commonwealth, or shall offer to
make say such bet or wager, either ty verbal
pree!a nation thereof, or by any written OF
prineI advertisement, or invite any person
or persops to make such bet or Esger upon
conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount 90 bet or offered 70
be bet.
And the Judges of the respective districts
aforesaid, are required TO meet at Bedford, on
the Friday next following the holdirg OF ssid
Election, then aud tbere to perform, those
things required Of them by lsw.
Given under my hand, at my Office in Bedford,
this 3Qth dag of August, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred aud
sixty one, aud the S6th Of Independence of
the United States
JOHN j. CESSNA,
Sheriff. |