Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-08-30
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.

That every person, excepting Justices of the
Peace who shall hold any Office or appointment of
profit or trust under the United States, of this
State any city or coTporated district, whether
commissioned officer otherwise, subordinate
officer or agent, who is shall be employed under
the legislative, executive Judiciary department
of this State, of any city, of any incorpoIa-
ted district and also that every mem ber of Con-
gress Of the State Legislature, and OF the select
or common council of any city or Commissioners
of incorporated district is by law incapable OF
holding or exercising at the tine the Office or APP
pOintment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that no In
spector, Judge, or other officer OF such election
snail be eligible TO be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled san act
relating to elections of this Commonwealth . pas
sed July 3, 1849 further provides as follows, to
wit:
ssThat the inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district at which they respectively
belong, before eight O'Clock in the morning of the
I'd Tuesday of October, and each said Inspector
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualified
voter of such district.
sin case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend on the day of any election, then the person
who shall have rcce el the second highest number
of votes for Judge 0e next preceding election,
shall act as inspector in his place. And in case
the person who has received the highest mum Der of
elected Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place, and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who received the
highest number of votes shall appoint judge in
his place and if any vacancy sha! continue in the
board for the space of one hour after the time fixed
by law for the opening Of the election the qualified
voters The township, ward district for which
such officers shall have been elected present at the
election, shall eject one of their number to fll
such vacancy.
sit shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectively to attend at the place of holding every
general, special, or township election during the
whole time said election is kept open, for the 3ur-
pose of giving information to the inspectors, and
Judge. when called on in relation to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
tion and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, as the said inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require.
ttNo person shall be permitted to vote, at any
election as aforesaid, than white freeman of the
age of twenty one more, who shall have resided
in this State at least year. and in the election
district where he offers to vote ten days immedia-
tely preceding such election and within two years
] paid State or County tax which shall have been
assessed at least days before the election. But
citizen of the United States who has previously
| been qualified voter Of this State and removed
thererom and returned, and who shall have resided
In the electoh district and paid taxes, aforesaid,
shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State
| six months; Provided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States between the ages OF
1 twenry-one and twenty two years, who have re-
SIDED in the election district ten days as aforesaid
shall be entitled to vote, although they shall not
| have paid tax.
ssNo person shall be admitted 10 vote whose
name is not contained ia the list of taxable iu'
] hsbitauts furnished by the Commissioners, un'