Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-09-11

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township.
the e.ectors of the district composed of the
Borough of Wilmore, to meet at the School House,
in said Borough.
The electors of the distric. composed of the
township of White, to meet at .he School House
No. in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Yoder, to meet at the School House
in Cambria City, in said township.
And further give notice, IS in and by the
18th Section # the aforesaid Act am directed to
do, That all persons, excepting Justices of the
Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment
OF prCht or trust under the government of the
United States, or Of this State, or any City or
incorporated District, whether commissioned
officer OF otherwise, a subordinate agent. who
Is shall be employed under the legislative. iu
dietary OF executive department of this State or
the United States, or any City or incorporated
District; also. that every member of Congress
and the State Legislature, and of the select or
common councils of any Incorporated district, is
by law incapable of holding exercising, at the
| same time, the office appointment of Judge,
| Inspector. Clerk of any election of this Com
monwealth, and that no Inspector. or Judge, or
other officer of such election shall be eligible
| to any Office then TO be voted for. Also. in the
4th section of the Act Of Assembly, entitled IAN
Act relating to elections aud for other purposes,
approved the 10Th day of April, 1856, it is en-
acted that the foregoing 18th section shall not be
so construed as 20 prevent an military OnlCST or
borough officer from serving as Judge or Inspec-
tor ut any general or special elections in the Com
| monwealth
Also, that in the s lst section Of said Act it Is
enacted that &" every general and SPECIAL Election
| shall be opened between the hours of eight ami
| ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and Shall continue
without interruption or adjournment, until seven
O'Clock in the evening, when the polls shall be
| closed.
The general, special, city, incorporated district,
and township elections, ard all elections Tor cleo
tors of President or Vice President Of the u )
shall be held and conducted 10y the Inspectors
and Judges elected aforesaid, and by clerks
| appointed as hereinafter provided.
| No person shall be permitted to vote ut any
election, as aforesaid, but white freeman OF the
age of twenty-oHe years more. who shall have
resided in this State at least year, and IN the
election district where he offers TO vote least
ten days Immediately preceding such election,
| AM. within two years paid State or County tax
which shall have been assessed at least ten days
| before the election. But citizen OF the Y. D,
who d previously beer qualified voter OF this
| State, and removed therefrom and returned. and
| who shall have reside in the election district,
and paid taxes rs aforesaid. shall be entitled to
vote after residing in this State six months. Pro
vided, That the white frecTnen, citizens Of the
| United States, between the ages of twenty-one
| and tw, nty two years. and have resided in the
election district ten days aforesaid. shall be en-
titled 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
habitduts, furnished by the Commissioner, unless
first he produce receipt FOR the payn.eLt within
| two yeais Of q State or County tax, assessed
agreeably to the Constitution and give satslacto-
ry evidence, either his oath or affirmation
or that of another, that he has paid such tax or
on failure to produce receipt, shall make oath
of the payment thereof or, second, If he claim a
! right to vote by being eleCtor between the age
of twcnty-One and twenty-five years, he shall de
| pose oath affirmation that he has resided IN
the Slate at least year before his application.
| and make such proof of his residence IN the dis
trict rs 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 evil
dence as is required by this act, whereupon the
name of the person 50 admitted t. vote, shall he
inserted in the Alphabetical list by the Inspect
| Ors, and note made opposite thereto by writing
the wor! - Tax if he shall tc permitted to vote
| by asun of having paid lax or the word Age"
| if he shall be admitted to vote 10y reason OF such
age shal! 5e called out to the Clerks. who shall
| make like notes in the list Of voters kept by
| them.
| g In all cases where the name Of person claim
| ing to vote found the list furnished by the
Commissioners and Assessors or his right to vote,
| whether found thereon Not = objected to ey
any qualified citizens, it shall he the duty of the
| Inspectors to examine such person nn oath as 70
his qualifications, and if he clI;ms t" have resided
| within the State for year more, his oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof, but shall make
proof thereof by at least one competent witness,
who shall be qualified electOr, that he has re
sided within the district for more than ten days
next preceding said election, and shall also him
self swear that his bona fide residence, in pursu
ance of his lawful calling, is within the district
and that he did not remove into said district for
| the purpose of voting therein.
fol Sl'l
shall make due proof, as is required. of his resi-
dence, and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall he
admitted to vote in :he township, ward, or dis
| trict, i'll which he shall reside.
| - If any person shall prevent or attempt t.
prevent any officer of any election under this ac
from holding such election. Use or threaten any
violence to any such officer, or shall interrupt ul
improperly interfere within the execution Of ms
duty, or shall block up the window, or avenue tC
any window. where the same may be holding Ol
shall Totou>y disturb the peace OF such election
or shall use or practice any intimidating threats
force or violence, with design to influence undu'y
or overawe, any elector, or to prevent him iron
voting or to restrain the freedom of choice, sucI
| persons on conviction shall be fined in any sun
not exceeding $500, be imprisoned for any time
not less than one month, nor more than twelve
months; and if it shall be shown to the Cour
where the trial of such offence shall be had, tina
the person so offending was not resident of tn
Il city, ward, district, township where the sar
offence was committed and not entitled 10 vOt
therein then conviction, he shall be sentence,
to pay ine not less than one hundred, no
more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned
not less than six months nor more than tw,
years"
Pursuant to the provisions contained IN the Ac
first aforesaid the Judges of the aforesaid district
shall respectively take charge of the certiticat
or return of their respective districts, and pro
/ duce them at meeting of one Judge from eaci
district at the Court House, in the Borough o
Ebensburg. on the 3rd day after the day OF elec