Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-13

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reaIhg 70 elections of this Commonw ealth. - past
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81 hat the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
.,e IeNpee'lSe places appointed for holding the
election III the district at which they respectiyelv
heong, before eight O'Clock in the morning of the
/ "a tuesday of October, and each said Ins,ecfcr
shaii appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualified
voter OF such district.
',ln case the person who shall have received the
hghest number of votes for inspector shalI not at
4 tend GA the day Of any election then the person
VINO snail have received the second highest number
OF votes Tor Judge at the next preceding election
khail act as inspector in his place. And in case
the person who has received the highest number of
/ 'oteS lof Inspector shall not attend the person
eleeSed Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his
| pace, ana In case the person elected judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who received the
/ hghest number Of votes shall appoint a Judge in
ms place; and If any vacancy shall eontinne in the
hoard for the space of hour after the time fixed
by law for the opeHing Of the election the qualified
voters for the township, ward or district for which
such officers shall have been elected present at the
election shall elect one Of their number 10 fill
such vacancy.
cit shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spec'iVey to attend at the place of holding every
/ general special, Or township election during the
whole time said election is kept Open for the :,ur
pose oi giving Information to the inspe-to 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
S'No person shall be permitted to vote at apy
election aforesaid, than a white freeman Of the
| age OF twenty one or more, who shall have resided
IN tins State at least one year. and in the election
district where he offers to vote ten DAYS immedia-
I tely preceding such election aud within two years
/ paid State County tax which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the election Bnt
| citizen of the United States who has previously
1 been qualified voter of this State and removed
thereifom and returned, and who shall have resided
IN the election district and paid taxes, aforesaid
shall be entitled TO vote after residing ia this State
/ six months Provided, That the white freemen
citizens of the United States between the ages of
/ 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
4 have paid tax.
| ''No person shall be admitted 10 vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in-
| babitants furnished by the Commissioners, un-
less; First, be produce receipt of payment,
within two years of State or County tax as.
sessed agreeably to the constitution, and give
| satisfactory evidence on his own oath or afir-
nation OF another that he has paid such tax, !,
or 10 failure 10 produce receipt shall make
oath to the payment thereof, or Second, if be
claim right to vote by being sn elector be-
tween he age of twenty -one and Twenty-Five
| years shall depose on oath or affirmation, that
he resided in the State at least one year next
before his application, and make such proof of
residence 10 the district as required by this
ect, aud that be does verify believe, from the
account given hlm that he is of the age sfore
said, and give such other evidence as is Iequir
ed tY this act; whereupon the name of the
person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspector, and a
note made opposite thereto by writing the
word ''tax," If be shall be admitted to vote by
| reason Of having paid tax, OF the word fage,''
| if he shall be admitted TO vote by reason of
age, and in either case the reason Of such vote
| shall be called out 20 the clerks, who 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.
ished by the commissioners, and assessors, or
his right to vote whether found thereon or rot, ,
is objected to by any qualified citizen, il shall
be the duty of the inspectors to examine such
person on oath as to bis 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 elector, that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days immedates
ly preceding sail election and shall also him
self swear that his bona fde residence, iu pur-
suance of bis 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 his
residence and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall
be admitted 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 an election under this
act from holding such election, or use or
threaten any violence to any suoh officer, and
shall interrupt or Improperly interfere with
him in the execution of his duty, shall block
or attempt to block up the window where the
same mag be holden, or shall riotously disturb
the paace of such election, or shall use or
practice intimidation, threats, force or violence
With the design to influence unduly or overawe
any elector, or prevent bin from voting, or to
restrain the freedom of choice, such person on
conviction shall be fined in auy sum not ex-
ceedlDg five hundred dollars and to be imprs-
oned for any time not less than one or more
than twelve months, and if it shall be shown
TO the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had, that the person 50 offending was
not resident of the city, ward, district or
township where the said offence was committed,
and not entitled TO vote therein, then on con-
viction, be shall be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than one hundred nor mora than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two years
"lf any person or persons shall make any
bet or wager upon the result of any election
within the Commonwealth, OF shall offer to
make any such bet or wager, either by verbal
proclamation thereof, OF by any written OF
printed advertisement, or invite any person
or persona 10 make such bet or WAGER nnnn