Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-10-04
NOTICE is HEREBY GIIEA.

That every person, excepting Justices Of the
Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of
profit or trust under the United States or OF this
State or any city eorporated district, whether
commissioned oflicer.or otherwise a subordinate
officer or agent, who is or shall be employed under
the legislative, executive or Judiciary department
of this State, of any city, Of any ineorpora-
ted district and also; that every mem Der of Con
gress and of the State Legislature and OF the select
! or common council of any city or Commissioners
of Incorporated district is hy law incapable of
holding exercising at the time the Office or ap-
pointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that no In
spector, Judge, other officer of such election
snail be eligible TO be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled .san .c-
relating to elections of this Commonwealth - pas.
sed July 3, lS49, further provides as follows to.
wit
"That the inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district which they respectively
belong before eight O'Clock in the morning of the
ID Tuesday of October, and each said INSPECTOR
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be 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 received the second highest number
of votes for Judge at the next preceding election.
snail act as Inspector IN his place. And in case
the person who has received the highest number of
votes for inspector shall not attend the person
elected Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place, and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attend, then tho inspector who received the
highest number Of votes shall appoint A INDIE IN
his place. and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board for the space of hour after The time fixed
by law for the opening of the election the auaf ed
voters for the townshp, ward or district for which
such officers shall have been elected nrssept az tn
election, shall elect one of their number 10 fiIl
such vacancy.
sit shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectivey to attend at the place of holding every
general, special, township election 6nring the
whole time said election is kept open, for The our
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 snch elee
ton, and on such other matters in relation Ia fhe
assessment of voters the said inspectors or
either Of them shall from time to time require.
s'No person shall be permitted to vote AZ 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 imtnedia
tsly preceding such election and Within two wears
paid State or County tax which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the election But
q citizen OF the United States who has previously
been qualified voter of this State and removed
thereffon and returned and who shall have resided
IN sne eiectIoh district and paid taxes aforesaid
shall be entitled to vote after residing in this Stat
SIX months; Provided, That the white freenen-
citizens of the United States between the aces az
twenry-one and twenty-five years, who have re-
sided in the election district ten days as aforesaid
shall be entitled ta FQ.e, although they shall not
haye paid tax. # I