Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-26

act, whereupon, the name OF the person as
admitted to vote, shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a
note made opposite thereto by writing the
word tax if he shall be permitted to vote
by reason of having paid tax, or the word
age" if he shall be admitted on account of
his age; and in either case the reason of
such votes shall be called out to the clerks,
who shall make the like note in the list of
voters kept by them"
! In ali case where the name of the per-
SON claiming to vote is net found in the list
| furnished by the Commissioners and Assess
ors, or his right to vote whether found there
or not is objected to by one qualified citizen.
it shall be the duty Of the inspectors to ex-
anime spch persons on oath as to his qualifi-
cations, and it he claims to have resided
within the State ore year or more, his oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof: but he shall
make proof by at least one competent witness
who shall be qualified elector, that ho has
resided within the district for more than ten
days next Immediately preceding said eiec-
ton, and shall also himself swear to bis bona
fide residence, in pursuance of his lawful call
ing, is within the district, and not for the
purpose of voting therein"
If any person shall prevent or attepmt
or prevent, any officer of an election under
this act from holding such election, or use or
threaten any violence to any such office, or
shall interrupt or improperly interfere with
hun in the execution of bis duty, or block up
or attempt TO block up the window or the
avenue to any window where the same may
be holden. or shall riotuusv disturb the
peace of such election, or shall use or prac
tice any intimidation, threaten force or vlo-
lence with the design to il f1uence uDduly, or
overpower any elector, or to prevent him
from voting or 10 restrain the freedom of bis
choice, such persons on cpDvictiop, shall be
lined any sum not exceeding 6ve hundred
dollars. and be imprisoned any time not ex-
ceedipg twelve months, and if ii shall be
swOwn to the court where the trial of such
offences shall be had that the person offending
was not a resident OF the city. ward district
or township where the offence was commit-
| ted, and not entitled to vote therein. then on
conviction, he shall be sentenced to pay
| fine Of not lsss.than one hundred, nor more
than one ousand dollars and be imprsion>
ed not less than six months nor more than
two years.
. 1t any person or persons shall make any
bet or wager upon the result OF any election
Within this Commonwealth, or shall offer
to make any such bet or wager either by
verbal Ernc anation thereof, OF otherwise, be
or they snail forfeit End pay three times the
amount SO bet or offered to be bet
1t any person NOT by law qualified, shall
fraudulentiy vote at any election within this
C0mm monw ealth, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote out of his proper district, or any
person knowing the want ot such qualhca-
ton shall aid or procure such person TO vote
the person or persons SO If noing, shall on
conviction be fined any sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars, ana be pIrlsitnsd fer
any term not exceeding toree moDths.
Ii any person shal vote more than one
election district or 0therT 80 iraudu emily
vote aud 10 denver o TIE Inspector TWO tick.
cts together, with TIE iaieat to illegally yoie,
or shall vote the same; or if any person shall
| advise or procure annother to do SO, he Or
they so offending, shall on conviction be fia-
ed IN any sum not less than fifty nor more
tlan five hundred dollars, and be imprision
ed for any term not less than three hur more
tban twelve months
f" IT any person not qualified to vote in
this Commonwealth agrecably to the law,
(exceptisg the sons IF qualified cit;zens)
shall appear at any place of election for the
purpose Of issuing tickets, or Of Influencing
conviction forfeit and pay any such offence
apd be imprisoned for any term not exceed
ing three months.
ELECTIONS BY MILITIA OR VOLUNTEERS IN ACT
eAL SERVICE.
"A. Whenever any of the citizens of Il j.
commonwealth qualified as here in before
drovide, shall g in any actual military SER
vice in any detachment of the malicia or
corps Of volunteers under reqnstion from
the president of the United States, or by the
authority of this commonwealth, on the day
of the general election. as aforesaid, such
citizens may exercise I'll. right of suffrage at
such place us may be appointed by the com
manding officer oil the troop or company to
which they shall respectively belong, as ful<
" as if they were present at the usual place
OF election: Prorided, That 10 member Of
any such troop company, shall be permit
ted to vote at the place so appointed, 1t at
the time Of such election he shall be within
ten miles OF the place at which be would be
en- tiled to vote, IT not in service as afore-
said.
75 The proceedings for conducting su h
elections shall be, as far as practicable, in
all RESI- ects the same as are herein directed in
the case of general elections, except that the
captain or commanding officer of e3eh CON-
pany or troop shall act as judge, and that the
first lieutenant or officer second in Command
shall act as inspector at such election, so far
as shall relate to such company or troop
and in case Of thu neglect or refusal of such
officers, or either of them to serve in such
capacity, the off ser or ofisers next in COM
mand, 10 such company or troop, shall act
as judge or Inspector as the case may be.
rs. The officer authorized to perform the
duties of judge, shall administer the proper
oath or affirmation to the officer who shall
act as inspector, and as soon as such officer
shall have been sworn or affirmed, he shall
administer the proper oath or affirmation to
the officer whose duty it shall be to act as
judge; and such officer acting as judge shall
appoint two persons to act as clerks. and
shall admiLister TO them the proper oaihs or
affirmation
II. The several officers authorized to con-
duct such election, shall take the like oaths
or afirmations shall have the like powers,
and they as well as other persons WHO may
attend. vote or offer to vote, at such election,
shall be subject to the ike penalties and
restrinctions, as are declared or provided in
this act, in the case OF elections by the citi-
zens at their usual places of elecuon.
rs. Within three days after such election
the judges thereof shall respectively transmit
through the nearest post Office, q return there
of, together with the tickets, tally lists and
list of voters, to the prothonotary Of the coun
ty in which such electors would have voted
lfnOt in military service and tha Said iudoas