The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03

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/ The ireemen Of the tow nshp of Jackson.
will hold their election at the house of John
Osierhoudt, in said township.
The treemen of the township Of Tnnk
hammock, will hold their election at the
house OF Sam'l Mildenberger, In said town
ship.
The freemen Of the township Of Barrett
wilt hold their election at the house of Alex
ander Deibler, in said township.
NOtice is Hereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices OF
the Peace, who shall hold an office or ap
polntment Of profit or trust under the United
States or of this State or any city or corpor
atec district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise. subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the leg
| gislative, executive or judiciary department,
of this State or the United States, or of any
incorporated district; and also, that every
member OF Congress. and of the state legis
lature and of the select or common council
OF any city, or commissioned OF any incor-
porated district is by law incapable of hold
ing or exercising at the same time, the office
of appointment of judge, inspector. or clerk
OF any election OF this commonwealth, & that
no inspector, judge or other officer of such
election shall be eligible to be then voted for
And the said act of Assembly, entitled
IAN act relating to elections Of this common
wealth, passed July 2d, 1880, further provides
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district TO which they
respectively belong, before nine o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, and each OF said inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be qualified 70
ter.
"1t shall be the duty Of said 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 purpose of giving information
to the inspectors and judges, when called on
in relation to the right of any person assess.
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation 10 the assess
men,s Of votes as the said inspectors or judg-
es, or either of them, shall from time to time
require.
Agreeably to the provisions OF the sixty
first section Of said act every General and
Special election shall be opened between the
hours of eight and ten in the for enoon, and
ournment until seven in the evening, when
the polls shall be closed.
mo person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list OF
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Commits
sioners, unless first he produced receipt
for payment within two years, Of Stale or
county tax assessed agreeaby to the Consti
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath OF the affirmation OF another
that he has paid such tax. or on failure to
produce receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second If he claims a
right TO vote by being an elector between
the ages Of 81 and % years he shall despose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided IN
the State al least one year next before his
application and make such proof Of residence
in the district as is required by this act. and
that he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is of the age aforesaid,
and give such other evidence as is required
by this act, whereupon the name OF the per
son so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and
note made opposite thereto, by writing the
word tax if he shall be admitted to vote by
reason of having paid tax, or the word age,
if he shall be admitted to vote by reason OF
such age; shall be called out to the clerks,
who shall make the like notes in the list OF
voters kept by them.
SIN all cases where the name Of the per
son claiming 10 vote is found on The list fur
nished by Commissioners and Assessors, or
his right to vote whether thereon or not is
objected to by any qualified citizen it shall
be the duty Of the Inspector to examine
such person on oath as to his qualifications,
and il he claims 10 have resided within the
district for one year or more his oath shall
be sufficient proof thereof, but shall make
proof at least by one competent witness who
shall be qualified elector that he has resi-
ded within the district for more than ten
days next preceding such election and shall
also himself swear, that his bona6de resi-
dence in pursuance of his lawful calling is
within the district. and that he did not re-
move in said district for the purpose of vo,
ting therein.
Every person qualified aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, if required Of his
residence and payment of taxes as aforesaid,
shall be admitted to vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shall reside.
"If any person not qualified to vote in this
Commonwealth, agreeably to law, Except
the sons of qualified citizens) shall appear
at any place of election for the purpose of is
suing tickets or influencing the citizens quail
fled to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit
and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, for every such Offence, and be i'm
prisoned for any term not exceeding three
months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in the
9th section Of the act aforesaid, the Judges
of the aforesaid district shall take charge Of
the certificate or return of the election Of
their respective districts and produce thsm at
a meeting Of the Judges from each district at
the Court House in the Borough Of Strouds
burg, on the third day after the day of cleo
ton, being for the present year on FRIDAY Y.
the llth Of OCTOBER next, then and there
TO do. and perform the duties required by
law of said judges. Also. that where judge
by sickness or unavoidable circumstances,
is unable to attend said meeting of Judges.
then the certificate or return as aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one Of the In
speciors or clerks OF the election Of said dis
trict, who shall do and perform the duties re-
quired of said Judge unable to attend.
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