The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-09-27


4 State Legislature, aud of the select common
council of any city, Commissioners OF any
poTated district, rs BY law Incapable of holding or
exercising at the time, the office appointment of
Judge, inspector clerk of any election of this
! Commonwealth, ana that inspector, judge or o.
ther officer of such election shall be eligible TO be
( then voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled can act re-
latlng 10 elections of this Commonwealth" passed
July ID, 1Sl9 further provides as follows, 10 wit :
81 hat the Inspector and judges shall meet at tie
respective places appointed for holding the election
IN the district at which they respectively belong,
before o'clock in the morning of the Cd Tuesday
oi October and each said inspector shall appoint
clerk, who shall be qualified voter of such dis
| trct.
Sin the person who shall have received the
second highest number OF votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day of any election then the per-
son who shall have received the second highest
number OF votes for Judge at the next preceding
lection shall act 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 inspector in
his place. and in the PEI eected Judge shall
/ not attend, then the inspector who received the
highest number oi votes shall appoint Judge in his
place; and If any vacancy shall continue in the
| board tor the space OF hour after the time fixed
by law for the opening of the election the qualified
voters for the township, ward district for which
such officers shall have been elected, present the
election, shall elect of their number fill such
| vacancy.
II shall be the duty of the several assessors
spectivey to attend at the place of holding every
! general, special, township election during the
whole time such election Is kept open for the pur-
pose of giving information TO TO The inspectors, and
Judge, when called on, in relation to the right OF
ny person assessed by them TO vote at such election,
and on such other matters In relation TO the assess
ment OF voters, the seid inspectors o. either OF
| them shall from time TO time require.
| ''No person shall be permitted to vote at any
! lection as aforesaid, than white freemen OF the
age OF twenty one or mofe who shall have resided
in this state at least year, and in the election
district whe.e he offers to vote, ten days immedl-
ateiT preceding such election, and within two years
| paid State or county tax which shall have been
assessed at least days before the election. But
citizen of the United States has previously
been a qualified voter of this State and removed
heEefrom and returned and who shall have resided
in the election district and paid taxes, aforesaid
shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State
| six months. PJOvfded, That the white fieemen,
citizens OF the United States, between the ages OF
twenty-one and twenty-five years, who have resi-
ded in the election district ten days aforesaid
shall be entitled 10 vote, although they shall not
have paid tax.
ssNo person shall be permitted 10 vote whose name
is not contained in the list of axable inhabitants,
furnished by the Commissioners, unless First, be
produce receipt OF payment, within two years of
State County assessed agreeably TO the Con-
sltution and give satisfactory evide his
oath affirmation OF another that he has paid such
tax, or IN failure 10 produce receipt shalt make
oath TO the payment thereof, second if he claim
right to vote by5eng elector between the age
OF twenty-one and twenty-five years shal depose on
oath afftmatlon that he has resided in the State
| al least one year next before his application, and
make such proof Of residence in the district is
requred by this act, and that he does verify be-
lIeve from the account given him that he is OF the
age aforesaid and give snch other evidence as is
quIT,d by this act, whereupon the name OF the per-
son so admitted 10 vote sha be inserted in the al
phabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word "tax,' if he
shal be admitted 10 vote By reason of having paid
tax, the word cage" If he shall be admitted 10
vote by reason of age and in either case the reason
Of such vote shall be called out TO the clerks, who
shall ma Ike like note in the lists OF voters kept by
them.
s.In all cases where the name Of the person
claiming TO vote is not found on the Ist furnished
by The commissioners, or his right to vote wheth
er found thereon or not, is objected TO by ATTY
qualified citiZen it shall be the duty of the inspec
ters TO examine such person oath to his quail
ifcatons, and if he claims 10 have resided
within the State for one year or more, his oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof, but ne shall make
proof BY al least one competent witness, who shall
be a qualified elector, that he has resided within
the district for than ten days immediatly
preceding said election and shall also swear that
his bona hde residence, IN pursuance of his law
ful 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 adm ted
to vote in the township. ward or district in which
he shall reside.
elf any person shall prevent or attempt TO pre-
vent any officer Of an election under this act from
holding such election, thereafter any vio-
ence to any such officer. and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execution of
his duty, shall block or attempt to block up the
md
may be kolden shall Tiotously disturb the peace
OF such election, shall pactice IntimIda-
tion, threats, violence, with the design to
influence unduly or overIwe any eector, or prevent
hlm from voting, or 10 restrain the freedom of
choice, such person on conviction shall be fined IN
any not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars TO be
imprisoned Tor any time not less than or more
than twelve months and if it shall be shown 10 the
Court where the trial of such offence shall be had
that the person so offending was not a resident of
the city, ward district township where the said
offence was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, conviction, he shall be sentenced TO
pay fine of not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two years.
elf any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of an election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such bet
wager, either by verbal proclamation thereof, OF
BY any written printed advertisement, invite
any person persons to make such bet wager,
upoa conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount so bet or offered to be
bet.
And the Judges of the respective districts Hfore-
said, are required to meet al Bedford, on the FRI
day next following the holding OF said Election,
then and there to perform those things required of
them by law.
Given under my hand, at my Office in Bedford, this
3Gth day OF August, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty one, and the
eighty-sixth of the Indepen dence of the United
States.
JOHN J. CESSNA.
Aug ust 30th, 1861. Sheriff.