Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-09-06
NOTICE Is HEREBT GIVEN.

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 or cOrporated district whether
commissioned officer otherwise, a subordinate
officer agent, VINO is shall pe employed under
the legislative, executive Judiciary department
Of this State, Of any city, or of any incorpofa-
ted district aud also that every member Of Con
gress and Of the State Legislature and of the select
or common council of any city or Commissioners
of Incorporated district is by law iuc lpahe OF
holding or exercising at the time the Office or ap
polntment 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 .sas &C
relating elections of this Commonwealth . past
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 at which they respectively
belong, before eight o'clock in the morning of the
I'd Tuesday of October, and each said Inspector
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a 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 preced ng election
shall 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 the Inspector who received the
highest number Of votes shall appoint Judge in
bis places and if any vacancy shall continue ia the
board for the space of one hour after the time fixed
by law Tor the opening of the election the qualified
voters the town ship, ward district for which
such officers shall nave been elected, present at the
election, shall slect of their number to fill
such vacancy.
alt shall be the dGty of the several assessors re-
speciively attend at the place of holding every
general, special, or township election during 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 such cleo
ton, and such other matters In relation to the
assessment of voters, as the said inspectors or
either OF them shall from time to time require.
ts& o person shall be permitted TO vote, at any
election aforesaid, than a white freeman of the
age OF twenty one or more, who shall have resided
In this State at least year, and In the election
district where he offers to vote ten days immedia-
tey preceding such election and nthin two years
paid State or County tax which shall have been
assessed least ten days before the election But
a citizen of the United States who has previously
been qualified voter Of this State and removed
thereroIn and returned, and who shall have resided
in the election district and paid taxes, aforesaid
shall be entitled vote after residing in this State
SIX months Provided, That the white freemen,
citizens of the United States between the ages of
twenry-one and twenty-five years. who have re-
sided in the election district ten days aforesaid
shall DO entitled TO vote, although they shall not
have paid tax.
s4No person shali be admitted 10 veto whose
aauae Is not contained 10 tho list Of taxable in-
hebisAass iuraished by che Commissioners, ua-