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

act, whereupon, the name oil the person as
admitted to vote, shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list bv 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"
10 all case where the name of the per-
son claiming to vote is not found in the list
furnished by the Commissioners and ASSESS
ors, or his right to vote whether found there
OF not is objected to by one qualified citizen.
it shall be the duty of the inspectors to ex-
anime such persons On oath as to his qualif-
cations, and if 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 he has
resided within the district for more than ten
days next Immediately preceding said eiec-
ton, and shall also himself swear to his bona
fide residence, in pursuance of his lawful call
ing, is within the district, and not for the
purpose of voting therein"
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
HIM 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 riotnusly disturb the
peace of such election, or shall use or prac
inf do fbrpaf n fnran or
lence with :he design to il fuence upduy, or
overpower any elector, or 10 prevent him
from voting or 10 restrain the freedom of bis
choice, such persons on conviction, shall be
intd any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned any time not ex
ceeding 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 resident OF the city. ward. district
OF township where the offence was commit
ted, and nor entitled to vote therein then on
conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than one hundred, nor more
than one ousand dollars and be imprison>
ed not less than six months nor more than
two years.
. Ii any person or persons shall make any
bet or wager upon the result Of any election
Within this Common wealth, or shall offer
to make any such bet or wager either by
verbal exclamation thereof, OF otherwise, be
or they snail forfeit and pay three times the
amount So bet or offered to be bet
" If any person NOT by law qualified, shall
fraudueutiy vote at any election within this
CJmmonw eath, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote GU. of his proper district, or any
person knowing the want OF such qualfca
Sh II aid nr % oh tn ,ta
the person or persons SO # nding, shall on
conviction be fined any sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars, ana he prrisicn. d fer
any term not exceeding three months.
" Ii any person sha vote al more than one
election district or otharu ~ traudu lenty
vote aud 10 denver o he aspector two tick
cts together, with TIE iaseat to illegally voie,
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 in
ed IN any sum not less than fifty nor more
tlan five hundred dollars, and be imprision
ed tor any term not less than three LUr more
than twelve months.
= Ii any person not qualified to vote in
this Commonwealth agrecably to the law,
(exceptiEg the sons IF qualified citizens
shall appear at any place of election for the
P0i pOSO VI t'NAC-os VI VI IbDuCtGibS
the citizens qualified to vote, he shall, Oh
convictio" forfeit and pay any such offence,
aDd be imprisoned fpr any term not exceed
ing three months
ELECTIONS BY MILITIA OR VOLUNTEERS IN ACT
eAL SERVICE.
H. Whenever any of the citizens of Il is
common wealth qualified as here in before
drovide, shall | g in any actual military SER
vi in Hato of ho liaia Or
corps Of vo unteers. under requistion from
the president of the United States. or by the
authority of this commonwsalth, on the day
of the general election. as aforesaid, such
citizens may exercise tn. right of suffrage at
such place as may be appointed by the com
manding officer OF 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, ii at
the time Of such election he shall be within
ten miles of the place at which be would be
en- nitled to vote. If not in service as afore-
said.
IS. TIE proceedings for conducting su ii
elections shall be, as far as practicable, in
all RESP ects the same as are herein directed in
the case of general elections, except that the
captain or commanding oEicer Of e,eh CON-
pany or troop shall act as judge, and that the
first lieutenant or officer second in clmmand
shall act as inspector at such election, so far
as shall relate to such company or troop
and in case Of tha neglect or refusal Of such
officers, or either of them to serve in such
capacity, the officer or off sers 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, be shall
administer the proper oath or affirmation to
the officer whose duty it shall be to at as
judge; and such officer acting as judge shall
appoint two persons 10 act as clerks, and
shall admirister TO them the proper oa,hs or
affirmation.
". The several officers authorized to con-
duct such election, shall take the like oaths
or afirmatiOns SHALL have the like powers,
and they as vel as other persons who may
attend. vote or offer to vote, at such election,
shall be subject to the ike penalties and
restrictions, as are declared or provided in
this act, in the case OF elections by the citi-
zens at their usual places of eieeuon.
78. Within three days after such election
the judges thereof shall respectively transmit
through the nearest post Office. . 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
ifnot in militarv sorvine and tha said iuHoas