The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-09-11

agent who 10 or shall be employed under the feeis.
lature, executive or Judiciary department of this
State or Of any city, Of any incorporated district
and also that every member Of Congress and of the
State Legislature, and of the select common coun-
ell of any city, Commissioners of any incorpora-
ted district, is by law incapable of holding or exer.
csng at the time, the office or appointment of
Ju0ge, Inspector or Clerk Of any election of this
Commonwealth, and that lnspe Judge or other
officer Of such election shall be eligible to be then
voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled can act re-
lating to elections of this Commonwealth" passed
July I'd, 1919, further provides as follows, to wit:
sThat the inspector and Judges shall meet at the
respective places appointed for holding the election
in the district at which they respectively belong.
before O'Clock m 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.
"ln case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend 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
election shall act as inspector in his place. And in
case the person who has received the highest num-
Der of votes for inspector shall not attend the per-
son elected judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place; and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board for the space of one hour after thu time fixed
by law for the opening of the election the qualified
voters for the township, ward district for which
such officer shall have been elected, present at the
election, shall elect Of their number to fill such
a vacancy.
'tIt shall be the duty Of the several assessors re-
spectivey to attend at the place of holding every
general, special. or township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur-
pose of giving information to the inspectors, and
Judge, when called on, in relation to the right of any
person assessed by hem to vote at such election,
"A hnth aft in laf fha
ment Of voters, the said inspectors or either of
them shall from time to lime require.
"No person shall be permitted to vote at any cleo
ton as 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 dis.
trict where he offers to VOTE ten days i'm medaely
preceding such election, and within two years paid
State county tax which shall have been assess
eG at least ten days before the election. But cit
i2en Of the United States who has previously been
qualified voter of this State and removed theiefrom
and returned. and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes, a,resaid shall be
entitled to vote after residing in this State six
months. Provided, That the white freemen, citi-
of the United States between the age of twen-
ty-one and twenty-five years, who have resided in
the election district ten days aforesaid shall be
entitled to vote, although they shall no: have paid
tax.
"No person shall be permitted to vote whose
tants. furnished by the Commissioners, unless /.
First he produce receipt of payment, within two
years Of State or County tax assessed agreeably
the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence on
his own oath or affirmation OF another that he has
paid such tax, oil in failure to produce a receipt
shall make cath to the payment thereof or second
if he claim right to vote by being an elector be-
tween the age of twenty-one and twenty-five years
shall depose oath affirmation, that he has re-
sided in the State at least 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 account given him that he
is Of the age aforesaid and give such other evdeac
sis required by this act, whereupon the name of
the person admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspector. and a nste
made opposite thereto by writing the word "taz,''
if he shall be admitted TO vote by reason of having
paid tax, the word cage" if he shall be admit ed
to vote by of age and in either case the
of such vote shall be called out to the clerks
who shall make q like note in the lisss of voters
kept by them.
"ln all cases where the name of the person claim
ing to vote is not found the list furnished by the
commissioners, or his right to vote whether found
thereon or not, is bected to by any qualified cit-
zen shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine
such person on oath as to his qualifications, and it
be claims to have resided within the State for one
year or more his oath shall be sufficient proof there
Of but he shall make ptooi by at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified elector, that
he has resided within the district for than ten
days Immediately preceding said election and shall
also sw ear that his bona de residence, in pursuance
of his lawful calling is within the district, and
that he did not remove within the district for the
purpose of voting.
stEvery person qualified aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required, Of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward or district in which
he shall reside.
elf any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent
any officer of an election under this act from holding
such election, use or threaten any violence to
any such officer, and shall interrupt or improperly
interfere with him in the execution of his duty,
shall block up or attempt to block up the window
avenue to any window where the same may be
hoden, shall rlotously disturb the peace of such
election, shall use or practice intimidation,
threats force violence, with the design to inhu-
ence unduly or overawe any elector, prevent him
from voting or to restrain the reedo om Of choice,
such persons conviction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be imprisoned
for any time not less than one or more than twelve
months and if it shan II be shown to the Court where
the trial OF such offence shall be had that the per-
son so offending was not resident of the city, ward,
district or township where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein, on
conviction, he shall be sentenced TO pay fine not
less than one hundred or more than thou sand
dollars, and be imprisoned not less than SIX months
more than two years.
elf any person or persons shall make any bet oi
wager upon the result Of an election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such bet
wager, either by verbal proclamation there Of or
by any written or printed advertisement, or invite
any person persons to make such bet or wager,
upon conviction thereof he they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount so bet or offered to be
bet.'
And the Judges of the respective districts afore-
said, required to meet at Bedford, on the Friday
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
4th day of September, in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and
the eighty sixth of the Independence Of the Uni
ted States.
JOHN J. CESSNA,
September 4, 1868. S5snf.