The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-10-02
ONE PERSON for the Office of Coroner, for said
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.

\ M NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN,
That every person excepting Justices OF the Peace,
who shall no any Office or appoint ment of pro it
trust under the United States, or Of this State
any city or corporated district, whether commits
stoned officer or otherwise, utordinate officer,
agent who is or shall be employed under the iegs-
lature, executive or Judiciary depart ment of this
State or OF any city Of any incorpo ated district,
and also, that every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature, and of the select or
Gil of any citv, or Comm ssioners of any incorpor
ted district, is by law incapable of holding or exer
cising ut the time, the office or appointment of
| Judge, Inspector or Clerk OF any election Of this
Commonwealth, and that inspector. Judge 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:
"Tbat the Inspector and Judges shall meet at the
respective places appointed for holding the eecti
in the district at whIct they respectively brlong
before o'clock IN the morning of the ed Tuesday
of October, and each said inspector shall appoint
| one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter of such
| district.
''ln 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 sh III act as inspector in his place. And in
case the per who has received the higtest num-
son elected Judge shall appoint Inspector in his
place, and If any vacancy shall continus in the
board for the space Of one hour a'ter tn time fixed
by law tor the opening of the election the qualified
voters tor the township ward or district for which
such officer shall have been elected, present at the
election shall elect of their number TO fill such
| a vacancy. .at -i'-
alt shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectively to attend at the place of holding every
general, special. or township election dutihg the
whole time such election IS kept open, for the pur
I pose Of giving information to the inspectors, and
ndge hen called on, in relation to the of any
person assessed by hem TO vote at such election,
and such other matters in relation 10 the assess-
ment Of voters, as the said inspectors either of
| them shall from time TO line require.
s'No person shall be permitted TO vote at any cleo
| tion aforesaid, than white freeman the age
| of twenty moe, who shall have resi- led IN
this State at least one9year and IN the election dis
trIct where he offers 10 vote. ten days i'm mediatey
preceding such election, and within two years paid
| State or county tax which shall have been
ed at least ten days before the elect ion. But cit
| zen OF the United States who has previously been
| qualified voter of this State and removed thelefIom
| and returned, and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes, af.resaid, shall be
entitled TO vote after residing in this state six
months. Provided, That the white freemen, cit-
of the United States, betweeL the age of twen
| ty-one and twenty two years who have resided in
the election district ten days as aloresai shall be
entitled to vote, although they shall not have paid
tax.
"No person shall be permitted to vote whose
rame is not contained in the list of taxable inbabi
tants. furnished by the Commissioners, unless
First he produce receipt of payment, within two
years of State County tax assessed agreeably to
the Constitution. end give satisfactory evidence
his own oath affirmation Of another that he has
paid such tax, oil in failure TO produce receipt
shall make cath TO the payment thereof: or second
| if he claim right to vote by being an elector be-
tween the age oil twenty anc twenty-t wo years
shall depose oath affirmation, that he S re-
sided in the State at least year hext before MS
application, and make sucn proof of residence the
district required by this act, and that he does
verify believe, from the account given him that he
is OF the age flores lid, and give such other evidenc
as is required by this act, whereupon the name of
the pei son so admit vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspector. and note
made opposite thereto by writing the word-"tax,'
If he shall be admitted 20 vote by reason of having
paid tax, the word "age' il he shall be admit ed
to vote by of age, and in either the
of such vote shall be called out TO the clerks,
who shall make like note in the lists of voters
| kept by them.
| sin all ses where the name of the person claim
in to VOC is not found on the list furnished by the
comniss toner's, or his right TO vote whether found
thereon not, is obi ected to by any qualified cit-
zen shall be the duty of the inspectors TO inc
such person oath as to his qualifications, and if
he claims 70 have resided within the State for one
Va, more, his oath sh u be sufficient proof there
of, but he shall make pIooi by at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified elector, that
he ha resided within the district for than ten
da VS. Immediately p ece,iing said election nd shall
also ~ ,.aI that his bona hde residences in pursuance
of his lawful calling is within the district, and
that he did not remove within the district for the
purpose of voting
.tEvery person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required of his residence
and payment of taxes afore said, shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward or district in which
he shall reside.
.If any person shall prevent attempt to prevent
any officer of an election under this act froc holding
such election, or use or threaten any violence to
nnv spcb officer and shall interrupt or improperly
interfere with hin, IN the execution OF bis duty,
shall block up or at tempt to block mp the window
or avenue to any windo where the same may be
holden or shall riotousi Adisturo the peace of such
election, or shall use AOr practice intimidation,
threats, force or violence, with the design to nfu-
ence unddy owe awe any rlector, or prevent him
from voting, to restrain the freedom oil choice,
such persons conviction shall be hned IN any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, TO be Imprisoned
for a ny time not less than or more Than twelve
months and if it sha be shown to the Court where
III trial OF such offence shall he had that Inc per-
SON offending was not resident OF the ctv, ward,
dist rict tow ship where the said offence was
com nitted, aud not entitled to vote therein, on
conyi cton, he shall be sentenced 10 pay fine not
less III an hundred or more than one thousand |
dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six months
nor NOR than two years. '.Ie.a.t
ealr any person or persons shall make any bet ~ |
wager ur on the result OF an election within the |
l,ommouw salth. or shall offer to make any such bet
pr wager, either by verbal proclamation there of, or
by any writ ten or printed advertisement, or invite
eny person or persons to make such bet or wager,
upo 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-
"a i'd are required TO meet AZ Bedford, the Friday
next following the holding of said election, then
and there to perform those things required of them
n G;vsn nnder nv hand, at nv flee in Bedford this