American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-05
Two persons for Trustee of the Butler
Notice is Hereby Given.

"That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shan hold any Office of profit under the
Government Of the United States of this State
amy city Incorporated district whether acomnission-
ed officer or agent who shall be employed under the
Legislative Executive orsJudciary department of this
State of the United States any city incorporated
district and also that every member o Congress and the
state Legislature and Of the Select Common Council
Of any city or Commissioners Of any incorporated district
II by law incapable of holding exercising at the
time the officer or appointment Of judge, lnspeeor or
Clerk of any election Of this Commonwealth and that
Judge Inspector, other officer Of such election shalt
be eligible 70 any office when voted for.
And the said Act Of Assembly, entitled "An Act rea-
ting to the elections ef this Cusnmonwenlth passed l-
ly d. 1879, provides as follows to Wit e. ..
That the Jndgeand Inspectors, chosen aforesaid,
shall meet at their respective places appointed for hold
ing the election IN district to which they respectively
hclonr. before O'Clock in the morning of the second
Tuesday of October IN each and every year. and encli of
the said Inspector shal appoint clerk who shall be
q qualified voter of said di1rictH H.5sA .s ~
incnsc the person vino should reoeiye the second high
est number0f votes f-r spoetuf Ahaiint attend the
dayaf any election then the person who shall have re-
coiya the sec6nihighest number of votes for Judgat
ueneNt preceding election shan act as lnspectorn his
place and in the person who shol hya received lie
hghetumbur Of votes for Inspector shall not attend
tho present election Judge slIl appoint Inspector ID
his place, AMI in the person elected Judge shall not
attend hentho inspector who received the highest NUM-
Der of VOTES shall appoint Judge in his place; and IT
any vacancy shall cnptnng in the board i- The space u
ono uratter the timeINed by law nr the opening of
the election, the qualified voters Of the township wrl
district for which such officers shah have been elect
ed the voters present at the place Of election shall elect
one uf thciI number to ill such vacancy.
Ii shall be the duty Of said Assessors respectively
TO attend at the place Uf holding every general, special
OF township election, during the umc said election II
open Tor the purpose of Giving information b the In
spccors aulJWgus, when called on, in relation ~ utV
rights Of any person assessed by them to vote at such
elpctiun or such 9th matte IN relation 70 the sess
unt OF voters ~ Che said Inspectors OF Judges eh
cr Of th en- shall from tine 20 time require r
HNo pcrs0nshsl be permitted to vote at amy election
as aforesaid, other than white freeman, Of 2I years
morc who shall have resided Ia this State at least
year. and in the distt Nhere hoocrs TO- vote
hp q mud
thin wo years plda statStrcoanfvta tax which Shall
have been assessed At e. ten Jays bete tile election
Sn'y aa5d fTS voter @ 4 E ' s i and S rshycd here there
from ami returned, and who shall have resJol in the
election district an4 rad inAcs as ages sian be ent
tle to Euic after resiIng ia tie State sN mOnths PrD
Ydet that the white treemqn, citilsns Of the United
Stltcs hctwctn The aeef 2 end y wears and having
irl IN 7 state year aud IN the district ten days
as aforesaid, s!ia boeiie 10 VOTE irhougifthey have
N6porson shall lsc co titled 10 vote whose namc Is
not contained in the list u taxable phaLL,a furnish
ed by tine Commissioners, unless bs produce "a rcc@pt
for the payment, within two ears, a state or county
iN agrcraby to the Com ututlpn, ~ gwen sat
isfetory evidence ethsrOR his oath, % ADMIRATION Of
anotheT he hoy paid such tax % flpte g procure
sue RECEIPT snail make oath OF the payment thereof
or second it he claims to be ecotor between tho
of II and -. years, be shall dcposc oath Affirmation
that hs resled in the state at least one year
his application and make such pof Of his residence in
the district required by this Act, and that he does
verify believe from the account given him that he Is of
theaee aforesaid, and give such other evitenee 's
qnrci by this Act; whereupon, the uane uf The person
admitted tpyoe, shall he Inserted in tie alphabetical
ist By the Inspector and note made opposite thereto
by writing the word Tax" If he sh1lte permitted to
te by Of having paid tax, % the word Age
If he shall be admitted Of his age aud IN eit-
case OF saoh vote shan be called ont 70 the
clerks who shall make the Like note in the list Cf voters
in aiie,ss elame of the peron claiming to
vote not foundin the list furnished BY I'll coInss
ard Assessor OF his rghto yute whether found there
or not is Objected to BY gudfed citizen Il shall
The tty Of the Insneet,r to pefspfon oath
his qualifications and ho cims to have resided In
the STATE wear ntore, his oath shall be sufficient
proof thereof bnt he shall make proof BY at least
ediupctent witness who shall bs qualfed elector THAT
he s rcsidei in the district for than iys next
ilnlle atpy rererrn -elestioE, and shall himself
% Y . gpFsgsGss f nee Of h,,law, y
Iii ay1FrssD siaIIrrat5ht attmrt to prevent any
officer Of any election under this ActfrUm holding such
oer shall interrupt ingfoperly interfere vitlUhm
In the execution Of his duty, block , or attempt O
bleek up the.windox th heayraue my window where
the same may be holden shall riOt0usly disturb the
ssse sf such election, sh2 orprctiee any intm-
idnSn threaten force violence wth the desgto in
iueiss undtly oyerpower any eeetor, or 10 prevent
such person On Conviction si bs sm not ex,
ceeing five hundred dollars and c Imprisoned Cor any
time not exceeding II elye months and If II shall be
shown 20 the Court where the trial Of such offence shall
be frat that the eisnding not resident Of
the city ward district or township where the said offence
WAS committed, and moi cntted 70 vote theren then
COM iction e shall beseqenced e pay nsnot less
to be- Imprisoned not Less than SIX niuts thu.
two years. 90 Is sse.ga ssess !. - a, z.ss-.s
And a,d agg ~ RS5s2h & r. a ns i as se5 coI
n.onwealh 81 san oer to make any such bet On wager
etber hy yerna fucsmation thereef or otherwise, be
y Shalt forfeit three times the stEelsit betor Of
fcred to bet.s ss.E9tze .ass1
"If any person not by law qualIzd mi tHrasinlehty
vote ut any election within this Commonwealth Or being