Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-28

election shall elect one of their number t. slI
the vacancy.
1T shall be the duty IF the several asses.
sors respectively to attend at the uIaea &C
holding every general. special or tuwnsf;r
election during the whole time said rler,;,p
is kept open, fur the purpose of giving in.or.
nation to the inspectors and indses who,
called In relation IL the right of any rrar.,p
assessed by them to vote at such eleciirn or
such uiher matters la relation To the assess.
ment of voters the said inspectors or rirbo,
of them shall from time to time REQUIRE
No persun shall he permitted rp yute q,
any election a> aforesaid, hut white fra4,nsn
of the age uf twenty one years or more vbr
shall have resided in this State AZ l. ono
year and IN the election district where he &c,
Iers I" vote at least ten DAYS. immadia,aI
preceding such election. and within tw,
years pald State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least ten days b.,,r,
the eleetnn- Bat citizen uf the United
States who has previously been onaI,s.5
voter # this State, and removed therefr,n
and returned and who shall have resided in
the election district and paid taxes as aE,ra
said, shall be entitled to vnte after rpsidin, ;n
this State months: Pr0rided, That tha
white frecmen. citizens of the United States
- hn
have resided in the election district ten d,ys
aforesaid shall be entitled To vote. althnn,,b
they shall not have paid taxes
No person shall be admitted Ia v,ta
whose name is not contained in the lit of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
mi>sinncrs, unless first, he produces "A RECENT
0t pawn within two yetrs of a State =
county tax assessed agreeable To- the Cunsti
tutI"n. ard give satisfactory ev dence either
un his own oath ur affirmation nt another that
hr has paid such tax. ur IN failure Ia troisra
>nch receipt shall make an oath e. th. nav.
meht thereof: or second If be claim a riyht
10 vote by he ny an electar between the auas
OF II aHd - years he shal dep0se on oath
ur affirmation that he has resided in the State
III least one year before his application and
make such pruuf If residence in the district
~ Is required hy this act. and that he does
verify brieve from the accounts given him
that he Is of the aforesaid age, and give such
other evidence as IL required by this act
wherrupnn The name of the persnn So admit
ted to vote shall be inserted in the aphaheti
cal list by the inspectors and note made IN.
poSite thereto hy writing the word tar if be
shall toe admitted to vnte by reason nf ha,in,
paid tax. or the word age if he shall he adj
united to vote toy reason of such age. and
Shall br called oHt to the clerks who shaI mako
the like notes In the lists of voters kent by
them
In cases whore the name of the person
claiming {" vote Is found on the list furnish
eh by the Commissioners and Assessors uf
his Flght tn vote whether fnnnd therein ar
not Is objected to by any qualified citizen. it
shaiI lie the duty OF the inspectors to exam.
Inc such person nu oath as To- his oualiGe.
and if ba oil
in the State one year or more. his uath shall
not be sufficient proof thereof but shall
make proof by at least one competent wit
ness who shall be a qualified eectnr. that he
has resided within the district more than ten
days next preceding such election. and shall
Also himself swear that his bona file residence
IN pursuance ot bis calling is within the dis.
trIct. and that he did A1t remove into said
district Tor the purpose of voting therein
III any perSun shall prevent or attpmpt TO
prevent any officer of any election under this
act tram holding such election. or use or
threaten Violence to any such ufficers or shall
interrupt or improperly interfere with him IN
the execution OF his duty, or shall block Cd
or attempt {" block up the window or avenue
to any window where the same NAV h, ho
den; or shall rUtousiy disturb fhe peace at
such election; or shall use or practise any
intimidation, threats force or violence with
design to influence undulv, or nyerawe any
elect"r, or to prevent him from voting. or 20
restrain the freedom of choice. such persnp.
on eonvIctlan. shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 5000. and be imprisoned for any
Tune not less than one nor more than twelve
months And if it shall be shawn IN the
court, where the trial of such offence shall he
had. that the person So offending was not a
resident ot the city. ward. district ur town.
ship, where the said offence was committed
ana not entitled TO vote therein, then. on
conviction, he hall he sentenced To pa7 a fine
II not less than 500 nor more than SlU0O,
and be imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than two years.
1t any persun, not bY law qualified. shall
traudui ntiy vote at any ele, tiun within this
commonwealth, IT being otherwise qualified.
shall v"te cut of his proper district. or if any
person knowing the want of such ouahtics.
n"n, shall aid or procure such person Ia vote.
the person or persons so offending shall. on
cnnvlct'on, be fined in any sum not exceeding
sZUU, and he Impris med for any term not
exceeding three months.
Ii any person shall vote at more than
one election district. ur otherwise fraudulent.
iy vote more than once on the same day. Or
snail irauduientiy fold and deliver to the
Inspector tw" or more tickets folded together,
with the intent To illegally vote, or shall
procure another TO do 40. he OF they So of
IeHding shall, on conviction, be fined in any
sum n"t less than fifty nor more than fse
hundred dollars. and be imprisoned for any
term not less than three nor more than twelve
months
1t any person not qualified to vote in this
c"mmor wealth. agreesbly to law. fpxcepting
sons nt qualified citizens,) shall appear at
any place of election. for the purpose of
issuing tickets or influencing the citizens
qualified TO vote. he shall. on oonvictnn. for
le't and pay any sum not exceeding 500 tor
every such offence, and he imprisoned fer any
term not exceeding hree months"
agreeahiy To the provisions of the 6lst