American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-28
Notice is Hereby Given.


"Tha every person. excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold any office of profit trust under the
Government Of the United States of this State
any city incorporated district whether commission
ed officer agent who is shall be employed under the
Legislative Executive Judiciary department Of this
STATE or of the United States any city incorporated
district and also that every member oi Congress and the
state Legislature and of the Select Common Council
OF any city Commissioners any incorporated district
II by law incapable of holding exercising at the
time the officer appointment of Judge Inspector,
Clerk Of any electonof this Commonwealth and that
Judge Inspector other officer Of such election shall
be eligible to any office when voted foT
And the said Act Of Assembly entitled An Act rela-
ting to the elections ef this Commonwealth, passed Ju-
ly "a, 1852 provides as follows, to wit:
That the Judge and Inspectors. chosen aforesaid
shall meet at their respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district to which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the morning of the second
Tuesday Of October in each and every and each of
the said Inspectors shall appoint clerk, who shall be
a qualified voter Of said district"
est number of votes for Inspector shall not attend the
day of any election then the person who shall have
ceived the second highest number Of votes for Judge
the next preceding election shall act Inspector in his
place and in the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint inspector in
his place. and in the person elected Judge shall not
attend then the inspector who received the highest NUM-
Der OF votes shall appoint Judge in his place; and II
any vacancy shall continue in the board for the space Of
one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening Of
the election, the qualified voters Of the township ward
district for which such officers shall have been elect
ell the voters present the place Of election shall elect
one of their number to fill such vacancy.
1t shall be the duty of said Assessors, respectively
TO attend at the place Of holding every general. special
township election during the time said election Is
OPEN for the purpose of giving information to the In
spectors and Judges when called in relation To the
rights of any person assessed by them to vote at such
election such other matter in relation to the assess
ment of the said Inspectors or Judges or eth
er Of tn EN-, shall from time TO time require
No person shall be permitted to vote at any election
aforesaid other than white freeman, OF Il years or
more, who shall have resided in this State at least one
year. and in the election district where he offers 10 vote
at least ten days Immediately preceding the election and
within two years paid State county tax, which shall
have been assessed least ten days before the eecon
but citizen of the United States, who had been previ-
ousy qualified of this State and removed there
from and returned and who shall have resided IN the
election district and paid taxes as aforesaid shall be ent
tied to vote after residing in the state six months; PrO
yded that the white freemen citizens OF the United
States between the age Of q and - years and having re-
sided in this State year. and in the district ten days
aforesaid shall be enttledt vote although they have
not paid taxes.
No person shall be entitled to vote whose name Is
not contained In the list of taxable inhabitants furnish
I'd by the Commissioners unless he produce receipt
for the payment within two years. OF State or county
agreeabIy the Constitution given sat
isfactory evidence either his oath OF affirmation OF
another that be has paid such tax fure to procure
such receipt shall make oath Of the payment thereof
second IL be claims be elector between the age
Of q and - years he shall depose oath or affirmation
that he resided in the State at least one year next before