North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-14
THE MODEM WHICH SOLDIERS
SHALL VOTE,

The following is an abstract of the bill pre-
scribing the manner in which the soldiers
shall vote:
Section | Provides that whenever any of
the qualified electors af this commonwealth
shall be in actual military service under a re
| QUESTION frcm the President or Governor and
consequently absent Oh the day of holding
/ general, special or Presidential elections, they
shall be entitled to exercise the right of suf-
/ fIage as fully as if they were present at their
! proper place OF voting land the right ot sucr
voters IS rot TO be impaired by reason of ms
being credited FIR bouaty N any other !ocai-
ty than his actual residence.
Section . \ poll Is to be opened in each
company. conn }o:ed IN whole or part of Penn
! sylvauia soldiers. at the quarters Of the Capt
ain or other officer, and all electors Of said
company VINO shall be within one mile o.
such quarters on the day Of election, and not
be prevented from returning by the proxmI-
" Of the enemy or orders of COMMANDERS
shall vote al such head quarters, and Go 9th
pany, the other voters detached aud absen.
from their companies, or IN any military or
naval hospital, or I'D any vessel or navy-yard,
may vote at such other polls as are most con-
venent TO them. When there are ten OF
more electors un"ble to attend the Company
polls or proper place of election they may
open poll at each place as they may select,
Section 3. The polls are not to be opened
before O'Clock and must be kept open three
hours, or if deemed necessary in order to re-
cclye all the votes until 7o'clock in the even
ing. lsr. y. ,.rsre,sr. .t .... en-. .. "a
Section 4. Before opening the polls the cleo
tors present shall elect, viva voce, three per-
sons for jud es, and the jud.es shall appoint
two clerks, and prepare boxes for the bal
lots. . ...
SectIon 5. Before receiving any votes the
Judges and clerks shall be sworn TO observe
the law and guard against fraud deceit, and
this oath must le entered on the poll book
and signed by the judges and clerks.
Section 6 All voting shalt be by ballot, and
the applicant to vote, If challenged, must be
examined under oath by the jalges as to his
right to vote in the precinct n which he
claims residence
Section I. Separate poll book shall be kept
and separate returns made, for the voters of
each city or county. The poll books shall
name the company and regiments, and post
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held. The county and township, city, bor-
ough, ward, precinct, or election district of
each voter shall be end dorsed opposite his
name on the poll books Of which each clerk
shall keep one.
Section g. The tickets shall have upon
them the names of all the officers for whom
the elector desires to vote.
Section 9. On receiving the ticket the
judges must pronounce audbiy the nam. OF
the eIector presenting it, and if satisfied of
the right of the elector to vote, and he is not
challenged, shall deposite the ballot in the
proper box while the clerks register the name |
and legal residence Of the Vpter in their poll
books.
Section 10. At the close of the polls the
number of voiers must be counted, set
down, and certified at the foot Of the poll
books. ... .,-.a.-. Ga. -EJua
Section IL. After the poll books are count
ed the ballots are to be counted each judge
reading the name thereon, and the third
strnging the vote of each county on sep
arate string, and carefully preserving the
same. iIaaa...t s~ta ra
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