Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-09-14

ton in this Commonwealth"
Also. that in the 61st section of said act
| it is enacted that "every General and Spe>
cial Election shall be opened between the
| hours of eight and ten o'clock ia the fore
noon. and shall continue, without interrup
| tion or adjournment, until seven O'Clock in
the evening, when the polls shall be closed"
No person shall be permitted to vote at
any election as aforesaid, but white Tree
! man of the age of twenty-one years or more,
who shall have resided in this State at least
one year, and in the election district where
he offers to vote at least ten days immedi
ateiy preceding such election, and within
two years paid State or county tax which
| shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But a citizen OF the
| United States, who has previously been q
! qualified voter of this State, and removed
therefrom, and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district, and paid
taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled TO vote
after residing in this State SIX months. Pros
vided. That the white freemen citizens OF
| the United States, between the ages of twen-
! ty one and twenty-five years, and have re
! sided in the election district ten days as
! aforesaid. shall be entitled TO vote, although
| they shall not have paid taxes.
| No person shall be permitted to vote
whose name is rot contained in the list Of
| taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
! missioner, unless he first produce a receipt
for the payment, within two years, of State
or County tax, assessed agreeably to the
Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence,
either OH his own oath or affirmation, or
that of another. that he has paid such
tax, or on failure to produce receipt, shall
make oath of the payment thereof; or sec
i e Il, Il lv-l l.1,T,
olector between the age of twenty-oue and
twenty-five years, he shall depose on oath
or affirmation that he resided in the State at
least one year before his application, and
make such proof Of his residence in the dis
trjct as is required by this Act, whereupon
the usme Of the person so admitted to vote
shall be inserted in the alphabetical list, by
the Inspectors, aud a note made opposite
thereto by writing the word Tax" if he
shall be permitted to vote by reason Of nav
ing paid tax: or the word Age if he shall
be called ont to she Clerks, who shall make
like notes in the list Of voters kept 10y them.
In all cases where the name of a person
claiming to vote is found On the list fur
nished hy the Commissioners and Assessor;
or h's right TO vote, whether found thereon
or not, is objected to by any qualified citi~
zen, it shall be the duty of the Inspectors to
examine such person on oath as to his quail
Iicatjons. and if he claims to have resided
within the State for one year or more. his
oath shall not be sufficient proof, but shall
make proof thereof 10y at least one compe-
tent witness VIII, sbaiI be a oualffa3 rI,ct-
or. that he has resided within The district for
more Than ter, G.,vs nevf n-,.caGip said efac-
tinn and shall ais, bi,osnIf svrcar that lii,
H. al, ,a.i.l.,-oo -, ,.,,--,,,,, ,r III, H.,
frI c,Ir;nr, ! ,-i+!,;r, 10 E;.Iri..t o-,5 ,i,4
he dil not r,.r,o,.. int, .,il ,lf-.,;1. f,r tLo
,r,r,,,,s,. ,f p.,+iT,,r tb.,a:r
Every person oiaIifaJ a. . af,~ossiT aud
who sLaU make Inp r,r,,f ,s ~,,,,;rad e
hi. ra.i1erca ,,,7 ,,e,,,,t,,,.t # t4 -. ~ e.,
said shall he adroi.tlI - ,,,ta !, No t.',,,,--
shin, ward or district IN which he Shall re-
side,
IF any ners4, shall r,.e,-art a., at+ar,,,t r..
,ravent am. ,,1irrr IF arv ,IootiS, ,iL,.1.,
hi. at from bnlling surb eJorfio'.s or rsa
,,r thra,+.r, any vi,rGnra r, any, .,,,b ,r;. ar
or SILL interr,n+ ar in,nrorarI,, irfart,r.,
with. IN tba execution. of ii. f,+y -, ,bau .
block M the window. or ayonue t. anp WIN.
dow. where five same may he bol,Iir,r or
shall riot,u,;v disturb the ncaca of l,,cl
election. or sIIllI use or practice anv irtiro,
iIatins threats. force or violence. with de
sion tn Influence rnGrIz or orara,ra o,,,-
Iect,r ar +, ,,re.rt him from, ,,.tir,(, or -
restr,i, H.. fea11,,, or cbo;ca s,,oi ,,,.r1l,,
on conviction. Shall he firef in anv sirn rnt |
exceeding $500. be imprisoned FIR anv time |
not less tIan onA month nor r,oro tI',r |
twelve months: and if it shall be sbov1, f, |
the court where the trial of such offence !
shall he had that the uerson 50 nfr,.r,.l;,,C, /
was not resident Of the citv ward Ji.frint
or township where the said offence was com. |
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