North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-10-19

payment thereof. or, Second, if he claim vote by
oe'ng an eiector between the ages Of FL and 2.
years, ne shall depose oath Of affirmation that he
mas resied IN the State at least year before hs
appicaton AMI make such prof of his residenc. i,
the district as is required by this act and ha, be
does verify believe from tho accounts given him
that he is of the age aforesaid and give such other
eVlieaae as Is required by this act, whereupou tbs
name of the PEI son 50 admtte to vote shall be in
serted IN the alpha abeticsl list by th inspectors
ana noe IN tde opposite thereto by writing tho
""rd Tax II be "a AL be admitted to vote by rea-
son ~ hay nS ptli tax, the word age" il he
sha ne ADMITTED to vote by reason of such age an
shail ho called out 10 the clerks who shall max.
the like aotrs in tae iist yoiers kep. by them
In all eases where the name Of the person claim
ing 10 vote Is no: f'uni the list furnished BY III,
commissioners and assessors, or bis right to vote
whether found thereon or not is objected IN by an
qutilA cItiI'n 1t snail b. tho iuty of tho iuspec
tors to oKlmino su,n person oath rs to his ansI;t
cations and II n claims {, h,Ye resi- Id within the
State tor cue ye II % more, his oath will bo .ufi-
clcnt proof thereof, but shall mako pronf hz ~
ioast one competent witness who shall bs a mali.
nei elcctcr hat he has resided within the district
Tor moro than ten days neIt Immediately proceed
ing 'aif cecti n, NJ shall! also himself svea- tb..
n. oort f'e residence in pursuance of his lawful
c&iilhS 10 within tho district AMI that he dill not
remove ito Sid district fo- the parpos. of voting
therein.
Every pcrson qualified as aforesaid and VIII
shall make due proof ns is required of his resi-
aence and payment of taxes as Aforesaid, shall bs
admitted to vote in the township, ard or distrc, in
which he shall reside.
"1f AM person shall prevent, Or attempt to pre-.
vent any chlcer of any election anier this act from
hoIdlng such Election, threaten any vio-
Ierce t" any ss@h officer, shall interrupt or i'm
properly interfere with him in the execution of his
duty, or shalt block up the wirdow avenue 10 any
window or avenue where the same may be holding
shall rioiousy disturb the peace Of such election
shall DTIctice in.imii atDo thraats
or violence. with design to influence unduly or
oVerawe any elector or to prevent him from voting
or to restrain the freedom Of choice, such r-s
oil conviction shall he fined in any suu not
sxcee ling fvo hundred dollars and imprisoned for
any time not less THAI one month more thAn
| twelve mcaths, aud if il shall be shown TO the
Court where the trs of such offence shall be had,
that the person 80 offending was not q resident Of
the city, ward or district or township whore the
said offence was committed. and not entitled to
therein, then, on conviction, he shall be sentenced
to paw fine of not less than hundred dollars or
more t. an one thousand dollars, and be imprison-
ed not less than SIX months or more than two years
"In case tho person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend the day of election. then the person
. who shall have received the next highest number Of
ao,es for judge at the next spring election shall!
40 inspector in his place And in case the person
~As shall have rsessd highest number Of votes
for inspecor shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector IN his place, or
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 said officer
shall have been elected, present at tbs place OF
election shall select ono Of their number to fill such
vacancy
j It shall be the duty OF the several ssors,
espcctively attend at the place of holding every
| general special or township election during the
time said eectian is kept open, for the purpose Of
piyipg Information 10 the inspectors and uiges'
whoa called on in relation to the right of any per
son assessed by them to vote at such elections or
such other matters in relation to the assessment
voters the said inspectors, either of them shall
. from time TO time require
| Pursuant to the provisions contained in the 10th
section of he act first aforesaid the Judges of the
aforesaid districts shall, respectively take charGeo
tho certificate or return Of the election Of theN
respective districts and produces them st the
meeting of one Judge from each district at the bo-
ough Of Tunkhannock on the third day after inc
day of the election, being for the present year on
FRIDAY, the llth day OF NOVEMBER pro1, tnsl
and there to do and perform the duties required "
them by law of said judges.
Also that where n dge by sickness or unaFo't
able accident is unable 20 atten su"h meeting "
judges then the certificate return aforesaid sn'.
be taken charge OF by OF the inspectors or colI
Of tbe election of said district. VINO shall do haI
4. perform the duties required Of said judges unaos"
,ttend.
Given under my hand in my Office at Tunhn''
Hnoek the 2lst day of Septe,nber. A. D. 1907;
AHIRA GAY, Shenn'
n Sherif's ofaco
A Tunk Oct llth 1854