Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-21


ward or district for which such officers ...,
have been elected. present at the nt... "
election. shall elect one of their numLar "
the vacancy. d"
1T shall be the duty of the several -.
Sors respectively To attend at the nla. .
holding every general. sppcia! or ,n,.,s..t
election during the whole time said .Ia.F
is kept OPEN, f'r the purpose Of gyiny -
nation To the inspectors aud iudsas
called. in relation ~ the right IF any no. ''p
assessed by them to vote at such elect;or
such other matters in relation to the as.a.
ment at voters as the said inspectors or a;,h..
OF them shall from time to time rpouue
M person shall be permitted "a v,,s.
any election as aforesaid. but white Craeo,'"
of the age of twenty une years or more NJ,
shall have resided in this State AT last
year and in the electnn district where hs -
fers tn vote at least ten days. immedia,..
preceding such election. and within ,g
years paid State or county tax. which sb.s
have been assessed at least ten day, Lsf.
the election But citizen Of the C,i,,.
States who has previously been a quslg.'
voter of this State an i removed therat,.a
aud returned aud who shall have Resided,
the election district and paid taxes As aE,s
said. shall be entfled t. vote after resdio,i.
tins State X nnnth~: Pocjded That M
white trecmen. citizens of the United Sfa.s,
between the ages of p and - vear, wb,
have resided III the election district ten ,sr.
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, althop,s
they shall not have paid taxes
No person shall be admitted To ro,.
whose name is not contained in the Inf 4
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Cam
missiuners. unless first, he produces a rpc4io,
OF payment within two years of "A State u,
county tax assessed agreeable to the Cou>ri
tuition. ard give satisfactory ev dence pjtbs,
on his own oath or affirmation nt annther fb,
be has paid such tax. or un failure 10 pr,igrs
such receipt, shall make an oath t. the pa,
meut thereof; or second, if he claim a ript
Ia v"te by he ng an electnr between the aga,
ot II and - years he shall depose nn us,s
or affirmation that he has resided In the STAT
at least one year b"fjre his application and
make such proof uf residence in the di<trir
a. Is required by this act. and that be du,
verify believe from the accounts given him
that he Is OF the aforesaid age, and give snc5
other evidence - Is required bY this a.f
~her"up"n the name nf the person So admir-
ted I" vote shall be inserted in the alphahati
cal list 10y the inspectors and note made IN
poslte thereto by writing the word tar # ba
shall he admitted to vote by reason of harins
pald TAX. nr the word age if he shall be ai
mItted to vote by reason of such aye. and
shal! be called ont to the clerks who shall max.
the like notes in the lists of voters kept b,
them
" In cases where the name of the person
claiming IL vote Is found on the list furnish
ed bv the Commissioners and Assessors of
his right To vote whether found thereon or
not, Is objected to by any qualified citizen. i
shall lie the duty of the inspectors 10 exam.
Inc snch person on oath as t. his uuaIi6es
u"nS and If he claimed 10 have resided with
IN the Stare one year or more. his oath shall
not he sufficient proof thereof. but shall
make proof by at least one Competent VIII
ness who shall he a qualified electpr. that he
has resided within the district more than ten
days next preceding such election. and shall
also himself swear that his bona fiie Residence
In pursuance of his calling is within the dis,
trlct. and that he did not remove into said
district for the purpose of voting therein.
If any person shall prevent or attpmptto
prevent any officer of any election under rb.
act from holding such election. or use d,
threaten violence to any such officers or shall
the execution of his duty, or shall block 10
or attempt to block up the window or avenue
to any window where the same NAV be ho
den or shall rtutuusly disturb peace at
such election or shall use or practise ang
intimidation, threats, fnrce or violence. with
design to influence uuduIy. or oyerawe ary
e'eet'r, or to prevent him from voting, or to
RESTRAIN the freedum of choice, such persun.
i.H -
exceeding $500. and be imprisoned for any
'lne not less IMAM one nor more than twelve
months. And if it shall be shown to the
cnurt, where the trial of such offence shall be
haa' that the person So offending WAS not
resident OF the city, ward, district or town.
SNIP where the SAID offence was COMMITTED
aud not entitled to vote therein, then on
convection, he hall be sentenced To pay q fac
III not less than 500 nor more than $iu00
ana be imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than two years.
Ii any person. not by law qualified. shall
lrauaui ht'y vote at any ele, ton within this
commonwealth, aT being otherwise qualified
shaIl vote cut of his proper district. or if aby
person knowing the want of such qualies
ti"n' shall aid or procure such person to vote
the person or persons 50 offending shall. On
conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding
sZoV' and he imprisoned for any term na
exceeding three months.
Ii any person shall vote at more than
one etect"n district, or otherwise fraudulent
iy vote more than once on the same day q
shall traudulently fold and deliver to the
inspector two or more tickets folded together,
with the intent to illegally vote, or shall
procure another to do SO, he or they so Of
tending shall, on conviction, be fined in any
sum not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars. and be imprisoned for any
term not less than three nor more than twelve
months
1T any person not qualified to vote 10 thi'
com 'n"n wealth, agreeabiy to law, (excePuns
SUNS "i qualified citizens, shall appear at
ANY piace OF election, for the purpose o
issuing tickets or Influencing the cltizeD:
qualified To vote he shall. ON conviction. for
lett and paw any sum n,t cx.asd;n,, SIU0 fr