American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-08-31
Notice is Hereby Given.

"That every person. excepting justices cf the Peace
who shall hold any office of profit trust under the
Government Of the United States Of this State, OF
any city OF ncMporatcd district whether acommission-
ell officer agent, who is shall be employed unGer the
Legislative Executive Judiciary department Of this
state Of the United States any city Incorporated
district and also thar every member o Congress and the
State Legislature, and II the Select Common Council
OF any city or Commissioners Of any Incorporated district
if by law incapable Of holding exercising at the same
time the officer appointment Of Judge, Inspector, or
CLERK of any election u this Commonwealth, and that no
Judge Inspector other officer Of such election shall
be eligible to any office when voted fol-
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled An Act rea-
ting the elections ef this Commonwealth" passed
ly I'd, 1879, provides as follows Ia wit:
That the Judge and Inspectors, chosen aforesaid.
shall meet at their respective places appointed for hold
Ing the election in The district which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the morning of the second
Tuesday Of October in each and every year and each of
the said Inspectors shall appoint clerk, who shall be
II qualified voter Of said district
in the person who should receive the second high
est number Of votes for Inspector shall not attend ON the
day Of any election then the person who shall have
ceved the second number Of votes for Judge at
the next preceding election shall act Inspector in his
place and in the person who shah have received the
highest number IF votes inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shalt appoint inspector in
his place and in case the person elected Judge shall not
attend then the inspector who received the highest
ber Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place; and If
any vacancy 81 all continue in the board for the space Of
hour gf 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 tile voters present at the place Of election snail elect
one uf their number 10 fill such vacancy.
1t shall be the duty Of said Assessors respectively,
to attend at the place Of holding every general special
or township election, during the time said election Is
open, for the purpose Of giving information to the In
spectors and Judges, when called on in relation to the
rights of any person ASSESSED by them TO vote at such
election or such other matter IN relation 70 the assess
men of the said Inspectors Judges eth
er of III EN-, shall from time To time require"
No person shall he permitted to vote at any election
as aforesaid, other than white freeman of Fl years
more who shall have resided in this State at least
year. aud in the election district where he offers to vote
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within two years paid State county tax, which shall
have been assessed least days before the election
but citizen Of the United States who had been pTey
ously qualified voter of this State and removed there
from anu returned and shall have resi- ed in the
election district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be en-
tied to vote after residing in the mOnths
Yded, that the white ffeemen, citizens of the United
States between the age of q and y years having
sided in this State year and in the district ten
aforesaid shall be entitled 10 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
ed by the Commissioners, unless he produce receipt
for the payment, within two years, Of State county
assessed arecaby the Constitution given sat
isfactOry evidence either his oath, OF af nation Of
another that he has paid such tax filure procure
such receipt shall make oath Of the payment thereof
second il be claims To be elector between the
Of Il aud q years. he shall depuse oath affirmation,
that he resided in the State at least year next before
bis application and make such proof Of bis residence in
the district required by this Act and that lie does
verify believe from the account given him. that he Il ii
the age aforesaid and give such other evidence as i
quired by this Act whcTeupon the name Of the person
admitted to vote, shall be inserted In tho alphabetical
list by the Inspector and note made opposite thereto
by writing the wcrd Tax" If he shall be permitted 70