The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-29

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Twill hold their election at the house Of John
r. Osterhoudt, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Tunk-
hammock, will hold their election at the
house of Benjamin F. Schafer, in said town.
ship.
The freemen of the township of Barrett,
will hold their election at the house of Philip
Rockafellow, in said township.
/ Notice is Hereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices of
the Peace, who shall hold an Office or ap-
pointment of profit or trust under the United
States or of this State or any city or corpo-
rated district, whethera commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the legis-
lative, executive or judiciary department of
this State or the United States, or of any
Incorporated district and also, that every
member of Congress, and of the state legis=
lature and of the select or common council
of any city, or commissioner of any incorpo-
rated district is by law incapable of holding
or exercising at the same time, the Appoint
ment of Judge, inspector, or clerk of any E.
lection Of this commonwealth, and that no
Inspector, Judge or other officer of such elec-
tion shall be eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act Of Assembly, entitled
| san act relating to elections of this common
wealth, passed July 3D. 1889, further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district to which they
respectively belong, before nine o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, and each of said inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be qualified vO-
| ter.
at shall be the duty of said assessors re-
spectively to attend at the place of holding
every general, special, or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
to the inspectors and Judges, when called on
in relation to the right of any person assess
! ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation to the assess
ments of votes as the said inspectors or judg-
es, or either of them, shall from time to time
require.
Agreeably to the provisions of the sixty
| first section of said act every General and
Special election shall be opened between
| the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon,
and shall continue without interruption or
adjournment until seven in the evening,
when the polls shall be closed.
mo person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list OF
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
missioners, unless first he produce receipt
| for payment within two years, of State or
county tax assessed agreeably to the Consti-
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of another
| that he has paid such tax, or on failure to
produce receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims a
right to vote by being an elector between
the ages of 2l and % years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the State at least one year next before his
application and make such proof of residence
in the district as is required by this act, and
that he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is of the age aforesaid,
and give such other evidence as is required
! by this act, whereupon the name Of the per-
son so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a
note made opposite thereto, by writing the
| word stax,' he shall be admitted to vote by
reason of having paid tax, or the word age,
if he shall be admitted to vote by reason Of
such age shall be called out to the clerks.
who shall make the like notes in the list oi
voters kept by them.
sin all cases where the name of person
claiming to vote is found on the list furnish.
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors, or his
| right to vote whether thereon or not is OBJ.
jected to by any qualified citizen it shall be
the duty of the inspector to examine such
person on oath as to his qualifications, and
If he claims to have resided within the dis
trict for one year or more his oath shall bt
sufficient proof thereof, but shall make proc
at least by one competent witness who shal
be qualified elector that he has resided with
in the district for more than ten days mex
preceding such election and shall also him
| self swear, that his bonafide residence il
pursuance of his lawful calling is within ths
district, and that he did not remove in sait
district for the purpose Of voting therein.
.'Every person qualified aforesaid, and VIII
shall make due proof, if required of his resi-
dence and payment of taxes aforesaid, shal
be admitted to vote in the township, ward o
be admitted to vote in the township, ward o
district in which he shall reside.
"If any person not qualified to vote in thi
Commonwealth, agreeably to law, Except tn
sons of qualified citizens) shall appear at an
place of election for the purpose of issuin
tickets or influencing the citizens qualfie
to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and pa
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
for every such offence, and be imprisoned fc
any term not exceeding three months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in tn
9th section of the act aforesaid, the Judge
of the aforesaid district shall take charge {
f the certificate or return of the election {
their respective districts and produce theI
at meeting of the judges from each distric
at the Court House in the Borough of Stroudi
f burg, on the third day after the day Of elet
tion, being for the present year on FRIDA
the 14th day of OCTOBER next, then an
there to do, and perform the duties require
by law of said judges. Also, that where
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