Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-09-21

| it is enacted that 'every General and Spe,
cal Election shall be opened between the
! hours of eight and ten O'Clock IN the fore
noon. and shall continue, without interrup
! ton 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 a white free
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-
ately 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 freemcn citizens Of
! the United States, between the ages Of TWEEN
! 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 not contained in the list #
| taxable inhabitants furnished by :he Com
missioner, unless he first produce receipt
| for the payment, within two years. of State
or County tx, assessed agreeably to tie
| Constitution. and give satisfactory evidence.
| either on his own oath or affirmation, or
that Of another. that he has paid such a
| tax, or on failure to produce receipt, shall
make oath of the payment thereof; or sec
| ond, If he claim right to vote by being
| electOr between the age Of twenty-one and
! twenty-five years, he shall dep0se 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
trict a. is required by this Act, whereupon
the name Of the person so admitted T. 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 hav-
ing paid tax; or the word Age" if he shall
! be called out to the Clerks, who shall make
| like notes in the list Of voters kept by them.
| In all cases where the name Of a person
| claiming to vote is found on the let fur
! nished by the Commissioners and Asses ssor !;
! or his 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 bis quail
! iGcatous, 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 by at least one cOmpe,
tent witness, who shall be a qualified elect
or, that he has resided within the district for
more than ten days next preceding said cleo
| ton, and shall also himself swear that his
bona fide residence, in pursuance Of his law>
full calling, is within tie district, and that
be did not remove into said district for the
purpose Of voting therein.
| EyarNr ,NarSnp Gual;6a1 ss nfi,raGsil I
who shall make due proof, as required. Of
his residence and payment of taxes as afore-
said, shall be admitted. to vote in the town.
! ship, ward or district in which he shall re-
| side.
If any person shall prevent, or attempt to
| prevent. any officer of any election under
this act from holding such elections, or use
or threaten any violence to any srch officer,
| or shall interrupt or Improperly interfere
! with in the execution of his duty. or shall
| block up the window. or avenue t. any win
dow, where the same may be holding, or
shall riotousiy disturb the peace Of such
election, or shall use or practice any intim>
dating threats, force or violence, with de-
sign to influence unGuly. or overawe any
elector, or to prevent him from voting, or to
restrain the freedom Of choice, such person.
on conviction. shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding $500, be imprisoned for any tine
not less than one month, nor more than
twelve months; and if it shall be shown to
the court where the trial Of such offence
shall be had, that the person so offending
was not resident Of the city, ward. district
or township where the said offence was com.
mitted, and not entiCled to vote therein, then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay q
fine of not less than one hundred. nor more
than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned
not less than six months, nor more than two
years.
MEETING OF TIE RETURN JUDGES.
, Pursuant to the provisions contained in
the 4th section Of the Act first aforesaid. the
Judges of aforesaid districts shall respect
lively take charge Of the certificate of return
Of The election of their respective districts
and produce them at a meeting of one Judge
from each district, at the Court House, in
the Borough of Ebensburg. on the third day
after the llJh day of October, then and
there to perform the duties required by law
of said Judges.
: Also, that where a judge by sickness ol
unavoidable accident, is unable to attend
such meeting of judges, then the certificate
or return aforesaid shall be taken charge O
by one of the inspectors of clerks of the e
lection of said district, who S hall do and
perform the duties required of said Judge:
unable 10 attend.
Given under my hand in my Office n
Ebensburg, the fourteenth day of Septem
Der, A. D. 1864.
JOHN BUCK,
! Sheriff of Cambria CoIuty