American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-12
Notice in Hereby Given.


"That every person. excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold any office OF profit trust under the
Government Of the United states Of this State or Of
any city Incorporated district whether commissions
Legislative Executive or Judiciary department If this
state, or Of the United States orany city incorporated
district and also that every member u Congress and the
state Legislature. md Of the Select Common Council
Of anycty or Commissioners Of any incorporated district
if by law incapable Of holding exercising n the same
tune thr "hrer or appointment Of Judge, inspector, or
Clerk Of any electiOnuf this commonwealth and that no
judge Inspector or other officer Of such election shall
be ehgihle 70 any Office when voted for.
And the snid Act Of Assembly, entitled An Act reo-
ting TO the elections cf this Commonwealth passed Ju-
ly ~ 1899. provides "a follows, to wit:
That the Julgeunl Inspectors chosen ~ aforesaid,
shall meet at thorc-pectve places appointed for hold.
Inv the election in the district to which they respectively
belong before O'Clock in the morning of tue second
Tuesday Of October in each and every year and each Of
the e,d Inspectors shall appoint clerk, who shall be
a qualified voter Of snii di-rict'
In case the person who should receive the second hg-
est number ot votes for Inspector shall not attend the
day OF any election then the person who shall have
ceycd the second ghust number Of votes for judge at
the next preceding election shall act ~ lnspectorn in his
place and IN the person who shall have the
highest number Of votes for inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint inspector in
his place, and the person elected Judge -ha not
attend then the inspector who received the ghest mum
her Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place. and If
any vacancy sEa continue IN the board for the space Of
one huuraicr the time hNcd by law for the opening Of
the election the qualified voters of the township ward
or district for which such officers shall have been elect
o the voters present at the place oi election shall cleo
one Of their number to fiji such vacancy.
II shan be the duty of sd Assessors respectively,
to attend at the place of holding every general. special
or township election, during the time -nd election is
open, for the purpose Of giving information to the In
spectors aud Judges when called in relation TO- the
rights OF any person assessed by them to vote Mt such
election, such other matter 10 relation the
ment Of voters the said Inspectors or Judges or eth
cr Of th en- shall from time to time rcquirc.f
No person shall he permitted to vote mt any election
as oioreSd, other than white fireman. Of q years or
more who shall have resided in this state at least
year ana in the election district where he offers To
a. least ten days immediately preceding the election and
within two years paid state county tax which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the election
but citizen ot the United States, who had been prey
0usly Gulhed voter Of this state and removed there
from and retnrned and who shall have resi- ed n the
ecston district and paid taxes aforesaid shall he en
ed to vote after residing In the State six months Pro
yided, that the white fTeemen citizens Of the United
States between the of Il and - years and having
sided In this state year. and In the district days
as aforesaid shall be entitled to VOTE although they have
not pad taxes
" No person shall be entitled to vote whose is
not contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants furnish
e ny tie Commissioners. unless he produce receipt
Tor the payment within years If state or county
aN assessed agJccably To the Constitution given sat
isctoiy evidence. either his OATH Of affirmation of
another' tha he has paid snoh tax, lure to procure
sch receipt shali make oath Of the payment thereof
orsecJnd II he claims to hc ecctor between tho age
of II and y ears be shall depose oath or affirmation
that lac resided in the State at least year before
his apptirnton and make such proof Of his residence in
the district is required ty this Act and that he does
Vcly believe, from the account given him that he If
the age aforesaid and give such other evidence as re-
qured by this Act; Whcreupon the Of the person
s admitted 20 vote shall be Inserted in the alphabetical
ist by the Inspector and made opp site thereto
by writing The wor" Tax, If he shall be permitted tn
vOt by OF having paid tax or the word Nrc
if he shall be admitted account of his age and in eth
e case the rcpn OF such vutc shall be called the
clerks who shall make tho Ike note in the list Of voters
kept by them.
In all case wherc the of the person claiming to
vote is not fuundin the list furnished by the Commission