American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-09
Notice Is Hereby Givcn,

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"That every person excepting Justices Of the Peace
who shall hold any Office Of profit trust under the
Government Of the United States ur this State or Of
any city or incorporated district whether commission
ell officer agent, who shall he employed under the
Legislative Executive Judiciary department Of this
State or of the United States any city incorporated
district and also that every member oi Congress and the
State Legislature, and of the Select Common Council
Of any city. OF Commissioners ofany incorporated district
if by law incapable Of holding exercising at the
time the ohcer on appointment OF Judge Inspector or
Clerk of any eeCtonof this Commonwealth, and that
Judge Inspector on other officer of such election shall
be eligible to any Office when voted foT.
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled " An Act rcla
ting to the elections cf this Commonwealth, passed Ju
ly d. 1889, provides as follows, TO vii:
That tho JudSeand Inspectors, chosen rs aforesaid
shall their respective places appointed fo hold
ing the election in the district 10 which bey yc
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
qualified voter Of said district
"In person who should recevethe second high
est number OF for Inspector shall attend the
day Of any election then the person who shall have
ceiyed the secondhghest number Of yes for Judge Mt
the next preceding election shall act Inspecorin in his
place and in case the person who shall have received the
hLhcst nUh er OF votes Tor inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint inspector in
hia place aud in case the person olecte Judge shall
attend then the inspector who received the highest num-
Der Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place; and If
any vacancy shall contnuc In the board for the space Of
one huuFaft the time fixed by law for the opennp of
the election the qualified voters of the township ward
OF district for which such officers shall have been elect
c the voters present at the place of election shall elect
1T shall be tho duty Of said Assessors, respectively
TO attend ut 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
spcctOrs and Judges, when called in relation to the
rights of any person assessed by hcm to vote at such
eectonor sch other matter IN relation TO the assess
nent Of voters the said Inspectors Judges eth
| er of th en-, shall from time to time require.'
"No person shall be permitted to at any election
as aforesaid other than white freeman, Of q years or
moro who shall have resided in this State one
year and in the election district where he offers to vote
tlp nd
within two years paid state county tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the eecton
but citizen of the United States who had been proy
ousy qualified voter Of this State and removed there
from and returned aud who shall have resided in tue
election district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be ont
tied TO vote after residing in the Stale six months Pro-
yided, that the white ireomcn citizens of the United
States between tho age of q and y and having
sided IN THIS State one year. and in the district ton days
a. aforesaid shall be ontedto vote, although they have
not paid taxes.
"No person shall he entitled to vote whose name is
not contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants furnish
ed by the COMMISSIONER unless he produce a receipt
for the payment, within two years Of State comfy
tax assessed agreeahy to the Constitution given sat
isiactory evidence, either his eath Of affirmation of
another thathe has paid such tax fiure procure
such receipt shall make oath of the payment thereof
or second he claims to be ean oector between the age
of q and p years he shall dopOse oath affirmation
that ne resided IN the state at least ono year next before
ms appleaIon ana make such proof Of his residence in
the district required by this Act aud that he does
veliy believe from the account given him, that he is of
theage aforesaid and give such other evidence as Is
quircd by this Act whereupon the of the person
admitted shall be inserted in the alphabetical
list by the Inspector note made opposite thereto
by writing tho wurd. Tax il he shall be permitted to
vote by reason Of having paid tax the word Age"
II he shall be admitted ON account Of his age and in eth
er case the reason OF such vote shall be called ont the
clerks who shall make the like note in the list Of voters
kept by them
In all case where the name Of the person claiming to
vote not found in the list furnished by the Commission
aud Assessor his right vote whether found there
or not objected to by one qualified citizen, it shall be
theduiy OF the Inspector TO examine such oath
as TO his qualifications and he claims have resided in
the state one year more his oath shall be sufficient
proof thereof but he shall make proof by least one
competent witness, who shall be qualified elector that
he has resided in the district for than ds next
Immediately preceding said election and shall himself
swear to his bonade residence in pursuance of hisawu
calling Is within the district and not for the purpose of
voting therein"
officer Of any election under this Act from holding such
election, or uscur threaten any violence to any such
GER or shall interrupt improperly Interfere with him
m the execution Of his duty or block up, attempt to
block up the window the any window where
the same may be holden shall llotuusy disturb the
peace Of such election shall practice any intim
aiion threaten force violence with the design to in
huence undnly or oyerpower any eecor to prevent
nm rom voting or 70 restrain the freedom Of his choice
such person. conviction shallbe fined any not ex
ceedng five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any
time exceeding twelve months and II IL shall he
shown TO the Court where the trial Of such offence shall
be had that the person offending resident Of
the city, ward district or township whore the said offence
was committed, and not entitled to vote therein, then
conviction he shall be sentenced pay fine not less
than hundredTor than thousand dollars and
TO be imprisoned not less than six months than
two years.
And II any person persons shall make any bet or
upon the results Of any election within this Com
monweah or shall offer to make any such bet wager
either by verbal proclamation thereof or otherwise lie
or they shall forfeit three times the bet or of
fered 70 bet"
If any person not by law qualified shall fraudnlently
vote at any election within this Commonwealth or being
otherwise qualified shall his proper district
or any person knowing the want Of such Qualification
shall aid procure such person vote the person or
persons so offending, shall conviction be fined any
not exceeding two hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding three monthsr
If any person shall vote at than one election dis
trct otherwise fauduently and deliver TO the
Inspector two tickets together with intent 70 Illegally
vote shall vote the same; if any person shall adj
wise or procure another to do he they offending
shall on conviction be fined in any not less than f
ty more than five hundred dollars and be imprison-
ed for any not less than three or more than twelve
months"
" III any person no qualified to vote in this Common
wealth, agreeably 70 the law excep the sons of qual
ed etzens shall appear at amy place Of election for the