American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-19
Notice is Hereby Given.

"1hat every person. excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall held any Office Of profit trust under the
Government Of the United States Of this State, OF of
any city incorporated district whether acommssion-
eel officer agent who is shall be employed under the
legislative, Executive Judiciary department Of this
State. Of the United States any city nCurnnred
district and also that every member OF Congress and the
state Legislature, and of the Select ComMpn Council
Of any city, or Commissioners Of any incorporated district
if by law incapable of holding exercising at the
time the officer appointment Of Judge, Inspector,
Clerk Of any elcctionof this Commonwealth andthat no
Judge Inspector other officer of such election shall
be eligible to any Office when voted f1r.
And the said Act Of Assembly entitled An Act roa-
ting to the elections ef this Commonwealth passed Ju-
ly2d, 1880, provides as follows, to wit:
That the Judgeand Inspectors chosen rs aforesaid,
Ing the election in the Nitric to which boy respeciy@Iy S 1
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
a qualified voter Of said district"
In the person who should receive the second high
est number Of votes for Inspector shall attend the
day Of any election then tho person who shall have
ceived the second highest number Of for Judge
the next preceding olection shall act as lnspectorn his
place md in the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint inspector in
his place and in the person elected Judge shall
attend then the inspector who received the highest
ber of shall appoint Judge in his place. and if
hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
the election the qualified voters Of the township ward
district for which such officers shall have been elect
cd the voters present at the place OF election shall elect
one Of their number to ill such vacancy.
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attend at the place of holding every general, special
OF township election, during the time said election is
open for the purpose Of giving information to the In
spectoa and Judges, when called in relation 90 the
rights Of any assessed by them to vote at such
election such other matter in relation to the asscs
ment Of the said Inspectors or Judges or c-
er Of th ON, shall from time to time require"
No person shall be permitted to vote at any election
as aioresaid other than white freeman Of 2l years
more who shall have resided in this State at least
year. and In the election district where he offers to vote
at 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 Of the United States who had been previ-
ousy qualified voter Of this State and removed there
from and returned, and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be enti-
tied to vote after residing in the State six month5
yided that the white freemen citizens Of the United
Sacs between the age of q and y years and having
sided in this State year and in the district days
as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote although they have
not paid taxes.
"No person shall identified to vote whose name is
not contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants furnish
ed by the Commissioners, unless he produce receipt
lot 'he payment, within two years, Of State or county
taX ascse agTecably the Constitution or given sat
isactory evidence either his oath, of affirmation Of
another that he has paid such tax failure procure
such receipt shall make oath Of the payment thereof
second if he claims to be between the age
Of q and p years he shall dcpose affirmation
that he resided in the State ut least year next before
his application and make such proof Of his residence
the district as required by this Act and that he docs
verify believe from the account given him. that he is Of
theage aforesaid and give such other evidence as Is re-
qured by this Act; whereupon the of the person
list by the Inspector and made opposite thereto
by writing the word Tax" If he shall he permitted 10
vote by reason Of having paid tax the word Age
ne sha be admitted on account of his age and in eth
er the reason Of sneh vote shah be called the
clerks who shall make the like note in the list of voters
kept by them.
In all case where the Of the person claiming to
vote not found in the list furnished y the Commission
and Assessor his right vote whether found there
or not, is objected to by qualified citizen shall be
the duty of the Inspector TO examine such person
the State one year more, his cath shall be sufficient
proof thereof but he shall make proof by one
competent Witness who shall be qualified elector that
he has resided in the district for than days next
immediately preceding said election and shall himself
swear 10 his bOnatde residence pursuance Of his lawful
calling within the district and not for the purpose
voting therein
If any person shall prevent or attempt to any
oicer Of any election under this Actfrom holding such
election or use or threaten any violence any such Off
GER or shall interrupt improperly interfere with him
~ the execution Of his duty, block up attempt
Dlock up the window the any window VIII
the same may be holden or shall riotoisy disturb the
peace OF such election shall practice any nt-
idaton threaten force violence with the design
him oh voting or to restrain the freedom of his choice
such person, on conviction shall be fined any sum not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars aud be imuroned for anv
t,he not exceeding twelve months; and If it shall be
shown TO the Court where the trial of such offence shall
be had, that the person offending not resident Of
the city ward district township where the said offence
was committed, and not entitled TO therein then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to fine
than hundred, than Thousand dollars and
to be imprisoned not less than six months than
two years"
And If any person persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the results Of any election within this Com
monweath shall offer to make sanA bet wager
either by verbal proclamation thereof otherwise he
fered to bety
If any person not by law qualified shall frauduently
vote any siestion within this Commonwealth being