The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-09-28

qualified voter of this Sale and removed
thereirom and returned and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid
taxes, aforesaid, shall be entitled TO vote
after residing in this State six months -
p, Guided. That the white freemen, citizens
of The United States, between The age 81
twenty one and twenty-five years who
| have resided in the election dtslritt iea
| DAYS as aforesaid shall Re entitled 20 vote,
although they shall no; have paid tax.
.No person shall be permitted 20 vote
whose name t. not contained IA the last OF
taxable inhabitants furnished by he Com
mi DESIGNERS urIes- First, he produce a
receipt OF payment, within two years OF
State or County tax assessed sgreeably 10
tie Constitution, and give satisfactory evil
dence on his own oath or ftirmatlo OF
| another hat he has paid such a tax, or in
failure to produce a~feceipi shall make oath
TO the payment thereof or second, 1t he
claim a right TO vote by being an elector
between the age OF iweuty-one and twen-
ly-iwo years shall depose on oath or affirm
alton, that ne has resided in the State al
least ore year before his application, and
make such proof of residence IN the dis
,rict as is required by this act, AID that he
does verify believe from the account given
HIN t1dl lie Is OF the aye diOiCSdtO1 otA
given such other evidence as is required
by this act, whereupon the name OF the
person so admitted 10 vote stall be inserted
in the alphabetical list by the Inspector,
and a note made opposite thereto by writ
ing the word ''tax," If he shall be admitted
to vote by reason of having paid tax, and
the word 'age" if he shall be admitted TO
vote by reason of age, and IN either case
the. reason OF such a VOC shall be called
outsfo the clerks, who shall make a like
note in the list of voters kept by them.
elm all cases where the name OF the per
son claiming to vote is not found on the
list furnished by the Commissioners, or his
right 10 vote whether found thereon or not,
is objected TO by any qualified citizen. il
shall be the duty Of the Inspectors to ex-
anime such person on oath as 10 his quail
fications, and il ne claims TO have resided
within The State for one year or more, his
oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, but
he shall make proof by al least one COM
patent witness, who shall be a qualified
%elector, that he has resided within the dis
trici for more than ten days Immediately
preceding said election and shall also
swear that his bona 6de residence. in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did rot remove within
the district for the purpose of voting.
'GEvery person qualified as aforesaid, "a md
who shall make due proof if required, of
his residence and payment of taxes afore-
said. shall be admitted To vote in the town
ship ward or district in which ne shall re-
side.
:'If any person shall prevent or attempt
TO prevent any officer of an election, under
this aci from holding such election, or use
or threaten any violence TO any such offi
Ger, and shall interrupt or improperly in
~terfere with him in the execution of his
duty, shall block up or attempt to block
up the window or avenue to any window
where the same may be holden, or shall!
riotously disturb the peace OF such elec-
ton, or shall use or practice intimidation,
threats, force or violence, with the design
to influence 1undulv or overawe any cleo
tor. or prevent him from voting, or TO re-
strain the freedom of choice, such persons
on conviction shall be fined in any sum
MOI exceeding five hundred dollars; to be
imprisoned for any time not less than one
nor more than twelve months and if it shall
be shown 10 the Court where the trial of
such offence shall be had, that the person
so offending was not a resident of the city,
ward or district where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled 10 vote there
in, on -conviction, he shall be sentenced 10
pay a fine not less than one hundred or
more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned no less than six months nor
more than two years.
Given under my hand, at my office In
Bloomsbury, tins 18th day Of September,
in the year OF our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty four, and in the
eighty-nin,h OF The Indepe ndence OF the
United States.
JOSIAH II. FURMAN, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office,
Bloomsburg, Sept. 19, 1864.