The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-09-15
Notice is Hereby Given,


That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold any Office appointment Of profit OF
tIust under the United States, of this State,
any city corporated district, whether a commis-
sioaed officer or otherwise, subordinate officer or
agent who IS or sh al be employed under the leg!sla
tive, executive judiciary department of this State,
OF any city, of any IncoT ted district, and
also that every member Of Congress and Of the State
Legislature, and of the select common council OF
any city, commiss toner's Of any incorporated dis
trict, rs by Jaw incapable of holding exercising
at the time, tie office appointment of Jddge, In
spector or Clerk OF any election CT this Common
wealth. and that no Inspector, Judge or other officer
of such election shall be eligible 10 be then voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled san act re-
atng to elections OF this Commonwealth passed
July 2, 1919, further provides follows, VIZ
s.That the Inspector and Judges shall meet al the
respective places appointed for holding the election
in the district at which they respectively belong,
before O'Clock in the morning Of the SECOND
To UESDAY OF OCT0BER, and each said Inspector
shall appoint clerk, who shall be / qualified Vo-
ter OF such district.
sin case the person who shall have received the
highest numb=r of votes for Inspector shall got at
tend the day of any eectiou then the person who
shall have received the second CHEST number of
votes for Judge at the next preceding election shall
act Inspector in his place. And in case the per-
son who has received the second hig CHEST number of
for Inspector shall not attend The person elect
ed Judge shall appoint Inspector IN his place. and
if any vacancy still contIEGe In the board for
space of hour aftel the time xed by law for the
opening of the election the qualified voters of the
township, ward district for which such officer
shall have been elected present al the eection shall
elect one Of their number to fill such vacancy.
eft shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectyely TO attend at the place of holding every
general, special or township election during the
whole time such election kept open for the pull
pose OF giving Information to the Inspectors and
Judge, when called on, in relation TO the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elections
and such other matters in relation to the assess
ment of voters, the said Inspectors or etEer OF
them shall from time 10 time requne.
IENo person shall be permitted TO vote at any alee
ton aforesaid, than white citizen of the age of
twentyone OF more, who shall have resided IN this
State at least one year, ard IN the election district
where ne offers to vote, ten days Immediately pre-
ceding such 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 nted States who has previously been quail
ihed of this State and removed theTefEom and
returned, and who shall have resided 10 the election
district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be entitled to
vote after residing in this State six months. PrOVt-
d61, That the white freemen, citizens OF the United
States between the age of twenty-one and twenty
TWO years who have resided in the election district
ten days as aforesaid shall be eatitsd 10 vote al
though they shall not have paid tax.
fNo person shall be permitted to vote whose name
is not contained in the list OF taxable inhabitants
furnished by the Commissioners, unless FIRST, he
produce receipt of payment, within two years OF
State County tax assessed agreeably to the Con-
stituton, and give satisfactory evidence on his
oath affirmation OF another that he has paid such
tax or in failure 10 produce receipt shall make
oath to the payment thereof; second, if he claim
right to vote by being an eector between tho age
Of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall deposs on
oath airmation, that he has resided the State
at least one year before his application and ma ke
such proof of residence h the district as is required
by this act, and that he does verify believe nom the
account gives him that he is of the age aforesaid,
and given such other evidence is required by this
act, whereupoi, the of the per>o admitted
to vote shall be inserted in the arna bstica list by
the Inspector, and note made opposite thereto by
writing the word ''tax,' ii he saan be admitted 10
vote by reason OF having paid tax, and TIE word