Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-29

Of twenty-one and twenty y-two years shall depose
on oath or affirmatoG, that he has resided in the
State Mt least one year before his application, and
make such proof of residence in tho district as is
required by this act, and that he does verify be-
Iieye from tho account given him that he is of the
age aforesaid given such other evidence as il
required by this act, whereupon the name Of the
person so admitted vote shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing 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 rea-
son Of such vote shall he called out to the clerks
who shall make like note in the list Of voters
kept by them.
I'm all cases where the name Of the person
claiming to is not found the list furnished
by the Commissioners, his right TO vote whether
found thereon or not, il objected to by any quail
fled citizen, il shall be the duty of the Inspectors
to examine such person oath as to his qualif-
cations, and if he 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 at least one competent Witness who shall be a
qualified elector, that he has resided within the
district for more than ten days Immediately prece-
ding said election, and shall also swear that his
bona 6de residence in pursuance of his lawful
calling is within the district and that he did not
remove within the district for the purpose Of vo-
ting.
''Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required, Of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward district in which
he shall reside
'1f any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of an election. under this act from
holding such election, or use or threaten any Vie
lence to any such officer, aud shall interrupt OF
improperly Interfere with him in the execution OF
his duty, shall block up attempt to block up the
window avenue to any window where the same
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Of such election, shall practice intimida-
ton, threats, force, violence, with the design to
influence unduly, or OTerawe any electOr, or pre-
vent him from voting. or to restrain the freedom
of choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
in any sum net exceeding hundred dollars, to
be imprisoned Cor any time not less than one nor
more than 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 a res
ident of the city, ward district where the said
offence was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, ON conviction, he shall be sentenced to
pay fine not less than one hundred or moro than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not lesS
than six months nor more than two years.
'If any person persons shall make any bet OF
/ wager upon the result of an election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such
bet or wager, other by verbal proclamation there
| Of by any written or printed advertisement, OF
/ invite any person persons to make sueh bet er
| wager, upon conviction thereof he or they shall
| forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet OF
| offered to be bet"
And the Judges Of the respective districts afore-
said, are required TO meet at Bedford, the Fri
day next following the holding of said election,
then and there to perform those things required Of
| them by law.
| Given under my hand, at my office in Bedford
this 1st day Of September, in the year Of ouI
Lord, ons thousand eight hundred and sixty
FIVE and in the eighty-Hinth of the independence
of the United States.
JOHN ALDSTADT, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Bedford
September |, 1864.