Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-01


fNo person shall be permitted to vote whose
names mot contained in the list Of taxable inhab
itanfs, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
First, he produce receipt of payment, within two
years Of State or County tax, assessed agreeablv
to the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath OF Affirmation, or the oath or af-
frnation of another, that he has paid such n tax
or in failure to produce receipt shall make oath
TO the Payment thereof OF second, - he claiu, n
right to vote BY being an eleetor between the age
of twenty-one and twenty two years shall depose
oath or affirmation, that le has resided in the
State at least one year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district Ms is
required by this act, and that he does verify be-
leye from the account given him that he is oil the
age aforesaid and given such other evidence as is
required BY this act, whereupon the name Of the
person admitted to vote shallbe inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word ttax," 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 be called out TO the clerks
who shall make like noie in the list Of voters
kept by them 81
I'm all cases whore the Lame Of the person
claiming to vote is not found on The list furnished
by the Commissioners, his right to vote whether
found thereon or not, is objected to by any quail
ihed citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors
70 examine such person on oath as to his duaIifi-
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 ut 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 hde 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 Ms aforesaid, ami who
shall make due proof if required, of his residence
and payment Of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote iii the township, ward or district in which
he shall reside.
eff any person shall prevent or attempt TO pre-
vent any officer Of election. under this act from
holding such election, or use threaten any yio-
lence to any such officer, aud shall interrupt or
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
may be holden shall riotousy disturb the peace
OF such election, shall use or practice intimida-
tion, threats, force violence with the design to
influence unduIy, or overawe any elector, or pre-
vent him from voting. OF to restrain the freedom
OF choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars 10
be imprisoned .or any time not less than one nor
more than Twelve months, and If it shall be shown
10 the Coury where the Frial of such offence shall
be had, that the person so offending not
ident of the city, ward or 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 more 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 or
wager upon the result of election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer 10 make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
of, or by any written print ID advertisements or
invite any person or persons to make such bet or
wager, upon conviction thereof he or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount SO bet or
offered to be bet"
And the Judges OF the respective districts afore-
said, are required to ct Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding Of said election,
then and there to perform thoce things required Of
them by law.
Given under my hand, at my office In Bedford,
this 1st day of September, in the year OF our
Lord, on thousand eight hundred and sixty
five and in the eighty ninth of the Independence
Of the United States
JOHN ALDSTADT, Sheriff.
Sherif7s Office, Bedford,
September I, 1864.