Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-10-06

itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless;
First he produce receipt Of payment, within two
years of State OF County tax, assessed agrecnbly
TO the Constitution and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath or affirmation, or the oath or af-
frmation of another, that he los paid such tax,
or in failure to produce receipt shall make oath
to the payment thereof, second, if he claim
right TO vote by being elector between the age
of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall depose
on oath or affirmation, that he has resided IN the
State at least year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district as is
REQUIRED by this act, and that he does verify be-
lieve from the account given him that he Is OF the
are aforesaid and given such other evidence ns is
required by this act, whereupon the name OF the
person so admitted to 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 s'age' if he shall be admitted to
vote by reason Of age, and in either the rea-
SON Of such vote shall be called out to the clerks,
who shall make like note in the list Of voters
kept by them.
'sIn all cases where the Lame of the person
claiming to vote is not found the list furnished
by the Commissioners or his right to vote whether
found thereon not is objected to by any quail
fled Citizen it shall be the duty Of the Inspectors
to examine such person on oath as to his qualif-
cations, and if ne claims to have resided within
the State for year or more, his oath shall be
sufficient proof thereof but he shall make proof
by at least one competent witness, who shall be
qualified elector, that he has resided within the
district for than ten days Immediately prece-
ding said election, and shall also swear that his
bona fde 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
~, irf in hicb
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, OF threaten any vic
lenee 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 or avenue to any window where the same
may be holden, shall rotously disturb the peace
of such election, shall practice intinida-
ton, threats, force, violence, with the design to
influence unduly, or Oyerawe any eleetor, or pre-
vent him from voting. or to restrain the freedom
of choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
in any not exceeding 6ye-hundred dollars, to
be imprisoned Sor any time not less than 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
ident of the city, ward or district where the said
offence committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, on cow ctiOn, he shall be sentenced 70
pay fine not less than one hundred or more than
ono 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 an election within the
Commonwealth, shall offer to make any such
bet wager, either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or by any written printed advertisement, 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 meet at Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding of said election,
then and there to perform those things required of
them by law.
Given under NY hand, at my Office in Bedford
this lst 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,
Sherif-s Office, Bedford
September [, 1864