American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-13
NOticn is Hereby Given.

who rlia hold any office of profit or trust under the
Government Of the United States Of this State Of
any city incorporated district whether acomnlissOn-
ell officer agent who is shall he employed under the
Legislative Executive Judiciary department If This
State Of the United States any city Incorporated
district and also that every member Of Congress and the
State Legislature aud of the Select Common Council
of any city Commissioners any Incorporated district
if by law incapable Of holding exercising at the same
time the officer appointment Of Judge Inspector,
Clerk of any eectonof this Commonwealth, md that
Judge Inspector other officer Of such election shall
he eligible 10 any Office when voted foi
Aud the said Act Of Assembly, cutitled An Act rea-
ting to the elections of this Commonwealth, passed Ju-
y "a, 1899, provides az follows, To wit:
" That the JudgeHnd Inspectors, chosen aforesaid,
shall meet n their respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district TO which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the morning of the second
Tuesday Of October in each and every and each Of
the said Inspectors shall appoint clerk, who shall be
a qualified voter of said district"
ln case the person who should receive the second high
est number of votes for Inspector shall not attend the
day Of any election then the person who shall have
cevcd the second highest number of votes for Judge Mt
tho next preceding eeron snail act rs Inspector In his
place and In case She person who shall have received the
highest number Of v0tes for Inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint inspector In
his place. aud in the person elected Judge shall not
attend then the inspector who received the highest
bcr Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place. and II
any vacancy shalt continue In the board for the space Of
hour after the time fixed by law for the opening OF
the election the qualified voters Of the township ward
district for which such officers shall have been elect
ed the voters present at the place of election shall elect
one Of their number TO fill such vacancy.
IL shall be the duty Of said Assessors respectively,
to attend at the place Of holding every general special
township election, during the time said election is
OPEN for the purpose Of giving information the In
specors and Judges, wien called in relation to the
rights of any person assessed by them to vote at nch
election such other matter in relation to the
of the said Inspectors Judges, eth
er of tli em, shall from time to time require"
"NO person shall he permitted to vote at any election
aforesaid, other than white freeman Of q years or
morc who shall have resided in this State at least
year and in the election district where he offers to vote
at least ten days Immediately preceding the election and
within two years paid State county tax which shall
been assessed least ten days before the election
but citizen Of the United States who had been prey
ously qualified voter Of this State and removed there
from and returned and who shall have resied in the
election district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be enti-
tied vote after residing in the State six months Pro-
yided that the white freemcn, citizens OF the United
States between the age Of Il and y years and having
sided 10 this State year. and In the district ten days
aforesaid shall be entitled to vote although they have
not paid taxes.
contained in the list of taxable inhabitants Furnish
ed By the Commissioners unless he produce receipt
for the payment within two years of State county
assessed ngreeably to the Constitution, rgven sat
sfacory evidence, either his oath, Of affirmation
another thathe has paid such tax fure to procure
such receipt shall make oath of the payment thereof
or second if he claims lie between the age
Of u and % years. he shall depose oath affirmation
that he resided in the State least year next before
his application and make such proof Of his residence in
the district is required by this Act and that he does
verify believe from the account given him, that he is Of
age aforesaid and give such other evidence
quired by this Act whereunon the name of the
admitted to vote shall be inserted p the alphabetical
list by the Inspector, ami note made opposite thereto
by writing the word Tax if he shall be permitted
te by Of having paid tax, the word "Age
If he shall bc admitted account Of his age and in eth
the Of such vote shall be called out TO tho
clerks who shall make the like note in the hist of voters
kept by them.
In all where the Of the person elhniug to
Il found in the list furnished by the Commission
and Assessor his right vote whether found there
not is objeeted to by qualified cten it shall he
the duty of the Inspector to examine such person oath
to his qualifications and he claims to have resided In
the State oncyear or more his oath shall be sufficient
proof thereof but lie shall make proof by at least
competent witness, who shall be qualified electOr that
he has resided in the district for than ten days next
Immediately proceeding said election and shall himself
his bonade residence in pursuance OF hslawfi
calling il within the district and not for the purpose Of
voting theIcn.'
"If any person shall prevent attempt to prevent any
officer Of election under this Act from holding sue
election threaten any violence any such
shall interrupt or improperly interfere with him
in the execution of his duty block up attempt to
block the window the avenue to window where
the may be holden, shall rioously disturb tho
peace such election shall practice any ntm-
laton, threaten force violence with the design TO in
uence uHuly oyerpower any eleetor, to prevent
such person. conviction shalie fined any
ceedng five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any
time not exceeding twelve months; and Il it shall .
shown to tbs Court where the trial Of such offence sa
be had that the person offending not resident OF
the city, ward district township where The said
committed and not entitled to theroin, then
conviction he shall be sentenced to pay ane not less
than hundred than thousand dollars and
to be imprisoned not less than six months than
two years"
And If any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the results Of any election within this Com
monwcath shall offer to make such bet
either by verbal proclamation thereof otherwise he
or they shall forfeit three times the amount 80 Bet Of
fered to het.'
If any person not by qualified shall fraudulently
vote election within this Commonwealth being
otherwise qualed shall vote out Of bis proper dste