American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-20
Notice is Hereby Given,

"That every person. excepting Justices Of the Peace
who shall hold any Office Of profit trust under the
Government of the United States Of this State Of
any city Incorporated district whether acommission
ed officer agent who is shall be employed under the
Legislative Executive Judiciary department of this
State Of the United fates any city Incorporated
district and also that every member Of Congress and the
State Legislature and of the Select Common Council
of any city Commissioners of any Incorporated district
if by law incapable of holding exercising the
Clerk Of any eectono Of this Commonwealth, and that
Judge Inspector other officer Of such election shall
be eligible to amy Office when voted foi.
And the said Act If Assembly entitled "An Act rela-
ting tn the elections Of this Commonwealth passed Ju
ly I'd, 1889, provides as follows, to wit
That the Judgeand Inspectors, chosen as aforesaid
shall meet at their respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the morning Of the second
Tuesday of October in each and every year. and each Of
the said Inspectors sha appoint clerk who shall be
qualified voter of said distrct."
"In heperson who should receive the second high
number of for Inspector shall attend the
day of any election then the person who shall have
ceyed the second highest number Of votes for Judge at
the preceding election shall act Inspecorin his
place and in the person who shall have received The
highest number Of votes for inspector shall not attend
the present election Judge shall appoint an inspector in
his place. and in the person elected Judge shall
attend then the inspector who received the highest
her Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place; and
any vacancy shall continue in the board for the space
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
e the present at the place Of election shall elect
of their number TO fill such vacancy.
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attend the place Of holding every general special
ownship election during the time said election is
OPEN for tho purpose Of giving information to the In
spccors and Judges when called in relation tho
rights Of any person assessed by them to vote at snch
election, such other matter in relation to the
mont Of voters the said Inspectors Judges, eth
Of tn en- shall from time 60 time require'
"No person shall bo permitted to vote at any election
as aforesaid other than white freeman of ri years or
more who shall have resided in this State least
year and in the election district where he offers
at least ten days Immediately preceding the election and
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have assessed least days before the olecton
but citizen Of the United States, who had been previ-
ously qualified voter of this State and removed there
from and returned. and who shall have resded In the
election district and paid taxes aforesaid shall be ont
tied to vote after residing In the State six months Pro-
Yided that the white e5nen, eitizons Of the United
States between the age of Il and ~ years and having
sided in this State year. and in the district ten days
aforesaid shall be entitled 10 fote although tbey nave
not paid taxes.
'No person shall be entitled to vote whose name is
not contained in the list of taxable inhabitants furnish
ed by the Commissioners, unless he produce receipt
for the payment within two years, Of State or county
assessed agreeaby to the Constitution given sat
isctory evidence either his oath, Of affirmation Of
another that he has paid such tax fure to procure
such receipt shall make oath of the payment thereof
second IL he claims to be eecor between tho age
of u and - years. he shall dopose on oath or affirmation
he resided in the State least year next before
his application and make sucn proof OF his residence in
the is required by this Act and that he does
verify believe from the account given him, that he ia Of
theage aforesaid and give such other evidence is
que by this Act whereupon, the Of the person
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 permitted
by Of having paid tax, the word Age"
If he shall be admitted account Of his age and ia eth
the of such vote shall be cae to the
clerks who shall make the like note in the list Of
kept by them.
In ali case where the name of the person claiming to
found in the list furnished by the Commission
ers and Assessor his right vote whether found there
not is objected to by qualified Citizen it shall be
the duty of the Inspector to examine such
his qualifications and be claius to have resided In
the State year his oath shall be sufficient
proof thereof but he shall make proof by at least
competent Witness who shall be qualified esctor that
he has resided in the district for than ten
Immediately proceeding said election and shall himself
to his bonade residence in pursuance of hslawfu
calling within the district and not for the purpose Of
voting therein
II any person shall prevent or atmpt 10 prevent any
officer of any election under this Act from holding
election threaten any violence to any snch o
Ger, shall interrupt improperly interfere with him
in the execution Of his duty block attempt to
block u the window or the avenue to any window where
the may be holden, shall rioonsly disturb tho
peace Of such election shall practice any intiH
iati0n threaten violence with the design 80 IN
huenee unduy. overpower elector 10 prevent
him from voting restrain the freedom Of his choice
such person. conviction, shall be fined any not
ceedng five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any
time not exceeding twelve months; and II II shall he
shown the Court where the trial Of such offence shall
be had, that the person offending was not resident of
the city ward district township where the said offence
committed and not entitled vote therein then
conviction he shall be sentenced to pay fine less
than one bsrred or more than one thousand dollars and
70 be imprisoned not less than six months than
two years"
And ii any person persons shall make any bet
wager upon the results of election within this Com
monwealth, shall offer TO make any such bet wager
either by verbal proclamation thereof Otherwise
they shall forfeit three times the amount bet Of
fcred to bet"
eff any person not by law qualified shall frauuently
vote at anyeecton within this Commonwealth being
otherwise qualified shall vote out cf bis proper district