Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-10-05
az PERsoN for tho nfIioo - {

the once OF member Of Congress Of the Unitcd
States oii''u
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with tho 49,.
tics Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Sen
ator Of Pennsylvania.
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the conn
ties CT Somerset and Fulton, for the Office az NJ
bers Of the House Of ReDresentatiTee ~ p 9le1-
yania. AehAsyl-
ONE PERSON for tho Office Of Protbo,o..-.
Register, Recorder and Clerk Of the Quarter 60
s1ons and Orphans Court Of Bedford couDtv
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Sheriff Of Rcd
ford county. D'o
Of Bedford county. 'uuge
ONE PERSON for the Office Of County Com
missioner for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the 5fice Of Poor Dir,o..-
Of said county. '01''i
ONE PERSON for the ofico Of County Apaitor
for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of coro,o. e. a..
county Of Bedford. '"'
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That svcr,,
person excepting Justices Of the Peace who sbaiI
hold any office or appointment Of profit or trust
under the United States, or Of this State or any
city or cUrpoFated district, whether q commission
ed officer or otherwise, q subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the Ieg-
isia5ur executive or Judiciary department Of this
state OF OF any city or Of any Incorporated dis
trct, and also, that every member Of CONGRESS and
Of the State Legislature and Of the select or com
mon council Of any city, or commissioners Of any
incorporated district is by law incapable Of hold
ing or exercising at the time the Office or appoint
ment Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk Of any election
/ of this Commonwealth, and that no Iagpecfor
Judge other officer Of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for
And the said act Of assembly entitled san act
relative to elections Of this Commonwealth" pass
ed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows viz.
'1hat the inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district at which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the n0rDine Of the
[
said inspector shall appoint one clerk who shall
be qualified voter Of sueh district
In case the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend on the day of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest num-
Der Of votes for Judge at the next preceding cleo
ton shall act as inspector In his place. And in
case the person who has received the second high
est number Of votes for Inspector shall not attend
the person elected Judge shall appoint an Inspec-
tor IN his place; and If any vacancy still continue
in the board for the space Of one hour after the
time fixed by law for the opening Of the election
the qualified voters Of the township ward die
trict for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election, shall elect one Of their
number to Gil such vacancy
at shall be the duty ofthe several Assessors re
spectIvely to attend al the place Of holding every
general, special OF township election during the
whole time such election il kept open, fer the pur
pose Of giving information to the Inspectors and
Judge, when called on, in relation 30 the right Of
any pcIsOh afseset1 Dy bAtm 10 vote at Such elec-
ton, and such other matters in relation to the
assessment Of voters, as the said Inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require.
"No person shall be permitted TO vote at any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen Of the
age of twenty or more, who shall have resided
in this State at least one year, and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
ateIy preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten days before the election.
But a citizen Of the United States who has preTi
ously been qualified voter Of this State and re
moved therefrom and returned, and who shan haye
Ecsided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing
in this State six months. Pr0Uided That the
white freemen, citizen Of the United States, he
tween the age of twenty-one aud twenty y-two years
who have resided in the election district days
as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, although
they shall not have paid tax,
''No person shall be permitted to vote whose
Is not contained IN the list Of taxable inhab
itaHts, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
First, he produce 4 receipt of payment, WI bin
years Of State or County tax, assessed agreeably
to the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath affirmation, or the oath or af-
frmation Of another, that he has paid such tax
in failure to produce recent shall make oath
to the payment thereof. or second if he claim q
right to vote by being an elector between the age
of twenty-ono and twenty-five years shall depese
on oath or affirmation, that he has resided in the
State Mt least year before his applicatiou and
make such proof Of residence in the district as Is
| required by this act, and that he does verify be-
lieye from the account given him that he is Of the
age aforesaid, and given such other evidence as is
| required by this act, whercup0n the name % the
person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector and notg made
- | Opposet hereto by writing the word 'stax' If he
shall be admitted to vote by reason of having paid
tax, and the word agef If heshalI 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 ike note IN the list of voters
kept by them
I'm al eases where the Lame of the person
claiming to vote Is not found on the list furnished
by the Commissioners, or his right to vote whether
found thereon, not, is objected to By anv Quail
fled citizen, it shall be the duty of the Inspectors
| to examine such person on oath as to his 0ualif
cations, and if he claims to have resided within
Il the State for year more, his oath shall be
: sufficient proof thereof but he shall make proof
Q by at least one competent witness, who shall be
| 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
= bono 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 as aforesaid. and who
shall make due proof If required, of his residence
and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in tho township, ward district in which
he shall reside.
i "if any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of an election under this act from
IS holding such election OF use or threaten any vio
n lcnce to any such officer and shall interrupt or
o improperly interfere with him in the execution of
e his duty, shall block up attempt to block up the
e window or avenue TO any window where the same
may be holden, or shall rotously disturb the peace
/ of such election, or shall OF practice intmida-
ton, threats, force, violence with the design to
influence unduly, or overaWc any eIeetor, or pre-
!, vent him from voting, to restrain the freedom
of choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
d in any sum not exceeding hundred dollars, to
e be imprisoned Cor any time not less than one nor
more than twelve months, and if it shall be shown
i to the Court where the trial of such offence shall
be had, that the person offending was not rcs-
ident of the city, ward or district where the said
0 offence was committed, and not entitled to vote
l. therein, conviction, he shall be sentenced to
Q pay fine not less than hundred or more than
: one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than six months more than two years.
o ''If any person persons shall make any bet or
d wager upon the result of an election within the
| Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such
It bet wager, either by verbal proclamation there
# Of, or by any written printed advertisement or
invite any person or persons to make such bet
It wager, upon conviction thereof be or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or
It offered to be bet"
Tho qualified electors win take notice of the fol-
i lowing act of Assembly approved the 18th day of
a March, 1866
That tho qualified voters Of the several counties
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