The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-10-05
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design to influence unduly or oyerawe any elee-
tor or prevent him from voting, TO restrain the
freedom of choice, such persons on conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding i've hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor more than twelve months, and if it shall
be shown to the court where the trial Of such Of
fence shall be had that the person so offending
was not resident 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 hun
dred or more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years.
If any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result Of an election within the
Commonwealth or shall offer to make any such
bet OF wager either by verbal proclamation there
Of. or by any written or printed 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.
The qualified electors will take notice of the
following act Of Assembly, approved 18Th day Of
March 1865 AN ACT, Regulating the mode Of
voting at all elections in the several counties OF
this Commonwealth
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Commonwealth Of
Penusvlrania in General Assembly met and il is
hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
That the qualified voters Of the several counties Of
this Commonwealth, at all general, township.
ter authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
printed. or written, partly printed and partly
written. severaly classified as follows One tick
et shall embrace the names OF all Judges OF courts
voted for. and to be labelled outside, ''iudicig-
nv +" one ticket shall embrace the names of all
state officers voted for, and he labelled. estate "
one ticket shall embrace the names OF all county
officers voted for including office Of senator, mem
ber and members Of assembly. if voted for and
members Of Congress if voted for, and be LABEL
ed county" one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all township pOiiceTs voted for and be labelled,
s'township:" one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all borough officers voted for, and be labelled,
borough" and each class shall be deposited in
seperate ballot-boxcs.
SECTION 9 That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
ifs in the several counties of this Commonwealth,
to insert in their election proclamaions. hereafter
issued the first section Of this act.
JAMES i. KELLEY
Speaker fthc House Of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker Of the Senate.
AprRovED-the thirtieth day Of March Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-six.
A 6. CURTIN.
And the Judges Of the respective districts a10rc-
said are required 10 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 my hand, at my Office in Bedford,
this 3lst day Of August. in the year Of our Lord.
one thousand eight hundred and sxty-six. and
in the ninety-irst Of the Independence of the
United States
JOHN ALSTADT. Sheriff
Sheriff Office Bedford.
August 81, 1866.
4 DAIINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
"A Notice Is hereby given that letters Of admin
tration have been granted by the Register Of Bed
ford county, to the undersigned on the estate OF
Jacob Yount, late of Bedford township decd.
All persons indebted TO said estate are requested
to make immediate payment and those having
claims can present them duly authenticated fOI
settlement.
sep.2o.-Gt JOHN lOUNT.