The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-09-28
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design to influence unduly or oVerawe any cleo
tor or prevent him from voting, or 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 a resident Of the city, ward or district
where the said offence was committed and not
entitled TO vote therein, on conviction he snail
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 uor more than
two TeaTs.
If any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result OF an election WITHIN the
Commonwealth. or shall offer 10 make any such
bet or wager either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or by any written or printed aaycrtsomcnt
or invite any person or persons % make sucu 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 viii take notice Of the
following act Of Assembly, approved l2ih day Of
March 1865 Az ACT, Regulating the mode ot
voting at all elections in the several counties oI
this Commonwealth
SECTION J Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth ol
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met and tits
hereby enacted by the authority oi tsc same,
That the qualified voters Of the several counties Of
this Commonwealth, at all general. township.
borough and special elections, are hereby, heToai-
ter authorized and required 20 vote by tickets,
printed, OF written, or partly printed and partly
written, seyeraliy classified as toloWs: One tick
ct shall embrace the names of all judges IF courts
voted for. and to be labelled, outside, ..judicia-
ry" one ticket shall embrace the names Of all
state officers voted for, and be labelled. Estate
one ticket shall embrace the names OF all county
officers voted for including Office of senator, mem
Der, and members Of assembly. if voted for. and
members Of Congress If voted Tor, and be LABEL
cd, county, one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all township poioers voted for ana be labelled,
township one ticket shall embrace the names
OF all borough officers voted for and be labelled,
borough and each class shall be Ieugsi;ed iu
scpcrate ballot-boxcs.
SECTION 2. That it shall be The du5y of the Shcr-
ifs in The several counties of this Common calth,
TO insert in their election urpciaWatipas. hereafter
issued the first section Of this act.
JAMES II. kELLET.
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
.,,-...s 7PeaNegr q q & loe senate. t,I.o
Donini one thousand eight hundred and siXty-siZ.
T. q. CURTIN.
And the Judges Of the respective districts aforc-
said are required TO meet a Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding Of said election,
then aud there 10 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 sEty-siX and
in the niuety-frsJ Of the Independence Of the
United States.
JOHN ALsTADT, Sheriff
shoriG7s Office Bedford,
August b. 1865.
: DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
ES Notice is hereby given jhat letters Of Admin
istration have been granted to the subscribers on
the estate of Frederick Miller. late of H0pewclI
township, deceased.