Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-09-14

aes o. somerset, Fulton, Franklin and Adams for
sne sa oihee Of member Of Congress Of the limited
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with N. 60
ties ot Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Sen
ator Of PennsylsaniR,
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the conr -
@ sies q somerset and Fulton for the Office of Mem
| yania "a Asnusyl-
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Protbopot.-,
Register, Recorder and Clerk Of the Quarter seSI
sions and Orphans Court of Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Sheriff Of Bed
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Associate judge
of Bedford county 4s"
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Cou-
missioner for Bedford county.
oNE PERSON for the ofice Of Poor Director
Of said county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of County Auditor
fer Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Coroner for the
county Of Bedford
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That svery
person excepting Justices Of the Peace who shall
bold any Office or appointment of profit or trnst
under this Unitsd States. or of this State. Or s+v
clty or corporated district, whether commission
cd othcer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
lslature, executive Judiciary department Of this
state, or Of any city, Of any incorporated dis
trlet 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 Clerk Of any election
Of this Commonwealth; and that no Inspector,
Judge or other officer of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled Gan act
relative to elections Of this Commonwealth" pass.
ed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows viz:
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election In the district az which trey respectively
belong before o'clock n the morning of tbs
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk who shall
be qualified voter Of such 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 NUN.
Der o. Totes Tor Judge at the next preceding elec
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 or dis.
trict for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election, shall elect one Of their
number to ELL such vacancy.
at shall be the duty ofthe several Assessors re-
spectively to attend at the place of holding every
general, special or township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur4
pose of giving information to the Inspectors and
Judge, when called on, in relation TO the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
tom 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 a white citizen Of the
age of twenty-one 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-
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid a State or County tax which shEn have
been assessed at least ten days before the election
But citizen Of the United States who has previ-
ously been qualified voter of this State and re-
moved therefrom and returned and who shalt have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing
in this State six months. Prorided, That the
white freemen, citizen Of the United States, be-
tween the age Of twenty-one and twenty-five years
who have resided in the election district ten 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-
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
First he produce receipt Of payment, within two
years Of State County tax, assessed agreeably
to the Constitution and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath or affirmation, or the oath af-
frmation of another that he has paid such a tax
or in failure to produce receipt shall make oath
20 the payment tnereOt, or second, II he claim q
right to vote by being elector between the age
of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall dep0se
oath or affirmation, that he has resided in the
State at least year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district as is
required by this act, and that he does verify be-
ieve from the account given him that he is of the
age aforesaid and given such other evidence as is
required by this act, whereupon the name of the
person admitted to vote shallbe inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
oppositet hereto by writing the word "tax," if he
shall be admitted to vote by of having paid
tax, and the word Gage if heshall be admitted to
vote by Of age, and in either case the rea-
son of such vote shall be called out to the clerks
who shall make like note in the list of voters
kept By them.
an all cases where the name Of the person
claiming to vote is not found on the list furnished
by the Commissioners, his right TO vote whether
found thereon, not, is objected to by any quail
fled citizen it shall be the duty of the Inspectors
TO examine such person on oath as to his uualif.
cations, and if he claims to have resided within
the State for one year more, his oath shall be
sufficient proof thereof, but he shall make proof
by at least competent witness, who shall be O
qualified eeetor, that he has resided within the
district for than ten days Immediately preoe-
ding said election, and shall also swear that his
bono ide 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 the township, ward district in which
he shall reside.
'If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer of an election, under this act from
holding such election, use or threaten any yio-
lcnee to any such officer, and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execution Of
his duty shall block up attempt to block up the
window or avenue to any window where the same
may be holden, shall riotously disturb the peace
of such election or shall use practice intimida-
tion, threats force, or violence, with the design to
influence unduly, or overawe any elector, or pre-.
of choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
be imprisoned Cor 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 offence shall
bO had, that the person offending was not res
ident of the city ward or district whers the said
offence committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, on conviction, he shall be sentenced to
pay fine not less than one hundred or more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than two years.
of any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of an election within the
Commonwealth, shall offer to make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
of, or by any written printed advertisement
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 viii take notice of the fol-
lowing act of Assembly approved the 18th day Of