The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-19


The electors of the Borough of Carmichaels
will meet at the east window of tho house oc-
cupied by Joseph Gore, In Carmicl@ls
The electors of Center tp., at the house of
Samuel Woods, In Clinton.
The electors Of Morris tp., at tho house Of
Edward Barker.
The electors of Wayne tp., at Phillips
School House.
The electors of Washington tp.. at the
brick School House on the farm Of Heath |
Johns.
The electors of Alleppo tp., at the house of
August Miller, on Wheeling creek
The electors of Richhill tp, ut the house
formcrl, OF Joseph Funk, In Jacksonville.
The electors Of Perry tp., at the house for
mcrly occupied by John Minor, in Mt Morris.
The electors OF Gilmore tp ut the house OF
Enoch Hennon, in Jocytown. s..t4s
The Electors of Springhill tp, at Stephen
Whites Mill.
Imake known and give notice, as in and
| by the 18th section ofthc aforesaid act am
directed, that every person, excepting JUS
tices of the peace, who shall hold any office
or appointment of profit or trust under the
Government of the United States, or OF tins
State, or any city or incorporated district
n subordinate officer, or agent who is or shall
be employed under lie legislative judiciary or
executive department Of this State or United
States, or of any city or Incorporated district,
and also that every member of Congress and
the State Legislature, and of the select and
common council of any city, commissioners
of any incorporated district, is by law incapa-
BILE OF holding or exercising at the same time
the Office or appointment t judge, inspector
or clerk ofnny election Of this Commonwealth,
and that no inspector or judge or other officer
at amy such election shall be eligible to any
Office then TO be voted for"
Also, that in the fourth section Of the act of
Assembly entitled San Act relating to cxccu,
tons, and for other purposes, approved April
, l6, lS4O, II Is enactc0 that the aforesaid 18th
, section "shal no, be so construed as to pre-
vent any military officer or borough officer
from serving us judge, inspector or clerk at
+ any gene al or special election u this Com
m0nwealth.
Also, that in the 6lst section of said act il is
enacted that ''eycry general and special elec-
ton shall be ODcned between the hours of
eight and ten OF the forenoon and shall con-
tnuo without interruption or adjournment uli-
+, til seven O'Clock in the evening" when the
polls shall be closed"
\ The general special, city, incorporated dis
trict and township elections shall be conduct
cd by inspectors and judges elected as atOrc
said, and by clerks appointed MS hereinafter
provided,
"No person shall be permitted to vote at
any election rs aforesaid hut white freeman
OF the age OF twenty one years or more, who
shall have rcsid, d in this. State at least one
yea, and in the election district where he If
icrs to vote ut least ten days Immediately pre-
Cceding' such election and within two years
! paid Il State or County tax, which shall Ii vc
been assessed at least ten days bel0re the
| election but citizen of the United States,
who has previously been qualified voter OF
this State and removed thcrcirom and return.
ed, and who shall have residedin the election
district and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be
entitled to vote after residing in this State six
, months Provided, That white freemen, cli-
zcns OF the United States, between the ages
o. twenty yonc and twenty-five, and having
, rcsidedin the election district ten days rs alnrc.
said, shall be entitled TO vote, although they
I Shall not have paid taxes.
mo person shall be permitted to vote
whose name is not contained I'M the list of tax
= able inhabitants, furnished by the Commits
.ioncrs, unless first, he produce receipt iol
> the payment within two years of II state or
county tax, assessed agreeably to the consi.
, tuition, and give satisfactory evidence, either
5 ON his own oath or Affirmation of another that
he has paid such tax, or on failure to pro-
duce Il receipt shall make oath Of the pay
ment thereof; or second, If he claim q vote by
being an eleetor between the ages OF twcnlyA
one and twenty twoycars, he all depOse on
oath or affirmation that he has resided in the
State at least one year before his application,
and make such proof of his residence in the
: district as required by this act, and that he
: does verify believe from the accounts given
him that he is Of the age aforesaid and give
such other evidence rs is required by this act;
lwhcreupon the name Of the person so admit.
ted TO vote shall be insertea in the alphabet:
cal lis, by the inspectors, and II note made op-
posite thereto by writing the word ''taX" il
he shall be admitted to vote by reason of hay
J ing paid tax, or the word age ifhe shall bo
admitted to vote by reason OF such agc, and
shall be called out to the clerks who shall
: make the like notes in the list Of voters kept
q by them. ..
: In all cases where the name of the person
i claiming to vote is found on the list furnished
by the commissioners and assessor, or his
l right to vote, whether found thereon or not,
is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall
. be the duty of the inspectors to examine suc
person on oath rs to his qualifications, and il
he claims to have resided within the State lol
one year or more, his oath shall not be suill-
cicnt proof thereof, but he shall make proof
thereof by ut least one competent witness
who shall be qualified clector that he has
resided within the district for more than ten
! days next proceeding said election and shal
also himself swear that his bona ide residence
: in pursuance of his lawful calling, is within the
district, and that he did not remove into said
district for the purpose of voting therein.
=, ''Every person qualified rs aforesaid and
who shall make due proof, rs required of his
residence and payment of taxes aforesaid,
shall be admitt"d to vote in the township,
W rd or district in which he shall reside.
''Ilany person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
; vent any officers under this act from holding
such election, or use or threaten any violence t.
any such officer, or rshhll interrupt improper
ly interfere with him in tho execution olhis du
t., or shall block up the window or avenue tu
! any window where the same may be holding
. or shall riotously disturb the peace at such
: election, or shall use or practice any intimi
, dating threats, force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or over,lwe any elector or
= to prevent linn from voting or to retain the
freedom OF choice, such person on convic ion
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five
. hundred dollars and Imprisonment for any
time not less than one month nor more than
twelve months, and if it shall be shown the
= court where the trial Of such offence shall be
had, that the person so offending was not n
resident of the city, ward. district or the
township where the said offence was commit
ted and not entitled to vote therein, then on
The conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars and be imprisoned
Ill, moi, liam iurg
years"
f ..Il shall be the duty of the several asses
sors, respectively, to attend ut the place of
Il al ,,i,