Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-09-20

fy proceeding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax which
| shall have been assessed at le st ten days
before the election. But a citizen Of tie
United States who had previously been a
qualified voter of this State, and removed
| theretrom and returned, and who shall have
resided IN the election district, and paid
taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
after residing in this State six months.
Provided, That the white freemen. citizens
of the United States, between the ages Of
twenty-one and twenty-five years on5 Rave
resided in the election district ten DAYS as
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote ALTHOUGH
they shall not have paid their taxes.
No person shall be permitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list Of
taxable inhabit Jnts, furnished by the com
missioner, unless first be produce q receipt
for the payment within two years Of a State
or County tax assessed agreeably to the
| Constitution and give satisfactory evidence
either on his own oath or affirmation. or
that Of another, that he has paid such tax.
or on failure to produce a receipt. shall
make oath thereof, or, second if he claim a
right to vote by being an clector between
the age Of tweuty-one and twenty-five years:
he shall dCposc on oath or affirmation that
he has resided in the State at least one wear
before his application, and make such proof
OF his residence in the district as is required
by this Act and that he does verify believe.
from the accounts given him. that he is Of
age aforesaid, and give such other evidence
as is rcquired by this Act. wheaeupon the
name OF the person SO admitted to vote.
shall be in cr5ed in the Alphabetical list b.
the Inspector, and a note made opposite
thereto by writing the word = Tax" If he
shall be permitted to vote by reason Of
having paid tax or the word. d.' Age 4" if he
shall be admitted to vote by reason Of such
age shall be called out 80 the Clerks, who
shall make their notes N the list Of voters
| kept by them.
= In all such cases where the name Of
person claiming to vote as found on the list
furnished by the CJmLlis siOncrS and Asses
sors, or his right to vote. whether found
thereon or not, Is objected to By any quail
fed citizens, it shall be the duty of the In
spectors to examine such person on oath as
TO his qualifications, and if he claims to have
resided within the State for one year or
m re, his oath shall not be sufficient proof
thereof, but shall make proof thereof by at
least one competent witness. who shall be
a qualified elector. that he has resided
within the district for more than ten days
next proceeding said election, aud shall also
himself swear that his bona tide residence,
in pursuance Of his lawful calling, IS within
the district, and that lie did not remove into
said district for the purpose Of voting
therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall! mako due proof, as is required Of
his residence, AMI payment Of taxes as
aforesaid, shall be admitted to vote IN the
township, ward or district. in which he shall
reside.
- If any person shall prevent or attempt
to prevent, any officer of any election, under
this act from holding such election or use or
threaten any violence to any such officer,
or shall interrupt or improperly interfere
within the execution of his duty, or shall
block up the window, or avenue to any
window, where the same may be holding,
or shall riotouSly disturb the peace ofsuch
election. or shall use or practice any intimi-
dating threats, force or violence, with de-
sign to influence unduly, or oycrawe, any
elector, or to prevent him from voting, or to
restrain the freedom Of choice, such persons
Oh conviction shah be fined in any sum not
exceeding $500, be imprisoned for any time
rot less than one month, nor more :han
twelve months and if il shall be shown 10
the Court where the trial Of such offence
shall be had, that the person so offending
was not resident cf the city, ward, dis
trict, or township where the said offence
was committed and not entitled to vote
therein, then on conviction, he shall be sen
fenced to pay fine not less than one hun
dred or more thar one Thousand dollars, and
imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than two years"
Pursuant 70 the provisions contained III
the Act first aforesaid. the judges of the
aforesaid districts shall respectively take
i e .1. - t,r-, of
respective districts and produce them at
meeting Of one Judge from each district, at
the Court House. in the Borough of Ebens-
burg, on the Third day after the day OF
election, being Friday the 18th day OF Dc
tober. A. D., 1866 then and there to do and
perform those duties required Of them by
law.
And further. if any Judge, by sickness or
unavoidable accident Is unable to attend
said meeting of Judges then the certificate
or return aforesaid shall be taken charge Of
by one Of the inspectors or Clerks OF the
election of the same district, who shall do
and perform the duties of said Judge unable
te atteod.
THAT the qualified voters of the several
counties of this Commonw ealth, OF all gen
eral, township, borough, and special eiec-
tions. are hereby hereafter, authorized and
rebuired to vote, by tickets, printed or writ
ten, or partly printed and partly written,
seyerally classified as follows: One ,ticket:
shall embrace the the names of all judges OF
courts voted for, and to be labeled, outside,
judiciary :" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all state officers voted for, and be
labelled state - one ticket shall embrace
the names of all county officers voted Tor
including Office pf senator, member and
members of assembly. if voted for aud
members of congress, if voted for, and be
labelled 8" county )" one ticket shall en-
brace the names of all township officers Vo-
ted for and be labeled townships" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all bor-
ough officers voted for, and be labelled Dor
ouch >, and eacl class shall be depOslted IN