The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-14
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design to influence unduly or oyerawe any elec-
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 five hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor more than twelve months, and If 1t shall
be shown 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, conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay fine not less than one hnn-
dred OF 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 70 make any such
bet or wager either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or by any Written or printed advertisement
or invite airy person or persons 90 make such bet
or wager upon conviction thereof he or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or
offered 70 he bet
The qualified electors will take notice Of the
following act Of Assembly, approved 18th day Of
March 1865 Az ACT, Regulating the mode Of
voting ut Mi elections in the several counties Of
this Commonwealth
eECrfov I. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House If Representatives Of the Commonwealth Of
pcnHsv lvani1 in General Assembly INST and II Is
hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
ThSt The qualified voters Of the several c0HIes Of
this Commonwealth, at all general, toanship,
I
ter. authorized and required % vote, 10y tickets,
printed or written, or partly printed and partly
written seyeraIly class fed rs follows: One tick
ct shall embrace the names ni all Judges OF courts
voted for, and ta be labelled outside, ''judicia-
ry" one ticket shall embrace the names Of all
state officers voted for, and be labelled. state -
one ticket shall embrace the names Of al county
officers voted for including Office Of senator, mem
ber and members Of assembly, If voted for and
members Of Congress # voted for, and be labei-
ed sconntv:' one ticket shall embrace the names
Of .H township sicers voted for aai be labelled,
''township;n one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all borough officers voted for and be labelled,
borough" ard elch class shall be deposited in
scperate b8llnt-bJXes.
sEcrIoy 2. That IL shall be the dQty Of the Sher-
ifs in the several counties Of this Commonwealth,
to insert in their election proclalnaious, hereafter
issued the fr;t section IF this act
JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
ArPR0vED-the thirtiath day # March, Ammo
Donini one thousand eight hundred and -ixty-six,
: e. CURTIN.
And the Judges Of the respective districts atore-
said are required 10 meet Bedford, GA the Fr-
daE 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 Slst day OF August, IN the year Of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sxty-siN and
in the nirety-frst of the independence Of the
United States
JOHN ALSTADT, Sheriff
Sheriff Office, Bedford,
August 81 1866,
s DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
n Notice is hereby given that letters of Admin
istraioa have been granted to the subscribers on
the estate Of Frederick Miller, late Of Hopewcit
township. deceased.
All persons indebted tc said estate are notified
to nuke payment, and those haTing claims there
on. viii present them daily authenticated for set
tleIncnt WILLIAM D0RRIER,
aug 24-6t Admir-