Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-18

and give such other evidence az is required By this
Act. whcreupon the Of the person 50 admitted
TO vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by
the Inspectors Gnd'a note made opposite thereto by
writing the word tax If ne shall be admitted TO
vote by reason of having paid tax, of the word
"age If be shall be permitted TO vote on accO unit Of
his age and neither case the reason Of such vote
shall be called out to the clerks Who shall name ii
in the list of voters kept by them,
"If any person shall prevent attempt to prevent
any officer Of an election, or use threaten any
violence to any such officer, or shall interfere with
him in The execution Of his duty or iha block up or
attempt to block the window or avenue any win
dow where the same may be holden Or shall rotous-
y disturb the peace of such election or shall or
practice any intimidation threats force violence
With design to influence unduly or oFerawe any
elector to prevent him from voting or 70 restrain
the freedom Of choice. such person on conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding FIVE hun
dred dollars and be imprisoned for any time not less
than one nor more than twelve months and il it
shall be shown 10 the Court where the trial Of sach
offense shall be had that the person offending was
not resident Of the city ward district township
where the offence was committed, and not entitled
TO a vote therein then on conviction he shall be
sentenced to pay fine Of lot less than hum
dred dollars and be imprisoned not less than six
months or more than two years.
AN ACT
Regulating the mode of voting at al elections, In
SEcrIor l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylyahia in General Assembly met, and 1t is ereby
enacted by the authority Of the same, That tho
qualified voters Of the several countas Of this Com
mouweaIth, at all general, township, borough end
special elections hereby, hereafter, authorized
and and required to vote by tickets printed writ
partly printed and partly written. .verally
CLASSIFIED as follows One ticket shall embrace the
Of all judges Of courts voted for. and to be In
belled outside, Judiciary one ticket shall an
brace the names Of all state officers voted for and TO
be labelled "sate - one ticket shall embrace the
names of all county officers voted for including of-
fee senator, member, and members Of assembly.
If voted for and member Of congress If voted and
be labelled county y ticket shall embrace the
names Of all township officers voted for, and be la
boiled township :" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers oted for, and be Ia
beled borough p and each class shall be deposited
in separate ballOt-0oxes.
Agreeably 10 the provisions of the sxty-frst sec
ton Of said Act every general and special election
shall be opened between the hours OF eli yht and ten
in the forenoon and shall continue without Interrupt
ton adjournment until seven O'Clock in the even
ing, when the polls shall be closed
Pursuant 10 the provisions contained in the 18th
section of the Act the Judges Of the aforesaid dis
tricts respectfully shall take charge Of the certih
cate return Of the election Of their respective dis
tricts and produce them at a meeting of one Judge
from each district at the Court House il the bo-
rough Of Tunkhannock, on the thiId day after the
day of election, being the llth day of October next
then and there 70 do ami perform the duties re-
quired by law 1f said Judges. Also that where q
Judge By Sickness unavoidable accident is unable
to attend said meeting Of JUICES then the certif-
Gates return aforesaid snail be taken charge of
by Of the inspectors clerks Of election Of said
district who shall 90 aud perform the dHtes required
Of said Judge Unable to aiteni.
Also, that in the 3lst section Of said Act, it 10
enacted, that when two more counties shall CON-
p0se a Dstgct for the choice OF a member or mens-
bers 0f The senate Of tnIs Commonwealth of tho
House Of Representatives Of the United States OF
this commonwealth, or President Judge the Judges
Of the election in each county having met 4 afors-
said, the Clerk shall make correct statement OF
all the votes which shall have been given al such
election, within the county for every person voted
for, as such member or members, or President
Jaa-e, which shall be ssgnsd by said Judges and
attestei by the clerks; and one the said Judges
shall take charge Of said certificate and shall pro-
duoe the same at meeting OF one Judge from each
county in such districts as is or may be appointed
by law for for this purpose which meeting shall be
held the seventh day after the election"
Given under my hand at nv Office in the Borough
Of Tunkhannock. the 18th day of Sept. A. D. 1867.
ICON SAVE THE CoMNoSwEALTH)
NJ W. DEWITT, Sheriff,