The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-09-19

ing, when the polls shall be closed
The general, special, city, incorporated
district and township elections, aud ali slec-
tions for electors of President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States, shall be held and
conducted by the Inspectors and Judges
elected as aforesaid. and by clerks appointed
as hereinafter provided.
No person shall be permitted to vote at
any election, as aforesaid, but white tree
man of the age of twenty-one years or more,
who shall have resided IN this State at least
one year, and in the election district where
he offers To vote at least ten days immediate
ly preceding such election, aud within two
Yeas paid State or County tax which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before
the election. But citizen OF the United
States. who had previously been citizen of
this State, and removed theretrOm and re-
turned, and who shall have resided IN the
election district, and paid taxes as aforesaid,
shall be entitled to vote after residing IN tins
State six months. Provided. that the white
treemen, citizens of the United States, be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and twenty
two years, and who have resided IN the cleo
ton district ten days as aforesaid, shall be
entitled 10 vote, although :hey shall not have
paid taxes.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name Is not contained in the list Of taxable
inhabitants furnished by the Commissioners,
unless first he produce receipt for the pay
ment of a State or County tax assessed agree
ably to the Constitution, and give satstac-
tory evidence, either Oh mis- own oath or at
frmation 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 the right to vote by being an elcctor
between the age of twenty-one ana twenty
two years, he shall depOse on oath or affirm
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least one year before his application, and
make such proof Of his residence in the dis
uict as is required by this Act, and that he
does verify believe, from the account given
him, that he Is of the age Aforesaid, and give
such other evidence as IS required 10y this
Act, whereupon the name Of the person 50
admitted to vote shall be inserted in the al
phabetical list by the Inspector. and 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
CAGE" if he shall be admitted to vote by
reason of such age, and the same shall he
called out to the Clerks, who shall make
their notes in the LIST Of voters kept by them.
''In all such cases, where the name of a
person claiming to vote is found on the list
furnished by the Commissioners and Asses
sprs, or his right to vote, whether found
thereon or not, is objected to by any quail
fed citizen, it shall be the duty of the Iu-
speCtorS 70 examine such person on oath as
to his qualifications. aud if he claims to have
resided within the State for one year or more,
his oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof,
but shall make proof thereof by at least OF
competentwitn ess, who shall be a qualified
elector. that he has resided in the district for
more than ten days next preceding said cleo
tion, aud shall also himself swear that his
bona fide residence, IL pursuance OF his law
ful calling, Is within the district, aud that
he did not remove into said district for the
purpose of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, as is required Cf
his residence and payment of taxes as afore-
said, shall be admitted to vote in the town
ship, ward or district in which he shall re-
side.
eff 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-a9icer,
or shall interrupt or Improperly Interfere
within the execution of his duty, or shall
block up the window. or avenue to any win
dow, where the same may be holding, or
shall rotouSly disturb the peace Of such cleo
ton. or shall use or practice any intimidat-
ing threats. force or violence, with design to
influence unduly or overawe any elector. o.
to prevent him from voting, or to restrain
the freedom OF choice, such persons, on con-
Vlctlon, shall be lined III any sum not exceed
ing $500, lie imprisoned for any time not
less than one month nor more than twelve
months; and If 1t shall be shown TO the
Court where the trial of such offence shall be
had, that the person SO offending was not a
resident of the city, ward, district or town
ship where the said offence was committed
and not entitled to vote therein, then. on
conviction, he shall be sentenced to pav \
fine not less than one hundred nor more than
one thousand dollars. ana be imprisoned
not less than SIX months nor more tnan two
years."
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in
the Act first aforesaid. the JUDGES of tI,.
aforesaid districts shall respectively take
charge OF the certificate or return of their
respective districts, and produce them at n
meeting OF one Judge from each district ar
the Court House in the borough of Ebeps-
burg, on the third day after the day of eIe,,-
ton, being FRIDAY, the 1lth day of Octo-
Der. a. d. 1867, and then and there II 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 eertifi,.atI,
or return aforesaid shall be taken CHARGE nf
by one Of the Inspectors or Clerks of election
Of the same district, who shall 10 and per
form the duties of said Judge unable to at
tend.
THAT the qualified voters Of the several
counties OF this Commonwealth at all GEN
efal, township, borough and special ele.-
tons, are hereby hereafter authorized and
required to vote by ticket, printed or writ
ten, or partly printed and partly written.
severally classified as follows: Oae ticket
shall embrace the names Of all Judges OF
courts voted for, and to be labelled, outside
judiciary ! one ticket shall embrace the
names of all State officers voted for. and he
labelled State ; one ticket shall embracs.
all the County oticers voted for inol,,a:,,r