The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-09-13
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where the said offence was committed, and not
entitled to vote therein, on conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay a fine not less than one hun
dred or more than thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years
'lt any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of an election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or by any written printed advertisement
or invite any person or persons to make such bet
or wager, upon conviction thereof he or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or
offered to be bet
The qualified electors will take notice of the
following act of Assembly, approved 18th day of
March, 1865 An ACT, Regulating the mode of
voting at all elections, in the several counties of
this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representa- tives of the Common wealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the qualified voters of the several counties of
this COmmonw ealth, at all general, township.
borough and special elections, are hereby, hereaf
ter, authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
printed, or written, or partly printed and partly
written. severally classified follows One tick
ct shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted for, and to be labelled, outside, ',judicia
ry." one ticket shall embrace the names of all
state officers voted for and be labelled estate ~
one ticket shall embrace the names of all county
ber and members of assembly, if voted for, and
members of Congress, if voted for, and be LABEL
ed, county" one ticket shall embrace the names
OF all township officers voted for, and be labelled
township one ticket shall embrace the names
of all borough officers voted for, and be labelled
borough" and each class shall be deposited in
sepcrate ballot. t.buxes.
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
IFS, In the several counties of this Commonwea th
to insert in their election proclamations hereafter
issued the first section of this act
JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRovED-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
DOmini one thousand eight hundred and sixty six.
A. G. CURTIN.
ELECTION OF JURY COMMISSIONERS.
[ also make known that by an Act entitled San
Act for the better and more impartial selection of
persons to jurors in each of the counties of
this commonw ealth," approved the 10th day of
April A. d. 1867, it is directed follows:
THAT at the general election, to ne held on the
second Tuesday of October, Ammo Domino one thOus
and Ell rht hundred and sixtyseven and tri- ennia-
y thereafter, at such elections, the qualified elec-
tors of the several counties of this Commonwealth
shall elect. in the manner now provided by law
for the election of other county officers, two SOBER
intelligent and judicious persons to serve jury
commissioners in each of said counties, for the
period of three years ensuing their election; but
the same person, persons, shall not be eligible
for re-elec ion more than once in any period of
siX-years: PROVIDED, That each of said quail
fed electors shall vote for person only jury
commissioner; and that the two persons having
the greatest number of votes, for jury commisso.
er, shall be duly elected jury commissioners for
such county.
And the Judges of the respective districts afore
said, are required to meet at Bedford, on the Fri
day next following the holding of said election,
then and there to perform those things required
of them by law.
~ l, ID
this 3lst day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand ght hundred and sixty y-seven, and
in the ninety Of the Independence of the
United States. ...
ROBERT STECKMAN, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Bedford, !
Sept 6, 1866.