Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-25

and give such other evidence is required bv mi,
Act, whereupon the name Of the person so admttsd
to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical s; bv
the inspectors, and note made opposite thereto by
writing the word tax" If he shall be admitted T.
vote Dy reason OF having paid a tax, Of the word
age" II he shall be permitted to vote on account Of
hls age, and neither case the reason Of such yot.
shall be called out TO the clerks Who shall name i
| in the list Of voters kept by them,
"If any person shall prevent attempt 10 prevent
any officer of an election or use or threaten anv
violence to any such officer or shall interfere with
him 10 che execution of his duty or hall block ~
attempt 10 block the window or avenue or any win
dow where the same may be holden, shall riotous
ly disturb the peace Of such election shall use q,
practice any intimidation, threats for ee OF violence
nth design to influence uDduly or overaws apy
elector TO prevent him from voting or 10 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 to the Court where the trial OF such
oense shall be had that the person offending was
not resident Of the city ward district or township
where the offence was committed, and not entitled
to a vote therein, then on conviction he shall bs
sentenced TO pay fine Of not less than one hun.
dred dollars and be imprisoned not less than six
months or more than two years
AN ACT
Regulating the mode Of voting at all elections in
the several counties Of this Commonwealth.
SEcTIoE. /. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
syyania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
qualified voters Of the several countias OF this Com
monwealth, at all general, township, borough end
special elections, hereby, hereafter, authorzd
and and required TO vote by tickets printed or writ
ten. partly printed and partly written, .verally
classified as follows One ticket shall embr scs the
names Of all judges of courts voted for, and to be la
belled outside 'udicia ~ one ticket shall en-
brace the Of all state officers voted for and TO
be labelled "sate y ticket shall embrace the
names OF all county officers voted for, including of.
fee of senator, member and members of Sssembly
If voted for and member Of congress If voted for and
be labelled county )" ticket shall embrace the
names OF all township officers voted for and be la.
belled, township = one ticket shall embrace the
names Of all borough officers oted for and be Ia
belled, borough y and each class shall be deposited
in separate baIlot-boxes
Agreeaby 10 the provisions of the sixty-first Sec
tion 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 interrup-
tion or adjournment until seven O'Clock in the even
ing when the polls shall be closed.
Pursuant to the provisions contained IN the 10Th
section Of the Act the Judges of the aforesaid dis
tn cts respectfully shall take charge of the eertin-
cate or return of the election Of their respective dis
TlctSs Anu theip al meeting Oh one Judge
from each district, at the Court House in the bo-
rough Of Tunkhannock on the third day after the
day Of election, being the lth day Of October next
then and there to do and perform the duties re-
quired by law of said Judges Also, that where n
Judge by sickness or unavoidable accident is unable
to attend said meeting of Judges then the certif-
Gates on return aforesaid shall be taken charge of
by Of the inspectors clerks of election Of said
district who shall do aud perform the duties required
of said Judge unable TO attenl.
Also, that in the 3lst section Of said Act, it is
enacted that when two or more counties shall COM
pose District for the choice Of q member or z8en-
bers of the senate Of this Commonwealth of the
House of Representatives Of the United States OF
this Commonwealth, or President Judge, the Judges
of the election in each county having met q afore-
said, the Clerk shall make out correct statement Of
all the votes which shall have been given at such
election, within the county for every person voted
for, as such member or members or President
Judge, which shall be Slgnsd by said Judges and
attested by the clerks and one the said Judges
shall take charge of said certificate and shall pro-
duce the same at a meeting of one Judge from each
county in such districts as is 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 my Office in the Borough
Of Tunkhannock, the 18th day of Sept A. D. 1867.
(GoD SAVE THE CoMNoSwEALrH)
NJ. w. DEWITT Sheriff.