Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-20


triet and also, that eyeey member Of Congress ana
II the State Legislature ard Of the select OF com
mon council OF any city, or commissioners eI any
incorporated district, is by law ineapahie % hee-
ing OF exercising at the time The once Or
mont Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk OF any eiectlph
0f this Commonwealth, and that no AhsPe9teI,
Judge or other officer Of such election shah DC
eligible 70 be then voted for.
And Ke said act Of assembly entitled an he
relative 20 elections Of this Commonwealth, pass
| "a Tuiv 3 1919 further provides rs fellows, VIE
ssTbat the Inspector and Judges snail meet az
the respective places appointed for heldhg inc
election in the district at which they respectively
I belor, before clock in the morning OF the
| SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be a qualified voter of such district.
"In ease tbs person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
1 tend on the day Of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest NUM-
Der Of votes for Judge at the next preceding elcc-
tion shall act as inspector in his place. ana IA
case the person who has received the second nis9-
est number Of votes for Inspector shan not at'e"'
! the person elected Judge shall appoint an Anspec-
tor in his place; and IL any vaenncy stl continue
| in The board for the space Of one hour Ri,er tho
| time fixed by law for the opening OF the eieeeoh
the qualified voters Of the township Waru or Hls-
srct for which such officer shall have been eeeted'
/ rresept nt tho election shall elect one OF their
/ number to dll such vacancy
at shnli be the duty Of the several Assessors re-
spectyoIy TO attend at the place Of holding every
| General special or township election during the
whole time such election is Kept OPEN for the pur
pose of giving information to the inspectors ana
| Judge when called on in relation TO the rlght OF
any person assessed by them to vote mt such eiee-
ti0n and on such other matters in relation 70 the
| assessment of voters, as the said inspectors or
| either Of them shall from time 10 time require.
| "No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid than white citizen OF the
| age Of twenty-one or more, who shal nave resllea
in this State at oast one year, and ~ the eecll9n
district where he offers 10 vote, ten days lminedi-
| arelv preceding such election, and within two
| wears raid a state or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten days before the election
| But "a citizen Of the United States who has Prev
| ausIv becu qualified voter of this State ana re
| moved therefrom and returned, and who shall nave
| resided in the election district and paid taxes
aforesaid, shall be entitled 70 vote after residing
/ In this State six months PrOriGcd, That tue
whitc froemon, citizen Of the United states, be-
tween the age Of tweuty-one and twenty-five years
who have resided in the election district ten days
| As aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, although
| they shall not have paid tax.
! .iNo person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable nhab-
| itants furnished by the Commissioners, unless;
First he produce receipt Of payment, within two
years Of State or County tnx, assessed agreenbiy
to the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
! on his own oath or affirmation, or tie oatn or al
| frmation Of another, that he has paid such tax
/
| to thc payment thereof or second, 1t he claim q
rirht to vote By being an elector between the age
\ of twenty-0ne and twenty-five years shall depOse
on oath or affirmation, that he has resided in the
State at least year before his application, and
make such proof Of residence in the district as is
required by this act, and that he does verify be
leve from the account given him that he is of the
age aforesaid and given such other evidence as is
| required by this act, Whereupon the name Of the
person 20 admitted 20 vote shall be inserted IN the
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oppositot hereto by writing the word "tax," if he
shall BE admitted to vote by reason Of having paid
tax, and the word cage if heshall be admitted to
vote by reason Of age, and in either ease the rea
son Of such vote shall be called out to the clerks
I who shan make a like note in the list Of voters
kept by them.
! In ell cases where the name Of the person
claiming TO vote is not found the list furnished
bq the Commissioners, his right 20 vote whether
| found thereon, not, IS objected TO by any quail
fled citizen, IL shall be the Iuty Of the Inspectors
/ 20 examine such person on oath rs e. his quaiid
/ cations, and if he claims to have resided within
4 the State for year or more, his oath shall DO
| sufficient proof thereof but he shall make proof
/ by nc least one competent witness, rs h. shall be
qualified Ciector, that he has resided within the
district for more than ten days Immediately prcce-
ding said election, and shall also swear that his
! bono Ede residence, in pursuance Of his lawful
calling Is within the district and that he did not
remove within the district for the purpose Of ro-
! ting.
every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required, Of his residence
and payment Of taxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward OF district in which
he shall reside.
oIf any. person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any oGcer Of an election under this act from
holding such election, or or threaten any yio-
/ lcnce to any such officer, and shall interrupt OF
Improperly interfere with him in tho execution Of
his duty, shall block up attempt to block Up the
may be holden shall riotously disturb the peace
Of such election, shall or practice intimida-
ton, threats, force, violence, with the design to
influence uuduly, or 0ycTaWe any elect1r, or pre-
/ vent him from voting, or 10 restrain the freedom
of choice such persons conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding iyo-budrel dollars, 60
he imprisoned lor any time not less than one nor
/ more than twelve mouths, and il it shall be shown
60 the Court where the trial Of such offence shall
be had that the person 50 offending was not res
idcnt Of the city, ward or district whore the said
offence was committed, and not entitled to vote
| therein, on conviction he shall be sentenced to
/ pay fine not less than one hundred or more thar
/ 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 oLler 20 make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or By any written or printed advertisement, OF
invite any person persons 10 make such bet or
forfeit and pay three times the amount 50 bet OF
offered to be bet"
The qualified electors viii take notice of the fol-
lowing act Of Assembly approved the 18th day Of
| March, 1866:
That the qualified voters Of the several counties
/ 0f this Commonwealth, at an general, township,
| borough and special elections, are hereby,
/ hereafter authorized and required to vote by
tickets, printed, written, OF partly printed and
partly written, scYerally classified as follows One
/ ticket shall embrace the names of all judges of
courts voted for, and to be labelled, outside Gu
| dietary" one ticket shall embrace the names of
all state officers voted for and be labelled 'state;'
/ one ticket shall embrace the names Of all county
officers voted for, including Office of senator, mem
! her and members Of assembly, if voted for, and
members Of congress, if voted for, and be labelled,
county one ticket shall embrace the names Of
! all township officers voted for, and be labelled,
townships" one ticket shall embrace the names Of
all borough officers voted for and be labelled,
borough" and each class shall be deposited in
separate bailot-boxes.
And the Judges of the respective districts afore-
said, are required to meet at Bedford, on the Fri
I day next following the holding Of said election
then and there to perform those things required Of
| them by law.
ELECTION or JURY COMMISSIONERS.
also make known that by an Act entitled Gan
Act for the better and more impartial selection Of
persons to serve jurors in each Of the counties
| Of this Commonwealth" approved the 10th day
4 Of April, A. D. 1867, it is directed as follows:
"Ihat at the general election, to be held on the
/ second Tuesday Of October, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, and tri-
ennialy thereafter, at such election, the qualified
electors Of the several counties Of this Common
wealth shall elect in the manner now provided