Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-02

and give such other evidence as 10 required br,,.
Act, whereupon the Of the person go sd,;,%,"s %
10 vote shall be inserted in the alphab abecaI I,,
tne inspectors, and note made opposite there.o
writing the word "tax," If he shall be adnttsd =,
vote by reason OF having paid a tax, of The 80 ~
cage" If he shall be permitted to vote on
his age, and neither case the reason Of sucb vo,.
Shall be called out 10 the clerks ho shall nan, y
in the lis Of voters kept by them, A' "
"If any person shall prevent or attempt 10 prev.,,
any officer Of an election, or Or threaten An,
violence 10 any such officer, or shall iDterfs,. IL
him in the execution of his duty or hall bloch n ~
| attempt 10 block the window or avenue or anv r;r
dow where the may be holden or shall rio,op,
y disturb the peace Of such election Or shall IA. ~
practice any intimidation throats for CO OF violence
with design 10 influence unduly or oyerawe an,
electOr 10 prevent him from voting or To restrain
the freedom Of choice. such person on conyictiop
shall be fined in any SUM not exceeding FIVE HIM
dref dollars and be imprisoned for any time not s..
'han one nor more than twelve months and il !,
shall be shown to the Court where the trial of sucb
oense shall be had that the person 50 offending WA.
not resident Of the city ward di strict or township
where the offence committed, and not entitsd
TO a vote therein then on conviction he shall he
sentenced to pay fine Of not less than one him.
dred dollars and be imprisoned not less than rx
months or more than two years.
AN ACT
Regulating the mode Of voting at oil elections In
the several counties Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION. !. Be IL enacted by the Senate and Houss
of Representatives Of the Commonwealth ef Penn.
sylvania 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 and
special elections, are hereby, hereafter authorId
and and required to by tickets printed or writ
ten. OF partly printed and partly written. .verally
CLASSIFIED as follows One ticket shall embr ace the
names of all judges Of voted for and TO be Ia
belled outside, 'Judicia ry " ticket shall en-
brace the names OF all state officers voted for and 10
be labelled, state - one ticket shall embrace the
names Of all county officers voted for including of-
fce OF senator, member, and m embers Of assembly
il voted for and member of congress If voted for
be labelled county )" ticket shall en,brs u tne
names OF all township officers voted for and be n.
beed, township - one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers oted for, and be Ia
beed, borough )" and each class shall bs.dep posted
In separate baOt-boxes
Agreeably 10 the provisions Of the sigsy first sec
ton OF said Act every general and special election
shall be opened between the hours OF Ell ybt and ten
IN the forenoon and shall continue wStOpt Interrupt
ton OF adjournment until seven o'ctck in the even
ing, when the polls shall be closed.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in the 18th
section of the Act the Judges Of the aforesaid dis
trcts respectfully shall take change Of the eertn
cate or return of the election Of their respective dis
trcts, and produce them at meeting of one Judge
from each district at the Coust House in the bo-
rough of Tunkhannock, on t1e- third day after tho
day of election being the lith day of October next
then and there TO do and perform the duties re-
qured by law of said Judges. Also, that where n
Judge by sickness unavoidable accident is unable
to attend said meeting of Judges then the certih-
Gates on return aforesaid shall be taken charge Of
by one OF the inspectors clerks of election Of said
district who shall do and perform the duties required
of said Judge unable to atenl.
Also that in the 3lst section of said Act il IN
enacted, that when two or more counties shall com
pose District for the choice of member or mem
bers of the senate Of this 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 a 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, snch member or members or President
Junge; which shall be agnsd by said Judges and
atiested by the clerks and Of the said Judges
shah take charge of said certificate and shall pro-
duce the same at a meeting Of one Judge from earh
county in such districts as is or may be appointed
by law for for this purpose which meeting shall bs
acid 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 CoMMoNwEALrH)
NJ w. DEWITT, Sheriff.