The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-10-03

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SECTION s. That it shall the duty Of the
sherlff's, IN the several counties of this com
monwealth, 10 insert in their proclamation:
of elections, hereafter to be held, the frs
fur sections of this act, with the preambl,
thereof. and upon conviction of any violation
of the requirement of this section, any sher
iff shall be guilty of a misdemea nor in office
and be punished in like manner as the of
fences prohibited by the second. third and
fourth sections OF this act are punishable.
The law regulating the election of Presi.
dental electors, provides as follows:
Notice isUereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices OF
the Peace, who shall hold an office or ap.
polniment of profit or trust under the United
: States or of this State or any city or corpo.
rated district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the legis.
lative, executive or judiciary department OF
this State or the United States, or of any
incorporated district; and also, that every
member Of Congress. and of the State legs-
Iature and of The select or common council
OF any city, or commissioner or any iDcorpo-
rated district is by law incapable of holding
or exercising at the same time, the appoint
ment OF Judge, inspector, or clerk of any
election of this commonwealth, and that no
Inspector, Judge or other officer of such elec-
tion shall be eligible to be then voted for.
1 And the said act of Assembly, entitled
ian act relating to elections of this common
wealth, passed July I'd, 1899, further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district to which they
respectively belong, before nine o'clock in
| the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, and each of said Inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who thall be qualified vo-
| ter.
| 1t shall be the duty of said assessors re-
spectfulIy to attend at the places of holding
every general, special or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
TO the inspectors and judges, when called on
IN relation to the right of any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election. and
such other matters in relation TO the assess
ments OF votes as the said inspectors or judg-
es, or either of them, shall from time 10 time
require.
Agrceably TO the provisions of the sixty
first section of said act every General and
the hours Of eight and ten In the forenoon
and shall continue without interruption or
adjournment until seven in the evening,
when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be admittad to vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
missioners, unless first he produces receipt
for payment within two years, of State or
iav H.,
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of another
that he has paid such tax, or on a failure TO
produce a receipt, shall make oath 10 the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims a
right to vote by being an elector between
the ages of 81 and % years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the State at least one year next before his
application and make such proof of residence
in the district as is required by this act, and
that he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is OF the age aforesaid,
and gives such other evidence as is required
by this act, whereupon the name of the per-
son so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a
note made opposite thereto, by writing the
word tax he should be admitted to vote by
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if he shall be admitted TO vote by reason of
such age; shall be called out to the clerks.
who shall make the like notes in the list of
voters kept by them.
"In all cases where the name of person
claiming to vote is found on the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors, or
his ri ght to vote whether thereon or not is OBJ
jected TO by any qualified citizen it shall be
ho 1t,tx, th,, 4
person on oath as TO his qualifications, and
If he claims 10 have resided within the dis
trict for one year or more his oath shall be
sufficient proof thereof, but sha II make proof
at least by one competent witness who SHALL
be a qualified elector that he has resided
within the district for more than ten days
next preceding such election and shall also
himself swear, that his bona fide residence in
pursuance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did not remove i'm said
district for the purpose of voting therein
Z" Every person qualified aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, if required of his resi-
dence and payment of taxes aforesaid, shall
be admitted to vote in the township, ward or
district in which he shall reside.
If any person not qualified 10 vote in this
Commonwealth, agreeaby TO law Except the
sons of qualified citizens), shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose of issuing
tickets or influencing the citizens qualified
to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and pa V
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
for every such offence, and be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding three months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in the
9th section OF the act aforesaid the Judges
of The aforesaid district shall take charge of
the certificate or return of the election of
their respective districts and produce them
at meeting of the judges from each district
at the Court House in the Borough of Slrous-
burg. on the third day after the day of cleo
tion, being for the present year on FRIDA VI
the J lth day of OCTOBER next, then and
there 10 do, and perform the duties required
by law of said judges. Also, that where