Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-10-05

W tlt Oi Lllh Comm jug 'io
~, 1897 further provides ~ follows, ptwn -
That the inspectors and Judges chosen o. aforesaid
IN the district to which ,oy respectfully nefng before
e h'ne uc'ck IN the mnnug ~ Tie SECOND lutsday m ~.
y. & n m uucn ana every y"at aln each =" . S,.u Nv ". .
such district -
sEcroS : Tnat. any ,iaud committed by any pcrsa..
wing ~ tile manner above prescribed shall be pnnisile'i
as S'hnr frauds dured ~ be punished by the tAst
"s Avs iaws ui ihis Commonwealth, 80
IN case the pcrs WIN shall have received the second
highest number f votes Tor Inspectors shall nI attend
se any "i nny election then the person vino shall have
rceVrd The sccOud highest number uf vtF for Judge the
& nv preceding electiUn sIul act an inspector III his
place and ~ case the i'crsm elected Judge shu intend
.ne Inspector w received the hgh,s, nunbrt ui votes,
slai appoint Judge ~ his place and any vacspcy
shh cnnune ~ the b,rd the SPACE mli un hour al
ter the time fixed by hsv n tie Opening Of the election
the M qualified vtes =" the township, ward district
ior which such officers shall hive erctoi present vi
he place "l elections snail clcr, we Of their number hi
such vacancy
at shall bc the duty at SAID asscss respeciyey to at
Tend at The place ni holding every general, Special
biwnshiL election dutiug the whole TINE ssd el,uiIn IL
kept open, for the rnrpse :" giving miunmtiut tn the
nspcr,us and Judge, when Called on III relation /, the
tight u pcrs,n assessed 10y them tu such rc
ton o such other uattcs IN relation IT, the or
voters the said Inspector {" Judge ~ either oi thcm
shall from tEIc to time require
"No person snail be permitted to vir NJ any election
aforesaid other than white free mnn nt twenty yeus
more. who shall have resided N the SlaIc Ut lea ne
yea and the election distuct where he oilers 70 Voio di
least ten days immediately proceeding such election ad
within \vJ years paid State TAX, winch sm nave hc'
assrssed at lrusi ten day before The election But en-
zen nf the Tinted states whn has previously been quai
fed vutr of this state aud rrved therrlrnn aud Ielum
ed and who shall Iv. resided IN the elinn district and
pnid taxes as ancsad shall he entitled I" vote after IL
sided IN this ~tnic SIN months. Provided That the tree
white citizens uf the United States between u ages nf
,nr mad t,vrut i,v,, years and Iave resided IN the
election dIst days as hrrsao, AtAh Oe chtleh
to vote although they shall hnv" i"id u" taxes
"Nn person shall he entitled !" vote wmSe lhne ls ""
contained in the list of taxable inhabitants iuIhs'd ny
the Commissioners, unless, bst, he pndhcts I'ccpt
for the pa Trnent within two ycnrs, ut state m county
tux assessed either his "Wn oath or fih"n oi the
oath or Affirmation another. hut that he has pau such
tax or any failure rrrucr such receipt, sini make
oath n the pny,cmt thereof second, II hrchnh rIBt
to vote bv being cccto eVeen the hges of ,wtlt-
and :wenty years. he shall dersfd @" oath !" NJ
hrma,ion that he has rct'ed ~ the ate ono ytnr eAt
before his application, and Ipnkc such proof VI ftshece
IN the district required by this ac and mt he d'es
vey believe from the accounts giycn ban h" he rs u
the age aforesaid and give sich other eVidenf "h is re-
uucd by this act uhercIpon the OF the person ~
| admitted to vote shall he inserted ~ the 'src",H It,,
and "A M ,r made ,,rpps,te thrrn by writing the word
"taS if he shall he admitted To- vote by rcasn n Tor
such shall he called nu, by the clerks wh" s make
the like notes the list, ul voters kept by them
'ln all cases where tue e" the persn claiming I"
vote is found on the furnished by The CoInm'ssieis
and Assessors, or his right I" vote whr'htr tua ntS
or not, is objected by any qualified ctZrn II shsU bh
the duty n the inspectors examine such person un oath
his qualification, aud il he cairis :" have resided
within the State lor Que year 4r nnie, ms m'h shan ne
sufficient pro,f thereof hut shall make proof by ut least
one competent witness. vino slmt he u quai'h eiec"r
that he has resided within the district im iore an zen
,,ys next Immediately preceding sud election, and shall
asp himself that his b.na hde ros,dcnc, IN nutsn
ance to his lawful calling Is wthm me u'SI"., uu l'o
he did into said district io tlc purpose OF
voting thcreis. ,u
"IvrTy qualified as aihTcsbd ana WNo bnhH
make due pron II required of his residence ana p"yhe
of taxes aforesaid shabe admitted To vote IN tho town
shin ward or district in which he shall rssidc n
"lfany shall prevrnt "F attempt ~ preNGh "h "Inco'
uf M election under this act from holding ssh eec"h
threaten violence tn any snch 4ltS o' sun"
inter- upt improperly mtEicTe with him ~ the eS.cu
lion n his duty nr block m the window or avenue to any
window where ihr nny he holding OF Tri"nsy dts
urb the peace shah use nr practice any
timtntinn threats force violence with design To m
ucnCe unduiy ercifH or 10 prevent hh
rnm vnIin, 6r II, restrain the irccin n choice, such per
In,
five hundred dollars aud to lac apFls'i'u ' any .''c W.
less than twelvs monthly and II Il s' ne slW WI u, c"u''
where the ia uf such offences shall he had TINT the per
snu So ,linr was not a resident ul the city, waid DIS
ttict township, where the said offence was c"niu,"
aud not entitled therein. then IN cnnVic"h ne sah It
lie sutened to- nay ne of nn, lees than one hundred Hd
not more than h, usald dollars and be ifnsmeu t
| less than six months more than two years
l any person persons shall make any ict "t whFrt
upon the result Of The election within this t"mmnwcanh'
or shall offer to make any s"ch DC, OF wse' E ,J tm", y
verbal proclamation thereof, "I any wrl',e w r't M
vcriisenent, challenge or mvltr any snGn Pes's w u
such hct wager, nnon conviction thefe" ne 4" 'n'F
shall forfeit and pay three times the amount !" oe' W "'
| feird 10 I've tet 4,
,.Ifany person shall vote at moro than one election
district or otherwise fraudulcntiy vote more than
once ON NE same dHy or shall frauduently fold and
deliver to the Inspector two tickets togeIhcr' WIN
the intent illegally to vote, rise and procure announcer
to do So he they offending snail upon coh'lc
tOn be fined in any sum not less han nity ho nio'o
than five hundred dollars, and bo Imprisoned not
less than three nor more than twelve months
If any person not qualified to vote in thus Com,
mOnwealth ArrCeaDlN 10 ih"' NSAoop'
qualified ciizcns) shall appear at any election Tor
tho purpose II issuing tickets or influencing the c'-
zens qualified to vote he Shail, IN conviction torie"
any sum not exceeding enc hundred dollars ior every
such offence ana be imprisoned LOT u"y 'en "O' ~
| cCcdinS three months
AN ACT
| EcgHLr{jHg he m0ds of cOtiHE 0t 0H eIecfionS,
IN the Sercrai roUntieS Of this Commonreanth.
SgcTIoN l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
in Genaral Assembly met ana IL Is ncroDy
enacted by the authority of the same lhat the quai
fled voters Of the several counties III TINS common
wealth, at all general, township borough ahu sPe
cial elections are hereby, hereafter authorized ana
required to vote by tickets printed, or wrtteh' or
partly printed and partly written seVeraiy ehssi
fed ms follows One ticket shah embrace the names
of nil Judges of courts voted for and to be labeled
| outside Judiciary - ticket shall embrace the
names of all State officers voted for, and to be Ia
beed State :" one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all county officers voted for, includihg Gtee o,
Senator member and members OF Assembly, II Voed
| for and members of Congress, II veted Tor, ana DC
labeled, county; one ticket snail emofATo thc
names of all township officers voted Tor, ana De IA
| beled Stownship;" one ticket shail embrace the
names of all borough officers voted tor and be label
ed, borough - and each class shall be deposited IN
separate ballot-b0Hes
. AND WHEREAS BY the ao4 Of the Congress OF the
United States. entitled IAN act to amend the seVe
raj acts heretofore passed TO provide for tho enroll
ing and calling out the National forces anu ior o'ne
purposes and approved March third, one thousand
q
deserted the military naval service od the ohlIot
@ States and who have net heon discharged or re
T. lieved from the penalty or disability therein Prov
ded are deemed, and taken. TO have voluntarily re
linuushcd and forfeited their rights OF clti@ensoi
and their rights to become citizens and are derlNe'
t of exercising any rights of citizens thereof
AYp WHEREAS, Persons not citizens OF the Ihl'o'
!, States are not under the Constitution and laws
Pennsylvania, qualified electors OF this Common
| wealth ,,
!" SgCrIsS l. Be 1t enacted by the Scuate ans iious
of REPRESENTATIVES, of the Commonwealth oi rem
l. svyania in General Assembly met, and II Is hereo
enacted Ly the authority of the same Ihal III .
elections hereafter to be held in this Commonwealth
il shall hc unlawful for the judges or inspectors
auy such election to receive ballot, or ballots ir"i
,c any person or persons embraced in the provisions
and subject to the disability imposed ey SAID ao' ,
A Congress approved March Ind, one thousand e'st
hundred and sixty five, and At shall be unlhM ul
any such person offer To vote any ballot or p"''o
J. SECrIoa 2 That it any such judge and Inspect"
of election, or any of them shall reee'e or t"i
n sent to receive any such unlawful cabot on ea'foV
from any such ditq Qualified person, he or thcS 50 o
Tending Shall he guilty Of misSeneai'sr, aiu' wv
81 conviction thereof in any e0urt OF Sn'Tte4 sssSN
this Commonwealth, he shall fer eaoh oAH- H' y
81, sentenced to pay fine Of not less than ohS |h /;
~ dollars ana 10 undergo Imprisonment ~ 'no
of the proper county, for peIiod oil no' '''' '1
lc sixty lays ,-:-., o, ,I,;,o,