The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-10-01

monwealth, 10 insert in their proclamations
OF elections, hereafter TO be held, the first
four sections of this act, with the preamble
thereof and upon conviction of any violation
OF the requirement Of this section, any sher-
ff shall be guilty of misdemearor 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 thee lection of Presi-
DENTAL electors, provides as follows:
N0dicc Es Hereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices of
The Peace, who shall hold an Office or ap-
pointment of profit or trust under the United
States or OF this State or any city or ccrpor-
ated district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinste officer, or agents
who is or sha II be employed under the legis-
latiye. executive or judiciary department of
this State or the United States, or of any
incorporate district; and as1, that every
member of Congress, and of the Safe legis-
laiure and OF the select or common council
OF any city, or commissioner or any ncorpor-
ated 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 cleo
tion shall be eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled "an
act relating to elections of this Common
wealth, passed July I'd. 1889, further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
IEg the election in the dstrict to which they
respectively belong, before nine O'Clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Octo-
ber, and each of said inspectors shall appoint
one clerk, who shall be Il qualified voter
at shall be the duty of said assessors re-
spectively 10 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 10 the assess
ments of votes the said inspectors or iudg-
es, or either of them, shall from time to time
require.
Agreeaby 10 the provisions of The sixty
fret section of said act every Genernl and
Special election shall be opened between
the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon,
and shall continue without interruption or
the polls shall be closed.
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in The list o.
taxable inhabitants furnished by rhe Com
unless first he produces receipt |
for payment within two years, of State or
County tax assessed agTeeably to the Consti- !
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of anothe
&, hot hoh
produce a receipt, shall make cath 10 the |
payment thereof; or, second if he claims q
right 10 vote by being an eiector between
the ages of 21 and % years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in |
the State at least one year next before his
a application and make such proof of residence
in the districtas 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 az is required
by this act, whereupOn the name Of the per-
son so admitted TO vote shall be inserted in
the alpha abetical list by the inspectors and
note made opposite thereto, by writing the
word tax he should be admitted to vote by
reason of having paid tax, or the word age
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 ola person
10 vote is found on the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors. or his
right TO vote whether thereon or not is OBJ
iected to by any qualified citizen it shall be
the duty of the Inspector to examine such
person on oath as to his qualifications, and if
he claims to have resided within the district
for one year or more his oath shall be suffi-
cient proof thereof, but shall make proof at
least by one competent witness who shall be
a qualified eleclor that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days next pre-
ceding such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fde residence in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did not remove In said
district for the purpose Of voting therein.
Every person qualified aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, if required of his resi-
ience 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, agreeably to law except he
sons ofqualifed 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 pay
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 ofI
the certificate or return of the election of
their respective districts and produce them at
a meeting of the judges from each district at
the Court House in he Borough of Strouds-
burg, on The third day after the day of cleo
ton, being for the present year on FRIDA VI
the 10th day of OCTOBER next, then and