The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-15

/ est number or votes tor J udgC at the next pre-
/ ceding election, shah act AS Inspector IN his
| place. And in case. the person who shall have
| received the highest number of votes FOR In
spector shall not attend. the person elected
Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place,
] and in case the person elected Judge shall not
attend, then the Inspector who shall have re-
/ ceiyed the highest number of votes shall ap-
| point Judge in his place, and if any vacancy
| shall continue in the board for the space of one
! hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
of the election, the qualified voters of the town
ship ward or district, for which such officers
have been elected, present at the place of cleo
/ tiOn, sha u elect some of their number 10 fill
1 the vacancy.
elm case any Clerk appointed under the pro-
visions of this act shall negect to attend at any
election during the said year, it shall be the
duty of the Inspector who appointed said Clerk,
| or the person filling the place of such Inspector
TO forthwith appoint suitable person clerk,
| qualified aforesaid, who shall erform the
duties for the year.
1T shall be the duty of the several Assessors,
| respectively, to attend at the place of holding
every general, special or township election, dur
! ing the whole time said election is kept open,
! for the purpose of giving information TO the In
| spectors, and the Judge when called on, in the
relation to the right of any person assessed by
them to vote at such election, or such other
| matters in relation to the assessment of voters
as the said Inspectors, or either of them, shall
! from time to time require"
| No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained III the list of taxable in
| habitants furnished by the Commissioners. IN
| less first he produce receipt for the payment
| OF State or County tax assessed agreeabiy To
the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence,
| either on his own oath or affirmation or that of
another, that he has paid such tax, or, on fail
ure TO produce a receipt, shall make oath there
of; or, second. if he claim the right To vote by
being an elector between the age of twenty-one
and twenty-five years, he shall depose on oath
| or affirmation that he mas resided in The State
! at least one year before his application. and
| make such proof of his residence in the district
as IS required by this Act, and that he docs YER
| lily believe, from the account given him, that
he is of the age aforesaid, and give such other
evidence as is required by this Act, wht reuPon
/ the name of the person SO admitted TO vote
! shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the
Inspector, and note made opposite thereto by
writing the word Tax, ii he shall be permit
ted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the
word GA ge,'' ii he shall be admitted to vote by
reason oil such age; and the same shall be called
out to the Clerks who shall make their notes
in the list of voters kept by them.
In all cases where the name of person claim
ing to vote is not found the list furnishei by
the Commissioners and Assessors, or his right
to vote, whether found thereon or not, is OBJ
jected to y any qualified citizen, il shall be the
duty of the Inspectors to examine such person
on oath as to his qualifications; and if he claims
to have resided in the State one year or more
his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof. but
he shall make proof by at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified eieC
tor, that he has resided in the district for more
than ten days next preceding said election, and
! shall also himself swear that his bona fde res
idence, in pursuance Of his lawful calling, is
within the district, and that he did not remove
into said district for the purpose of voting therein
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, IS Is required, of his res
ideRce and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall
be admitted TO vote in the township, ward OF
district in which he shall reside.
If any person snail prevent, attempt to
prevent, any officer of any election under this
Act from holding such election. or use or
| threaten any violence to any such officer, CT
! shall block up the window, or avenue 70 any
/, window, where the same may be holding, o.
, shall Iiotously disturb the peace of such cleo
/ ton, or shall use or practice any ntimidatiHg
threats, fuTce or violence, with design 10 inHg-
euce unduiy or overLwe any elector, OF To pre-
vent him from voting, or TO restrain the free
/, dom OF choice, such persons, on conviction,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $3.50
and be Imprisoned for any time not less than
one month nor more thia twelve months; and
ii iC shall be shown TO the Court where the trial
of such offence shall be had, that the person so
oifoEding was not a resident OF the city, ward,
district or township where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein,
then, conviction, he shall be sentenced to
pay . fine of not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars and be impris-
one1 not less than six months nor more than
two wears.
"That the qualifeI voters of the several
couutes of this Commonw ealth, at all general,
township, borough and special elections, are
hereby, hereafter, authorized and required %
vote by tickets, printed or written, partly
printed and partly written, severally classified
as follows. One ticket shall embrace the names
of all judges of courts voted for, and to be ia
belled, outside, y Judiciary one ticket shall
embrace the names of all State officers voted
for, ard be labelled State; one ticket shall
embrace all county officers voted for, including
Office of Senator, member or members of AS
semhly, if voted for, and members of Congress,
if voted for, and be labelled County; one tic
ket shall embrace the names of all township
officers voted for, and be labelled Township
one ticket shall embrace the names OF ali Dor
ough officers voted for, and be labelled 'Bor-
ough'; and each class shall be deposited In sep
crate ballot boxes"
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
Act first aforesaid, the Judges of the aforesaid
districts shall respectiy ely take charge of the
certificate or return of their respective districts
and produce them at a meeting of oue Judge
from each district, at the Court House in the
I borough of Ebensburg, on the third day after
the day of election, being FRIDAY, THE I6TH
DAY OF OCroBER, 4 ID. 1865. aud then and
there to do and perform the duties required Of
them by law.
And furtner, if any Judge, by sickness or
unavoidable accident, is unable to attend said
meeting of Judges, then the certificate re-
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one
of the Inspectors or Clerks of the election Of
the same district, who shall do and perform
the duties Of said Judge unable to attend
GISEN UNd ER MY HAND. at my office il Ebens-
burg. the l2th day of September, in year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight, and of the Independence of America the
ninety-fi first. JOHN A. BLAIR,
sep.I7.-te. Sheriff of Cambria County
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