The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-25
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4 design to influence unduly or oNeraWe any elec-
tor, or prevent him from voting, or to restrain the
freedom of choice such persons on conviction shall
| be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor more than twelve months and II 1t shall
be shown to the court where the trial of such Of
| fence shall be had, that the person so offending
was not resident Of the city, ward or district
where the said offence was committed, and not
entitled TO vote therein, conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay a hne not less than one hun
dred more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
| two years.
'sIf any person or persons shall make any bet or
/ wager upon the result Of an election within the
4 Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such
/ bet wager, either byverbal proclamation there
l of, or by any written or printed advertisement,
| or invite any person or persons to make such bet
or wager, upon conviction thereof he they shall
forfeit and pay three tinfes the amount so bet or
| offered to be bet
| And the election laws of the Commonwealth
| further provide that 'sThe Inspectors, Judges
and clerks shall, before entering the duties of
their Offices severally take and subscribe the oath
or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall be
| administered to them by any Judge, alderman or
justice of the peace, but if such magistrate be
present, of the inspectors of the election shall
/ administer the oath or affirmation to the other
! judge and inspector, and then the inspector so
/ qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation
/ to him.
'sThe inspectors judge and clerks required by
/ law to hold township and general elections shall
! take and subscribe the several oaths and afirna-
tons, required by the 10th 10Th and 2lst sections
/ Of the act of the ID day of July 1889, entitled
! can act relating to the elections of this common
wealth, which Oaths or afirmations shall be
prepared and administered in the manner prescrib-
ed in the 18th aed 22d sections of said act and IN
/ addition to the poweE conferred by the 18th sec
ton of said act, the judge, or either of the nspee
/ tors, shall have power to administer the Oaths
prescribed by said act, to any clerk Of general,
special or township election.
Eall hs,f f.-r, ,lffh or
affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz Il
! "A. B do-that I will duly attend to the en-
! suing election during the continuance thereof, as
an inspector, and that will not receive any tick
ct or vote from any person, other than such as /
! shall firmly believe 90 be, according to the pro-
! visions of the constitution and the laws Of this
| commonwealth, entitled to vote at such election,
! without requiring such evidence of the right to
/ vote as is directed by law, nor will Eexatously
delay or refuse TO receive any vote from any per-
1 son who shall believe to be entitled to vote as
aforesaid, but that will in all things truly, i'm
] partially and faithfully perform my duty therein,
to the best Of my Judgment and abilities, and that
/ [ am not directly, indirectly, interested In
any bet, or wager on the result of this election.
| F,The following shall be the oath or affirmation
| Of each judge, viz 4 "a. b. do-that | will
as Judge duly attend the ensuing election during
the continuance thereof, and faithfully assist the
| inspectors in carrying ON the same; that | viii
not give my consent that any vote or ticket shall
! be received from any person other than such as L
of the constitution and laws of this commonwealth,
entitled to vote at such election, without requiring
such evidence of the right to vote as is directed by
law, and that will use my best endeavors to pre-
| vent any fraud deceit or abuse, in carrying on
the same by citizens qualified to vote, or others
and that win make a true and perfect return Of
the said election, and will in all things truly, i'm
partially and faithfully perform my duty respec-
! ting the same, TO the best of my Judgment and
abilities and that am not directly or indirectly
/ interested in any bet or wager cn the result of
| this election
| "The following shall be the form of the oath or
affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz Il "A.
/ B } do-that I will mpartially and truly write
down the name of each eector who shall vote at the
/ ensuing election, which shall be given me in
| charge, and also the name of the township, ward
or district wherein such eiector resides, and care
| fully and truly write down the number of votes
that shall be given for each candidate the cleo
tion, as often as his name shall be read to me by
faitbfstIy -rr0Trn nv duty respecting the same to
/ the best Of my Judgment and ability, and that L
not directly indirectly Interested in any bet
! or wager on the result Of this election
The qualified electors will take notice Of the
! following act of Assembly, approved 18th day of
1 March, 1865 An ACT, Regulating the mode Of
voting at all elections, in the several counties Of
/ this Commonwealth.
| SECTION / Be it enacted by the Senate and
| House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
| Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is
| hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
/ this Commonwealth at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby, hereaf-
ter, authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
/ printed or written, or partly printed and partly
! written seYerally classified follows: One tick
ct shall embrace the names of all judges Of courts
! voted for, and to be labelled, outside, 'judicis-
/ ~. one ticket shall embrace the names of all
state officers voted for, and be labelled, state
! one ticket shall embrace the Of all county
officers voted for, including Office of senator,
Der, and members Of assembly if voted for, and
members of Congress, if voted for. and be labell-
ed, county one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all township officers voted for and be labelled,
"township;" one ticket shall embrace the names
! of all borough officers voted for and be labelled,
borough and each class shall be deposited in
seperate ballot-boxes. .f
| SECTION 2 That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
ifs, in the several counties of this Commonwealth,
to insert in their election proclamakons hereafter
| issued the first section Of this act.
/ ..... .'.. JAMES R. KELLEY,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| ...t5t- t 81 -' DAVID FLEMING,
.sf-.E -.. ~. Speaker of the Senate
APPRovED-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
Election officers will toke notice that the act
| entitled A Further Supplement to the Election
| Laws of this Commonwealth, disqualifyiDg de-
serters from the army OF the United States from yo-
ting has been declared unconstitutional by
| theSupreme Court Of Pennsylvania is now null and
void and that all persons formerly disqualified
hereunder are now lawful voters, if otherwise
qualified. The act decided unconstitutional by
| the Supreme Court provided follows
"A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELECTION LAWS
l. OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
Whereas, By the act of the Congress Of the u
nited States, entitled iAn Act to amend the sew
eral acts heretofore passed, to provide for the
rolling and calling out the national forces. and for
other purposes and approved March third, one
thousand eight hundred and sxty-fve, all per-
sons who have deserted the military or naval SER
. vic of he ITDifa SFata and tyhp hpen
discharged, or relieved from the penalty, disa
bility therein provided deemed, and taken, to
| have voluntarily rehnqGished, and forfeited,
their rights OF citizenship, and their ri ghts to be-
come citizens, and are deprived of exercising any
L rights of citizens thereof
And whereas, persons, not citizens of the uni
ted States, are not under the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this
commOnw ealth; A
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met and it
] ls hereby enacted by the authority OF the same
That in all elections hereafter to be held in this
commonwealth il shall be unlawful for the Judge
or inspectors of any such election to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, or persons,
/ embraced In the provisions and subject to the
disability imposed by said act Of Congress, ap-
proved March third, one thousand eight hundred
I and sixty five, and ii shall be unlawful for any
such person to offer to vote any ballot, ballots
Section 2. That if any such judge and inspec-
tors Of election any one Of them shall receive,
or consent to receive any such unlawful ballot, or
ballots, from any such disqualified person, he, or
they, so offending shall be guilty of misdernean-
or, and, upon conviction thereof, in any court Of
quarter sessions Of this commonwealth, he shall,
for each offence; be sentenced to pay fine of not
less than one hundred dollars, and to undergo an
imprisonment in the Jail of the proper county, for
not less than sixty days
Section 3. That if any person deprived of eiti-
zensbp and disqualified as aforesaid, shall at any
election, hereafter to be held in this common
wealth, vote, or tender to the officers thereof and
offer to vote, ballot, ballots. any person. so Of
Tending, shall be deemed guilty of msdemeauor,
and on conviction thereof in any court OF quarter