The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-01


least ten davs before the election. But citi-
zen OF the United States, who had previously
been q citizen of this State and removed there,
from and returned. and who shall have resided
in the election district and paid taxes afOre-
said, shall be entitled TO vote after residing in
this State six months. Provided, that the
white freemen, citizens of the United States,
between the ages OF twenty-one and twenty
two, and who have resided IN the election dis
trict ten days, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
vote, although they shall not have paid taxes
f'In case the person who shall have received
the second highest number of votes for Inspec
tor shall not attend Cd the day of election, the
person who shall have received the next high
est number of votes for Judge At the next pre-
ceding election, shall act as Inspector his
place. And IN case the person who shall have
received the highest number of votes for In
spectoT 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-
| ceiVed 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
! ton, shaH elect some OF their number to I'LL
| the vacancy.
''In case any Clerk, appointed under the pro-
visions of this act shall neglect 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 eriorm 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, such other
matters in relation TO the assessment of voters
/ as the said Inspectors, either of them, shall
/ from time to time require"
n person shall be permitted to vote whose
/ name is not contained in 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 agreeably 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 receipt, shall make oath there
of; or, second, if he claim the right to vote by
| beiLg an electOr between the age of twenty one
and twenty-five years, he shall dopose on oath
! or ah1rmation that he has resided in the State
at least one year before his applications and
make such proof of his residence in the district
as is required by this Act, and that he does YER
| lily believe, from the account given him, that
! he is of the age aforesaid, and give such other
I S'ANShOC aS II It4uiIcd Dy lliIS AcL, rGupOn
! 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 if he shall be permit
ted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the
! word age" if he shall be admitted to vote by
reason oi 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 on the list furnished by
| the Commissioners and Assessors, or his right
! to vote, whether found thereon or not, is oh
jected to any qualified citizen, it shall be the
duty of the Inspectors TO examine such person
on oath 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 elec
tor, that he has resided in the district for more
than zen 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 Whe
shall make due proof, rs is required, of his res
ideRce and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall
be admitted to vote in the township, ward or
district in which he shall reside
If any person shall prevent, or 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 OF
shall block up the window, or avenue to any
window where the same may be holding, or
snail Ilotously disturb the peace of such cleo
tlon, or shall use or practice any intimidating
threats, force or violence, with design to nflu-
cnce unduly or overawe any elector, or 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 $500
and be imprisoned for any time not less than
one month nor more than twelve months; and
IT it shall be shown to the Court where the trial
OF such offence shall be had, that the person so
Offending was not resident of the CITY, ward
district or township where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein
then, on conviction, he shall be sentenced to
| pay fine of not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, and be impris-
onad not less than six months nor more than
two wears.
"That the qualified voters of the several
counties of this Commonwealth, at all general, ,
township, borough and special elections, are
hereby, hereafter, authorized and required to
| vote by tickets, printed or written, or 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
beiled, outside, judiciary one ticket shall
| embrace the names of all State officers voted
| for, and be labelled State one ticket shall
| embrace all county officers voted for including
once OF Senator, member or members of As
| sembIys II 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 all bor
ough officers voted for, and be labelled sBor-
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 respectively take charge of the
certificate or return of their respective districts
and produce them at a meeting of one Judge
from each district, at the Court House in the
borough of Ebensburg, on the third day after
tne DAY OF election, being FRIDAY, THE I6rH
DAY OF OCTOBER, A. d. 1868. and then and
there to do and perform the duties required of
! them by law.
And further, if any Judge, by sickness or
Unavoidable accident, is unable to attend said
meeting of Judges, then the certificate o, re-
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by ope
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.
GINEN uNdER MY HAND. at my ofice III Ebens-
burg. the 18th day of September, in wear Of our
| Lord one thousand eight hundred and q;