The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-09-17

from and returned. and who shall have resid'd o
in the election district and paId taxes & ticr'
said, shall be entitled to vote sfIer -e''6'
this State SIX months. Provided, t0s
white freemen, citizens of the Unite 49,
between the ages o. twenty-ono -.
two, and who have resided in the election Il
trict ten days, as aforesaid, shall be sr-
vote, although they shsll not have 7".~ ,Xc
No person shall be permitted TO vote whose
name is not contained in the list of t. ~
habitants furnished by the Commissic3er@- HIr-
less first he produce receipt toT tEo payment
Of Il State or County tax assessed ag-o oa"'~ IT,
the Constitution, and give satisfactCry ~ ue.ce.
either on his own oath OF affirmation OF t7at al
another, that he has paid such tax, or On ~ .-
ure 10 produce receipt, shall make oatn 1ne'''-
of (; OF, second, If he claim the right & = -
being an elector between the age of twenf- one
and twenty-five years, he shall dSpose o. "
or affirmation that he has resided IN the StsJe
at least year before his application a!.j
| make such proof of his residence IN the district
as is required hy this act, and that he does yer
lily believe, from the account given him, that
he is of the age aforesaid, and give such nvr
evidence as is required by this Act, wh, reunion
the name of the person so admitted n vote
shall be inserted in the alphabetical list - 60
Inspector, and a note made opposite there.o ov
writing the word Tax" If he shall be permit
ted to vote by reason OF having paid tax, OF the
word "Age" if he shall be admitted TO vote b.
reason OF such age; and the same shall be cSiiea
| 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 found on the list FURNISHED Of
J the Commissioners and Assessors, or his T.s5 ht
| to vote, whether found thereon or not, Is Oh
jected to l any qualified citizen, II shall be 'ae
/ duty of the Inspectors to examine such person
Oh oath to his qualifications; and II he claims
| to have resided in the State one year or more
| his oath shall not be sufficient proof thereof
| but he shall make proof thereof by at least one
| competent witness, who shall be qualified cleo
tor, that he has resided in the district Tor moro
| than zen days next preceding said election, anu
| shall also himself swear that his bona hde res
| idence in pursuance of his lawful calling, L.
within the district, and that he did not remove
into said district for the purpose OF voting thereA
Every person qualified aforesaid, and whe
shall make due proof, as is required, OF his res
| ideRce and payment of taxes as aforesaid sh'iii
be admitted 20 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 ca
threaten any violence to any such officer, o.
shall block up the window, or avenue TO any
window, where the same may be holding, or
shall Iiotously disturb the peace of such eec-
ton, or shall use or practice any intImldatrg
| threats, force or violence, with design 10 tntu-
ence unduly or overawe any elector, or to pre-
| vent him from voting, or 20 restrain the free
| com of choice, such persons, on conviction,
shall be fined in any sum not eXt eeding sou
and be imprisoned for any time not less than
one month nor more than twelve months; and
if it shall be shown The Court where the trial
of such offence shall be had, that the person SO
| Offending was not a resident of the city, ward
! district or township where the said offence Was
| con- mitted, 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, anu be impris-
! less
| two wears.
That the qualified voters of the several
counties of this CoEmonT ealth, at a, general,
township, borough and special elections, ar
hereby, hereafter, authorized and required 10
! vote by tickets, printed or written. or partly
| printed and partly written, severaly class ned
| as follows: One ticket shall embrace the mes
of all judges of courts voted for, and 70 be la
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 Tor, including
Office of Senator, member or members OF As
sembly, if voted for, and members of Congress,
if voted for and be Labelled County; one tic
| ket sha Il embrace the names of all township
officers voted for, AID be labelled Township
| one ticket shall embrace the names of all Dor.
| ough officers voted for, and DE 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 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, the third dav after
the day of election, being FRIDAY, THE 6rH
DAY OF OcroBER, A D. 1868. and 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 OF
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one
of the Inspectors OF Clerks of the election of
the same district, who shall do and perform
the duties of said Judge unable To attend.
GINES uNdgR MY HAND. at my office il. Ebens-
burg, the 18th day of September, in year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight, and of the Independence of America the
ninety-f first JOHN A. BLAIR,
san II ta Sheriff of Cambria CountV