The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

ce1iug election, shall act Is Inspector IN ms
place. And in case the person who shall have
received the highest number Of votes tor In
spector sh Ill not attend. the person elected
Judge shall appoint an Inspector IL his place,
and ia case the person elected Judge shall rot
attend, then tie Inspector wno shall have re-
ceived the highest number OF votes stall aP-
point a Judge in his place, and if any vacancy
shall continue in The board for the space Of one
hour after the lime fixed by law for the opening
OF the election. the qualified voters of the town
ship, ward or district, for which snch officers
have been elected, Present st the place OF eiec-
tiou, shall ei,ct some oI their number to I'LL
the cl0cv.
'In case any Clerk, appointed under the pro
visions Of this act shall neglect T. attend al any
election during the said year, it si.ail be the
dr;y Of tie IL Cec.cr who aDpojutcf! aid CIei X
or the reT-oIi hHing the place OF such Inspector
70 or'hvi,h ap2oiEt q suitable person as clerk.
qnaI fed as atoresaid, who shall ertorm The
duties Tor the year.
1t shall be the duty Of the several Assessors,
respectively, 10 attend ct the pace Of holding
every general speci Il OF township election, dur
ing the whote time siid eiecti Il is kept opeu,
for he purpose OF giving information TO the In
spectoro, and the Judge when cal ed on, in the
relation to the right OF any person assessed by
them 70 vote 81 such election, or such other
matters in relation to the assessment OF voters
as the said Inspectors, or either Of them. shall
irGm time 20 time require"
naue is not contained in the list Of taxable in
ha abitsnts furnished by the Commissioners, un-
less first he produce a receipt tor the payment
of n State or County tax assessed agreeaoly TO
the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
either on his own oath or affirmation 0! that Of
aU other, that he has paid such tax or, on fail
"re 10 produce a receipt shall make oath there
oi or, second. If he claim the right TO vote by
cei'.E Fu e:ectOr between the age of Nv wenty ore
and twenty-five years, he shal, dcposc on oath
or affirmation that lie has resided Ia The State
ut least one wear before his application. and
make such proof of his residence in the district
as IS required by this Act, and th1t he does vEV-
ily believe, from he account given him that
he - OF the age Aforesaid, and give s1ch other
evidence Il required by this Act. wh. reupOn
the name Of the person 50 adm tied 70 vote
staTf be inserted in The Alphabetical list by the
inspector and = note made oTpo-i:e - tereto BY
writing the word Tax, " Il lie shall he permit
ted 20 vote hy reason oi having paid TX, or the
word " A Ge.' i he shall bc admitted t. vote by
reason O. such age; and the same shall he ,ilrc
out to the Clerks, who shall make laelC notes
IN .ha list Cf voters kept b. them.
II all cases where the uaFnc of rc-s2u claim
ing 70 vote IS not found on the list furnished bg
the Comm nissiouers and Assessors, o. his right
: to vote, whether found thereon or Uot, is ob
)ected to any qualified citizen, It shall be the
duty Of the Inspectors 70 examine such person
on oath IS % his QIJl iicStious. AMI If re claims
/ TO have resided in tie State one wear or more.
/ his oath she'll be sufficient proof thereof, but
! he shall make proof ~ q least one come
| tent witness, Who shatl be 4 qualified elcc
! tor that he has resided in the district for more
( than ten days next preceding said elec ion and
/ shall also himself swear that has bona fide res
ideuce, in pursuance Of his lawful calling, is
/ within the district, and that he dill not remove
iD.c sail district for the purpose O. voting herein
Ever Pcrs2n QG.,.G- , 1s a!c-e=~il, lul. nh
shall n .ke lue proof as IS "oqGiged, Of ~ res
/ idence ard payment Of taxes as aforesaid, shall
I bc admitt,d to vote in the township, ward or
/ district ia v hich he shall reside.
IF any person shall prevent, or atternut to
! prerent, any I'll er ot any election under this
Act from holding each election, or use or
/ threaten any violence 20 any such off -er, OF
! shall block up the wuu.Uw, OF avenue % any
window, where the same may be holdi- z or
shall iotously disturb the peace OF such cleo
/ tion1 or shall use or practice any ntimidating
threats, force CT violence, with design TO inAI-
I cDce uGduly or Oyerlwe any Ciector. or To pre-
vent ian iIOm voting or 70 restrain the free
I com OF choice, such persons, on conviction,
shall be fined in any sum not eX, ecdjnE $500
/ and DC Imprisoned Tor any time not less Lhlu
/ sre month n0U more thla tTe,ve months; and
/ If Il shall be shown o the Con-; where iAe tliaI
/ OF su~G offence shall be had, that The person 90
Offending Was not resident Of the ci-v, ward
! district or township where the said offence was
: committed, and not entitled % vote therein,
! then, on conviction, ne shall be sentenced to
pay fine OF not less than one hundred nor
/ more than one thousand dollars, and be imnriS-
! one not less than six months nor more than
I two years.
THAT the qualified voters oE the severII
/ counties OF this Commons e.ith at all general,
township, borough and special elections. are
hereby, hereafter, authorized aad required 10
. vote hy tickets, printed or written, or PARTLY
printed 5nd partly written, sevcfally classified
( as follows: One'Hcket shall embrace the names
/ OF all iadEes OF courts voted iOr, and TO DE la
/ be!iei, outside, - judiciary one ticket shall
embrace the names Of all State officers voted
( for, and be Labelled State one ticket shall
1 embrace all county officers voted tor iuciqd: .
/ Office of Senator, member or members Of IS
/ semhly, if voted or, and members of Congress
( If voted for, and be labelled County; one tic
! ket shall embrace the names Of all township
! officers voted for, ard be labelled Township :
one ticket shall embrace the names OF all Dor
ouEh officers voted for, and be labelled .Bor-
| ough'; and each class shall be deposited in sep
crate ballot boxes"
P0rsuant 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 n meeting of one Judge
from each district, at the Court House in the
borough of Eben-burp on the third day aftei
the day OF election, being FRIDAY, TUE CIR
rAY OF NOyFMBER, 4 D. 1855 and then aut
there to DO and perform the duties required 0
them by law.
And furtner, if any Judge. by sickness o.
unavoidable accident, is unable 20 attend sale
meeting Of judges, then the certificate OF re
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one
Of the Inspectors or Clerks of the election o
the same district, who shall do and perform
the duties of said Judge unable to attend
GISEN UNdER MY HAND at my Office il. Ebens
burg. the I2.h day of September, in year of ou
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight, and of the Independence OF America tn
ninety first. JOHN A. BLAIR
sep17.-tc. Sheriff of Cambria County
ANDREW MOSES