Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-18
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HRenee was committed, and not entitled - % oa4
therein, on conviction, he shall he se,,.., ,Vt7
pay 4 nhe not less than one hundred a. r J, %
4asl "a 'NoseauN 1eiiarsJ and be imprisoned No, -
'iap s1rf si1 months nor more than two years. ''
II any person or persons shall mate 80.
! 5H2g0r upon the result Of an eleetion D'. ''
Commonwealth, or shall offer 20 male the
Ds' of wager, either by verbal proelanatioT 81
oi Or BY any written printed adyertissa..e
nVite any person or persons to make sueb -, " ~
wager, upon conviction thereof he or tbey - -, M
forfeit and pay three times the amount - sHaI
offered 10 be bet" % "et Or
And the election laws Of the Comnso,v..,,,
igtther provide that "The Inspectors. Judos. .ri
clerks shall, before entering on the duties ~ -
onces seVeraly take and subscribe the oa,b =.
az 1slf lflhatlOn hereinafter directed, which sbaU h.
administered to them BY any judge, alderman y,
yusuee oi the peace, but if no such magistrgta
De present, one Of the inspectors Of the elect
snail administer the oath or affirmation h ~
other judge and inspector, and then the ipspec
Ior 70 qualified shall administer the oath or a.
NATION 10 him " '-4I-
me inspectors, judge aud clerks reopired b,,
law Saw 70 hoid township and general elections sba1
LaAe ana subscribe the several oaths ana af7rrro
etons' required py tGe 18th 2Oth and 2ist sections
q the act Of the I'd day Of July Is99 sr,;,1ts
An act relating 20 the elections Of tbis ol'
wealth, which oaths afirmations eb.it - -
pared and administered 10 the manns- 7.o-kt 4 y
lnthe 18th and 22d sections Of sajd aet s,5
addition to the power conferred BY the Istb a. "a
ton Of said act, the judge either of the i1.rc
tors, shall have power TO administer the 80
prescribed by said act, to any clerk Of g.Ds.aI
special or township election
ne following shall be the form Of the oath
or Affirmation 20 be taken by each inspeeto- -
IL A. b. do-that Will duly attend ~ ~.
ensuing election during the continuance tbs-eaS
as an inspector and that / viii not receive any
Lcket OF vote from any person, other than such
as shall firmly believe 70 be- according n ~
provisions Of the constitution and the law as
this commonwealth, entitled to vote at such cleo.
ton, without requiring such evidence Of the rgbt
TO vote as Is directed by law, nor will vexato1-
! y delay or refuse to receive any vote from ,rv
person who shall believe to be entitled To vots
| as aforesaid, but that will in all things trnIr
ilmPartially and faithfully perform my duty there.
I'D, 70 the best Of my judgment and abilities. and
that am not directly, indirectly inter
! estsd IN any bet or wager on the result Of this
I eiec,.oc"
''The following shall be the oath or affirmation
1 Of each judge, viz: 4 "a b. do-that win
as Judge duly attend the ensuing election during
the continuance thereof and faithfully assist ths.
inspectors IN carrying on the same that viii not
give my consent that any vote or ticket shall he
received from any person other thsr such as 7
hrmy believe to be, according to the provisions If
| the constitution and laws Of this commonwealth
entitled to vote at such election, without reourfn
such evidence Of the right 10 vote as is directed
| by law, and that l will my best endeavors IA
prevent any fraud deceit, OF abuse in carving Or,
] the same by citizens qualified to vote or other.
and that l will make true and perfect return oF
the said election, and win in all things trulv in,
partially and faithfully perform my duty respect
| ing the same, TO the best of my judgement and
abilities, and that am not directly or indirectly
interested in any bet or wager on the result of
/ this election"
The following shall be the form of the oath O,
affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz: I IA
I b do-that I will impartially and truly write
| down the name Of each eleetor who shall vote at
the ensuing election, which shall be given me in
/ charge, and also the name of the township. war
or district wherein such eeetor resides and care
fully and truly write down the number of vote.
that shall be given for each candidate at the eec-
ton, as often as his shall be read to me by
the inspectors thereof, and in all things truly and
| faithfully perform my duty respecting the sane
to the best of my Judgment and ability, and that
not directly or indirectly interested IN any bet
! or wager on the result Of this election
The qualified electors will take notice of the fol-
lowing act Of Assembly approved the 18th day gf
March, 1866: An ACT, Regulating the mode Of
voting at all elections, in the several counties Of
| this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
/ House Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
] y.
| is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That the qualified voters Of the several counties
J Of this Commonwealth, at all general, township,
Borough and special elections, are ereby
! hereafter, authorized and required TO vote by
tickets, printed, written, or partly printed and
partly written, severally classified as follow One
ticket shau embrace the names of all Judges Of
courts voted for, and to be labelled, outside, "ju-
I dietary" one ticket shall embrace the names Of
all state officers voted for, and be labelled "state
\ one ticket shall embrace the names Of all county
officers voted for, including Office Ex-senator,
| ber and members Of assembly, if voted for ani
members Of congress, if vosed for, and he labelled
County" one ticket shall embrace the names Of
all township officers voted for, and be labelled,
township" one ticket shall embracethe names Of
| all borough officers voted for, and be labelled
''borough;" and each class shall be deposited in
| separate ballOt-boxes
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty Of the
Sherihs, in the several counties Of this Common.
wealth, to insert in their election procamatiOns,
I Hereafter issued, the first section of this act
JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representative.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRovED-the thiTtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and Sixty
six. A. 6. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the act
entitled "a Further Supplement to the Election
Laws of this Comm wealth." disqualifying de-
serters from the Army of the United States from
voting, has recently been declared unconstitutiOn-
al by tho Supreme Court oFPennsylyania, is now
null and void, and that all persons formerly dis
qualified thereunder are now lawful voters, if
otherwise qualified. The act decided unconstitu-
tonal by the Supreme Court provided as follows:
"a FURTHER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELECTION LAWS
OF THIS CoMMoEwEALTH.
Whereas, By the act of the Congress of the
United States, entitled San 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 sixty five, all per-
sons who have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, and who have not been
discharged or relieved from the penalty disabili
ty therein provided are deemed and taken, to have
voluntarily relinqushed, and forfeited, their
rights Of citizenship, and their rights to become
citizens, and deprived of exercising any rights
Of citizens thereof:
And whereas, persons, not citizens of the Uni
ted States, are not, Uuder the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors Of this
commonwealth:
Section 1. 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,
That in all elections hereafter to be held in this
commonwealth, it shall be unlawful for the judge
inspectors of any such elections 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
and sixty live, and it shall be unlawful far any
such person to offer TO vote any ballot or ballots.
Section 2. That if any such judge and inspec-
tors Of election, any of them, shall receive,
or consent to receive any such unlawful ballot, or
ballots, from any such disqualified person, be, or
they, offending, shall be guilty of misdemean-
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 citi-
zenship, 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
offending, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and on conviction there Of, in any court
of quarter sessions of this commonwealth, shall,
for each offence be punished in like manner as IS
provided in the preceding section of this act in
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