Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-10-21

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din .te oli,er "grBi Who Is VI sh.H te eHiI"yrI
un Ter the legislative judiciary executive epart
meaj of this STATE :hs Cas.i t.tes Gr IT Any
city yr iuc Irp .atod district. aai al that every
member Of Congress AMI ihs State Legislature, AMI
of the select common council! OF any city, com
mission Of ans incorporated district, Is by Ia" III
! capable Of holding exercising at the sauIe tne
the Office or appointment Of judge, inspector or clerk
| of any such election shall be ehelble to anY ohse
then 20 De rote1 TOR,
Also that in the fourth section of the Ac. Of As
sembly entitled "An Act relating to executions aud
for other purposes' approved April 6th l5iD, il is
enacted that the aforestiI 18th section shall be
so construed prevent any militia officer
officer from serving judge inspector or CLERK at
any gennral or special election IN this Comnon-
wealth."
Also, Lar IN The DIST section Uf stid aet, IL
acted that every general and sprclil election shall
be opened between the hours Of light mi ten in the
forenoon, and shall continue without inter uptiyn
adjournment until seven o'clock IN the evening wheA
| the polls shall be cln<ed'"
The general, special, city incorporated district
and tow nship electinLs su all elections tor ercInrr
of PresiIent AMI Nic- Pr.sii-ut If the United StIies
shail be- hea AMI conducted by the inspectors aud
judges eleciei rs atOreslif anl clerks appointed
hereinafter prO.Ilei
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i ton as Aforesaid bur white freeman Of the age Of
OF twenty-Onr Yca:s who shall have resided
IN the StJte al least year, AMI in the election
district where he Offers TO vote, at least ten lays im
mediatelv preceding the election, .:ui within two
I years pail Stat county tax with shall have
been assessed at ledst ten days befro the elertion
But citizen OF tho Uitel States who has previous
y been A qualified voter of this 81 ate AMI removed
herefrom and returned, ami who shall have resided
III the ecrtIon district aud paid taxes afJres ill
shall be entitled to vote after residing this State
six months: Prorided, That the white freeinen eti-
zens of the United States, between the ages Of q
an 22 years ani have resided in the election dis
tri,t days aforesaid shall be entitled to vote
although they shall not have paid tex
AND FURTHER NOTICE of an act Of Assem-
hiy, OF thus Commonwealth, passed aH approved the
sixth day Of April 1865, being q supplement- TO an
act entitled An act regu ating the mole Of voting
at all elections in tht several If rn;s Com
monweaIrh," approved the thrtieth day rf March,
1866 far relates to the counties Of Luzoru. amt
! Wyoming
SECTION l. BE it enacted 6y the Senate and
House Of RepreSeniStires of The Common rsalih Of
Pennsylvania IN EeRee1l Assembly met and II is
hereby enacted by the authority Qf the same III q
the PROVISIONS Of m act Of Assembly approved the
thirtleth day Of March 1865 entitled "An act regu-
iatlng the mole of voting, etcer"ra," be, and the
hereby repealed as TO Luzrrn. aud Wyo-
ming the mode of voting shall be the ame as re-
quired by laws in torce Immediately be ore the pas
sage Of said act Of Assembly.
SEC. 2 That the Sherfs of Luzerna AMI Wyo-
ming counties shall in their procamafions for the
General I'll cttons Of the year 1865, give notice of
the repeal Of the sail act OF Assembly relating to
the mode Of voting. ELISHA W. DAVIS
Speaker OF the Hous, of Repr-s -sentatiyes
JAMES l.. GRAHAM
SPEAKER Of The Senate.
Approved the siyth day of April A D. eighteen
hunIred and siIty-eight JOHN W. GEARY.
No person shall bs admitted tp vote waas- name
not contained in the list Of tax.ble ian lb tnnts
furnished by the Commissioners unless. First ha
pro1uces receipt for the payment Sthiu two ysafs
oi State or county tax assessed sgraeahly 90 the
constitution and gVs satisfactory evidence either on
his own 0hth or affirmation, or the oath or sdirIna.
tion o. another, that hV has p. id such tar or on
failure to pFoiacs receipt, shall make oath Of the
payment thereof, or Second, If he claim "A yole bv
being an eecOr between the ases of 81 al S2 wears
he shall depose on oath a,nation that he has re-.
sided IN the State at least year before his sppli-
cation, and make such proof of his residence in the
verify believe from tho accounts given him that be
Is Of the nge aforesaid and give sub other evil fence
as required by this act whereupon the name of the
person SO admitted to vote shall be Inserted in the
alphabetical list by the inspectors anil o note male
opposite thereto by writing the word tax ii he
shall be admitted vote by reason of ha wing uaid
tax or the word age if he shall be ad,nfted 10
vote by reason Of such age and shall be calle ou,
to the clerks. who shall make the like notss IN tho
list Of voters kept by them.
In all cases where the name of tha n.rs,n cIap
ing TO vote Is not found the list furnished by the
commissioners and assessor. or his right to vote
whether ound thereon or not is objected % by any
qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of tho Inspac-
tjrs to examine such person on oath A. IN his nt,f
cations ana II he claims to have resi- led within the
State for one year more his oah will be sufficient
Noot thereof but shall mske proof by A. least one
cohpetent witness, who shall be gu llifei eeciur
that be has resided within the distr t tor NOR, than
ten days next Immediately preceding said eIacrioo
AMI snail also himself that his b,na file resi-
dencr, IN pursuance Of his lawful call ng is within
the district and that he did remove into said dis
trct tor the purpose OF voting therein
. Every persou qualified as aforesaid and who
shall make due proof, is required snail he admit
ted to vote IN The township, ward district in which
he shall reside
=" II any person shall prevent or ,ttempt TO pre-.
vent any othrer OF any election under this act from
holding such election Use or thrsa en- any yioIenre
TO any such officer, shall Interrupt or impr ,perly
interfere with him in the execution Of mia Gutv or
vi Hnai' oioch UP Inc window nven To ans win
DO" where the same may be boiling or shall riot
Ousy disturb the peace at such election or shall use
or practice intimidatns threats, force or violence
Win design TO Influence unduly or nverswe auy
eector or to prevent him from voting ,r 10 restrain
the freedom OF choice, such person on conviction
snail oe hnei IN any sum exceeding i've hundred
dollars and imprisoned for any time not less than una
monlh or more than twelve months and il it shall be
shown TO the court where the trial Of such of ,nce
snail be had that the person so offending was nra
resident OF the city, ward or district, or town4lo
"hers the said offence committed an not et,ri-
tied 10 vote iherein then, conviction he saa be
sentenced to pay fine os less than one hunired
nolIars or more than THOUSAND dollars and be
imprisoned not less than six months or more than
two years.
" In case the person who shall have received the
seconi highest number oI for inspector shall
nor attend on the day of election thea tho person
who sh al have received the next highest number of
votes Tor Judge at the last spring election shall act
as inspector In his lace And in the person who
shall ha o received the highest number of
tor inspector shall not atteni the person elected
Judge shall appoint inspector in his place, or il
any vacancy shall continue in the board for the
space OF one hour after the time fixed by law Cor