Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-25
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idant OF tne CITY, Wafu or district where tho sald
offence was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, on conviction, he shall be sentenced TO
pay fine not less than one hundred more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than two years.
"If any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of an election within the
Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such
bet or wager either by verbal proclamation there
Of or by any written printed advertisement, or
invite any person or persons to make such bet or
wager, upon conviction thereof he or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount SO bet or
offered to be bet"
And the election laws Of the Commonwealth
further provide that "The Inspectors, Judges and
clerks SHALL before entering on the duties Of their
Offices, severally take and subscribe the oath or
affirmation hereinafter directed which shall be
administered to them by any Judge, alderman
justice of the peace, but il no such magistrate
be present, one Of the inspectors Of the election
shall administer the oath or affirmation to the
other judge and inspector, and then the inspec-
tor so qualified shall administer the oath or afir
nation TO him
'TThe inspectors, judge and clerks required by
law to hold township and general elections, shall
take and subscribe the several oaths ana afirna-
tions, required by the 18th goth and 2lst sections
Of the act of the I'd day Of July 1889, entitled
can act relating 70 the elections Of this common
wealth" which oaths afirmations shall be pre-
pared and administered in the manner prescribed
in the 18th and 22d sections Of said act and in
addition to the power conferred by the 18th sec
tiOn Of said act the judge, either of the inspee
tors, shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act, to any clerk Of a general
special or township election.
"The following shall be the form of the oath
or affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz:
i "a. b. do--that viii duly attend to the
ensuing election during the continuance thereof
as inspector, and that I will not receive any
ticket or vote from any person, other than such
as / shall firmly believe TO be, according to the
provisions of the constitution and tee laws Of
this commonwealth entitled to vote at such cleo
ton, without requiring such evidence Of the right
to vote as is directed by law, nor viii vexatous-
~ delay or refuse to receive any vote from any
person who shall believe to be entitled to vote
as aforesaid, but that viii in all things truly,
impartially and faithfully perform my duty there
in, to the best Of my judgment and abilities, and
that | am not directly, nor indirectly, inter
ested in any bet, OF wager on the result Of this
election"
"The following shall be the oath or affirmation
Of each judge, viz: j "a. b. do-that / Will
as judge duly attend the ensuing election during
the continuance thereof, and faithfully assist the
inspectors in carrying on the same; that / win not
give my consent that any vote or ticket shall be
received from any person other than such as |
firmly believe to be, according to the provisions Of
the constitution and laws Of this common wealth,
entitled TO vote at such election, without requiring
such evidence of the right 10 vote as is directed
by law, aud that will my best endeavors to
prevent any fraud, deceit, abuse, in carrying
the same by citizens qualified to vote, or others,
and that / will make a true and perfect return of
the said election, and will in all things truly inn
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 or
affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz i "a
b. do-that / will mpartially and truly write
down the name of each elector who shall vote at
the ensuing election, which shall be given me in
charge, and also the name of the township, ward
distrieti wherein such eleetor resides and care
fully and truly write down the number of votes
that shall be given for each candidate at the cleo
ton, as often as his name shall be read 10 me by
the inspectors thereof and in all things truly and
faithfully perform my duty respecting the same
to the best of my judgment and ability, and that
am not directly 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 Of
March, 1866: AS ACT, Regulating the mode of
voting at all elections, in the several counties Of
this Commonwealth
SECTfoE l. 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 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, OF written, partly printed and
partly written, severally classified foll9ws One
ticket AL embrace the names Of all judges Of
courts voted for, and TO be labelled, outside Gu
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 Of senator mem
Der, and members of assembly If voted for and
unr. Il L.
County" one ticket shall embrace the names Of
al township officers voted for, and BE- labelled
townships" one ticket shall embrace the names Of
all borough officers voted for, and be labelled
thorough" and each class shall be deposited in
separate ballot-boSes.
SECTION ?. That it shall be the duty Of the
sheriffs, in the several counties Of this Common
wealth, to insert in their election proclamations
hereafter issued, the FIST section of this act.
JAMES Z. KELLEY,
Speaker Of the House Of Represent atiyes
DAVID FLEMING
Speaker of the Senate
APPRovED-the thrtieth day Of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred aud Sixty
six. A. G.. CURTIN.
Election o6icsrs win take notice that the act
entitled "a Further Supplement to the Election
Laws OF this Common wealth" disQualifying de-
serters from the Army Of the United States from
voting, has recently been declared uneonsttution-
al by tho Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now
null and void, and that all persons formerly dis
qualified Hereunder are lawful voters, if
otherwise qualified. The act decided une0nstitu-
tionai by the Supreme Court provided as follows
"a FURTHER SUPPLEMENT TO TIE ELECTION LAWS
OF THIS COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, By the act of the Congress of the
United States, entitled, can 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 -6ve 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 or disabli
ty therein provided are deemed, and takeu to have
voluntarily reIinquished, and forfeited their
rights Of citizenship, and their rights to become
citizens, and are 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 l. 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
or inspectors of any such elections to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to the
disability, imposed by said act of Congress, ap-
proved March third, thousand eight hundred |
and sixty five, and it shall be unlawful far any
such person to offer to vote any ballot ballots
Section 2. That if any such judge and inspee- |
tors OF election, or any of them, shall receive
or consent to receive, any such unlawful ballot or
ballots, from any such disqualified person, he, or
they, SO 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 a 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 eiti- |
zenship, and disqualified as aforesaid, shall at |
any election, hereafter to be held in this common
wealth, vote, tender to the officers thereof and
offer to vote, ballot or ballots, any person. so
offending, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and on conviction there of, in any court
of quarter sessions cf this commonwealth shall,
for each offence, be punished in like manner as is