The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-09-17

fourth sections OF this act are punishable.
The law regulating the election of Presi-
dental electors, provides as follows:
Notice IS Hereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices Of
the Peace, who shall hold an office or ap-
pointment of profit or trust under the United
States or of this State or any city or ccrpor-
atcd district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise, Il subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the legis-
lative, executive or Judiciary department of
shis State or the United States, or of any
incorporate district; and aIsn, that every
member of Congress, and of the State legls-
lsiure and of The select or common council
of any city, or commissioner or any lncorpor-
ated district is by law incapable of holding
or exercising at the same time, the oppolnt-
ment of Judge, Inspector, or clerk of any
election OF this Commonwealth, and that no
Inspector, Judge or other officer of such cleo
tion shall be eligible TO be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled Ian
act relating to elections of this Common
wealth, passed July ID, 1889, further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the district TO which they
respectively belong, before nine clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday OF Octo-
Der, and each of said inspectors shall appoint
one clerk, who shall be qualified voter.
at shall be the duty Of said assessors re-
spectively 10 attend at the places OF holding
every general, special or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
20 The Inspectors and Judges, when called on
in relation to the right of any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation 10 the assess
ments of votes as the said inspectors or judg-
es, or either of them, shall from time TO time
require.
Agreeably 10 the provisions Of the sixty
first section of said act every General and
Special election sha' be opened between
the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon,
and shall continue without interruption or
adjournment until in the evening, when
the polls shall be closed.
.No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the lis, o.
taxable inhabitants furnished by rhe Com
missioners, unless first he produces receipt
for payment within two years, OF State or
County tax assessed agreeably to the Constl-
,u:i1n, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his cwn oath or the affirmation of another
,i,at he his paid such tax, or on failure 10
pree.ace a receipt, shall make oath TO the
oavnoent thereof; or, second IT be Claims
riGbt 10 vote by beng an elector between
the ages of2I ana % years he shall dePose
ON oath or affirmation that he has resided III
Ehe State al least one year next before MS
onnIication and make such proof Of residence
sn the district a is required by this act, and
that ne does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, siaat he is Of the "ge aforesaid,
and gives szIeh other evidence a. 4 required
by this act. whereOpon the name oi the peI-
son so admitted 10 vote shall be ;nseu.9 I'D
the alpkabeticai list by the inspectors and
note made opposite thereto. by writing the
word tax he should be admitted to vote by
reason Of hayiag paid tax, or the word 'age.'
If he shall be admitted 10 vote by reason Of
lxIch age: shall be called ont to the clerks,
who shall make the like notes in the list Of
voters kept by them.
"In all cases where the name ola person
claiming 10 vote is found OF the list furnish
ed 6y The Commissioners and Assessors, or his
right 10 vote whether thereon or not Il OBJ
lected TO by any qualified citizen it shall be
the duty Of the inspector to examine such
person on oath 8s TO his qualifications, and II
he claims To have resided within the district
for one year or more his oath shall be suf-
cient proof thereof, but shall make proof al
least by one competent witness who shall be
q qualified eecior that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days next pre-
cedin2 such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fde residence in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is within the
district, and that he did not remove In said
district for the purpose Of voting therein.
Every person qualified aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof, if required Of his resi-
dence and payment Of taxes aforesaid, shall
be admitted TO vote in the township, ward or
district in which he shall reside.
81 II any person moi qualified 10 vote IN THIS
Commonwealth, ogreeably to law except The
sons ofqualied citizens), shall appear at any
place OF election for the purpose Of issuing
tickets or Influencing the citizens qualified
20 vote, ne shalt oa conviction forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding one hundred doilars,
for every such offence, and be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding three months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in the
9th section of me act aforesaid. the Judges
of the aforesaid district shaH take charge of
the cert lifeale OF return OF the election oi
their respective districts and produce them II
meeting of the judges from each district at
ihe Court House in The Boroogh Of Strcuds-
burg, on the third day after the day Of eiec-
tion, beng for the present year On fRIDA Y