The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-08


/ been citizen of this State and removed there
| from and returned, and who shall have resided
! in the election district and paid taxes afore-
said, shall be entitled vote after residing in
| this State six months. Provided, that the
white freemen, citizens of the United States
! between the ages of twenty one and twenty
| two, and who have resided in the election dis
trct ten days, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
| vote, although they shall not have paid taxes.
'-In case the person who shall have received
| the second highest number of votes for Inspec
/ tor shall not attepd the day of election, the
person who shall have received the next high
| est number of votes for j dge at the next pre-
| ceding election, shall act as Inspector IN his
! place. And in case the person who shall have
! received the highest number of votes for In
| spector shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint Inspector in his place,
and in case the person elected Judge shall not
| attend, then the Inspector who shall have re-
| ceived the highest number of votes shall ap-
! point j Judge in his place, and if any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space of one
! hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
of the elSction, the qualified voters of the town
| ship, ward or district, for which such officers
have been elected, present at the place of cleo
! tion, shall elect some of their number to fill
! the vacancy.
"In case any Clerk, appointed under the pro-
visions of this act, shall neglect to attend at any
election during the said year, it shall be the
! duty of the Inspector who appointed said Clerk,
or the person filling the place of such Inspector
! to forthwith appoint suitable person as clerk,
qualified MS aforesaid, who shall lerform the
duties for the year.
''It shall be the duty of the several Assessors
respectively, to attend at the place of holding
every general, specitl or township election, dur
ing the whole time said election is kept open,
:or the purpose of giving information to the In
! spectors, and the Judge when called on, in the
relation to the right of any person assessed by
them [ election or nth
matters in relation TO the assessment of voters
as the said Inspectors, either of them, shall
from time to time require
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the Commissioners, IN
less first he produce receipt for the payment
OF 4 State or County tax assessed agreeably to
the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
either on his own oath or affirmation or that of
another, that he has paid such tax, or, on fail
ure TO produce Il receipt, shall make oath there
of; or, second if he claim the right to vote by
beiLg an elector between the age of twenty one
and twenty-five years, he shall depose on oath
or affirmation that he has resided in the State
at least one year before his application and
make such proof of his residence in the district
as is required by this Act and that he does yer
lily believe, from the account given him, that
he Is of the age aforesaid, and give such other
evidence as is required by this Act, htreupon
the name of the person so admitted to vote
snail De inserted IN the alpnaDeJlcdl DY the
Inspector, and Il note made opposite thereto by
writing the word "Tax," if he shall be permit
ted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the
word cage" if he shall be admitted to vote by
reason OF such age; and the same shall be called
out to the Clerks, who shall make their notes
in the list of voters kept by them.
In all cases where the name of person claim
ing to vote is not found on the list furnished bv
the Commissioners and Assessors, or his right
to vote, whether found thereon or not, is OBJ
jected to y any qualified citizen, it shall be the
duty of the Inspectors to examine such person
on oath as to his qualifications; and if he claims
to have resided in the State one year or more
his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, but
he shall make proof 10y at least one compe-
tent witness, who shall be qualified elcc-
tor, that he has resided in the district for more
than ten days next preceding said election and
shall also himself swear that his bona fide res
idence, in pursuance of his lawful calling, is
within the district, and that he did not remove
into said district for the purpose of voting therein
Every person qualified as aforesaid and who
shall make due proof, is required, of his res
idence and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall
be admitted to vote in the township, ward or
district in which he shall reside.
If any person shall prevent, or attempt to
prevent, any officer OF any election under this
Act from holding such election, or use or
threaten ary violence to any such officer, OIL
shall block up the window, avenue to any
window, where the same may be holding, or
shall TiotouSly disturb the peace of such cleo
tion, or shall use or practice any intimidating
threats, force or violence, with design to infu-
ence unduly or overawe any elector, or to pre-
vent him from voting, or to restrain the free
dom of choice, such persons, conviction,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500
and be imprisoned for any time not less than
one month nor more than twelve months; and
if it shall be shown to the Court where the trial
of such offence shall be had, that the person so
offending was rot resident of the city, ward,
district or township where the said offence was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein,
then, on conviction, he shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not less than one nGpdred nor
more than one thousand dollars and be impris-
one1 not less than six months nor more than
two years.
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 or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally classified
as follows One ticket shall embrace the names
ot all judges of courts voted for, and to be la
belled, outside, Judiciary; one ticket shall
embrace the names of all State officers voted
for, and be labelled State; one ticket shall
embrace all county officers voted for, including
Office of Senator, member members of As
semhly, if voted for, and members of Congress
If voted for, and be labelled County; one tic
ket Shal II embrace the names of all township
officers voted for, and be labelled Township
one ticket shall embrace the names of all Dor
ough officers voted for, and be labelled 'Bor-
ough'; and each class shall be deposited ia sep
crate ballot boxes"
Pursuant 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 meeting of one Judge
| from each district, at the Court House in the
borough of Ebensburg, on the third day after
n oil hain A
DAY OF ccroBER, A d. 1868. and then and
there to do and perform the duties required of
them by law.
Aud further, if any Judge, by sickness or
unavoidable accident, is unable to attend said
meeting of Judges, then the certificate on re-
turn aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one
of the Inspectors or Clerks of the election of
| the same district, who shall do and perform
the duties of said Judge unable to attend.
GINEN UNdER MY HAND. at my office Ill Ebens-
| burg, the 18th day of September, in year of our
| Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
I eight and of the IndaDendepca Of Amarioa tho