Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-09-30

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ham township.
Washington. at the Baptist Church on Rus.eI, u.
10 Washington township.
In pursuance Of an Act Of the Genera. As....
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania enir!s. 4.
Act relating 10 tha klectiJns Of this Cggnyorr,.-
passed the I'd Of July, A. d 1893
also make known ani give 0ot,rs. A. 10 .pt.,
the 18th section Of the aforesaid act am din.
THAT every person, excepting Justices Of ras ra-
who shall hold any Office or appointment % p-yst ,
trust under the government Of the United STATE. ,
Of this State or any city or incofpol atei g,.,r
whether commissioned officer or Otherwise a SUI.
dinate officer agent, who is or shall te eu,utyA,
under the legislative judiciary executive de,-,
men. Of this State or the Unite States or o. ~.
city or inclrPl rated district aad al-o th4t e..-
member Of Congress aud tbs State Legislature .71
Of the select ami common council Of any CITY en-
missioner Of any incorporated district is By lsx
capable Of holding or exercising at the came tn.
the Office appointment Of Judge inspector or cs,
Of any such election. shall be eei eible to any o.
then 70 vuJeu TOR.
Also. that in the four th section Of the Act a.
sembly, entitled San Act relating to execution. A.
tor other purposes approved April 10Th, l54g -,
enacted that the aforesaid 18th section shall p,. -
so construed as to preven; any militia officer or h.
officer from serving as Judge inspector or ciers =,
any gennral or special election in this Co,..e,-
wealth"
Also tl,at in the 6lst section Of said cct l. +.
acted that every general and special election sbg.
be opened between the hours Of eight ami Ten in ,+
forenoon, and shall continue without Interur,is7 -
adjournment until o'clock in the eyenI6, a..
the polls sha all be closed"
The general, special, city, incorporated j,,,....
and township elections, and all elections tor eIec,,
Of President and Vice President Of the United sat.
shall be held and CONDUCTED by the inspector. 49,
judges elected as aforesaid and clerks appoib,sj -.
hereinafter provided.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote az .rv ,,.-
ton, as aforesaid. but a white freeman Of the 49,,
Of twenty-one years or more who sbaIl have ,,s,l
IN the State at least year and in the el-..,-
district where he offers to vote at least ten d,v.
mediatey preceding the election, ami with, ,,r.
years paid State or county tax which shall lar.
been assessed at least ten DAYS be!yre the cIe,,i
But citizen Of the United States wlo Eas rreyi,I.
" been qualified voter Of tais State and removed
therefron aud returned, AMI WAo shall have res,,j
IN the election district and paid taxes as afores,jI
shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State
six months: Pr0rided, That the white freelnen cir
zens Of the United States, between the ages Of p
ant 22 years, and have resided in the election d..
trict ten days aforesaid shall be entitled to VT.
although they shall not have paid t2xts.
AND | FURTHER GIVE NOTICE of an act Of Assem-
bly,, Of this Commonwealth passed and approved tie
sixth day OF April. 1868, being a supplement to an
act entitled "An act regulating the mode Of voting
at all elections in the several counties Of this CON-
monwealth, approved the thirtieth day Of MARI
so6 50 far as relates to the counties Of Luzzne a
Wyoming.
SECTION /. Be il enacted BY the Senate and
House Of RepressHtstires Of the Commemorate n
Pennsylvania in GeReeal assembly met and il !.
hereby enacted by the authority Of the same. Ta.t
the provisions Of Al act Of Assembly approved ,-s
thirteth day of March, 1868 entitled, "Aa act re,u
lating the mode Of voting ctcetera" be. ami r..
same are hereby repealed to Lazerns aai Wv.
mlng, the mode Of voting shall be the same as r..
qured BY laws in force Immediately before the pas
sage Of said act Of Assembly.
SEC. 2 That the Sheriffs Of Luzerne AMI Wvo.
ming counties shall, in their procamations for The
General Elections Of the year lo65, give notice Of
the repeal Of the sail act of Assembly relatin, 70
the mode Of voting. ELISHA w DAVIS
Spa OF the House Of Representative
JAMES L. GRAHAM.
Speaker Of the Senate.
hundred and sixty-eght. JOHN ". GEARY.
No person shall be admitted to vote whose nam.
is not contained in the list Of taxable inla5itan,
furnished by the Commissioners unless First BE-
produces receipt for the payment within two wear.
Ut state or county tax assessed agreeablv 10 the
constitution and we satisfactory evidence either on
1s own oath or affirmation, the cath or afirma-
lion Of another, that he has paid such tax or on
allure to produce receipt shall make oath of the
payment thereof or, Seaoni if he claim vote by
leng an elect0r between The ages of q and % years
le shall depose on oath aft alton that he has re-
ided IN the State ar least year before bis aupli.
atiOn, ana make such proof Of his residence in The
iisrct as Is required by this act and that he does
verify believe from the accounts given him that ne
s OF the age aforesaid, AMI give such other eyielce
as is required by this act whereupln the name the
person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the inspectors an note rntIe
opposite thereto by writing the word stax" il La
shall be admitted 20 vote by reason of bavinr n,jI
lax, or the word age" if he shall be admitted I,
vote by reason Of such age and shall he cs,lal OF
70 'he clerks who shati make the like notes n the
list Of voters kept by then.
=" In all cases where the name of the person claim
ing TO vote is not found the list furnished by the
and assessor or his -i,br N vote
whether found thereon or not is objected 10 BY any
qualified citizen, II shall be the duty Of the nsper
.ors to examine such person oath as to his oaae
cations and If he claims TO have resided within the
state for one year or more his oath will be sufficient
proof thereof but shall make proof bv at Ieas, one
competent witness who shall be a qualified eIe,,c-
hat he has resided within the district for more thn
ten days next Immediately preceding said election
and shall also himself that his bona de RESI-
dence, In pursuance of his lawful calling, is within
he district and that ne did not remove into SAID dis.
trict tor the purpose of voting therein
Every person qualified as aforesaid and who
shall make due proof as is required shall be admit
ted to vote IN the township ward or district in which
be shall reside.
" If any person shall prevent, or ATTEMPT 10 pre-
rent any othcer OF any election under this act from
holding such election, or threaten any violence
% any such officer shall interrupt or improperlv
interfere with him in the execution of his Gutv o.
u shall block up the window or avenue to apv win
low where the same may be holding, or shall riot
'usiy disturb the peace at such election or shall ue
IT practice Intmidatins threats force or violence
WITH design to influence uuduly or overawe anr
9ieetor or to prevent him from voting or 10 restrain
ne freedom ot choice, such person on conviction
nall De hned IN any sum not exceeding five hundred
tolaTs and Imprisoned for any time not less than one
month or more than twelve months and if il shall be
shown to the court where the trial of such offence
haii be mad. that the person so offending was no,
resident OF the city, ward or district or township
"nere the said offence was committed and not euii.
ied TO vote therein, then, on conviction. he shall be
sentenced to pay fine os not less than one huuirei
ioilars or more than thousand dollars and be
not less than six months or more than
Two years.
" In case the person who shall have received the
'ecoha highest number OF votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day Of election, thea the person
who shall have received the next highest number Of
votes for judge at the last spring election shall act
as inspector in his place And in ease the person.
shall haf received the highest number of votes
Tor inspector shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector in his place, or il
any vacancy shall continue n the board for the
space OF one hour after the time Fixed by Law for
ne opening Of the election the qualified voters Of the
township, ward or district for which said officer shall