The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-23
eleftion Proclamation.


| he shall reside
"If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer of an election, under this act from
holding such election, or use or threaten any VIC
lence TO any such officer, and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execution of
his duty shall block up or attempt TO block up
the window or avenue to any window where the
same may be holden, shall riotously disturb the
peace of such election. shall use practice in
timidation, threats, force or violence, with the
! design to influence undnly or oyerawe any cleo
tor, or prevent him from voting, to restrain the
freedom OF choice such persons on conviction shall
i be fined in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one more than twelve months, and if il shall
be shown to the court where the trial of such Of
fence shall be had, that the person so offending
was not resident of the city, ward or district
where the said offence was committed, and not
entitled to vote therein, conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay fine not less tkan one hun
| dred or more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years.
F'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 or printed advertisement,
or invite any person or persons TO make such bet
wager, upon conviction thereof he 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 1.-The Inspectors, Judges
and clerks shall, before entering the duties of
their offices, severaliy take and subscribe the oath
or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall be
| administered to them by any judge, alderman or
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 inspector so
| qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation
! to him.
"The inspectors, Judge and clerks required by
law to hold township and general elections. shall
take and subscribe the several oaths and afhrma-
tions, required by the 10th, 10th and 2st sections
of the act of the I'd day of July 1899, entitled
siAn act relating to the elections of this common
wealth, which oaths afirmations shall be
prepared and administered in the manner prescrlb-
ed in the 18th aed 22d sections of said sc, and in
addition to the power conferred by the 18th sec
tion of said act the Judge or either OF the inspee-
| tors, shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act, to any clerk of general,
| special or township election
''The following shall be the form of the oath or
! affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz
! "a. r do-that | will duly attend to the en-
suing election during the continuance thereof, as
inspector, and that will not receive any tick
! ct or vote from any person, other than such as
shall firmly believe to be, according to the pro-
/ visions of the constitution and the laws OF this
| commonwealth entitled to vote at such election,
| without requiring such evidence of the right to
| vote IS directed by law, viii | vexatiously
| delay refuse to receive any vote from any per
| son who | shall believe to be entitled to vote as
aforesaid but that | will in all things truly, i'm
partially and faithfully perform my duty therein,
to the best of my Judgment and abilities, and that
| | net directly, nor indirectly, interested III
any bet, or wager on the result of this election.
'rhe following shall be the oath or affirmation
! of each judge, viz 4 "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 L VIII
not give my consent that any vote OF ticket shall
ba al 9TH han suph rs
! firmly believe to be, according to the provisions
of the constitution and laws of this commonw
entitled to vote at such election, without requiring
such evidence of the right to vote as is directed by
law, and that will use my best endeavors to pre-
| vent any fraud deceit or abuse, in carrying on
! the same by citizens qualified to vote, others,
and that will make a true and perfect return OF
the said election and will in all things truly, I'M
| partially and faithfully perform my duty Tespec-
| ting the same, to the best Of my Judgment 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 Il "a.
| B. do-that | will impartialy and truly write
down the of each electOr who shall vote at the
| ensuing election, which shall be given me III
! charge, and also the name Of the township, ward
! or district wherein such elector resides and care
| fully and truly write down the number of votes
that shall be given for each candidate at the elec
| ton, often as his name shall be resd to 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 |
not directly indirectly interested in any bet
| or wager on the result of this election
! The qualified electors will take notice of the
following act of Assembly, approved 18th day of
March, 1866 An ACT, Regulating the mode OF
voting at all elections, in the several counties of
this commonwealth.
SECTION / 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 hereaf-
ter, authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
printed; or written, or partly printed and partly
written, severally classified as follows: One tick
eft shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted for, and to be labelled outside, 'sjudicia-
ry. one ticket shall embrace the of all
state officers voted for and be labelled, estate -;
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
members of ongress, if voted for, and be labeIi
ed, county one ticket shall embrace the names
of all township officers voted for, and be labelled
''tOWnship;' one ticket shall embrace the names
of all borough officers voted for, and be labelled,
borough and each class shall be deposited in
seperate ballot-boxes.
SECTION 2 That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
IFS in the several counties of this commonwealth,
issued the first section of this act
JAMES R, KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRoyED-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
A. G, CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the act
entitled "A Further Supplement to the Election
Laws Of this commonw ealth, disquaifying de-
serters from the army of the United States from
ting has recently been declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now null and
tvOid, and that all persons formerly disqualified
hereunder are now lawful voters, if otherwise
qualified The act decided unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court provided follows:
"A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELECTION LAWS
OF THIS COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, By the act of the congress of the u
nited States, entitled ''An 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-fve 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, disa-
bility therein provided, deemed, and taken to
have voluntarily relinquished, and forfeited,
their rights of citizenship, and their rights to be-
come citizens and are deprived of exercising any
rights of citizens thereof
And whereas, persons. not citizens of the Uni
ted States, not, under the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this
commonwealth
Section / Be it enacted by tho Senate and
House of Representatives Of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, and il
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 election to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person. or persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to the
disability, imposed by said act of congress, ap-
proved March third, Que thousand eight hundred
and sixty-Gve, and II shall he unlawful for any
suoh person to offer to vote any ballot, ballots.
Section 2. That if any such Judge and inspec-
tors Of election, any Of them shall receive,
or consent to receive, any such unlawful ballot,
ballots from any such disqualified person, he, or
they so offending shall he puilty of q mislemaa aan-