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shall make due proof If required, OF his residence
and payment Of faxes aforesaid shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward or district in which
he shall reside
tIf any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of election, under this act from
holding such election, or asc threaten any VIC
Ience 10 any such officer and shall interrupt or
improperly interfere with him in the execution Of
his duty, shall block up attempt to block up
the window or avenue 10 any window where the
same may be holden shall riotonsiy disturb the
peace of such election or shall use or practice IN
tindation. threats force violence, with the
design to influence unduly or oyerawe any cleo
tor, or prevent him from voting, or to restrain the
freedom Of choice such persons on conviction shall
be fined in any not exceeding i've hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor more than twelve months, and If 1t shall
be shown 10 the court where the trial OF such Of
fence shall be had that the person offending
was not resident of the city, ward district
where the said offence was committed and not
entitled to vote therein, on conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay fine not less than one hun
dred more than one thousand dollars. ana be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years.
ssIf any person or persons shall make any betor
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 1.-The Inspectors, Judges
and clerks shall, before entering the duties of
their Offices seyerally take and subscribe the oath
or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall be
administered to them by any judge, alderman or
justice of the peace bat il no such magistrate be
present, of the inspectors of the election shall
administer the oath affirmation to the other
Judge and inspector and then the inspector so
qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation
to him.
s'The inspectors, judge and clerks required by
law to hold township and general elections. shall
take and subscribe the several oaths and ahirma-
tions, required by the 10th 10th and 2st sections
of the act of the ID day Of July 1899, entitled
San act relating to the elections of this common
wealth. which oaths OF afirmations shall be
prepared and administered in the manner prescrib-
cd in the 18th aed 22d sections of said act and in
addition to the power conferred by the 18th Sec
tion of said act the Judge or Ell ther of the inspee-
tors shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act to any clerk Of general
| special township election.
s'The following shall be the form of the oath or
affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz Il
| "a r. do-that will duly attend to the en-
suing election during the continuance thereof, as
an inspectors and that will not receive any tick
| ct CT 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 TINS
| commonwealth entitled to vote at such election,
| without requiring such evidence of the right TO
| vote as is directed by law viii | yexatiously
| delay refuse to receive any vote from any per-
! son who shall believe to be entitled to vote as
aforesaid, but that viii in all things truly, lm
| partially and faithfully perform my duty therein
| to the best of my Judgment and abilities and that
| | am not directly, nor indirectly, interested IN
/ any bet or wager on the result of this election
! The following shall be the oath or affirmation
! of each Judge viz i IA. b. dO-that l will
| as Judge daily attend the ensuing election during
the continuance thereof, and faithfully assist the
| inspectors in carrying on the same that Will
nta of shS
! be received from any person other than such as
/ firmly believe to be, according to the provisions
of the constitution and laws of this commonwealth,
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 abuse, IN carrying on
the same by citizens qualified to vote; or others,
| and that will make true and perfect return OF
the said e. lction and viii in all things truly, I'M
| partially and faithfully perform my duty respec-
! 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 i "a.
B. do--that I will impartially and truly write
down the name of each eect0r who shall vote at the
ensuing election, which shall be given me In
! charge, and also the name of the township, ward
or district wherein such eleetor resides. and care
| fully and truly write down the number of votes
that shall be given for each candidate at the elec-
ton, as often us MS name snail De r6au 10 e by
the inspectors thereof and in all things truly and
faithfully perform my duty respecting the same to
the best Of s.y 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, 1865 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'll
/ 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
ct shall embrace the of all judges of courts
| voted for, and ts be labelled outside, '.judicia
| ry' one ticket shall embrace the names 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 labell-
! 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 3 That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
ifs, in the several counties of this commonwealth
to insert in their election proclamationS, hereafter
! issued the first section of this act.
JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate
AprRovEn-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
A. 6. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the act
! entitled "A Further Supplement to the Election
Laws of this commonwealth, dIsqualifylng de-
serters from the army of the United States from va
[ ! Il, s4..s oil hx
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now null and
| tvod and that all persons formerly disqualified
Hereunder are now lawful voters, II otherwise
| qualified. The act decided unconstitutional by
! the Supreme Court provided as 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 en-
rolling and calling out the national forces and for
! other purposes, and approved Maruh third, one
! thousand eight hundred and sixty-hve all per-
| sons ..ho have deserted the military 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, are not, under the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors OF this
! commonwealth
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, aud 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 election TO receive any
| ballet 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, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-five and it shall be unlawful for any
such person to ofer to vote any ballot, ballots.
Section 2 That if any such judge and inspec-
tors of election, any one of them shall receive,
or consent to receive, any such unlawful ballot or