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shall make due proof if required, Of his residence
and payment oftaxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
TO vote in the township, ward district in which
he shall reside.
''If any person shall prevent attempt 10 pre-.
vent any officer Of an election, under this act from
holding such election, or use or threaten any vic
lenee 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 avenue TO any window where the
same may be holden OF shall riot0usly disturb the
peace of such election, shall use practice I'M
timidation, threats force or violence, with the
design TO influence unduly or oYerawe any cleo
tor, or prevent him from voting TO restrain the
freedom Of choice such persons conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars 10 be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor moro than twelve months, and II II 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 committed, and not
entitled to vote therein, conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay fine not less than one hun
| dred or more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
| two years.
'sIf 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 persons to make such bet
wager, upon conviction thereof he or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or
| offered to be bet
! further provide that 1.-The Inspectors, Judges
| and clerks shall before entering on the duties of
their Offices, severaiy take and subscribe the oath
| or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall be
| administered 10 them by any judge, alderman or
justice Of the peace, but If such magistrate he
present. of the inspectors of the election shall
administer the oath or affirmation to the other
! judge and Inspector ard then the inspector so
qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation
| to him.
''The inspectors, judge and clerks required by
| law to hold township aad general elections. shall
| take and subscribe the several oaths and afirma-
tOns required by the 10Th, Goth and 2lst sections
| of the act of the ID day of July 1889, entitled
s'An act relating to the elections of this common
| wealth, which Oaths or afirmati0ns shall be
! prepared and administered in the manner prescrib-
ed in the 18th aed 22d sections of said act, and IN
addition to the power conferred by the 18th sec
ton of said act the Judge, either of the inspec
tors, shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act TO any clerk of a general
| special or township election.
/ ''The following shall be the form of the oath OF
affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz 4
! "a. B } do-that I will duly attend to the en-
| suing election during the continuance thereof, as
an 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
without requiring such evidence Of the right tO
vote as is directed by law, nor will vexatiousy J
delay or refuse to receive any vote from any per-
son who | shall believe to be entitled TO vote a'
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
| | am not directly, nor indirectly, interested II
any bet, or wager on the result Of this election
The following shall be the oath or affirmation
| of each Judge, viz i "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 Will
| not give my consent that any vote or ticket shall
| 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 | win use my best endeavors to pre-
/ vent any fraud, deceit or abuse, in carrying OF
| the same by citizens qualified to vote, or others
and that I will make true and perfect return Of
the sa id election and will 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 o.
/ this election.
''The following shall be the form of the oath OIL
! affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz Il IA
| B J do-that | will inpartially and truly write
down the name of each eector who shall vote at the
ensuing election, which shall be given me IL
charge and also the name of the township, ward
district, wherein such eector 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 as his name shall be read to me by
the inspectors thereof and in all things truly and
faithfully perform my duty respecting the same tc
| the best of my judgment and ability, and that
not directly or 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
1 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, hereby, hereaf-
ter, authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
printed, or written, or partly printed and partly
written, severally classified rs follows One tick
ct shall embrace the names Of all judges of courts
voted for, and to be labelled, outside, 'ludicia-
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,
scperate balot-boxes.
SgcrIoS 3 That it shall be the duty of the Sher-
ifs, in the several counties of this commonwealth,
insert in their election proclamationS hereafter
issued the first section Of this act
JAMES X. KELLEY,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRovEp-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty y,six,
A g. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the act
entitled "A Further Supplement to the Election
Laws of this commonwealth" disqualitying 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 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 San 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 Maroh third, one
| thousand eight hundred and sixty-ive, all per-
! sons who have deserted the military naval SER
| vice of the United States, and who have not been
| discharged, relieved from the penalty, or disa-
bility therein provided are deemed, and taken to
! have voluntarily relnquished 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 it enacted by the 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, il 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
proved March third, one thousand eight hundred
| and sixty five, and it shall be unlawful for any
such person to offer to vote any ballot or ballots.
Section g. That if any such Judge and inspec-
tors of election, or any one of them shall receive,
or consent to receive any such unlawful ballot, or