Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-10-08
gysw 9drertisements.

70 vote Ia the township, ward or district in which
be shall reside.
"Lf any person shall prevent OF attempt 10 pre-
vent any officer Of election, under this act from
holding such election, use or threaten any vio-
lence 10 any such officer, and shall interrupt OF
improperly interfere with him in the execution OF
bis duty, shall block up attempt to block up the
window or avenue 10 any window where the same
may be holden, or shau riotousy disturb the peace
Of such election or shall use OF practice iutinida
ton, threats force, violence with the design to
influence unduiy, or Overawe any clector or pre-
vent him from voting. or to restrain the freedom
Of choice, such persons conviction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding fve-hnndred dollars 70
be imprisoned .or any time not less than one nor
more than twelve months and if it shall be shown
TO the Court where the trial Of saeh offence shall
be had, that the person offending was not res
idcnt 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 hne not less than one hundred or more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than two years.
"lf any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result Of an election within the
Commonwealth, OF shall offer to make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or BY any written Printsd 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 "The Inspectors, Judges and
clerks shall, before entering the duties Of their
ot1ces, severally 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 if 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 inspee-
tor so qualified shall administer the oath afir-
nation to him.
''The inspectors, judge and clerks required by
law 10 hold township and general elections shah
take and subscribe the several oaths and afhrma-
tons, required by the 18th goth and 2lst sections
CT the act Of the I'd day Of July 1889, entitled
-An act relating 10 the elections Of this common
wealth" which oaths or afirmations shall be pre-
pared and administered in the manner prescribed
in the 18th and 22d sections Of said act, and in
addition TO the power conferred by the 18th sec
tion Of said act the judge, either Of the inspec
tore, 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
or affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz:
L "a. B. dO-that VIII duly attend 10 the
ensuing election during the continuance thereof
as an inspector, and that | viii not receive any
ticket or vote from any person, other than such
as l shall firmly believe 10 be, according TO the
provisions Of the constitution and the laws Of
this commonwealth, entitled to vote at such cleo
ton, without requiring such evidence Of the right
to vote is directed by law nor will vexatious-
" delay or refuse TO receive any vote from any
person who I shall believe TO be entitled to vote
as aforesaid, but that [ will in all things truly,
impartially and faithfully perform my duty there
in, to the best Of my Judgment and abilities, and
that / am not directly, nor indirectly, inter
ested in any bet, or wager on the result Of this
election"
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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
in carrying the same; that win not
give my consent that any vote or ticket shall be
received from any person other than such as l
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 I will use my best endeav0rs to
prevent any fraud deceit, abuse, in carrying on
the same by citizens qualified TO vote, or others,
and that viii make a true and perfect return Of
the said election, and viii in all things truly i'm
partially and faithfully perform my duty respect
ing the same, TO the best Of my judgement and
abilities, and that l not directly indirectly
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: 4 "a
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down the name Of each eleetor who shall vote at
the ensuing election, which shall be given me in
charge, and also the name Of the township, ward
OF 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 eec
ton, as often as his name shall be read 10 me 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
am not directly indirectly interested in any bet
or wager on the result Of this election
The qualified electors will take notice of the fol-
lowing act Of Assembly approved the 18th day Of
March, 1866: Az AcT, Regulating the mode of
voting at all elections, iu the several counties 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 it
is hereby enacted by the authority Of the same.
That the qualified voters cf 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, written, partly printed and
nartly written severally classified as follows: One
ticket shall embrace the names of all judges Of
courts voted for and to be labelled, outside, gu
dietary" one ticket shall embrace the names of
nil 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 congress- if voted for, and be labelled
one ticket shall embrace the names of
all township officers voted for, and be labelled,
townships" one ticket shall embrace the names of
all borough officers voted for and be labelled,
''borough;" and each class shall be deposited in
separate ballot-boxes.
SECTION 2. That il shall be the duty Of the
SheriFs, in the several counties Of this Common,
wealth, to insert in their election proelamations,
hereafter issued, the hrst section Of this act.
JAMES R. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRovED-the thirtieth day of March, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and Sixty
six a. G. CURTIN.
Election officers win take notice that the act
entitled ga Further Supplement TO the Election
Laws of this Commonwealth" disqualifying de-
serters from the Army of the United States from
voting, has recently been declared uneonstitution-
al by tho Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now
null and void, and that all persons formerly dis
qualified hereunder are now lawful voters, if
otherwise qualified. The act decided uncOnstitu-
-ional 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
United States, entitled can act to amend the sew
era 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 five, all per-
sons who have deserted the military or naval ser
vice Of the United States, and who have not been
or relieved from the penalty or disabi
ty therein provided, are deemed, and taken, to have
reinquished, and forfeited, their
rights Of citizenship, and their rights to become
otiaens and are deprived Of exercising any rights
Of citizens thereof:
And whereas, persons, not citizens Of the Uni
ted States are not, uudeT the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this
Section l. 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 in all elections hereafter 10 be held in this
it shall be unlawful for the judge
r inspectors of any such elections to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, or persons,
en- braced in the provisions, and subject to the
di ability, imposed by said act of Congress, ap-
proved March third, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty five, and it shall be unlawful far any
such person to offer TO vote any ballot, or ballots.
Section 2 That if any such judge and inspee-
TORS Of afprtion or any one of them. shall receive,