The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-09
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and payment Oftaxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township, ward district in which
be shall reside.
'.If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer of an election, under this act from
holding such election, threaten any VIC
leBce to any such officer, and shall interrupt
improperly interfere with him in the execution of
his duty, shall block up attempt to block up
the window avenue TO any window where the
same may beholden, or shall riotously disturb the
peace of such election, or shall or practice in
timidation, threats, force or violence with the
design TO influence unduly or Oyerawe any cleo
tor, prevent him from voting, to restrain the
freedom of choice, such persons conviction shall
be fined IN any sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars to be imprisoned for any time not less than
one nor more 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 was committed, and not
entitled to vote therein, on conviction he shall
be sentenced to pay fine not less than one hun
dred or more than thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months nor more than
two years.
IF any person or persons shall make any bet or
| wager upon the result of an election within the
commonwealth or shall offer 10 make any such
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation there
Of, or by any written printed advertisement
or invite any person or persons 10 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 Offices 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 il no such magistrate be
present, 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 18th goth and 2st sections
| of the act of the ID day Of July 1889, entitled
'An act relating to the elections of this common
wealth, which Oaths or afirmations shall be
prepared and administered in the manner prescrb-
ed in the 18th aed I'D 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
tors, shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act, to any clerk OF general
| special or township election.
1.-The following shall be the form OF the oath or
affirmation to be taken by each inspector, viz 4
! "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 as Is directed Dy law, nor Will
delay refuse to receive any vote from any per-
! son who I 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
! | 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 4 IA. 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 | will
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 cOmmOnw eath,
entitled to vote at such election, without requiring
such evidence of the gh 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 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 OF
| this election.
The following shall be the form of the oath or
/ affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz: L a.
| 3 } do-that | will impartaly and truly write
down the of each elector 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 eector resides, and care
| fully and truly write down the number OF votes
that snail De gwen Tor eacn NJ tDe
tiOn, 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 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
! 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.
/ n. !, fIn tn and
/ House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
| Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and ii 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 aud required to vote, by tickets,
printed, or written, or partly printed and partly
written, severally classified as follows: One tick
ct shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted for, and to be labelled, outside, 'JudIcla-
| 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, II voted for, and
| members of ongress if voted for, and be LABEL
! ed county" one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all township officers voted for, and be labelled,
! township" one.tcket 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 il shall be the duty of the Sher
ifs in the several counties of this commonwealth,
TO insert IN their election proolamations, hereafter
! 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 commonwealth" disquahtyIng de-
serters from the army of the United States from vo-
ting has recently been decl ared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now null and
| tyoid, and that all persons formerly disqualified
| Hereunder now lawful voters, If otherwise
| quail fed. The act decided unconstitutional by
| the Supreme Court provided as follows:
| "a PURIFIER SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELECTION LAWS
OF RUS COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, By the act of the congress of the u
| nted States, entitled ''An 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-hVe, 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, or disa-
biIity therein provided, are deemed and taken, tC
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 it enacted by the Senate ant
House of Representatives of the commonwealth
of Penasylvana in General Assembly met, and 1
is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That In all elections hereafter to be held in thi
commonwealth, it shall be unlawful for the judg'
or inspectors of any such election to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, or persons
embraced in the provisions and subject to tbs
disability, imposed by said act of congress, ap
proved March third, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty five, and it shall be unlawful for an.
such person to offer to vote any ballot or ballots
Section 2 That if any such Judge and inspec
tors of elec tion, or any of them shall receive
or consent to receive, any such unlawful ballot,
ballots, from any such disqualified person, he, O.
they, SO offending, shall be guilty of a misdemean