The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-30
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every person qualified MS aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof ifrequired, Of his residence
and payment oftaxes aforesaid, shall be admitted
TO vote in the township ward district in which
he shall reside.
s'If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer of election under this act from
holding such election, use or threaten any yio
Ienee to 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 avenue 10 any window where the
same may be holden, shall riotousIy disturb the
peace Of such election, shall use or practice in
timidation threats, force violence, with the
design to influence unduly or oyerawe any elee
tor, prevent him from voting or to restrain the
freedom OF choice, such persons on conviction shalt
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 If it shall
be shown to the court where the trial of such Of
fence shall be had, that the person so offending
was not n resident of the city; ward district
where the said offence 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.
s'If 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 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 or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet
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
justice Of the peace, but if such magistrate be
present of the inspectors of the election shall
administer the oath or affirmation to the other
upgpq and md SO
qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation
! to him.
'sThe inspectors Judge and clerks required by
law to hold township and general elections shall
take and subscribe the several oaths and afirma
tiOns required by the 18th Goth and 2lst sections
| Of the act of the I'd day of July 1889, entitled
San act relating to the elections of this common
wealth. which oaths or afirmatioDs shall be
| prepared and administered in the manner prescrib
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, or either of the inspee
tors shall have power to administer the oaths
prescribed by said act, to any clerk of general,
| special township election,
sfThe following shall be the form of the oath or
affirmation to be taken by each Inspector viz 4
| IA r. do-that will duly attend to the en-
suing election during the continuance thereof, es
an inspector, and that viii not receive any tick
| ct or vote from any person other than such as L
shall firmly believe to be, according TO the pro-
visions of the constitution and the laws OF this
commonwealth, entitled 10 FOl6 at SuCH SiSclIuH,
! without requiring such evidence of the right to
vote as is directed by law, nor viii l yexatously
delay refuse to receive any vote from any per-
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
! | 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 Il "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 light 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, 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
s'The following shall be the form Of the oath or
! affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz: Il "a.
| B y do-that I win npartially 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 na me of the township, ward
or district wherein such electer resides and care
/ fully and truly write down the number of votes
that shall be given for each candidate at the elee-
| tion, 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 or indirectly interested in any bet
! or wager on heresult of this election
| The qualified electors will take notice of the
! following act of Assembly, approved 18th day of
/ March, 1866: An ACF, Regulating the mode of
voting at all elections, in 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 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, 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, ''judieia-
ry one ticket shall embrace the names of all
state officers voted for, and be labelled estate -
ticket shall embrace the names of all county
officers voted for including office of senator, mem
ber, 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 q That it shall be the duty Of the Sher-
ifs in the several counties of this commonwealth,
10 insert in their election proclamatOns 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. Il. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the act
entitled "A Further Supplement to the Election
Laws of this commonwealth disquafying 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 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, or disa-
biIitY therein provided deeIaed, and taken, to
have voluntarily reinquished and forfeited,
their rights OF citizenship, and their rights to be-
come citizens, and are deprived Of exercising any
rights Of citlSens thereof
And whereas persons not citizens of the Unit
ted States, are not, under the constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania qualified electors of this
commonwealth:
Section l. Be II 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 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, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-fve, and il shall be unlawful for any
such person to offer to vote any ballot, ballots
Section 2. That If any such judge and inspee-
tnrs nf nlncfinn or any of fhem shall receiYe