The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-09-30
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.

in the several counties of this Commonwealth to
iusert in their election proclamations, hereafter
| ssuod, the first section OF THIS act.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
That every person exccpting Justices Of the
f ere Te W% np trst Under the United thtes or of
this state any city or corpOrated district, wheth-
err n commissioned officer or otherwise, Il subor-
dinate officer or agent who is shall beemploy-
ed under the Legislature, executive or Judiciary
incnrnorated district and also, that every mem
Der of Congress and of the state Legislature, ana
of the select or common council OF amy city. or
commissioners of any incorporated district is
by law incapable OF holding exercising at the
time the office or appointment of Judge, lnspec-
tor or Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector Judge or other Of
tcer of such election shall be eligible to be then
The inspectors and Judge of the elections shall
| meet at their respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district TO which they
respectiyely belong, before seven O'Clock in the
| morning, and each of said inspectors shall ap-
| point one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter
In case the person who shall receive the second
| highest number of votes for inspector shall not
| attend on the day of any election, then the per.
| son who shall have received the second highest
number of votes Tor judge at the next preceding
| election shall act inspector in his place. And
| in case the person who shall have received the
highest number ofvotes for inspector shall not
attend, the person elected judge shall appoint an
| inspector in his place-and in case the person
elected judge shall not attend, then the inspec-
| tor who received the highest number OF votes
| shall appoint judge IN his place-or II any va
| cancy Shall continue in the board for the space
| of one hour after the time fixed by law for the
| opening OF the election, the qualified voters OF
the township, war;, or district for which such
officers snail have been elected, present at such
election shall elect one OF their number to fill
I'll shall be the duty of the several assessors
respectively to attend at the place of holding
| every general special or township election, dur
ing the whole time such election IS Kept open
| for the purpose of giving information to the in
| spectOrs and judges, when called on, in relation
to the right OF any person assessed by them to
| ga hala N a
in relation TO the assessment to the said inspec'
tors or either of them shall from time require.
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid than u white citizen of the
age OF twenty-one or more, who shall have resi-
| election district where he offers to vote ten day
, Immediately preceding such election, and with
shall have been assessed at least ten days befor,
the election. But citizen of the United Stalei
United States who has previously been qualified
voter of this State and returned and who shal
have in the election district and paid taxes, IA
aforesaid shall be entitled to vote after residing
intht State six months. Provided, that IN
white freemen, citizens of the United States, be
tween the age of twenty-one and twenty-five
, years who have resided in the election distric
! ten hays ms aforesaid shall be entitled to Yot
although they shall not have paid tax.
; No person shall be permitted to vote who's
, name is not contained in the list Of taxable in
, habtants furnished by the Commissioners, ,unles
First, he produces q receipt for the paymeu
within two years of State or county tax assess
ed agreeably TO the Constitution and give salts
factory evidence either on his oath or raflirmatio
= the oath or affirmation OF other, that he Ina
q paid such tax or on failure TO produce receiI
. Shall make oath to the payment thereof SecOn
( ifhe claim the right TO vote by being an eleete
between the ngeof twenty-one and twenty-tw
, | years. he shall depose ON oath or animation tht
he has resided in this state at least one year nea
> before hi application, and make such proof
. residence in the district as is required by tn
act, and that he does verify believe from the az
@ count given him, that he is of age aforesaid, an
such other evidence as Is required by this nc
n whereupon the name of the person thus admi
n ted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetic
Z list by the inspectors, and note made oppOsi
q thereto by writing the word tax" If he shall
admitted to vote by reason OF having paid tax
l. the word cage ~ If he shall be admitted to vote
q clerks, who shall make the like notes on the Ii
n of voters kept them.
- In all cases where the name OF the persC
o claiming to vote is found on the list furnished
=, the commissioners and assessor or ms right
u vote whether found thereon or not, is objeet'
|. to by any qualified citizen, 1t shall be the du
- | OF the inspectors to examine such person ON GA
|, as to his qualifications, and If he claims to ha
resided within the state for one year or more Il
g. oath shall be sufficient proof thereof but shf
a make proof by at least one competent wltnes
" who shall be IA qualified elector that he has re
~ ided In the district for more than ten days ne
Immediately preceding such election, ana shi
u also himself swear that his bona nae resident
, In pursuance of hs lawful calling, n in said III
J, trlct, and that he did not remove into said d
# trlet for the purpose of voting therein.
d shall make due proof, II frequired, ofthe residen
/, and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be a
l, mitted TO, vote IN the township ward or dislri
N, in which he shall reside.
. Ifauy person shall prevent or AT tempt TO pr
e; vent any officer of any elect ion under this a
from holding such election,' or use or threat
70 any violence to any such officer. or shall intt
,, rupt or Improperly interfere with him In the e
ecutlon of his duty. or shall block up the windo
% | or avenue TO any window where the same m
be holding. or shall riotopsly dIsturb the pea
1t at such election, or shall use any intimidatl
1 | threats force or violence, with design 10 inn
D. ence unduly or oyerawe any elector, or TO pl
a | vent him from voting or 10 restrain the ireedo
= of choice, such person, ON conviction, shali
Il | fined in any sum not exceeding nYe hundr
dollars, and Imprisoned for any time not IL
10 than three nor more than twelve months, ana
IL shall be shown 10 Court where the trial of SUI
l. oflenss shall be had, that the person so Oiien
s ing was not a resident Of the city, ward, distri
:" | or township where the oflense was colnmitte
V aud not entitled TO vote therein. then on conVl
ton he shall be sentenced to pay fine of n
Is less than one hundred nor more than ono thou
and dollars, and be imprisoned not less than s
months nor more than two years
fany person, not by lawqoalined, shall frau