The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-09-19
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such district.
I'm case the person who shall have RI
ceived the second highest number of vote
Tor Inspector, shall not attend on the dpv
any election then the person who shall hov
received the second highest number of vote
Tor Judge at the next preceding election shaI
act as inspector in his place. And in cas-
the person who shall have received he bioh
est number of votes for inspector tball no
attend, the person elected iudqe shall an
point an inspector in his placeSand in ca s.
the person elected, as Judge shall not attend
| then the Inspector who received the bicbes
number OF votes shall appoint a iudpe in hi
place; or If any vacancy shall continue i,
the board for the space of one hour after tn,
time fixed by law for the openinp of IN,
election, the qualified voters of the toyn
ship, ward or district for which such officer,
shall have been elected, present at sucl
election, shall elect one of the nnmber +,
fill such vacancy.
alt shall be the duty of said assessors re.
Spectlvely to attend at the places of boIdinn
every general, special or township election
during the whole time said election is kep-
open, Tor the purpose Of giving information
10 the inspectors aud Judges, when called on
IN relatIon To ibe right of any person assess.
cd oy them TO vote at such election, anC
such other matters in relation TO the assess.
ments oil votes as the said inspectors or iudg
es, or either of them, shall from time tu time
require.
No person shall be permitted to vote al
any election as aforesaid, than a white free.
man OF the age OF twenty-one years or more
who shall have resided IN this State at least
one year, and IN The election district where
he offers 10 vote at least ten days immediate.
ly preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County Tax which
shall have been assessed at least ten davs
before the election. But citizen of the
United States who has previously been a
qualified voter of This State and removed
therefrom and returned and who shall have
resided IN the election district and paid tax
es aforesaid. shall be entitled 10 vote after
residing in this State six months. Provided
That the white freemen citizens of the UNI.
ted States between the ages of twenty-one
and twenty-five years who had resided in
the election district ten days as aforesaid.
shall be entitled to vote, although they shall
rot have paid said taxes.
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name Is not contained in The list OF
taxable lnha bltanls furnished by the Com
mIssIoners, unless first he produces receipt
for payment within two years, of State or
County tax assessed agreeably to the Consti-
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of another
that he has paid such tax, or on failure to
produce a receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims a
right 10 vote by being an elector between
the ages of 2l and % years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the State at least one year next before his
application and make such proof of residence
in the district as is required by this act, and
that he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is of the age aforesaid,
and gives such other evidence as is required
by this act, whereupon the name of the per-
son so admitted 10 vote shall be inserted i'm
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and
note made opposite thereto. by writing the
word tax if he shall be admitted 10 his vote
by reason of such age, and in such case The
name shall be called to the clerks who shall
make the like notes in the list of voters kept
by them.
Ii any person shall prevent or attempt to
pre- vent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such election or use
or threaten any violence to any such officer
or shall interrupt or Improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty, or
shall block up the window or avenue to any
window where the same may be holding, or
shall riutousy disturb the peace at such
or shall use or practice any intimi-
dating threats force or violence, with design
"a dnlV al
or to prevent him from voting or restra in the
freedom OF choice, such persons, on convic-
ton shall be fined in any sum not less than
five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more thar
twelve months, and if it shall be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not resident Of the city, ward, district or
township where the said offence was CON-
mltted and not entitled to vote therein. then
on conviction he shall be sentenced to paw
fine of not less than one hundred or more
than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than six months, nor more thon two
years.
IF any person shall make any bet or wager
upon The result of any election in this Com
monwe ealth, or shall offer to ma ke any such
net or wager, either by verbal proclamation
thereof, or by any written or printed adver-
isement, or challenge or invite any persons
% make such bet or wager. upon conviction
hereof, he or they shall forfeit and pay three
lines the amount so bet or 10 be bet.
If any person not by law qualified shall
vote at any election in this
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified,
,hall vote out OF his proper district, or if any
person knowing the want of such qualiica-
ion, shall aid or procure such person to vote,
he person offending shall on conviction, bel
ined in any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding three months.
in all cases where the name ofa person
claiming TO vote is found on the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors, or his
light TO vote whether thereon or not is OBJ