The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-09-20
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,

That every person excepting Justices of the
Peace who shall hold any ollice or appointment
of profit or trust under the United stat IS, or of
this State and city corporated diStr ct, wheth
or a commissioned officer or otherwise, II subor-
dinate officer or oragentwho is or shall be employ
ed under the Legislature, executive or judiciary
Denartment OF this State, or Of any city OF ofany
Incorporated district, and also, that every nem-
ber OF Congress and of the State l. 3stslturc, ana
of the select or common council OF any city, or
commis ssoners ofany incorporated district, Is by
law incapable of holding or exercising at tAe same
time the ollice or appointment OF Judge, InSlcc.
tor or Clerk OF any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspectors lise or other Of
hcer OF su III election 81 I'll D. Nis'oe 10 De tlleh
The inspectors and Judge of the elections shall
meet at their respective places appointed tor
holding the election in the district 70 which they
respcctively belong, before suytn O'Clock in the
morning, and each of SAID inspectors shall ap.
point one clerk, who shall be i qualified voter
of such district.
IN case the person who shall receive the second
highest number of votes for inspector shall not
attend ou the day OF any election, then the per-
son who shall have received the second highest
number of votes for judge at the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the
highes. number of votes Tor 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 lnspec-
shall appoint judge in his place-or If any va
cancy Shall continue in the board for the space
lof one hour after the time fixed by law for the
opening OF the election, the qualified voters OF
the township, ward, or district for which such
election shall elect one OF their number to I'LL
such vacancy.
"It shall be the duty of the several assessors
respectively to attend Mt the place OF holding
every general, special or to ownship election, dur
ing the whole time such election Is kept open,
for the purnose of giving inform ltiOn u the in
spectOrs and Judges, when called on IN relation
to the right OF amy person aSsesse ~ them 10
vote AT such election, and on such other matters
in relation 10 the assess Snent rs the sail inspec-
tors or citaar Of th3m shlll l!oA tins re-
quire.
'EopCrsuu shall be permitted to vote at any cleo
tlon s aforesaid oherthau whit fruc!uln OF the
age of twenty Zone years or more who SlNll have
resided in the state ut least oAe year, uld IN The
Immediately preceding such election, and with
shall have been assessed at least ten daVs sfIrr
the election. But a citizen of the Unitei states
who has previously been II qla'iHed Vo.
ter OF this State and returned and who
shall have in the election district and paid taxes
as Aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after re.
siding in this state six months; Provided, that
white ueemen, citizens OF the United States
between the age OF tweEly-oAe and twenty-five
who have resided in the e.ection district ten
though they shall not have paid tax,
No person shall be permitted u vote wh)so
| habitantS furnished by the Commissioners. un-
less First, he produces receipt for the payment
within two years of state or county tax assess
ed Rgreeably TO the Constitution and give salts
factory evidence either ON his oath affirmation
| or the oath or affirmation of other, than he has
paid such tax, or oA failure to produce n receipt
| shall make oath to the payment thereof. Second
| II he claim the right to vote by being an eectoi
| between the age of twenty-onc and twenty-five
years lie shall depose an oath or affirmation thai
he has resided in this state at least one year neXt
| before his application, AID make such proc
of residence in the district as is required by thi,
act, and that he does verify believe from the ac
| count given him. that lie is of age aforesaid and
| such other evidence as is required by this act
whereupon the name OF the person thus admit
| ted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical
list by the inspectors, and a note made opposite
thereto by writing the word "tax" If he Shall bt
| admitted 10 vote by reason of having paid tax
or the word age" II he shall be admtled to yot(
| To the clerks, who shall make the like notes on
| the list OF voters kept by them.
| In all cases where the name OF the person
claiming to vote Is not found on the list furnished
by the commissioners and assessor or his right I,
| vote, whether found thereon not, Is obectel
| ofthe inspectors to examine such person on oati
as 10 his qualifications, and ii he claims to hav,
resided within the State iOr one year or more hi
| oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, but shal
| make proof by NJ least one com puteut witness
| who shall be II qualified elector tlult he has res
| ided in the district for more than ten days mex
| immediately preceding such elect l., aud shal
| also himself swear that his bona 10 residence
| triGt, and that he did not remove into said dis
| trlet for the purpose of voting therein.
| Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof II required, OF the residence
| and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be ad
mitted to vote IN the township, ward or dIstric
| II any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
/ wont any officer OF any election under this ao
| from holding such election or use or threateT
any violence TO any such oilicer, or shall inter
| rupt or Improperly interfere with him IN the ex
ecution ofhis duty or shall block up the Windows
or avenue TO any window where inc same maN
be holding, or shall riotously disturb the peace
/ at such election, or shall use any intimidatinl
| threats, force or violence, with design to iniu
| enee unduly or oyerawe any electOr, or to pre-
| vent him from voting or to restrain the freedom
| of choice, such person, ON conviction, shall b,
| lined IN any sum not exceeding nvo hundret
9n1 nm tha ,3r any Time not iiI
II snail he shown TO Court when the trial OF Aucl