The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-10-18

opening of the election, the qualified voters OF
the township, ward, or district Tor which sucn suci
officers shall have been elected, present at such
election shall elect one OF their number TO MI
ut shall be the duty of the several assessors
respectively to attend at the place OF holding
every general, special or township election, our
ing the whole time such election IS kept open,
for the purpose Of giving Information 10 lne IN
sptctors and Judges, when called on in relation
to the right of any person assessed 10y them 10
vote at such elcctiont and on such other mhtters
in relation to the assessment rs the sptl insp3c.
tors or either of them shall nom tlme re-
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any clec-
tIonHs aforesaid Otherthan a white freeman otLne
age OF twenty-One years or more, who smell haye
election district whore he offers TO vote ten dly
Immediately preceding such election, AMI witn-
shall have been assessed at least ten days before
the election. Buta citizen OF the United states
ter Tro of ri this IS STATE ) and returned and who
shall have III the election district and paid taxes
as aforesaid, shall be entitled 10 vote after re.
siding in this State six months. Provided, that
white freemen, citizens of the United states
between the age of tweniy-one and twenty-five
days as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote al
though they shall not nave pltd tax.
No person shall be permitted 10 vote Whp'c
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
hobtants furnished by the Commissioners. un-
less First, he produces receipt ior the payment
ed agreeably to the Constitution ald give salts
factory evidence either on his oath or alhrmatlOn
maid such tax, or on failure to produce receipt
snail make oath to the payment thereof. Second
ii he claim the right to vote by being an elector
between the age OF twenty-one and twenty-five
years he shall depOse an oath or animation that
he has ded in this state at least one year next
before ais application, and make such proof
of residence in the district as is required by this
act, and that he does verify believe from the ac.
couut given him, that he Is OF age aforesaid and
such other evidence as Is required by this act
whereupon the name of the person thus admit.
led 10 vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical
tot Inv n
thereto b. writing the word TAX, IL he snail be
admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax
or the word "age, If he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of such age which shall be called out
to the clerks, who shall make the like notes on
the list of voters kept by them.
In all cases whore the name of the person
claiming to vote is not found ON the list furnished
py the commissioners and assessor or his right u
vote, whether found thereon or not, Is obJecteo
to by any qualified citizen, 1t shall be the duty
fthe inspectors to examine such person on oatl
AS TO his qualifications, and ii he claims to hav,
resided within the state for one year or more hi
oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, Out snal
make nroof by at least ore competent witness
who SHALL be Il qualified elecOr, That lie has res
| idcd in the district for more than ten days mex
| iinmediateIy preceding such election, and slal
also himself swear tANt his bona ii 10 reSlIenc5
i'm pursuance of his lawful calling, is in said dis
| iritt and that he aid not remove into said dis
trct for the purpgsg, OF yotlnS therein. ,.,,
shall make due proof, II required, Of the resi- tcnc
and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be al
| mitted TO vote in the township, ward or distrlc
| in wnich he snail reside.
ii any person shall p. event or attcmp. 10 pre-
| vent any officer Of any election under this nc
| from holding such election, use or threaten
any violence to any such officer, or shall inter
rupt OF Improperly interfere with him in the eX
| ecution his duty,or SHAH block upthe window
| or avenue to any window where the same ma,
| be holding, or shall riotously disturb tire peac
| q. such election, or shall use any intimidutin
threats, force or violence, with design to lnilu
| ence unduly or overawe any elector, or TO pre-
vent him from voting or to restrain the freedom
of choice, such person, on conviction, shall b
| fined in any sum not exceeding llye huudre
| dollars, and Imprisoned for amy time not les
| than three nor more than twelve months, and
IL shall be shown TO Court, when the trial Ui sue
| offence shall be had that the person 50 offend
| ing was not Il resilient OF in5 city, ward uistriC
| or township where the OllenS5 WIS commit ted
| and not entitled to VOC therein, then on cOnvic
| ton he shall be sentenced TO pay Il line OF no
| less than one hundred nor more lnnn one thOu
sand dollars and be imprisoned not less than 81!
| months nor more than Two years,
| lfany person not by law qualified, shall fraud
| ulehtly vote at any election OF TINS Common
| wealth, or being otherwise qu0llned shall VOt
| out oihs proper district, orliany person knowin
| the want of such qualification, Shall all or pro
| cure such person to vote, the person ol1endiu
| shall on conviction be fined in any sum not eN
| ceeding Two hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
| in any term not exceeding three months.
| lfany one shall vote lt more than one election
| district, or otherwise iraudulently vote NOR
than once ON the same day, or 81 all Irludu lentl
| fold and deliver to the inspector two tickets To
| gether, with theintent illegally to vote, or VIII
| shall procure another to do so, he or they ol
| Tending shall, on conviction, be fined in an!
| sum not less than fifty nor more than ilve hun
dred dollars, and be imprisoned for Il term no
| less than three nor more than twelve month.
| If any person not qualified u vJj. IN this Com
monweath agreeably to law (eN-tl ~ th5 Dns o
| qualifled citiIens) snail appear itt any place
| election for the purpose OF lulltl'l4S JAe clti
zens qualified to vote, he shall Ol Oly,Jl IN tor
| felt and pay sum not eycssii-s olc huui. ct
dollars ior every such offence .llII nc in prls )u
| cd for n term not exceeding tA.tS .nDI5IS.