The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-01


cetVed the highest number of votes shall an
point Judge in his place, and if any vacancy
hour after the time fixed by law for the open
ing of the election, the qualified voters of the
! township, ward or district for which such Off
GERS have been elected, present at the place of
eIGctloh, snail elect some one of their number to
In case any clerk appointed under the provi-
siohs or TINS act shall neglect to attend at any
election during the said year, il shall be the
duty of the Inspector who appointed said clerk,
or the person filling the office of such inspec-
TOR, 10 forthwith appoint suitable person as
cicrk, qualiiied as aforesaid, who shall perform
1t shall be the duty of the several assessors,
! respectively, to attend at the place OF holding
every general, special or township election
open, for the purpose OF giving information to
| in relation to the right of any person assessed
by them TO vote at such election, or such other
matters in relation to the assessment of voters
as the said inspectors, or either of them, shall
from time to time require.
| NO person snail be permitted TO vote ut an
! election, as aforesaid, other than a freeman OF
| the age of twenty-one years or more who shall
! in the election district where he offers to vote
at least ten days Immediately preceding such
! or county tax, which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election. But a
! citizen of the United States who has previously
! been qualified voter of this State and re-
| moved therefrom and returned, and who shall
taxes, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
nftcr residing In the State six months. PyutI-
dcd, That all frccmcn, citizens OF the United
States, between twenty-une and twenty two
years OF age, who have resided in an election
district ns aforesaid, shall Se entitled to vote,
although they shall not have paid taxes.
L3No person shall bc permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by Commissioners, unless,
First, he produces a receipt for the payment
Wlthln TWO years OF q state or county tax. as
sessed agrceaby to the Constitution and give
sa satisfactory evidence, either his oath or ef-
llrmaton OF anothcr, that ne has pald such a
tax, or on failure to procure receipt, shall
he claim the right to vote by being an electOr
between the age OF twenty-one and twenty-five
that he has resided in this State at least ono
year next before his application, and make
such proof Of residence in the district is re-
CURED by this act, and that he does verify be-
lieye from the account given him that he is Of
the age aforesaid, and such other evidence as
is required by this act; whcreupon the name
of the person thus admitted to vote shall be
tors and note made opposite thereto by writ
| ing the word tax, IL be shall be admitted to
age If he shall be admitted to vote by reason
! Of such age; and the same shall be called out
| to the clerk, 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 found on the list furnished
| by the commissioners and assessors, or his right
! TO vote, whether found thereon or not, is OBJ
jected to by any qualified citizen, shall be the
| duty of the inspectors to examine such person
on oath as TO his qu9ltcatio9s, and if he claim
! or more, his oath shall not be sufficient proof
! thereof, bat he shall mako proof by at least
elcCtOr. that he has resided i'm the district for
| more than ten days next Immediately preced-
| that his bonaiide residence, in pursuance of his
! lawful calling, is in said district, and that ne
! did not remove into said district for the pur-
! pose of voting therein.
shall make due pToof IF as reanred Of hnd hs who
! dence and payment of taxes as aforesaid. shall
district in which he shall reside.
| IF any person shall prevent or attempt TO pre-
! vent officer of election under this
Act from holding such elections, or use or
thIeatGn sI any ,vioience DE TO any such officer or
| shnl 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 sslue may be holding, or shall riOtously dis
! t1rb the peace at such election. or shah use
| any illuminating threats, force violence
! with design to Inuuence unduly or oveIawe
any cicctor, or to prevent him from voting OF
! to restrain the freedom of choice, such person,
! on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not
EXCEEDING i've hundred dollars, and be impris-
oned for any term not less than three nor more
| then twelve months; and if it shall be shown
10 the court where tho trial of such offence
not resident OF tle city, ward. district " or or
| township where the offence was committed,
and not entitled to vote therein, then, con-
victiou, he shall be sentenced to pay fine OF
| not less than one hundred more than one
! thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
| than six months nor more than two years.
IF any person not by law qVaiided shall fraud
wealth, or, being otherwise qualified, shall vote
out of his proper district, or if any person
| knowing the want of such qualifications shall
aid or procure such person to vote, the person
| offending shall, on conviction, be fined in any
] sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, end
be imprisoned IN any term not exceeding three
| months
| If any person shall vote at more than one
! election district, or otherwise fraudulcntly vote
| more than once the same day, or shall
| fraudulently fold and deliver to the inspector
! two tickets together with the intent Illegally
! to vote, shall procure another to do so, he
! or they Offending shall, on conviction, be
/ fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars, and be Imprisoned
| for term not less than three nor more than
! twelve months.
If any person not qualified to vote in this
commonwealth agreeably to law Except the
sons of qualified citizens) shall appear at any
1 place Of election for the purpose of infiuenc-
no hal m
! conviction, forfeit and pay any sum not eX-
cccding one hundred dollars for every such
/ ofcnsc, and be imprisoned for any term not
| exceeding three months
| DUTIES OF THE RETURN JUDGES.
! Pursuant 20 the provisions contained I'm the
the judges of the aforesaid districts shall
| spectively take charge of the certificate or re-
turn of the election i'm their respective districts,
! and produce them at Il meeting of one judge
/ from each district, at the Court House IN the
! Borough OI EbcHsblug, on the third day after
I the day of the election, being on FRIDAY, the
llth day of OCTOBER, 1872, at 10 O'Clock. a. m,
| and then and there to do and perform the duties
/ required by law of said judges. Also, that
/ where q Judge, by sickness unavoidable
| accident. is unable to attend such meeting of
| judges then the certificate or return shall be
/ taken charge OF by one of the inspectors or
clerks of the election of the district, who shall
do and perform the duties required of said
| judge unable to attend.
| GIVEN UNDER HAND, at my Office in EDCnS-
burg, this 9th day of October, In the year OF our
! two, and of tho independence of the United
! States of America the ninety-sixth.
| Oct HIT. w. b. BONACkER,'S Sheriff.
Murray * Dunn.