The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-10-25
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,

That every person excepting Justices OF the
Peace who shall hold any Office or appointment
of profit or trust under the United states, Or OF
this state, and city or corporated district, wheth'
er n commissioned officer or otherwise, n subor-
dnate officer or agent who Is or shall be employ
ed under the Legislature executive or judiciary
Department of this state, or of any city or ofany
~ incnrnorotnd district and also that every mem
ber of Congress and OF the state Legislature ana
OF the select or common council oi any city, or
commissioners ofany Incorporated district, is by
law incapable of holding exercising at the same
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
ficer 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
respectively belong, before seven O'Clock in the
morning. and each of said inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be II 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 for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in his place. And
hghes. 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 potattend, then the inspec-
tor who received the highest number OF votes
shall appoint judge in his place-or If 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, ward, or district FOR which sucn
officers shall have been elected, present ut such
election shall elect one OF their number to ill
such vacancy.
at shall be the duty OF the several assessors
respectively to attend AZ 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 iniormation 10 the in-
spectOrs and judges, wen called on IN relation
to the right of any person assessed by them To
vote at such election, and ON such other matters
in relation to the assessment aS the Slil inSpac-
tors or either OF them shall from tim, re.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any cleo
ton as aforesaid other than white freeman ol the
age of tWenty-One years or IN DrcIWnD snail have
resided in the State ut least one year, and III The
election district where he offers TO vote ten day
Immediately preceding such election, and with
in two years paid state or county tax which
shall have been assessed at least ten days before
the election. But a citizen of the United states
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 freemen, citizens OF the United states
between the age OF twenty-one and twenty-five
who have resided in the election district ter
days as aforesaid shall be- entitled To vote al
though they shall not have paid tax.
No person shall be permitted II vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the Commissioners. un
less FIRST, he produces a receipt TOR the paymen
within two years OF n state or county tax assess
ed agreeaoly to the Constitution and give salts
factory evidence either on his oath or affirmation
or the oath or affirmation of other, than he has
paid such a tax or on failure to produce receip
shall make oath to the payment thereof. SecOuL
ii he claim the right to vote by being an electo
between the age OF twenty-one and twenty-five
years. he shall depose an oath or affirmation tina
he has resided III This state at least one year
before his application, uAd make such proc
OF residence IN the district rs is required by thi
act, aud that he does verify believe from the ac
count given him, that he is OF age aforesaid, ant
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 II note made opposite
thereto by writing tine word tax, If he snail bi
admitted to vote by reason of having pad tax
or the word "age," If lie shall be admitted to vot
by reason of such age which Shall be called on
to the clerks, who shall make the like notes OF
| the list of voters kept by them.
| In all cases where the name of the person
claiming TO vote u not found on the list FURNISHED
by the commissioners and assessor, or ms right L
| vote, whether ioand thereon or nJJ, is ohiecte,
| to by any qualified citizen 1t shall De the dut!
OF tile inspectors to examine such person On III
as TO his qualifications, and IL he claims to hay
resided within the state for one year urluDre nj
oath snail be salllcieut proof thereof, DuL shal
| make proof by ut least one competent witness
who shall be a qualified elector tudt ue n - res
| ided in the district for more than ten days neN
| Immediately preceding such eIectol, and snal
| also himself swear that his BONA ute residence
in pursuance OF his lawful calling Is in sad dis
| triht ana that he did not remove into said dis
| trict fJr the purpose OF voting therein,
| Every person qualified as aforesaid, and wh
| shall nlakedue proof, iIrequWei OF the residence
and pay mcut Of taxes is I IresdlQ, shall DJ al
mitted to vote in The township, ward OF uistric
| in which he snail reside.
II any person shan prevent or attempt 10 pre-
| vent any officer of any election under this Il,
| from holding such election, use or threatel
| any violence TO any Sucu UllCGf, uf SllI inter
| rupt or I'M properly interfere with him III the cN
| ecutiou oihts duty, or al block up the window
| or avenue 10 any window where lnC same ma
| be holding, or snail rlOtOusly disturb the pelc
| at such election, or shall uSs any lntlmlllLin
threats, 10 rce or violence, with design u Iullu
| ence uuduly or oyeraWe any eleCUOr, or 10 pre-
vent him lom voting or To restrain the freedom
| OF choice, sucn peT-Jn, on conviction, snail D
fined in any sum not exceeding HYo huudrri
dollars, and impris Jned Tor any time not les
tnan three nor more tnan twelve months, and
II shall be shown TO Court, when the trial OF sue
| offence shall be had that the person 50 offend
ing was not resident of the city, ward, dIstric
or township where the oHenSe W AS commit ted
and not entitled 10 vote therein, then On conVit
ton he shall be sentenced to pay liue OF II ,
sand dollars, and be imprisoned not less thIu ST!
months nor more than Two years.
! If any person, not by law quallAedr snail fraud
| uleLtly Vote at any election OF this Common
| wealth, or being otherwise qualified snall Yot
out Ofhis proper district, or llHuy person KNOWN
the want OF such qualification, shall aiI or pro
cure such person 10 vote, the person onenuin
| shall ON conviction be lined IN any sum not eX
| ceeding two hundred dollars, aud be iDpriso one,
in any term not exceeding Jnres months.
| IIany oneshall vote NJ more lnan one election
district, or Otherwise trauuulGnlly vote NOR
than once ON the same day, or Sn all lruuuu lentl
fold aud deliver to the inspect u two tickets III
| getlur with the intent Illegally 10 vote, or Wn
| shall procure another to do so, he or they oi
| lending snail, on conviction, DO nlod in au.
| sum not less than lllty nor more than i've hun
drcd dollars, and be imprisoned for II turm nc
less tnan three nor more than twelve month.
| munwealtn agreeaDly to law except the sons q
qualified citlHens,) snail appear Al amy place I
| election for the purpose oil influencing the cit
| zens qualified 10 vote lie snail on conviction lOr
felt and pay II sum not exceeding one hundre
dollars for every such offence aud bo imprisJn
ed for a term not exceeding throo mJutls.