The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-09-12
such district.

such district.
ain case the person who shall have re-
ceIyed the second highest number of votes
Tor Inspector, shall not attend on the DIV OF
any election then the person 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 he hiph.
est number of votes for inspector thall not
attend, the person elected judge shall an.
point an inspector in his place-and in case
the person elected, as judge shall not attend.
then the inspector who received the highest
number OF votes shall appoint Judge in his
place; or if any vacancy 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 town-
ship, ward or district for which such officers
shall have been elected, present at such
election, shall elect one of the number to
I'LL such vacancy.
sit shall be the duty of said assessors re-
spectively to attend at the places of holding
every general, special or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose of giving information
to the Inspectors and Judges, when called on
IN relation to the right of any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation to the assess.
ments of votes as the aid inspectors or iudg-
es, or either of them, shall from time 10 time
require.
No person shall be permitted to vote al
any election as aforesaid, than 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 TO vote al least ten days immediate
y preceding such election, and within two
years paid a State or County Tax which
shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But citizen of the
United States who has previously been a
qualified voter of this State and removed
therelrom and returned and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid tax
es aforesaid. shall be entitled to 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
not have paid said taxes
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list o.
mlssioners, unless first he produces receipt
for payment within two years, of State OF
County tax assessed agreeably to the Consti
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation of anothe
that he has paid such tax, or on failure Il
produce receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims
right TO vote by being an elector hetweer
the ages of 2l and % years he shall depost
on oath or affirmation that he has resided il
the State at least one year next before hi
application and make such proof of residence
in tile district as is required by this act, ant
that he does verify believe, from the account
| 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 TO vote shall be inserted il
the alphab betcal list by the inspectors and
note made opposite thereto, by writing tn
word tax if he shall be admitted 10 his vot
| by reason of such age, and in such case tn
name shall be called to the clerks who shall
make the like notes in the list of voters kep
! by them.
! If any person shall prevent or attempt {
pre- vent any officer Of any election unde
| this act from holding such election or us
or threaten any violence TO any such office
| or shall interrupt or improperly ntcrfer
| with him in the execution of his duty, o
shall block up the window or avenue to an
window where the same may be holding, O
/ shall riotous'y disturb the peace at sue
| election, or shall use or practice any intim
! dating threats force or violence, with desig
| to influence unduly or overawe any electo
or to prevent him from voting or restra in tn
| freedom of choice, such persons, on conviC
! tion shall be fined in any sum not less tha
! five hundred dollars and be imprisoned fc
any time not less than three nor more tha
twelve months, and if ii shall be shown
the Court where the trial of such offenc
shall be had that the person so offending wa
not resident of the city, ward, district Q
township where the said offence was CON
mitted md not entitled to vote therein, the
on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than one hundred or NOR
than one thousand dollars, and be imprisone
not less than six months, nor more than tw
years.
Ifany person shall make any bet or wage
upon the result of any election in this Con
monwealth, or shall offer to make any sue
bet or wager, either by verbal proclamatIo
thereof or by any written or printed udyel
tisemeni, or challenge or invite any person
TO make such bet or wager, upon convictio
hereof. he or they shall forfeit aud pay tn re
times the amount So bet or TO be bet.
If any person not by law qualified sha
fraudulentIy vote at any election in tn
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified
shall vote out OF his proper district, or if an
tpersou knowing the want of such Qualities
ton, shall aid or procure such person to vote
the person offending shall on conviction,
fined in any sum not exceeding two hundre
dollars, and be imprisoned for any term NJ
exceeding three months.
7 SIN all cases where the name ofa perso
claiming TO vote is found on the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors, or h
right to vote whether thereon or not is ol
ected to by any qualified citizen it shall