The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-10-02
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during the whole time said election is kep,
open, fof the purpose of giving information
70 the inspectors and Judges, when called on
10 relation to the right of any person assess
| cd oy them to vote at such election, anO
such other u'aiters in relation 10 the assess
ments of votes as the said inspectors OF judg-
es, or either of them, shall from lime TO time
require.
No person shall be permitted to vote a,
any ell ction as aforesaid, than a " hjte free.
man of the age Gf twenty-one years ar more
who shall have resided IN this State at leas,
one year, and in the election district where
| he offers 10 vote at least ten divs immediate.
| ly preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or Couniy Tax which
shall have been assessed I'll least ten days
| before the election. Buta citizen of the
United States who has previously been q
qualified voter of This State and removed
! thereirom and returned and who sha Ii have
resided in the el ction district and paid tax
es Aforesaid. shall be entitled To vote a; Tel
residing in this State six months. Provided
That the white freemen ciiizens Of the UNI.
ted States between the ages of twenty-one
and iweni y-two years who had resided in
the election district ten days as sforesai i'd
shall b. entitled TO vote, although they shall
rot have lid said taxes
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not Contained in The lis: o.
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com.
missioners, unless first he produces a receipl
for payment within " o years, of State or
County tax assessed agreeably to the Consti-
'uilon, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oIih or the affirmation of another
4 fbof hfa /, oI 4
| produce receipt, shall make oath to the
payment thereof; or, second If he claims a
right 10 vote by being an elector between
The ages OF II and % years he shall'depose
on oa or affirmation that he has resided in
the State al least one year next before his
application and make such proof of residence
IN the district as is required by This act, and
that he does verify believe, from the accounts
given him, that he is of the age aforesaid.
and gives such other evidence as is required
by this act. ~hercupon the name of the per-
son so admitted to vote shall be inserted in
the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a
note m .de opposite thereto. by writing the
| word tax if he shall be admitted TO his vote
by reason of such age, and in such case The
name shal be called to the clerks who shall
make the like Notes in The lit of voters kept
by them. -
III any person shall prevent or attempt 10
prevent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such eleciion or use
or threaten any violence TO any such officer
or shal 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 same may be holding. or
shall ript"usy disturb the peace at such
eleclloa, or shall use or practice any intimi-
dating threats force or violence, with design
to influence undoly or overawe any elerior
or to prevent him from voting or restra in the
freedom of choice, such persons, on convic-
ti"n shall be fned in any sum not less than
five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if ii shall be shown To
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not resident of the city, ward, district or
township where the said offence was COM
mitted and not entitled to vote therein, then
on conviction he shall be sentenced TO pay
fine OF not less than one hundred or more
than Ole thousand dollars, nd be i'm prisoned
not less than SIX months, nor more than two
years. s--..f1 4.s-s. ~fr r- arrfc
lfanv person shall make any bet or wager
upon the result of any election in this Com
monwealth, or shall offer to ma ke any such
bet or wager, either by verbal prucIamat ton
thereof, or by any written or printed adver-
ti>emenL or challenge or invite my persons
to make such bet or wager, upon conviction
thereof, he or they shall forfeit and pay three
times the amount SO bet or 10 be bei
If any person not by law qualified shall
fraudulentiy vote at any election in this
commonwealilr, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote out OF his proper district, or if any
tperson knowing the want of such quuIifca.
ton, sha II aid or procure such person to vote,
the person offending sha II on conviction, be
fined In any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding three months. -
"In all ca ses where the name ofa person
claiming TO vote is found OIL the list furnish
ed by The Commissioners and Assessors, or his
right to vote whether thereon or not is OBJ
jected to by any qualified citizen it shall be
the duty of the inspector to examine such
person on oath Us to his qualifications, and if
ne Claims to have resided within the district
FIR one year or more his oath shall be suffi-
cient pruoi thereof but he sha II make proof al
least by one competent witness who shall be
the district for more than ten days next pre-
ceding such election and shall also himself
swear, that his bona fde residence in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is wilhin the
district, and that ne did not remove in said
district for the purpose of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, if required of his
residence and payment Of taxes aforesaid,
shall be admitted TO vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shall reside.
Ii any person shall vote at more than one
election district or otherwise fraudulentiy
vote more than once on the same day, or
shall frauduleully fold and deliver 10 the in
spector two tickets together with the intent
illegally 10 vote or advise and procure an
other so to do, he or they SO offending sha u
on conviction be fined 10 any sum not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars, and be Imprisoned for any term not less
than three nor more Than twelve months.
"If any person not qualified 10 vote in this
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