Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-24

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~ vote without requiring such proof, every
person nc offending shall, upon conviction,
ie yuilfy of a high misdGmeanor, and sha"
he sentenced, for every srch offence, 10 ny
a fine not exceeding one hundred doiiafs'
or 10 undergo an imprisonment not more
than one wear, or either or both, at the us
cretjon of the court.
4. Ten days preceding every eicctioh
for eIecto rs Of President and wee fresi-
dcnt ot the United States, it shall be the
dntv of the Assessor to attend al the place
Hxed by law for holding the election III each
election district. and then and there near
all applications of persons whose names
have been omitted from the list oil assessor
VOTERS. and who claim the right 10 vote, UT
whose rights have originated since the same
was made out, and shall add Che names oi
sucb nsrsons thereto as shall show that tiey
are entitled TO the right of suffrage III such
district, on the personal application oil inc
claimant ONLY, and forthwith assess thehi
with A prop,r tax. After completing the
list. a COPY thereof shall be placed on inc
door of the house where the election Is 10
be held, at least eight days before the eiec-
t,on and at the election the same couros
shall be pursued, in all respects, as IS re
ou,red by this act and the acts to when IL
Is a supplement, at the general elections Ill
October, The Assessor shall also make
the same returns to the County Commis-
sioners of all assessments made by virtue
of this section and the County Commls-
sioners shall furnish copies thereof to the
election officers in each district, In like man.
ncr AS is required at the general elections
in October.
0. The same rules and regulations shall
apply at every special election, and at every
semratc city, borough or ward election, III
October.
10. The respective Assessors, inspectors
and Judges of the elections shall each have
the power TO administer oaths to any per-
son claiming the right TO be assessed or the
right of suffrage, or in regard to any OF sad
officers under this act; any wilful False
swearing by any person in relation to any
matter or thing concerning which they shall
be lawfully interrogated BY any of said Of
ticers, shall be punished rs perjury.
IL. The Assessors shall receive tho same
compensation for the time necessarily spent
in performing the duties hereby enjoined as
provided by law for the performance of
their other duties, to be paid by the County
Con missioners, as in Other cases, and it
shall not be lawful for any Assessor 10 as
sess a tax against any person whatever
within ten days next preceding the election
to be held on the I'd Tuesday of October, in
anv year, or within ten d VS. next before any
cleo ton for electors of President or Vice
President of the United States; any viola
ton of this provision shall be a misdemean
or, and subject the officers so offending to
a fine, on conviction, net exceeding ont
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ceeding three months, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
And the Judges of the respective Dis
trcts aforesaid, are by the sand act required
to meet at the Court House IN the Borough
of Mifintown, on the third day after the
said day of Election, being FRIDAY, the
SEVENTEENTH day of OCTOBER, then
and there to perform the things required of
them by law.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in
the 9th section of the Act first aforesaid,
the Judges of the aforesaid district shall re-
spectivcly take charge of the certificate of
return of the election of their respective
districts and produce them at n meeting of
the Judges from each district, at the Court
House in the borough of Mifilintown, on the
third day after the day of election. being
November, then and there to do and perform
the duties required by law ot said JUDGES.
Also, that where Judge 10y sickness or an
avOidable accident is unable to attend said
meeting of Judges, then the certificate of
return aforesaid, shall bc taken charge of
by one of the inspectors or clerks of the
election of said district, WHO shall do and
perform tine duties required of said judges
unable to attend.
SECTION l. Be il enacted, &c, That the
qualified voters of this Commonwealth shall
choose by ball t, on she second Tuesday of
October, Ammo Domini one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy .thre e, ard on the lay
of the general election e-ery second wear
thereafter, one person to ill the office of
State Treasurer, and until such officer il
elected and assumes the duties of his office,
according to the provisions Of this act, the
present incumbent, upon his renewing his
official bond, to be approved by the Go yer
nor, not later than the first Monday of Nav
next, shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties of State Treasurer.
SECTION .. Any person elected State
Treasurer in pursuance of the provisions of
this act, shall be commissioned BY the Gov
ernor of this Commonwealth, and assume
the duties of the Office on the first Monday
of May next succeeding his election, and
shall have and possess all the powers grant
ed, perform all the duties and be subject to
all the penalties imposed by existing laws of
the Commonwealth relating To State Treas
urer and the management Uf the State treas
ury.
SECTION 3. The term of the office of State
Treasurer shall BE- two years, from the first
Monday of May next succeeding his election.
His salary shall be five thousand dollars per
annum, payable quarterly, and no person
shall be twice chosen in four years.
SECTION 4. The election laws now in force
for the choice of Governor of tins Common
wealth, shall regulate the election of Stat,
Treasurer and in case of any vacancy oc-
curing in said Office from death, resignation,
failure to quality and assume the duties al
ter election or otherwise, the Governor shall
appoint some proper person to fill such va
cancy until the first Monday of Nav follow
ing the next general elec ton and the quail
flied electors shall, at the first general cleo.
ton, which shall happen more than sixty
days after such vacancy shall occur, elect,
in the manner herein provided, 4 suitable
person to ill said office for the full term
authorized by the provisions of this act.
SECTION D. That the election of any per-
son appearing to be elected Treasurer under
the provisions of this act, may be contested
on the petition of .he qualified electors of
this Commonwealth, by the same tribunal
and in the same manner and under the same
resolutions and restrictions prescribed un-
der the act of July second. one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine. for contest
ing the election Of any person as Governor
OF this Commonwealth.
SECTION 8. Before he enters upon the du-
ties of his office, the State Treasurer shall
take the oath of office, or affirmation of of.
fee, agrceably to the directions of the Con-
stitution of the United States and this Com
and shall become bound in an
obligation with five or more sureties. to he
approved by the Governor, in the sum of
one million of dollars lawful money of the
United States, conditioned for the true and
faithful performance of the trusts and duties
and required by law, to be per.
formed by such Treasurer; and the exccu-
ton thereof being duly proved, the same
shall be entered of record in the office of
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth. Copies
Of such obligation, duly authenticated under
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