The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-21

tor in his place And person who shall have
received the highest number inspector shall
not attend the person elected judge shall appoint in
spect0r IN his place And in tile person elected
Judge shall not attend, then the inspector who shall
have received the highest number shall appoint
Judge IN his place. ami If any vacancy shall continue
in the board for the space of one hour after the time
fixed by law for the opening election the quail
hed voters OF the township, ward district for which
such officers have been elected present the place
election, shall elect their fiji
cancy
In case any clerk appointed under the provisions Of
this Act shall neglect to any during
the said year il shall he the duty Of the inspector
appointed said clerk, the person filling the Office
sacil Inspector forthwith appoint suitable person As
clerk qualified aforesaid, who shall perform duties
of the year.
1t shall the duty Of the several assessors rcsrec
lively to attend At the place Of holding general
special or township election. during the whole
election Is kept open for the purpose # giving iuforna
tion 10 ta inspectors and the judge called in
rst'to t. the right Of any person assessed by thH to
vote ~ sc election such other matters in rotation
q III" assessment Of voters the said inspectors
either az them shall from time 10 time require
No person shall lie permitted to any election
as st"sid other than freeman of the ag" of twenty
years more, who shall have resided State 1T
least year, and in the election district where he
election and has within years paid State county
tax, which shall have days
fore the election But citizen of the United Ststcs
who has previously been qualified this
and removed thercfrom and returned and who shall heve
resided the election district paid
shall lie entitled to after residing the State six
months IrOrided, That the freemen citizens of the
United States. between twcnty-Oae and tWentv-two
years. who resided election district ~ ,re-
said shall be entitled to vote although they shall not
No person shall be permitted to vote whose is
not contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants furnished
by Commissioners lnIass FIRST he produces n recent
for the payment within years OF a State county
assrssed areeably the Constitution give
isficto~y evidence, either his lfrmaiiou
another, that he has paid such failure to
procure receipt shall make oath to the payment there
OF Second between the age twcn y-oIe twenty
years. he shall drpose oath affirmation that he
has resided in this State at least one year next before
his application and make such proof Of residence the
district is required 10y this act verify
believe from the account given him that he of the
aforesaid and suc! other evidence IS required by
this act whercupon the name Of the person thus ad-
mited 70 vote shall be inserted IN tie alphabetical list
by tho inspectors and note made opposite thereto Icy
writing the word tax, if lac shall be admitted tn vote
by reason Of having paid the word - ii lie
admitted vote by reason OF such age and the
same shall he called ou; 4 tie clerk who shall make
tie like notes on the list OF voters kept 10y them
In all where the Of person claiming
vote Is found on IL lst furnished 10y the commissioners
and assessors, if his right vote whether found there
not, is objected 10y any qualified citizen it shall
be the duty Of the inspectors to examine such person
oath rs TO his qualifications, and il lie claim to lave
sided within the State for year more Lis oath
shall not be sufficient proof thereof but he shall make
proof by at least one competent witness vino snail be
qualified eector, that he has resided the district for
more than ten days next Immediately preceding such
election aud shall also himself that his bona fde
residence in pursuance Of his lawful calling is in said
district and that he did into said district for
the purpose Of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid. and wl.s shall
of takes aforesaid shall he admitted in
the township, ward district in which he shall reside.
any person shall prevent attempt to prevent any
officer of any election under this Act from holding such
elections, use or threaten any violence TO snch
officer shall interrupt improperly interfere with
him in the execution Of his duty, shall block up the
window avenue to any window where the same may
be holding shall rntousy disturb the peace NJ such
election, shall any intimdatiI threats, force
violence. with design to influence unduy
any e!ector prevent him from voting
the freedom of choice such person. conviction shah
be fined in anv sum not exceeding fivn hundred dollars
and be imprisoned for term not less than three
than twelve months md ii II shall lie shown
the court where the trial scl offence sIsaII bc had
that the person offending not resident of the
city, ward, district township where the offence
committed. and not entitled to vote therein. then
conviction, he shall be sentenced pay a fine Of
less than hundred than thousand dol
lars. and be imprisoned not less than six months
more than years.
If any person by law qualified shall fraudulenty
vote at election of this commonwealth, being
otherwise qualified shall of his proper district,
if person Knowing the OF such qualifications
sa! ad or procure snch person 70 vote Tie person Oh
Tending shall, on conVcton, he fined in any sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars and imprisoned in
any exceeding three months
II any person shall vote at than one election
district otherwise fruuhuently than
on the same day. or sha iranduienty iod and denver
the inspector tickets together with tho intent
Illegally t5 vote or shall procure another to d" he
they offending shall conviction. be ned in any
not less than fifty than five hundred dol
lars and I've imprisoned for term not less than three
nor moro than twelve months.
If any person qualified to vote in this common
wealth areeably law fexcept the of qualified
citizens shall appear any place of election for tho
purpose ef influencing the cz-ns qualified vote, he
ing one hnndrcd dollars for every such oenco apd be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months
CHANGE II THE MoDE OF YorINo.
An Act regulating tho mode of voting all the cleo
tons in the several counties of tlis commonwealth,
approved March 3oth. 1896.
SECTION /. Be II >'octef by the Senate and House o
Representatives. of the If Pennsylvania
General assembly met and hereby enacted Jg He
orifg OF the That the qualified voters o. the sew
cral counties of this commonwealth, Mt the general
township borough special elections hereby here
after authorized aud required to vote 10y tickets printed
written, or partly printed and partly written, sever
ally classified follows One ticket shall embrace the
names Of all Judges OF C"urts voted for aud be labelled
outside Judiciary -; ticket shall embrace the
names all State officers voted for and be labelled
State" ticket shall embrace the of nil
County officers voted for and he labelled County >;
officers voted for, and I've labelled Township; one
ticket shall embrace the names of all Borough officers
shall be deposited in a separate baIIot-box.
AMENDMENT TO TIE T. s. CONSTITUTION.
s7crIoS The right of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not lie denied or ABRIDGED hy the United
States or by State account OF race color or
vous condition of servitude.
FIRST AND SECOND sEcTro.s OF Acr OF CoveREss
MARCH 81, 1870.
SEC / Be Il en-d by The Senate Hous- If Repre-
o. The Eifei States II AmeTIca ia Cagress
semhIei That all citizens of the United States who
shall otherwise he entitled to vote at election by
the people in any State, Territory District County,
City, farish Township, School District Municipality,
or other territorial subdivision shall be entitled aud
allowed to all such elections, without distinction
o rnGe, color OF pT@,"n' ootor %, any
State Territory, 10y OF under its authority to the
contrary notwithstanding.
SEC And BE- II fgyEr enacted That if by or under
the authority of the constitution laws of any State
the laws OF any Territory, any act IS or shall be required
prerequisite qualification U- voting,
and by such constitution oT lsw persons or officers are
shall be charged perioFinlilce IN
furnishing citizens opportunity to perform such
prerequisite become qualified to vote it shall be
person and ufccr give all citizens
United States the and equal opportunity to
perform such prerequisite and II become qualified 10
vote wlaut distinction of race color, previous
scrvitude and if any such person order shall
refuse knowingly Omit-to give fn effect To this
tua he shall every such offence forfeit a1d pay the
Of FIVE hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
thereby recovered 10y action the case will
full and such allowance for counsel fees the
shall deem just, aud shall a!so for every such
offence lie deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and shall,
prac yifr bE 6yah
dred dollars he imprisoned not less than month
than year, or both at the discretion of
the
SECTION 10 Az ACT ruE PENNSYLVANIA LEeIs-
LATURE APRIt 6, A. D. lSTD.
SEC. 10. That much of every Act of Assembly as
provides that only white freemen entltied TO VOTE
be registered voters claiming 10 vote at any
general special election OF this commonwealth, be
and the is hereby repealed and Tat hereafter all
Sfinr Of