The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-09-11
spectively to attend at the places of holding

open, for the purpose of giving informatio
to the Inspectors and Judges, when called O
in relation to the right of any person asses.
ed by them to vote at such election, an
such other matters in relation TO the asses:
ments Of votes as the said inspectors or iude
es or either Of them shall from time to tim
require.
No person shall be permitted to vote a
any election as aiores id, than a white free
man of the age Of twenty-one years or NOR
who shall have resided IN this State at lea IS
one year, and in the election district wher
he offers 10 vote al least ten davs immediate
ly preceding such election, and within ,w
years paid State or County Tax whicI
shall have been assessed at least ten day
before the election. But citizen of tb,
United States who has previously been ;
qualified voter of This State and remove,
! thereIrom and returned and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid tax
es Aforesaid. shall be entitled TO vote atte
residing in this State six months. Provided
That the white freemen citizens of the UNI
ted States between the ages of tweniy-ont
/ and twenty-five years who had resided if
the election district ten days as aforesa i'd
shall b. entitled 10 vote, although thew shaI
not have pid said taxes
"No person shall be admitted to vote
whose nItnc is not Confined in The list O.
! taxdbie lnhnbiians furnished by the Com
| mlssioncrs, unless first he produces n receipt
| Tor tayment 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 another
that he has paid such tax, or on failure &c
produce receipt, sh1ll make oath TO the
payment thereof; or, second if he claims a
right 10 vote by being an elector between
| he ages of 81 and % years he sh1ll depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the Slate al least one wear next before his
application and make such proof of residence
~ 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 Ibis act, ~hereupon the name of the per-
son so admitted 10 vote shall be inserted in
ihe alpha betIcal list by the inspectors and a
n tie m'de opposite thereto, by writing the
word tax, if he shall be admitted TO his yo: G
by reason of such age, and in such case The
name shall be called to the clerks who shall
make The like nutcs in The list of voters kent
bv them.
If any person shall prevent or attempt 10
prevent any officer of any election under
this act from holding such election or use
ar threaten any violence 10 any such officer
or shall interrupt or improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty, or
shall block mp The window or avenue to any
window where the same may be holding. or
shall ri"t"usy disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice any intini-
dating threats force or violence. with design
To influence unduly or overawe any ele.;ior
or to prevent him from voting or restrain the
freedom OF choice, such persons, on conyic-
ti"n shall be fined in any sum not less than
he hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
any time not less than three nor more than
twelve months, and if il shall be shown 10
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
mltled and not emitted to vote therein. then
on conviction lie sh II be sentenced TO pav "a
fine OF not less than one hundred or more
th1n ohe thousand dollars, and be in prsoned
mol less than SIX months, nor more han two
ye,rs.
II any 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 proclamation
thereof, or by any written or printed adver-
tlsement. or challenge or invite any persons
TO ma ke such bet or wager, upon convicl ion
thereof, ne or they shall forfeit and pay three
times the amcunt SO bet or to be bet
If any person not by law qualified shall
fra udnlentiy vote al any election in this
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified,
shall vote out or his proper district, or if any
tPerson know ing the want of such qualifca-
tion, shall aid or procure such person to vote,
the person offending sha II on conviction, be
fined III any sum not exceeding two hundred
dolarr, and be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding three months.
'' In all Cd ses where the name OF person
claiming 10 vote is found on the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners nd 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 10 examine such
person on oath as to his qualifications, and ifI
he clJlms Ia have resided within the district
f'r one year or more his oath shall be suffi-
clent prcofthereot, but he Shall ma he proofat
least by one competent witness who shall be
a qualified elecfor that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days next pre-
cedlng such election and shall also himself
swear, hat his bona Gde residence in pur-
suance of his lawful calling is within 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,
shalt be admitted TO vote in the township,
ward or district in which he shall reside.
l. any person shall vote at more than one
election district or otherwise fraudulentiy
vote more than once on the same day, or
shall frauduenIIy fold and deliver 10 the in
spector two tickets together with the intent
illegally to vote or advise and procure an
other so to do, he or they so offending shal
on conviction. be fined ~ any sum not less
han fifty nor more than FIVE hundred dol
ars, and be imprisoned for any term not less
han three nor more than Twelve months.