The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-09-12


The general election in all the Wards, Town
ships, Districts and Boroughs of the County is
To be opened between the hour of Is and o.
o'clock in the forenoon, aid shall continue
without interruption or adjournment until
o'clock in the evening, when all polls shall be
And 1 further give notice. rs in and bv
the 18th Section of the aforesaid Act 1 am
directed
That all persona. excepting Justices OF the
Peace who shall hold any Oftice or appointment
ot profit or trust under the gov ernment of the
United States, or of thIs State or of ary city or
Incorporated district, whether a commissioned
olhcer or OF therwlSe, q subordinate or agent who
is or shall be employed under the lce-isIatfve
Judiciary. or executive departments of this
Incorporated district, and also every member
of Congress, or OF the State Legislature. and of
the select and common councils of any city or
commissioner of any incorporated district, is
bv law incapable OF holding or exercising at
the sauIe time the office or appointment of
Judge. Inspector. or Clerk of any Election Of
this Commonwealth; and that no Inspector or
shall he eligible to any Office then to he voted
for. Also hy the 4th Section of an Act of As
and for other purposes erp%owa 70 tI. iSt I
of april, 1896, it i enacted that the Toreroi,,y
18th Section shall not be construed as to pre-
vent any military officer or borough officer
from serving as Judge Inspector at any gen
wealth. II
The general, special, city, Incorporated dis
trict and township elections, ana All elections
! for Electors of President and Vice President of
the United States, shall he held and conducted
/ llY the inspectors ana Judges elected az afOrc-
Vidcd tor.
The Inspector and Judge of the elections shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
/ holding the elections in the district TO which
t1tey respectively belong, before O'Clock in
I the morning, and each OF said inspectors shall
appoint one clerk, who shall bc qualified voter
of such district.
In case the person who shall have received
the second highest number OF votes for inspec-
tor shall not attend on the day of any election,
then me person VINO snail have received the
next highest number of votes for judge a the
next preceding election shall act as Inspector
in his place. And in case the person who shall
have received the highest number Of votes for
Inspector shall not attend, the person elected
Judgc Sha!i appoint an inspector IN his place.
And in case the person elected judge shall not
attend, then the inspector who shall have re-
celVed the highest number of votes shall ap-
point a judge Ia his place and if any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space o: one
! hour after the time d Ned by law for thc open
ing of the election. the qualified voters Of the
| township, ward or district for which such ofi-
! GERS have been elected. present at the place of
election, shall elect some of their number t.
/ fill the vacancy
| In case any clerk appointed under the provi-
| sons of this act shall neglect to attend to any
! election during the said year, il shall be the
outS W VI cue !" no si'i clerk
or tue person III aInS Ihs 9f 4 m riG ae beTg6 rSG as
! the duties OF the year.
1t shall be the duty OF the several assessors,
! respectively, to attend at the place of holding
! every general. special or township election.
open, for the purpose of giving informant tion to
| the inspectors and the judge when called on
by them to vote at such election, or such other
matters in relation to the assessment of voters
! from time to time require.
| No person shall he permitted to vote at any
| election, rs aforesaid, other than freeman of
| the age of tweuty-one years or more who shall
have resided in the State at least one year, aud
/ in the election district where he offers to vote
/ AT least ten days Immediately preceding such
| election, and has within two years paid State
/ or county tax, which shall have been assessed
] at least ten days before the election But a
! Citizen of the United States who has previously
! been qualified voter of this Stale and re-
! moved thercfrom and returned, and who shall
| have resided in the election district and paid
/ after residing in the State six months. PT0rt-
| dCd, That the frecmcn- citizens of the United
| years, who have resided IN an election distI.ct
/ as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although
| they shall not have paid taxes.
! name is not contained in the list OF taxable in
habitants furnished by Conmissionets, unlc7s
| within two years of Il State or county Ia as
satisfactory evidence, either on his o. tn or at
! firmation OF another, that he has paid such II
make outh TO the payment thsreof- Second, If
| hctwcen the age of twenty-One and twenty-five q
years, he shall depose on oath or affirmation
| that he has resided in this State at least ono
! year next before his application, and make
such proof of residence in the district as is re-
! quired by this act, and that he does verify be-
| lieve from the account given him that he is OF
! the nge aforesaid and such other evidence as
| is required by this act: whereupon the name
/ of the person thus admitted to vote shall be in,
! serted in the al pha bcticat list by the iESpcc-
| tors and Ii note made opposite thereto by writ
! ing the word tax if he shall be admitted to
I vote by reason of having paid tax, or the word
age" if he shall be admitted to vote by reason
| of such age and the same shall be called out
| to the clerk, who shall make the ike notes on
the list of voters kept by them.
In ali cases where the name OF the person
claiming To vote is found on the iist turhlSIH-i
by the commissioners and assessors, OF ms Fg ht
TO vote. whether found thereon or not; IS OBJ
ctG 70 hy any lifted citizen, ii shall be he
duty of the inspectors 10 examine such pcrSion
on oath 10 his quail ana II ne ei0i.il @
or more his oath shall not be sufficient proof
thereof, but he si.'u haEe Lr3s92I 2 DS ,aiiiicd
eirctor that he mas resided in tho d.stElct Tor
fnnr, than ten days next immcoiiltElA pIeOotH-
M Sncb election, and shall also hImscH swear
tb9t his bonaiide residence, in pursuance Oh eis
low riII calling is in said district, ana 'ittt ~
iid NOT remove into said district FOR the Pur-
! pose OF voting therctti ..s-, - -,
/ Every person qualified as aforcsald, ana VINO
shski make. .lt,. Firoof, il required OF his resi-
derf.,. arr naviicut OF taxes as aforesaid Soail