Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-10-08

r;rbt to vote is challenged by any 4ua'i"eu
xo,.,r uresent. and shall admit such person
IN vote without requiring such proof every
person so offending shall, upon consic,,on,
hp rniifv of a high misd. meanor, ana shi'i
be sentenced, for every such ohehce, pvla!
a fine not exceeding one hundred donHs'
or TO und ergo an Imprisonment no, mr.
than one wear, or either or both, at the us
cretion Of the court. .
8. Ten days preceding every e'Ge'io" ~
for electo rs Of President and wee trssi-
dent Of the United States, II sii'iii DC 'ne
dutv of the Assessor to attend al 'he P'acs
tixed by law for holding the election III e"on
election district, and then and there hca,
all applications OF persons whose haii'S
have been omitted from the llst Oh asSeaSe"
voters, and who claim the right 10 WV -,
whose rights have originated since the sam.
,xas ,o,.i. ont. and shall add the names OF
sucb nersons thereto as shall show tnat thes
are entitled to the right OF suffrage IN such
district. on the personal application oi tiie
cI,im,nt only. and forthwith assess tnem
with a prop. r tax. After completing the
l,st a COPY thereof shall be placed on inc
door of the house where the election IS 10
h. held. Mt least eight days before the eiec-
t,,n and Mt the election the same cour0s
shall be pursued, in all respects, as IS re-
op,red bv this act and the acts to wiiich IL
~ a supplement, at the general elections M
October. The Assessor shall also nlaKe
the same returns to the County Comhis-
sioners of all assessments made by virtue
of this section and the County Commas
sioners shall furnish copies thereof to I'VE
election officers in each district, In like nss'i-
ner as is required at the general elections
in October. N
o. The same rules and regulations Shall
apply at every special election, and at every
scparatc city, borough or ward election, III
October.
10. The respective Assessors, Inspectors
and Judges of the elections shall each nave
the power TO administer osths to any per-
son claiming the right TO be assessed or the
right of suffrage, or in res rd to any oi saW
officers under this act; any wilfui false
swearing BY any person in relation to any
matter or thing conc .rning which they s1aii
be lawfully interrogated BY any OF SAID OIL
fcers, shall be punished as perjury.
IL. The Assessors shall receive the 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
Com missioaers, as in Other cases, and IL
shall not be lawful for any Assessor to 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 wear, or within ten d VS. next before any
! election for electors of President or Vice
! Pres;den, OF the United States any viola
| tion of this provision shall be n misdemean
| or. and subject the officers so ofscnding to
| a tjpe, on convection, not exceeding ens
hundred dollars, or 10 imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months, or both, at the dis
! cretion of the court.
| And the Judges of the respective Dis
| tricts aforesaid, are by the saId act required
| to meet at the Court House IN the Borough
Of Mifilintown, on the third day after the
said day ct Election, being FRIDAY, tho
! SEVENTEENTH day of OCTOBER, then
and there to perform the things required of
| them BY law.
| Pursu.nt to the provisions contained in
the 81 tn section of the Act first aforesaid,
| the Judges of the aforesaid district shall re-
spectively take charge Oh the Certificate of
return Of the election of Their respective
districts and produce tlscm at a meeting Of
the iisiges from each district, at the Court
House in the borough of Mif,iintcwn, on the
third dav after the day OF election, being
tho present year Sn Friday, TIE Sth day OF
November, then and there to do aud perform
the duties required by law of said judi ges.
Also, that where a Judge sT sickness un-
avoidable accident is unable to attend said
meeting OF Judges, then tie certificate of
return aforesaid, shall he taken charge of
by one Of the Inspectors or clerks OF the
election OF said district, who shall do an's
perform the duties required OF said judges
| unable to attend.
SECTION |. 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 -tisre e, AID on the lay
of the general election every second year
thereafter, one person TO ill the oibce ot
State Treasurer, and until such officer is
elected and assumes the duties of his Office.
according to the provisions Of this act. tn
present incumbent, upon his renewing his
official bond, TO be approved by the Go fer-
nor, not later than the first Monday of May
next, shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties of State Treasurer.
SECTION 2. 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
of Nav 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 OF the State treas
ury.
SscTIoy 3. The term of the office of State
Treasurer shall b. two years, from the first
Monday ofMay next succeeding his election
| His salary shall be five thousand dollars per
| annum, payable quarterly, and no person
shall be twice chosen in four wears.
SECTION 4. The election laws now In force
| for the choice of Governor of this Common
wealth, shall regulate the election OF Stat /,
| Treasurer; aud in case OF any vacancy oc-
curing IN said office from death, resignation,
faiinre to quality and assume the duties af-
Ter election or otherwise, the Governor shall
appoint some proper person to ill such va
cancy until the first Monday of Nav follow
ing the next general elec tion and the Quail
flied electors shall, at the first general cleo
| ton, which shall happen more than sixty
days after snch vacancy shall occur, elect.
In the manner herein provided, n suitable,
person to fill said Office for the full term
authorized by the provisions OF this .ct.
SECTION .. 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
aud 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 o. Before he enters upon the du-
ties OF his office, the State Treasurer shall
take the cath of office, or affirmation of Of
hce, aGreeably to the directions of the Con.
stitution OF the United States and this Com
monwealth, and shall become bound in an
obligation with five or more sureties, to be
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
enJolned and required by law, to be per-
formed by such Treasurer; and the exccu.