The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-09

Of shall be fined or imprisoned. or both. at the
discretion of the Court; but the fine shall not
exceed five hundred dollars la each case, nor
the imprisonment one year. The like punish
officers of election who shall neglect efuse /
to make, cause to be made, the endorsement
required as aforesaid on said naturalization
SIC Y. If any election officer shah refuse or
neglect to require such proof of the right of
suffrage as IS prescribed by this law, the laws
To which THIS Is a supplem@ @nt, from any person
Offering 70 vote whose name is not on the list
of assessed voters, whose right to vote is
challenged 10y any qualified voter present, and
shall admit such person to vote without requi-
ring such proof, every person so offending
shah, upon conviction, be guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be sentenced for every such
offence, TO pay fine not exceeding i've hun
dred dollars or to undergo an imprisonment of
not more than one year. or both, at the discre-
? tion Of the Court.
SIC. l3. As soon IA the polls shall close the
the votes cast for each candidate voted for aud
make "a fun return of the same in triplicate,
win return sheet IN addition in all OF which
the votes received by each candidate shall be
given after his or her i,aIne, FIRST in words aud
again IN ngures, and shall be signed by all OF
said officers and certified 10y oVersccrs, !: amy,
or, if not so certified, the ovcrseers and any Of
hcer refusing 10 sign or certify, or either OF
them, shall write upon each OF the returns his
or their reasons for not signing or cvst.fy.ag
be publicly and fuzzy declared from the win
dow TO the citizens present, and brief state
ment showing the votes received nv each can
didate shall be made ar.d signed 10y the election
officers rs soon rs the vote is counted, and the
shall he Immediately posted up on the
door of the election house for the Information
. Of the public. The tripiicate returns shat be
enclosed in envelopes snc be sealed IN presence
of the officers. aud one envelope, with the un-
scaled return sheet. given to the judge, which
shati contain one lst OF voters ttllN pdpeT' ana
oaths of officers, and another OF said euVetopSs
shalt be given to the minority inspector vi
Judges HNiHS wtthin twelve tnit''S OF gag pro
thouotary ; Office, or within twenty four miles
If their residence be in town, village or city
ur01 tslf lire Of q railroad leading to the cOuH-
ty scat, shall, before two O'Clock post u.cridiln
of the day after The election, and ali other jud
cS shall before twelve q clock Merididh rl the
second day after the election, deliver said re
turn, together with the return sheet, 20 the
prothonofarS or the court OF common E!t-tN q
! the county. which said return sheet shall be
fled and the day and hour of Hing marked
thereon, aud shall be preserve by tue pro- non
Otary for public inspection. Al twelve clock
on the said second day "a. lowing any election,
the prothonotar! OF the court OF C'inHi9i flt'!s
shall present the said returns to the said court
In counties where there iS no resident i'resl-
uihS ,JGdge. the associate Judges siiiiI perform
the duties imposed upon the court OF common
pleas, which shall convene for that purpose;
tue returns presented iy the parliamentary
shall be opened by said court and computed 10y
such OF its officers and sI sworn assistants as
the court shtii appoint; IN tue presence OF the
judge or judges Of said court. and the returns
certified and certificates of election issued un-
der the seal Of the court as is now required to
be done by return Judges ana the vote as so
computed and certified shall be made a matter
nf record IN SAID court. me sessions of the
said court shall be open to the public. And in
case the return of any election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented or i'm
= case OF Complaint of a quatitcd ctector under
oath, charging paipahie fraud or mi, ls'ake, AMI
particularly specifying the alleged fraud or
mistake, or whore fraud or mistake = apparent
turn, and if in the Judgment of the court IL
shall be necessary TO Just return. said court
shall issue summary process against the elCc-
ton ot1:ers ana oNerSeers, III any OF the cleo
ton district complained of, to bring them
I forthwith into court, with all the election pa
pers in their possession; and If palpabie mis-
Ia Ike fraud shall bc discovered. il snail. upon
such hearing as may he deemed necessary to
ehiighten the court, be cfTfected 10y the court
and so certified; bat All allegations of palpaole
fraud or mistake shall be decided ny said court
within three days after the returns are brOug ht
i1tO court fer computation; and the said in
/ quiry sinai! be directed only to palpable fraud
/ or mistake and shall not be deemed judicial
adjudication TO conclude any contest now or
Z OF said tripicate returns shall be placed in the
I box and sealed up with the ballots. Nothing
of township or borough officers 10 be made TO
the court as directed in this section bat Al re
officers shall be enclosed in a sealed cover. di-
| rected 10 the prothonotary of the court of com
some one of them, he delivered into his Office
filed therein. In counties where there are three
l.oT more Judges of said court learned in the law,
at least two Judges shall sit TO compute and
I certify returns, unless trnayodab!y prevented.
I II any of the said Judges shall himself be cau-
nidate for any Office at any election, he shall
not sit with the court, or act in counting the
returns OF such election. and III such cases the
/ other judges, if any, shall act; aud il in any
county there shah be no judge qualified to hold
he said court. under the provisions of this act,
present and able to act. then, and in every such
case, the register of wills. the sheriff ana the
county commissioners Of the proper county
shall be and constitute board who, ml-
jority of whom, shall have and exercise all the
duties vested in, or required to be performed
~ tu c,ui OF Soiililoli iIe'is ot sIcn co.it
| but none of the said officers shall a mem
/ her of such board when himself a candidate
| for any ONCE at the election. the returns OF
which the said board is IquiTed to count uuder
the provisions OF this section. = =
/ W hen two or more c0uutieS are connected FOR
the election of any officer, the courts of such
counties shall each appoint return judge 20
| meet at such time and place, as required by
district. All nfficers provided for by this act
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by existing laws Whenever place has been
| or shall be provided 10y the authorities of any
! city, county. township or borough, tor the safe
Keeping of the ballot boxes. the judge and mi
nority Inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished, and the ballot-box or boxes con
tanning line tickets list OF voters and other pa
pers, have been securely bound with tape and
. / sealed, and the signatures of the judge and in
spector affixed thereto, forthwith deliver the
same, together with the remaining boxes to
the mayor and recorder OF such city. or in cOun-
ties, townships or hOrOughs, to such person or
persons the court of common pleas of the
proper county may designate. at the place pro-
Vldrd- as aforesaid, who shall then deposit tho
said boxes and keep the same to answer the cal
of any court or tribunal authorized TO try the
merits of such election. Whenever The elec-
ton officers of any election district shall re
quire the election boxes OF such district t.
hold any election which, by law, they or
shall be required to mold, they shall keep the
same securely in their possession without open
ing, until the morning of such election, and
until they shall severally be sworn or affirmed
not to disclose how any elector shall have voted,
and after being so sworn or affirmed they shall
open the said boxes and burn and totally de-
stroy all the ballots and other papers which
they shall hnd therein, before proceeding TO
hold such election
SEC. 10. Any assessor, election officer or per-
son appointed as IN OYerseer, who shall neglect
or refuse to perform any duty enjoined 10y this
! act. without reasonable or legal cause, shall bc
SUBJECT TO a penalty of one hundred dollars
and II any assessor shall knowingly assess any
I person as IA voter who is not qualified, shall
I willfully refuse to assess any one who i quail
! ned, he shall be guilty of a miSdemeanOr in
| Office, and on conviction be punished by fine
not exceeding one Thousand dollars, or impris-
onment not exceeding two years, or both at the
discretion of the Court. and also he subject TO
an action for damages by the party aggIisvcd;
= and If any person shall fTadulently alter, add
to, destroy deface any list of voters made
out directed by this Act. or tear down or re
/ move the same from the place where it has
been fixed. with fraudulent or mischeyiOus in
tent. or Tor any improper purpose. the person
so offending shalt be guilty of a mistiemcanor,
and on conviction shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five: hundred dollars, or i'm
I Dri m rxN.1 oF no t