The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-30

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trust or profit i'll this Con.nonwealth, ana any
I.erson convicted of wiifui violation of theelec-
tiOn laws shall. in addition tOany penalties pro-
Vided by law, be deprived OF the right OF sur
fragc absolutely Tor term OF tour years-
SEC. I3. For the purpose OF Vo'ing no person
shall be deemed to have gained Il residence bI
his absence. while employed in The serX ice. ei-
thcr civil or military OF This State or ne I nj
to-: States. on the high seas. nor while sitI-
dent Of any institution o! learning, noI Whtc
kept in any poor house or other asA lu:n at pun
IicexUenSc, nor while confined iU public prison
SEC. Il. District election boards shall consist
Cf a Judge and two inspectors, who shall be cho-
son annually by the citizens. Each e!ector
shall have the right to vote Tor the JHo2c AUG %
one inspector and each Inspector shall appoint
one clerk. The first election board of amy new
district shall be selected. and vacancies in rlcc-
ton boards fiji d. as shall be provided by law
Election officers shall be privileged from arrest
uUon.days of election, and while engagcd IN
making mp and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant OF Il court OF record or Judge
thereof, for election fraud. for felony. or
for wanton breach of the peace. In cities tncy
may claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms Of service.
SIC. -. No person shall he qualified TO serve
as an election officer who shall hold, or shait
within two months have held any Office, or ap-
pointment or employment in or under the gov
ernment of the United States sr OF this state:
or Of any CITY or county. O- of any municipal
hoard. commission or trust in any city. save on
~ justices of the peace ami aldermen. nothfieS
public and persons in the militia service oil The
State; nor shall any election officer be eligible
to any civil office to he filed az an election at
which he shall serve. save only to such subor-
grade of city county officers, shall be des-
gnatef by law.
And also to the following acts of Assembly
now in force in this State. viz:
Act 90 January 30ih. lSs4.-SEC. j. At all cleo
tions hereafter held under the laws of this
Commonwealth, the polls shall tie opened ut
seven o'clock Il. rl., and close at seven o clock
SrC Z whenever there shall he q vacancy i'm
an election board on the morning of an election,
Said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
relating to the Elections of this Common
wealth. passed July %, 1916, provides as fol-
lows. to wit:
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election i'm the district n which they ressectively
belong, before seven o'clock in the morning of
Tuesday. November 81. and each said inspector
shall appoint one clerk. who shall be qualified
voter OF the district.
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
attend the day of any election. then the per
son who shall have received the second highest
number of votes for Judge ut the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number votes for inspector shall not at
tend the person elected Judge shall appoint an in
Spcctor in his place. and in The person elected
ju-e shall not attend, then the inspector who re-
ceiyed the highest number OF votes shall appoint
judge in his place: and it any vacancy shall con-
tlnus in the board for hc space uf one nCur after
the time fixed by law for the opening of the elec
tjon, The qualified electors of the township. ward
district for which such officer shall have been
elected present At the place of election snail elect
The act of Both January, 1874, further pro-
videS as follows:
SEC. 3. At the opening OF the polls at all elrc-
tions it shall toe the duty Of til" Judges OF elcc-
tiOn for - cir respective districts to designate
one Of the Inspectors. whose duty II shall be to
have in custody the registry al voters. and to
make he entries thereon required by INV: nd
it shall be rhe Guty OF the either OF said inspect
ors To receive and number the ualints present
I'd at salt election.
SIc Q. Al! elections by the citizens shall hc
by ballot; every ballot voted shat b'' unrlhcr-
ed in the ORDER ia which il shall have hc" r,'-
cc' ed and the nunucr recorded hy the clerks
the list of voters Opposite tho iHuc OF the
ciCCtoT from whom received. -AuI any 70. or
voting TWO or more tickets; thc Sl.ttfd, iic"ets
Nptpl shall each ir mum trcd with the
N,'f' corresponding wis h ne number ia tbp name
oi ihc voter. ANY eicrfuf lHaE W'it" MS iiHi5't
upon his ticket or cause the same to he writ
ten thereon. an! att"stcd hy a citizen "i the
tilStrict- In hH!t3tpn I" tIt' "ntA now pf.>cfl l.
bed by law to he taken and Subscribed t. il
election officers. they shall seVcI:,lly bC sworn
CT affirmed not 10 diSCiuSe now any cicc!Or
shall have voted. unless required TO do So as
witnesses in judicial prCcccdtHE' All judges.
Inspectors. ellen Ks aHd oFrf&yctS 1I amy e'.'c-
ton held under this Act. shall. before cEtcriu--
urpn their duties. hc duly sworn or affirmed il.
the presence OF each other. The Judges shall
be sworn Iy tic minority Inspector. and in
ease there he uu minority Inspector, then by
Il iusi:c. OF The peace or alderman, and the in
S1ectoTS, OVcr%CprS and clerks shall tc sworn
10y the judge Certificates ni such s" earring GI
affirming snaI! bc duly made out and signed ~
siI, oficrrs So sworn, ana uticsic.j hv tho Off
Ger who administered the oath. II any Judge
or minority inspector refuses or fui!s 10 swcAr
the offers uf election in the manner required
by this \ "t. uS . any ot.ictr OF election SHAH
net without being fiT>t duly sworn, or f. u:i.
"fijcor Of election shall sign I'll. form of oath
rninori., ;!i ;ry th,tiy nlso
was sworn when he was not. it shall he deem
co co y m r. aln 4EUn cHf Wv artiooi @ @1t
exceeding one Thousand dollars, or Imprisoned
not exceeding ore year. er both, in the discre-
tiuIl nf the Court.
SIC 10 ON the day Of election any person
whose nniuc SHALL not appear on the registry of
voters. and who claims the right TO vote at said
voter of the district as witness tnthe residence
of the claimant in the district in which lie
two months Immediately preceding said cleo
tion, which witness shall he sworn or rtirned
and subscribe II written or partly written and
partly printed affidavit 10 the facts stated 10y
him, which affidavit shall define clearly where
the residence is OF the person 50 claiming t0
he a voter and the person so claiming the rig
to vote shall also take and subscribe written
or partly written and p3rtiy printed aihdnyit-
stating, to the best of his know ledge and be-
lief. when and whore he was born; that he has
been IA citizen of tho United States one month.
and al the tnmmonW"alth OF pennsylvania
and that he hats resided in the GpmmOuwp.tit h
one year, or. if formerly II qualified cieUtOr or
native born citIHt'n tht-ito'- ana mas removed
thercfrOm and returned, tnat he has; resided
. IheTen SIX mohthe i,cN! fltce1'ng siild SlcG-
tton: that he has reside! IN te dIstict IN which
np claims to be voter for the period Of 81 least
two months linmc diateiy preceding said cleo
tiOn; that he mas not moved into the district for
the purpose ot voting therein; that hC has. ii
twcuty two years or age or upwards. paid a
State or county tax within two years which
assessed ut least two months and paid at
least orc month before she election -rhc said
I affidavit shall also state when and where the
tax claimed 10 he paid by the afliant was assess
ed, and when and where and to whom paid; and
the tax receipt therefor shall be produced for
examination unless the af!iant shall state in his
affidavit that il has been lost or destroyed, oT
, that he has never received any: ana If nutti-
raliZv citizen, shall also state when, W here and
by what court he was naturaliZc6- and shall
also produce his certificate of ndturaliza tion
for examination. But If the person so claim
ing the right to vote shall take and subscribe
an affidavit that he is native born citizen Of
/ tho United States, CT. il born eiSewheT shall
state the fact in ~ affidavit. and shall prOluce
evidence. that he has Eccn DaturdiiZcd or thut
he is entitled to citizenship by reason of his
fathers naturalization. and shall further state
in his .la Wit, chat he i, at the time of ma f5fg
TN" affidavit, OF the age Of twenty one and nm
der tNenty-twO years, that ne has been a citi-
zen of the United states one month. and hns re-
sided in the state one year; or, il q native born
I citizen Nf the State ana removed thcrpfrorn
and returned. that he haT resided therein six
/ months next preceding said election, ana in
the election district Immediately two mon rs
proceeding such election. he shall be entitled
to vote. ali AOu@h he shall not have Faid taxes.