Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-09

not signing or certifying them. The vote, as
soon AS counted, shall also be publicly and fully
declared from the window to the citizens present.,
and brief statement showing the votes received
by each candidate shall be made and signed by
the election officers soon as the vote Is count
ed, and the same shall be Immediately posted up
on the door Of the election house for information
of the public. The triplicate returns shall be en-
closed in envelopes and be sealed in presence of
the officers, aud one envelope, with the unsealed
return sheet, given to the judge, which shall
contain list of voters, tally-paper, and oaths
of officers, and another of said envelopes shall be
given to the minority Inspector. All judges liy
ing within twelve miles of the prothoEotary's
office, or within twenty-four miles, if their resi-
dence be in town, village or city upon the line
of a railroad leading 20 the county seat, shall
before two O'Clock post meridian of the day after
the election, and all other judges shall, before
twelve o'clock meridian of the second day after
the election, deliver said returns, together with
return sheet, to the prothonotary of the court of
common pleas of the county, which said return
sheet Shall be filed; and the day and hour of
filing marked thereon, and Shall be preserved by
the prOthonotary for public inspection. At II
O'Clock on tho said second day following any
election, the prothonotary of the court Of COM
mon pleas shall present the said returns to the
said court. In counties where there is DO resi-
dent president judge, the associate judges shall
perform the duties imposed upon the court OF
common pleas, which shall convene for said pur-
pose; the returns presented by the prothonotary
shall be opened BY said court and computed by
such of its officers and such sworn assistants as
the court shall appoint in the presence of the
judge or judges of said court, and the returns
certified and certificates of election issued under
the seal Of the court as IS now required to be
done by return Judges and the vote as so COM
puted and certified shall be made matter of
record In said court. The sessions of the said
court are open to the public. And in case the
return of any election district shall be missing
when the returns are presented, or in case of
complaint OF u qualified elector under oath,
charging papable fraud or mistake, and parti
CulaTly specifying the alleged fraud or mistake,
or where fraud or mistake is apparent on the re-
turn, the court shall examine the return, and if
in the Judgment Of the court il shall be necessary
to IL Just return, said court shall issue summary
process against the election officers and over
secrs if any, Of the election district complained
of, 10 bring them forthwith into court, with all
election papers in their possession and If any
palpablc mistake or fraud shall be discovered, it
shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed ne
ccssary TO enlighIeu the court, be corrected by
the court, and so certified but all allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided by
the said court within three days after the day
the returns are brought Into court for CUmputi-
tiou aud the said inquiry shall be directed only
to papabc fraud or mistake, aud shall not be
deemed judicial adjudication to conclude any
and the other OF said triplcatc returns shall be
placed in the box aud seuled up with the ballots.
Nothing In this act shall require the returns of
election of township or borough officers TO be
made to the court as directed in this section, but
all returns OF the election of township and bO-
rough officers shall be enclosed in a sealed cover,
directed to the prothonotary of the court of COM
mon pleas of the proper county, and shall by
some one of til IN, be delivered into his OiHce
within three days after every such election and
filed therein. In counties where there are three
or more judges of said court learned in the law,
at least TO Judges shall sit TO compute and certi-
fy returns, unless una, oidaby prevented. If
any of the said judges himself shall be candi-
date for any Ofice ut any election. he shall not
sit with the court, act in counting the returns
of such election, and in such cases the other
Judges, il any, shall act ard If in any county
there shall be no Judge qualified to hold the 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 and county com
missiOuerS of the proper county shall be and
constitute board who. or majority Ut whom,
shall have and exercise AL the powers and per-
form all the duties vested in, or required 10 be
performed by the court Ot common pleas OF such
county, by and under the provisions oi rUch
section but none Of the said officers shall act A.
Il member of such board when himself II cand-
date for any office at the election. the re-
turns of which the said board Is required TO
count under the provisions "f this section.
When two or more counties are connected for
the election of any officer, the COURT of such
counties shall each appoint return judge To
meet at such time and place, rs required by law,
to compute and certify the vote of such district.
All officers provided for by this act shall be COM
pensated MS like officers are paid by existing
laws. Whenever place has been or shall be
provided by the authorities of any city, county,
township or borough for the s;de-krcpng of the
ballot boxes, the Judge and minority Inspector
shall after the election shall be finished and
the ballot-boI or boxes containing the tickets,
list of voters and other papers, have been secure
ly bound with tape and sealed, and the sigma
lures of judges and inspectors affixed thereto,
forthwith deliver the same, together with the re-
manning boxes, to the mayor and recorder OF
such city, or in counties, townships or bOrOughs,
TO such person or persons as the court ot COM
mon pleas of the proper county may designate,
at the place provided, ne aforesaid, who shall
then deposit the said boxes aud keep the same 10
answer the call of any court or tribunal, author
lied TO try the merits of such election. When
ever the election officers of any district shall re-
Quirc the election boxes of such district, to hold
any election, which, by law, they are or shall he
required 10 hold, they shall keep the snIpe Sc
curelv in their possession without opening, until
the morning of such election, and until they
shall Seyerally be sworn affirmed not to dis
close how any elector shall have voted, and after
having been sworn or affirmed, they shall
open the said boxes and burn and totally destroy
all the ballots and other papers which they shall
find therein before proceeding to hold such cleo
tOn.
The quaIifed electors will take notice of the
following Act of Assembly, approved the 18th
day of March, 1866 San Act regulating the
mode of voting at all elections in the several
counties of this Commonwealth"
SECTION l. Be 1t enGcisd by the Senate dnd House
of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of lefHsyE-
rdltid IN General assembly met, and il is hsrs6y
enacted 6y the authority Of the same, That the quail
| fed voters of the several counties OF this Com
| monwealth, at all general township, borough and
spccial elections are hereby hereafter authorized
and required TO vote by tickets, printed or writ
tcn or partly printed or partly written, several
/ ly classified as follows One ticket shall em-
brace the names of all judges Of courts voted for,
/ and to be labeled outside, "Judiciary; one
| ticket shall embrace the names OF all State OIL
GERS voted for and be labeled Estate :" one tick
/ et shall embrace the names of all officers voted
/ for, including the Office of Senator and members
| of Assembly, if voted for. and be labeled "Coun-
! " - one ticket shall embrace the names of all
township officers voted for and be labeled "Town-
! shin - one ticket shall embrace the rames OF all
| borough officers voted for, and shall be labeled
Borough = and each class shall be deposited In
| separate ballot boxes.
SEC. 9. That it shall be the duty OF the Sheriff
in the several counties Of this Commonwealth to
| insert in their election proclamations hereafter
issued the first section of this act.
! JAMES X. KELLEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Approved the thirteenth day Of March, A. d.,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-siE.
A. G.. CURTIN.
Given under my hand, at my office in sunbnry,
this 18th day of October, A. D. 1874, and in the
ninety-nnth year of the independence of the
| United States.
S.H. ROTHERMEL. Sheriff.