The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-02


quiry shall be directed only 70 palraele fraud
or mistake, and shall not Lc deemed judicial
adJudica;icii 10 conclude aty contest now or
OF said duplicate returns shall be placed =. the
hon aud sealed up with the ballots Nothing
" TINS act snail require the returns OF electlon
of township or borough officers TO be made to
the court a. dirce;ei in this section; but ali re
turns or the election OF township and borough
officers shall be enclosed In a sealed cover. d.
rected to the prothonotaFy OF the court Of com
mon pleas 81 inc pro''sr cuuntS = ano slaii, ny
nsie sF them. he delivered Into his ONCE
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hied therein In counties W isre mere ats thrcs
or more Judges OF said court learned IN the law
Al iesst two Judges shall 81 70 SeS ne ss silo
certify r-turrs. unless tina TotdaoiS fEcNcE-Eeds
IL any nf the said judges shaii himself . can,
not sit With the court. OF act IN counting tne
returns OF such election, and in SUCH cases the
countT-tbsrt shall no no iI,tiS-e ouslif,ea to hold
th,.said court, under the provisions OF TINS Ect,
osSe, the register or villa, the sheriff and the
cpuntS CON 5ntssiCuers OF tue pEOper county
shall hs ans cou-titutc q board who. or ms
5ofitt oI whom, snail have ano exercise All ne
duties vested in. or required 70 oe performed
by and under the TrovIssorss of this section
but none of the said officers shall act a. a mcrn-
for any Office at the election, the returns or
which the said board il required 20 COUNT under
When Two or more counties are connected for
the election OF any officer, the courts ot snch
counties shsll each appoint return judge 10
ineet ST SUCH time snd place, as - ", s "
law, 20 compute and certify me vote o. eucn
y
shall be compensated as like officers are paid
10y existing laws. Whenever "A place has been
or shall he provided by the authorities OF sny
cay. county, tevnship or borough. Tor the saie
keeping Of the bsllot-boNes- the jucse ana nj.
nnrity inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished. and the bsIlot-box or boxes con-
tanning the tickets. list or voters and other pa
pers, have been securely bound with tape ana
scaled. and the signatures of the Judge and in
! spectOr affixed thereto. forthwith denver tbe
the ysI- and recorder OF such city, or la cCun
trs- townships or horuushs, TO such person "r
. persons as the court OF common pleas OF tue
proper county may designate. NJ tho plsce pro-
vided. as aforesaid. Who shall thsn deposit the
of amy court or tribunal authorized TO try this
merits OF such election Whenever The elec-
] quire the election boxes OF such district. To
! hold any election which. ty law. they are or
shall be required 10 hold, they shall keep the
same securely in their possession without Open
ing. until the morning OF such elccif1n ana
until they shall severAlly be sworn or sfhrmed
not 70 disclose how any elector shal hsSeNnteq,
ana after being 80 sworn or affirmed they shall
open the said boxes ana burn and totally de-
.troy all the ballots snd other papers which
, they shall nnd therein, before proceeding 10
SEC. 10. ANY assessor. election officer or per-
SON appointed Is aniOVersceT. W hu shall neglect
or refuse To perform any duty enjoined by this
hct, without reasonable or ieSHl cause shsil De
subject To a penalty OF one hundred dollars
and if any assessor sbsil knowingly assess any
person as 8 voter who is not qualified. or shall
willfutfy refuse to asscss any one who Is quali-
ned. he shall be guilty of n mlsdemeanor IN
Office. and conviction be punished BY fne
not exceeding one Thousand dollars. or lmpIis-
discretion OF the Court, and also he subject 10
an action for damages 10y the party asgrleNeoi
and il any person shall frsdnlently alter, add
, TO. destroy or defsce any list OF voters made
out as directed by this Act. or tear down or re-
move the ssmo from the place where IL has
been fixed, with fraudulent or mischevious in
. tent. or for any improper purpose. the persoa
sDf , I,,ss;c.;,,t, sbsI, h ,o,nisha5 ~ q an,
not exceeding five: hundred dolsrs, or i'm
at the discr.iion @ Of the Court; and if snv per per
son shall. BY violence or Intimidation, drive
from the polls, any person or persons appoint
ed 10y ths Cour. to act rs overseers of an cleo
ton, or in any way wilfullg prevent said
s>ers from performing the duties enjoined up-
on them by this Act, such person shall be gull
t. OF misdemeanor, aud upon conviction
thereof shall be punished 10y nne not excseo-
ing one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding two years, or both. NJ the discre-
the day CT any election, visit polling place in
any election district at which he is not entitled
to vote, and shall use any intimids. ion or vio-
lence for the purpose Of preventing any officer
| OF election from performing the duties requir-
! ed Of him by law, or for the purpose of pro
venting any qualified voter OF such district ex-
/ ercieing his right to vote, or from exercising
! his right to challenge any person Offering 20
vote, such person shall toe deemed guilty of n
! rnisdemeaIior. sud upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by S fine not exceeding one
| ceeding years, or both, at the discretion OF
! the Court. Any clerk. overseer, election
ofhcsr, who shall disclose how any elector shall
| have voted, unless required to do a wit
| ness IN Judicial proceeding. shall BE- guilty of
! & misdemcrnCr. snG upon conviction thereof
shaI hs punished by a fue not exceeding one
/ thousand dGilsrs, or by imprisonment not eE-
c9edng two years, or both, at the .discretionlof
/ tho Court.
! The inspectors, Judge and clerks required by
| law to hold township and general elections
/ shall take and subscribe the several oaths and
affirmation, required by the 18th. eoth and slst
sections of the Act OF ID OF July. lS2e. "An Act
] relating to the elsctions Of this Common
wealth" which oaths or sfirUat:1us shall he
prepared and administered In the manner pre-
scribcd in the 18th ana ri sections - "a I Act,
and in addition to rhe power conferred by the
18th section OF said Act. the judge Jr c5tE-r Of
! the inspectors shall have rover to administer
! the oaths prescribed by saif Act to any clerk
| or a general special OF township election.
THE NODE or VOTISG.
The attention Of all qualifiei'voters is direct
ed 20 the following Act of Assembly rsgula-
ting the uiode OF voting In this com h:
CEkseE THI kenr yeTyEe.
kE Act regulating the mode Of voting at ell the sie-
tioEs IA the sevsral counties OF snwsalth
srPcorsc March Eorh. lsc6
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