Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-10-07
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such cause before the election officers, shall
be required TO swear or affirm that the mat
ter Of the challenge is untrue before his
vote shall be received.
SEC. .. Any person who shall, while a
candidate for Office, be guilty of bribery,
fraIi, or wilful violation of any election
| law, shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing an office of trust or profit in this Com
monweaifh; any person convicted of wiltui
/ violation OF the election laws shall, in addi-
! tion TO any penalties provided BY law, be
deprived OF the right of suffrage absolutely
! Tor term OF four years.
! SIC. IL. For the purpose of voting no
person shall be deemed TO have gained a
residence by reason of his presence, or lost
Z il by reason Of his absence, while employed
I in the service, either civil or military, Of
/ this State OF the CBited States, nor while
engaged ia the navisation of waters of this
| State or the United States, OF on the high
seas. nor while studest of any institution
OF learning, nor while kept in any poor
house or other asylum at public expense,
nor while eonnned in public prison.
| SIC. "A. District election board, sna.!
| consist Of Judge and Two inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually Dy the citizens.
E.vch elector shall have the right to vote for
the judg, aud one Inspector, and each in-
spector shall appoint ons clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall bv
selected, and vacancies in election boards
hlled, as shall be provided by las. Flee
! ton officers shall be privileged from arrest
/ upon days IF election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant OF a court OF record or iuig ge
thereof for an election fraud, for felony, or
tor wanton breach of the peace. In cities
/ they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms OF serrice.
| SIC. l5. No person shall be qualified to
serve rs an election officer who shall hold,
or shall within two months have held any
Office, or appointment or employment in or
under the government of the United States
or of this State, or of any city, or county
| or OF any municipal board, commission or
trust IN any city save only Justices of the
peace and aldermen, notaries public and
persons in the militia service of the State ;
nor shall any election election officer BE- clli-
bic 10 any civil Office TO be illed at an elcc-
! ton at which he shall serve, save only 10
such subordinate municipal or local Offices,
below the grade oi city or county officers
as shall be designated by general Law.
And also to the following act of Assem-
bly, now in force in this State, viz:
Act Of Januray 80, 1874 SIC. >. At all
elections hereafter held under the llws of
this Commonwealth, the polls shall be OPEN
ed 1T seven O'Clock 4. H., and closed a,
/ seven O'Clock p. IN.
SIC. 4. Whenever there shall be a vacan-
cy in an election board ON The morning of
an election, said vacancy shall be fllci in
conformity with existing laws.
The said act OF Assembly entitled al
act relating to the elections OF this Com
monwea-th," passed July =, 1916, provides
as follows, viz:
"That the inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before & o'clock
in the morning Of Tuesday, November Sd,
and each said Inspector shall appoint one
clerk, no shall be qualified voter OF such
district.
.'In case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
Tor Inspector shall not attend ON the day OF
any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number of
votes for judge at the next preceding cleo
ton shall act as inspector i'll his place. And
in case the person vino shall have received
! the highest number Of votes for inspector
shall not attend, the person elected judge
shall appoint an inspector in his place /; and
in case the person elected judge shall not
attend, then ,he inspector who received the
highest number of votes shall appoint i
judge in his place; and if any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space of
one hour alter tl;c time fixed by law for the
opening of the election, the qualified voters
of the township, ward or district tor which
such officer shall have been elected. present
at the place of election, shall elect one OF
their number to fill such vacancy
The Act of Jan. Both, 1874, further pro-
vides, viz:
SEC. s. At the opening of the polls at all
elections it shall be the duty of the judges
OF election for their respective districts To
designate one OF the Inspectors, whose
duty it shall be TO have in custody the reg
istry of voters, and TO make the entries
therein required BY law aud it shall be- the
duty of the other of said inspectors TO re-
ceive and number the bIllots presented at
SAID election.
SIC. 9. All elections by the citizens shall
be 10y ballot; every ballot voted shall bc
numbered in the order in which it shall be
received, and the humber recorded by the
clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding
with the number 10 tho name of the voter.
Any electOr may write his name upon his
ticket, or cause the same TO be written
thereon, and attcsted by citizen Of the
district la addition to the oath now pre-
scTIbed By law TO be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall severally be
sworn or affirmed not Ia disclose how any
elector >hsu have voted, unless required ~
do 80 a. wilt ses IN a Judicial proceeding.
All Judges, Inspectors, clerks. aud ovcrseers
ai any election held under this act, shall,
before entering urOn their duties, oe duly
sworn or affirmed ia the presence of each
other. The judges shall be sworn by the
minority Inspector, il there shall be such
minority Inspector, and in case there be no
minority Inspector, then by u justice of the
peace or alderman, and the inspectors, over
seers and clerks shall be sworn by the
Judge. Certificates of such swearing or
affirming shall be duly made out and signed
by the officers so sworn, and attcsted by
the officer who administered the oath. If
any judge or minority inspector refuses or
fails TO swear the officers of election in the
manner required by this act, or if any OIL
Ger of election shall act without being first
duly sworn, or if any officer of election
shall sign the form OF oath without being
duly sworn, or If any judge or minority in
spector shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, il shall be deemed
"a misdemeaDor, and upon con, iction the
officer or officers so of lending shall be tricd