The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-07
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section 8. Al the opening u the polls az al
elections it shall be the duty Of the iuiges %
election fer their respective districts 70 designate
one Of the inspectors. whose duty II Shaii De- 70
make tie entries therein required By lsB :ani h
shall be the duty o. the other o. sail Inspectors -
receive and number the ballots presented atEit
election.
The said act Of Assembly onti;lea asn act re-
ting % the elections Of this Commonwealth rplsz
ca my lsls, provides as follows. viz:
lnat ne Inspectors and Judges shall meet az
the respective places appointed for holding the
election IN the district ~ which thew rezrra7fvefv
belong before o,el7ck in the morning u tse 1st
Tuesday o. November. and each satl risreeIcr
shall appoint one clerk who shall - q -n.tGef
voter Of such district.
In case the person who shall have reecissedthr
second highest number u votes for Iasaee b. shall
attend on the day % any election. ffst the
person who shall have received the ses,of hi~isas.
Of votes for Judge at the next n@ccsiing
election shall act rs inspector in bis place. AMI
highest number Of votes for Inspector shan rot
attend, the person elected Judge shall apps int an
inspector IN his place, AID IL case tls person
elected Judge shall not attend. then the Inspector
who received the highest number q votes shall
appoint a Judge IN his place: and II any vacancy
shall continue In the board for the space OF one
henr amer the time hxed BY law for the opening
Of the election, the qualified voters Of the town
ship. ward or district fer which such 0dlcer shall
have been elected, present atthe place Of election
shah elect eueOttheir number 70 nj such yae1n
Section .. All elections BY the citizens shall be
by ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered
In the order in which L shall be received. and the
number recorded by the clerks on the Nst u yc-
tiers opposite the name OF the electoE from WHOM
received. And any voter voting two CT more
tickets, the several tickets 50 voted shall elch he
numbered with the number corresponding with
the number TO the name Of the yOter. ANY cleo
ter may write his name upon his ticket. or cause
inc same TO be written thereon. and aticsfcd by q
citizen Of the district. In addition to tho oath
now prescribed Dv law 70 10 faEa- and araHea-rhnH
by election officers they shall ssveraIly be sworn
or affirmed net % disclose how any cfecfor shall
have voted, unless required % do 50 as witnesses
In judicial proceeding. All Judges inspectors.
clerks. and OyerseeTs Of any election held under
this act. shall. before entering upon their duties.
be duly sworn or affirmed IN the presence Of each
other. The judge shall be sworn by the minori-
~ Inspector, If there shall be such minority In
speet0r, then by a justice Of the peace or ALTER
man. and the inspectors, Overseers and clerks
shall be sworn by the Judge. Certificates af such
signed BY the officers 50 sworn. and atteste1 by
the officer who administered the oath. II any
judge or minority inspector refuses Or fails %
swear the officers Of election In the manner re-
quired by this act, or II any officer Of election
shall act without being first duly sworn. or IT any
officer Of election shall sign the form of saith with
out being duly sworn. or II any ludge OF minority
inspector shah certify that any officer was sworn
when he was not, It shah be deemed missile
meanOr. and upon conviction. the Oficer0r officers
so offending sail be fined not exceeding ono
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year or both, in the diTcrction ofthe court.
I also give official notice to the electors ci som
erset County, that BY an act entitled 4 Act
further supplemental To the act relative % the
election Of this Commonwealth, approved Jan.
60. A. ID. 1874 -
That it IS provided IN section 10. that ON the day
Of election any person whose name is not on the
said list, and claiming the right 10 vote at the said
election. shall produce at least one qualified voter
Of the district as a witness 20 the residence Of the
claimant in the district in which he claims 70 be a
voter, for a period ofat least TWO months next pre-
ceding said election, which witness shall take and
subscribe a written or partly written and partly
printed affidavit to the facts stated by him. which
afidavits shall define clearly where the residence
Is, Of the person 80 claiming to be a voter and
the person 90 claiming the right TO vote shall also
take and subscribe q written or partly written and
partly printed affidavit. stating. TO the best Of his
knowledge and belief, where and when he WAS
born that he has been a ciaz no the Unitei
States for one month. and Of the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania that he has ~rcsi4ef in the Com
one year, OF il formerly a qualified
electOr or a native born citizen thereof. and has
removed theTefr0m and returned: that he has re-
sided therein six months preceding said election
that he has resided in the district IN which he
months Immediately preceding said election; that
he has not moved into the district for the pur-
pose Of voting therein; that he has ir - years Of
age and upwards, paid q state or County tax
within two years. which was assessed 81 least tToO
and paid at least one month. before sail
election and. II a natur allied citizen shall uls
state when, where and by what court he was ma
turalized. and sh3ll also produced his certificate
Of naturalization for examination that said am
davit shall also state when and where the TAX
claimed to be paid BY the afiant was assessed. AMI
when, where and 70 whom paid and the tax re-
ceipt therefore shall be produced for examination,
unless the afiant shall state in his afidagit that
It has been lost or destroyed, or that he never re-
ceived any but If the person go claiming Che
the right to vote shall take and subscribe an ait-
davit, that he is a native-horn citizen Of the Uni
ted States. lOr If born elsewhere. shall stlte the
in his affidavit. and shall produce evidence
he has been naturallZed. or that he is entitled
to citizenship by reason Of his fathers naturaliza-
ton y and shall further state in his atidGTi~tL7
he is, at the time Ofmaking the afhdRyif, between
the ages oftTenty-0ne and twenty-five years that
he has beena citizen of the United States one
month, and has resided in The State one year.
or. IL a native born citizen OF the state and rem1v-
ed theTefrOm AMI returned, that he has resided
therein six months next preceding said election
and in the election district Immediately two
months preceding such election, De shall
be entitled to vote. although he shall not
have paid taxes; the said afhtayits OF al
the witnesses to their residence, shall be preserv-
ed by the election board. and at the close Of the
election they shall be enclosed with the LIST Of To-
tiers, tally list and other papers required by law Co
be filed by the Return Judges with the Pruth0no-
tary and shall remain on hie within the PrJtE0uo-
tary's office, subject % examination as other elec-
tiOn papers are if the election officers shall ind
the applicant or possesses all the
legal Qualification Of . voter he shnn
be permitted to vote, and the name
shall be added to the list OF taXahIes by the
election officers. the word -tax'f being added
where the claimant claims 20 vote on tax. and the
word age where be claims to vote on age the
words being added by the clerks IN enc.
case respectively, on the lists OF persons voting %
such election
Also, that in section nth OF said Act, it IS pre-
vided that 1t shall be lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, Notwithstanding the name
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the list oi
resident taxables, TO challenge the vote Of such
whereup0n the same proof o. the right
Of suffrage as is now required by Law shall De pub
licly made and acted on by the election board, and
the vote admitted or rejected, according 20 the
evidence every person claiming 20 be q naturaliZ-
ed citizen shall be required to produce his uatur-
certificate az the election before voting,
except where he has been for five years. eousecu-
lively. n voter in the district IN which he oilers 20
vote and on the vote ofsuch person being rccclr-
it shall be the duty Of the election odieers TO
write or stamp on such certificate the word "vu-
ted" with the day,mOnth & year and ifaly elec-
ton officer or officers shall receive a SECOND vote
on the same day, by virtue Of the same certificate,
where sons are entitled TO vote By viz
tue Of the naturalization Of their fathers, they
and the person who shall offer such second vote.
upon so offending shall be guilty Of nigh misfe-
meanOr, and on conviction thereof, be fined or ilG-
prisoned. or both. at the discretion Of the Court /;
but the fine shall not exceed five hundred dol
In each case. nor the Imprisonment more than
one year the like punishment shall be inflicted
on conviction on the officers of election who shah
the endorsement required as Aforesaid on said ua-
certificate.
Also that in section L Of saii Act. Il is provided
that if any election officer shall refuse or neglect
to require such proof Of the right Of suffrage a. is
prescribed by this law or the laws to which this is
q supplement, from any person Offering 90 vote
whose name il not on the list % assessed voters. or
right 20 vote is challenged by any QE4iihci
present. and shall admit such person to vote
without requiring such proof. every person So Of
shall, upon conviction. be guilty oia high
misdeIneanor, and shall be sentenced ir every
such offence, to pay "A me no. exceeding nve hun
bred dollars. or to unferg1 an imprisonment nor
more than one year, or either or uu-h, n t-c DIS
erection Of the Court.
Also that in section 25 OF said Act. ID is provided
that the same rules and regulations shall apply
at every special election, and at every separate
city, borough or ward election, in an rusPocts. as
nj the general elections.
Also that IN section II Of said act. Il is provided
that the respective as assessors inspectors ANT
Judges Of the election shall each have the power
to administer oaths TO any person claiming the
to be assessed or the right Of suffrage or in
regard 20 any ether matter or thing required To
be done or inquired into by any Of said officers IN
der this act and any williUl false swearing ny
any person in relation 10 any matter and thing
concerning which they shall be lawfully m;erTl
gated by any of said officers or 0yersecTs, shall De
punished as perjury.
SEC. 10. ANY assessor, election officer or person
appointed as an o%verseer, who shall neglect or re-
fuse TO perform any duty enjuined by this act With
out EeilSouAn4t OF At-AA tAu-ts rAAAA IN NA.NANA Nf n
penalty Of one hundred dollars; and IL any assessor
shall knowingly assess any person as @ voter who
Is not qualified, OF shall wliully refuse 20 assess
any one who Il qualified, he shall be guilty II ~
misdemeauor in Office and on conviction be punish
ed by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. OF
imprisonment not exceeding two years. OF both. NJ
the discretion Of the court, and also be subject %
an action lOr damages by the party aggrieved; and
ff any person shall fraudulently alter. add 30. de-
face or destroy any list Of voters made out "a diree.-
ell by this act, OF tear down or remove the same
from the place where it has been fixed. with frGudu-
lent or misehievOus intent. or for any improper par
pose, the person 80 offending shall be guilty Of 9
misdeueaDOr, and on conviction shall De punished
by a fine not exceeding five hundred doilars- or I'M