The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-23

date for Office. be guilty of bribery, fraud, or
wflful violation of any election law, shall be
forever disqualified from holding any office OF
trust or profit in this Commonwealth, and any
person convicted of wiltul violation OF the.eiec-
iion laws SHALL in addition to any penalties pro
vided by law. be deprived OF the right OF suf-
frage absolutely for a term of four years.
SIC. I3. For the purpose of voting no person
shall be deemed to have gained a residence 10y
reason of his presence, or lost it 10y reason of
his absence. while employed in the serv ice. eli
ther civil or military. OF this State or the L nj
te: states or on the high seas nor while stu
dent of any institution of learning. nor while
kept in any poor house or other ast lun at put-
lie expense, nor while confined in public prison
SEC II. District election boards shall consist
Of a judge and two inspectors, who shall he cho-
sen annually by the citizens. EHeli clcctor
shall have the right to vote for the Judge aud
one inspector and each Inspector shall appoint
one clerk. The first election boaru OF any new
district shall be selected. and vacancies i'm rlcc-
tinn boards fill d. snail be provided by law.
Election officers shall he privileged from arrest
upon days of election. and while engaged in
making up aud transmitting returns. except
upon warrant OF a court OF record or Judge
thereof. for an election fraud, for felony. or
for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they
may claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms Of service.
SEC. II. No person shall he qualified to serve
as an election offlcer who shall hold. or shnIl
within two months have held any Office, or ap-
pnintment or employment in or under the gov
ernment OF the United States or of this state.
or of any city county, of any municipal
board, commission or trust i'm any city, save on
ly justices of the peace and aldermen, notaries
public and persons in the militia service or The
State; nor shall any election officer be eligible
to any civil Office to be filled at an election n
dinate municipal or local Offices, below the
grade of city or county officers, as shall be des-
ignated 10y law.
And also to the following acts of Assembly
in force in this state. viz:
Act os January 50;h. Is14.-SEC. ;. At all cleo
tiOHs hereafter held under the laws of this
Commonwealth, the polls shall be opened at
seven O'Clock. a. m, and close at seven O'Clock
p. m.
SEC. :. whenever there shall he a vacpnCv in
an election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
The said ct of Assembly. entitled AN Act
relating to the Elections of this Common
lows, to wit:
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holdmg the
belong, before seven o'clock in the morning OF
Tuesday. November 81, aud each said inspector
shall arp,Ant one clerk, who shall be qualified
In case t',c person who shall have received the
second highest number o votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day of any election then he per
son who shall have received the second highest
number OF votes tor judge at the next proceeding
election snail act as inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall havs received the
highest number of votes for inspector shall not al
tend. the person elected Judge shall appoint an in
spector in bis place. aud in the person elected
Judge shall not attend. then the inspector who
ceivcd the highest number of votes shall appoint
a Judge in his place; and il any vacancy shall CON
Jinue in the board for the space OF hour after
the time fixed hy law for he opening OF he elec-
tion. the qualified electors of the township. ward
or district for which such ciriccr shall have been
elected preSe at the place Of elect ION, shall elect
one os theiT number to MI sUch vacancy.
The Act of 50th January, 1s.4, further pro-
Vibcs Gs follows:
SEC ,. At the opening Of the polls a. ali pec-
tons it shall hc the duty of The Judges of ciHc-
tiou for trcir respective districts 90 designate
one of the Inspectors. " hose duty II -h:ti be tO
have in c,reto5ly tic registry or voters and to
make the entries thcreon required by INV: ar
il shall he tre Guty OF the other Of ST ID inspect
OrS to receive and uumocr the ballots present
9d at said election.
SEC. 9. All elections by the citizens shall be
L
ed in tue order IN which il shall have hecu re-
G.. we'd 2ud the number recorded l,y the clerks
on the list of voters opposite the name Of the
eicctor from whom received. And amy voter
voting two or more tickets. the several tickets
SO voted shall each Lc numbered with ghe uum-
Der corresponding with the number to the name
ot the voter. Any electOr may write his name
ten thereon and attestcd by citizen OF the
tistrlct Ia addition {" the oath now EiftS'Ii-
bad by law to hc taken and subscribed To by
election officers, they shall seNcrally he sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eiector
shall have voted, unless required to DO so as
witnesses in judicial proceeding. All JUDGES
! inspectors. clerks. and OVerScerS of amy etcc-
upon their duties. bc duly sworn or affirmed in
the presence OF each other. The judges shall
case there be no minority Inspector, then by
justice of the peace or aidcrHltu, aud Thc ia
hy the Judge. Certificates oi such swearing or
affirming snaE bc duly made out and signed by
the officers 50 sworn, auH atlo>tcl hy the OH
Ger who administered the oath. 1t any judge
[ or minority inspector refuses or fails to swear
by This Act. or II any Officer of election shall
act without being first duly sworn, or II any
officer of election shall sign the form of oath
without being duly sworn, or if any judge or
minority inspector shall certify that any utjiCer
was sw oru when he was not. it shall he deem
ed mlsdtii'Ahtr' ana upon c''ilN Nirtloh: tht
officer or officers so offending shall hc fined no.
! exceeding one thousand dollars. or imprisoned
| not exceeding one year. or h"th' in the discre-
! tion of the Court.
SEC To- ON the day of election any person
| whose name shall not appear on ihe registry OF
voters. and who claims the righ: to vote at said
| election. shall prodEce at least one qualified
voter of the district as witness OF he residence
! of the claimant in the district in which he
! claims to he voter, for the period of at least
! two months Immediately preceding said elec-
/ tiOu, which witness shall hc sworn or affirmed
and subscribe Il written or partly written and
partly printed aihdavit TO the facts stated by
/ him. which affidavit shall define clearly where
| the residence is of the person 50 claiming tn
/ hc Il voter ana The person so claiming the right
| to vote shall also take and subscribe writ en-
/ or partly written and partly printed affidavit,
! stating, to the best of his knowledge aud be-
/ lief. when auti where he WAS born; hat he has
! ana OF the tommonwtalth OF fcHnSyivanla
/ and that he has resided i'm the Commnuwtalt Ia
! one year. or il formerly Il qualified eicctor or
! Il native born citizen thereof, ana mas removed
! thcrefrom aud returned, that he hasi resided
| therein six months next preceding said eIcc-
tion: that he has resided in the district IN which
hc ciHimS to bR voter for the period of at least
! two months Immediately preceding said cleo
ton; that he mas nor moved INTO ne district for
! the purpose OF voting therein: thar he has. IT
twenty two years of age uT upwards. paid %
! State or county tax Within twu wears v Nivn
/ was assessed at least twu mouths and r3;I af
least p;.e tnorfh before the Di.,IIDU. ft .,fr
affidavit Shgll also si,rr svE-ir s.ua wh.ra fr,.
tax claimed To- np paiG 10y tht stIifll t.H~ .i--
"d, and " hen oUd whore AMI &C. wanu. lrair.. .s
the fay r.!.pt There for ~'.aEt t.l rssa.f,g.. .
Xnminati" unless the ttui -!3. o. .rsti -. ils
affidavit that il has hcCn i.-J 90 tr~Trfg eli. ...-
tIar he !ln- never received any . and iF a u.r,I-
r;tiizr citizen, shSil also state lyt;t. here pt
Ivy what court hc wd- UaturttiiZrd. AMI shan
also produce his c,tifFcaic OF naturalization
| for examination. i!ut if the tvr>pu -iaifn
ing the right tG vote shall take aHd ~JIilS,-rlt,
an affidavit that hC is a naiiV" born citizen of
] Il. l,.rrst
state the fact in is affidavit. aUt shall produce.
evidence. that he has t'ecn uaturuiiZ"d pr that
he iS entitled c;tiZcuS!ip bV r,';fS4n nf his
fathers naturalization. and shall further srts.
in his tila vt. thHt ne - at the time q! making
tho aftilaViI of the age of fNV,'n ~ one and IN
der TWENTY-FIVE yt:Ps; that he has been q cit-
OF the United States 0r.c month and has re-
Siied-iu the State tnC year: az. II a born
citizrn ~f the STAFF ard removed fhcrcfrouu
aud returned. that he has rcei'l"d therein six
months upNt preceding salt election. and in
the election district immediately two mont rs
{ proceeding such election. he shall ne cufitIrtj