Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-20

SIC. IL. For the purpose Of voting no
perscn shall be deemed TO have gained a
residence by reason of his presence, OF lost
it BY reason OF his absence, while employed
in the service, either civil or military, of
this State or the United States, nor while
engaged in the navigation of waters of this
State or the United States, or or tire high
seas, nor while a student of any Institution
of learning, nor while kept in any poor
house or other asylum az public expense,
nor while confined in lnblc prison.
SEc. IA. District election boards shall
consist Of Judge and Two Inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually py the eitizens-
Each elector shall have the right .c vote for
the jndg, aud one Inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint ons clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall b.
selected, and vacancies in election boards
filled, as shall be provided by law. Elee-
ton officers shall be privileged from arrest
upon DAYS Of election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant of a conrt OF record or Judge
thereof for an election fraud, Tor felony, or
tor wanton breach of the peace. In cities
they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms of service.
Sac. ID. No person shall be qualified to
serve as an election officer who shall hold,
or shall ithIn two months have held any
office, OF 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 on
trust In any city save only Justices Of the
peace and aldermen. notaries public aud
persons In the militia service of the State
nor shall any election election officer be cIli-
bic to any civil Office to be flied at an elec-
ton at which he shall eerye, save only 20
such subordinate municipal or local Offices.
below the grade of city or county oiiict r.
as shall lie designated by general law.
Aud also 70 ,hs 1,u,.vi act of Assem-.
h,- ,,o,,. in f,-ce in ,b;s state viz.
A., or I.,,rav so Is-4s,r i. AZ al
s,cc,;o,. b.ra,,,,.r b,.,d upder the laws O,
his Commonweal,b- the ,,olls shall be omen.
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whineysr ,t,.ra sb Ill ha n yscan.
~ =, an .is.,ion hnsrd ON tbe ma-ni,r Of
:. ..i.c,;or ssid rsc,,cy shall ba 6IIel in
aa,,,,ss,,':,,. ,r;,h ax;s,ing l,,xs
Th.. "a 49, or .ssa.rh,v ,,,it,ed Z. n,
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s'I,e'
tn, H. ;,..o~s and ;udgas shall
meet at the respective places appointed fol
holding the clectios in the district at which
they respectively belong, before Z o'clocl
in The morning Of Tuesday. November Sd
and each said ins,ector shall appoint on.
clerk. who shall b.: a qualiiied voter OF sucl
district.
c.;vea 1be second h,gbest number of vote
for ;nsncc TOR shall not attend on the dsr O
any eI..c,iop- Then the person who sinai
have received The second highest number o
vo,,s for ;ndye at The newt preceding elec
tion shall act Is inspector in his place. Anc
in case the person who shall have receives
the highest number OF votes for inspecto
shall not attend. the person elected iudg,
sb,II ,nnoipt an inspsetor in his place an,
in ease tbe person elected jndye shall no
attend. then he INSPECTOR who received th,
birbest number of votes shall appoint
ind oe In his Mace: and If any yacanc-
SHAH continue in .be hoard for the space o
on,. bopr s,t,.r IN. time fixed bv law for IN,
op,ninO of the election. the qualified voter,
! of the township. ward or district TOR whici
sucb officer shall have been elected. prcsen
at the place of election. snail elect one o
| the;r number IL fiji sncb vacancy
en,t, 1871 f,r,,,r mr.,
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g. Q a, a.. o,,;,, oc the noIls at Al
eIec,ions il shall h. the duty of the Judge
of ,.Iect;op for their r.sn,eiiye districts 4
DESIGNATE one of the Inspectors, who's
4 duty il shall be TO have in custody the reg
! istry of voters. and TO make the entrIe
/ therein required bv law; aud il shall be III
duty of the other of said inspectors to re
ceiye and number the ballots presented a
| sa,d election.
/ Syc.e. Ali elections by the citizens shal
be nv ballot: every ballot voted shall b
numbered in the order in which il shall b
received and the number recorded by tn
!. clerks on the list of voters opposite tn
name of .he elector from whom received
And any voter voting two or more ticket:
/ the several tickets 50 voted shall each
| numbered with the number correspondent
! " ith the number to the name of the votel
ANY elector may write his name upon hi
ticket, or cause the same to be write
thereon, and attested BY a citizen OF tn
district In addition to the oath now prs
scribed by Law I, be taken and subscribe
! bv election officers, they shall seyerdliy u
sworn or affirmed not to disclose how an
elector shall have voted, unless required I
do SO as witnesses in 4 judicial proceeding
All judges, inspectors, clerks, and oyerseer
I of any election held under this act, shal
before entering upon their duties, oe dul
sworn or affirmed in the presence of eac
Other. The iudges shall be sworn by tf
minority inspeetor. if there shall be sue
minority inspector. and in case there be I
minority inspector. then BY a Justice of Il
neace or alderman. and the inspectors, owe
s.ers and clerks shall be sworn by Il
;pdqa Cert,tcates O; such swearing ,
,tiiruinr shall be duiy made out and signe
bv tb. officers so sw orn, and attested /
the officer who administered the oath.
any iui0e or minority inspector refuses
fails 10 swear the officer. of election in ii
manner reouired by this act, or if any of
Ger of election shall act without being fir
duly sworn. or if any officer of electi,
shall sign the form of oath without beii
duly sworn. or il any Judge or minority i
/. spector shall certify that any officer W
sworn when he was not, it shall be deems
A misdemeanor, and upon com iction Il