The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-27

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the Sth Attic = he New Constituted.
SnCTIOS / livery m8le citizen twcnty-en
years Of age. possessing the following qua iaca
lions, shall b. entitled 70 vote n All elections.
FiTsL-He shall have been n citizen 81 N
; United States a. least one month.
sC1na--Ei shall hare rsSiied in the State on
year, tor Il, having previously been a qusHae.
elect0r o. native born citizen % the state. he shaI
have removed therefr0m and returned. then 81
nouthsl Immediately preceding the election.
IhiFa.-He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall Offer 70 vote at least tw.
months inmediatsIy preceding the election.
totgIk, II twenty-five yearsof age0r upwaris
ne slah have paid within two years a State
: eeunty tax, which shall have been assessed q
[ -. W mouths AMI paid az feast enc uionfh be
!. tore TIE e~lec-iun-
N-1 Al Tie e~icr;t1us by the citizens shaI
I, --e- Every ballot vo.el shall be mum
!, oelet ~ we 9rIsr IN which it snail be received
~. w hate1eI reruried By the election officer.
| On the list Of voters, opposite the uame az The egee
tor vh0 presents the ballot. ANY elerrar maY
write his name upon bis ticket. Or rause fhs sams
70 be written thereon aad atfestsf bv 4 cifis,n .,
ne district. The election officers sk1iT h.. So,
{ or atnrmed not 90 disci1sc how any e,e--,- ss-fi
nave Votet unlcss required o. do afas wf.rsa.
in q ludicial proceeding.
Snc.S. Electors shall in all cases cNrept trs..
~, teiony aHd breach or surety IT the peace. b.
privileged rom arrest during their attendanro
On electldns AMI IN going % and returning there.
SEC. Whenever any Of the guai,sat sra..o-,
81 TINS commonwealth shall be IN actual uiIf.arv
service under n requisiti0n from the PresiIent III
,o,1.aist Stttes otoy the authority efthis Com
1NhNeA4lhr such electors may exercise the rigbs
OF s0Hrage IN all elections BY the rfffrsrs ,I,7s-
such regulations as are or shall Be urese-fbeI ~
49, ~ As they were present at their usual
81. q All avs regulating tho hobilng at els.
~ cni1ehs ~ Tor the registration of VA.
, snah Ds Uniform throughout the State. but no
feieetof shait DC deprived OF the priy1a~s M &c.
oy reason OF MS name not being registered
SET 8 Any person who snail efve orr.
or other v,t,,5 IL :. ~ Jtee,9r, any money, reward
election, or for Withholding the same or M sb,Ii
give or promise % give such e0usiderati5n -
other person or party for such e~leetors vote o. a.
the Withholding thereof and any elcctor VIII shai
receive OF agree 20 receive. fr htm=-lgn- 49,
other, any money. reward or other vaIuabI. en-
slIerdtlon TOT his vote NJ an election. or Tor with
hctdlng the same shall thereby forfeit the rfrht to
vote at-sueh election, and any eiector whose ri,br
u vote shall be challenged for such eause baf,rs
the election officers. shall be required 10 swear or
ahlrm that the Elatter Of the CHALLENGE il uprrl
before hts vote shall be received.
SEC. 3 Any person who shall, wh,ls acan.Ii-
date for Office. be guilty OF bribery. fraaI or wi
~ Violation OF any election law. shall be mreve-
disqualified from host.ng anotfce OF trlst or prna.
In this C0mm0nw 1lth. any person c0uvf.+sf ar
Wilfui violation Of the election laws shall in ada
uGa to any penal 'es provided BY law. be deDrivef
four years.
Sc. l. For The purpose Of voting no person
SHAH be Geemed 70 have gained a residence nv I
reason OF his presence. or iost II bv reason Of Ma
absence, while employed in the service. eIthr-
eva or military, Of this State. OF he TnFtei
states, noe while engaged inthe navigation oftbe I
waters Of the State OF the United Stafss ~ "a ~ [
hlGh seas nor while . siatent OF aHy institution .
% learning. nor While kept in any poor honse ar
o,her asylum a. public expense, nor while onan. [
Ell IN public prison.
SIC. "A. District election huari4 shan r,sis.
Of Judge and two inspectors, who shall bechoseR
annually by The citlsenE Each elector shall hive
nc rlsht 70 vote scF the Ridge and one Inspector.
anu eaeh inspector shall appoint one clerk The /
hrst ~eicctuD board for any new district shall ~ I
selected, and vacancies In election bo1rIs 6iief
~ 5hall De provided by law. Election officers
shau be privileged from arrest upon dava0 ~ ehrr-
ton, ant while engaged in making up aaL t-nus- !
hitting returns, except upon warrant % i f54-r - d
rreori or Judge thereof, Zoe an eisctssn ffaud, ar
leiony. or I0r Wdnt0n beach OF tbs peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from NV Iutv
during their terms Of service.
SIC. r. NO person shall be qualified b. serve
as an election of1cer who shah bold. or shall wft. Z
In two months have heid any Office. or aDp5igf-
ment az employment In or under the aovernmenf
Of the Jnised states or Of this state. or IF any
city, eEeoanty. or Of any munieiual i-.arI- com
mission or trust in any elrv ave cgiy i1s.i.es -
the peace and aldermen, n6faries pabUe AMI ne--
sons IN the TaititaEy service OF the State: nor sh,..f 4
any oie5tlOp officer be eligible to anyeivil of-ec ~ )
DC hliei at any election at which he shall serve.
save only 90 such subordinate mSnniDal or local
ohioes. below the grade Of city or county ofFoos.
as shall be designated by general Law.
And also to the following acts 81 Asasu,-iv now
in force in this state. viz
Act Of Jane goth, 1s74 SEE J. st al elcet,ras
heieater Eeld undertAe laws q this Common
wealth. tae Potss shatl 10 opened 81 : 0'c5.ka I'M
AMI closed at Gvl1ck D. m.
SEc whenever there shall be a vacancy in /
an election board On the morning OF an ciertj0a- I
: y r1c.ne9 aAai ne hAed IN conformity vrh e<
The said act Of Assembly sntt.ed an ne. re-
latlhS 70 the elections " thts Commonwealth
passed July 2 lsl5. proysiesa as follows. VIZ
That the inspectors All Judges shah meet al
The respective places apPoiateI for holding the
election N TIE district az Which they respectively
oeloag beige ocnek in the morning or Tues
day November 81. and each said inspector shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be q qualified v,seg
OF such district
"In ease the person whn shall Aaso s~ocefsc.I the .
second highest number Of v~ctesio< inspector SHAH 4
not attend on the taJ OF any election, then The
person who shaH have received the second highest
Dumbo- OF votes Fer lgtgs at the next proceeding
election shah act as inspector IN bis place. And
N case the person who shall have received the
highest usmbeF Of votes for inspector shall not at
teld, the person elected Judge shall appoint an Z
inspector in his place; and in ease the pessoa eiec-
ted Judge shall not attend, then tbs inspector who
received the highest numtSs % votes shall an
point n Judge in his pace; and &c any vacancy
shall continue IL the board for the space OF one
hour after tho time liked BY law for the opening !
Of the election, the qualified voters Of the fgwn- I
ship. ward or district for which such Cfiser shall /
have been elected, present al The place OF election. [
eancy.
The act OF so;h OF July, 1874, further proriIss.
viz:
SIC $. At the opening OF the polls NJ all slse-
tons 1t shall be the duty OF the Judges OF election I
for their respective districts % d-essyrsfe one ofi
the inspectors, whose duty il shat be 10 have IN Z
custody the registry Of vutera, Gnl 70 make the !
entries therein required BY Jaw. and g. snail be
the duty Of the otAesos ssd inspectors " receive
ton.
SES. :. Al e~eciioas Is the citizens shall be bv
paLoti ever 1asSt voted shan be numbered ia
the order IN which d shall be received. and the I.
number recorded by the clerks on the Hst OF co.
opposite the name 0fthe elcct1r from whGm re
letved And any voter voting two0= z0re tfekets.
the several tickets so voted shah each Be number
Ell with the number correspCndtng with the ann 4
Der u the name of tie voter. ANY oieatar nav {
write his name spoa his ticket, o. CaEsc the same
70 be written ~thereo1, and attested BY 70 citizen Of
-AS dzAIsct- In adai-iun - the cath now prescri5- ,
Ell by law 70 be taken and subscribed hv election I
lfhcers, they shall scvsraliy be sworn 1f a mrned
cot - disclose how any elect0r shall have voted. 3
required 20 DO ~ as witnesses in p iufieisi i
preceding. All judges, inspectors. clerk aaI Z
Of any election heli under tLaGci. shan. .
)etOfe entering upon their dIkL Es duly sworn u
r affirmed in the pFe-a1-e 81 each other. The IL
shall be sYo-l b the minority INSPECTOR. II .
there shall Be lach nin0nfy inspector. and in u
teesa ee no minority inspector. then bva 80 Il
he ftue peace or alderman, and the in-ueesors. :
lJerseeTs ard clerks shall be sw0ru D. lhe Judge ,
Certificates Of such swearing r. Affirming shall !
1e duly made out and [nsd by the officers Sd
worn, and at;ested - the officer who admi-lter
FL the oath. any Judge or minority INSPECTOR
refuses o. aiis 30 swear the officers Of eleciion in I,
&c manner required by tbs act, 0F u auY Q.iceT !
II election shan act without being dfs. daly |
worn, or II any Oshee- of election shaii sizn the I
orm Of oath eithQgt being daily sworn, or il any 7
udgs - minority lnspect0. sAzIi certify that ans {
iHleer vas sworn WASn he was not. Il sail b q
iecmed 9 misteA.anoT, and upon conviction, IN j
,GiceF o.. oineers 80 offending SHAH be fined not ex- I
.seslmg one thousand dollars. or Imprisoned aat Z
Exceeding one year. or both, in the tsszet.ol Of :
he Court. @
SIC. 10. On the day oF s,e.tlq aay pe1s1u
whose name shall TO- avDear On the regHfFy It n
-Oters. and who sa.ns tie right 10 vote at said e
election. shaE prOdl zee at kas. One qualified voter d
4 the q st-fct IS a witness to the residence OF the q
4asslant IN tie district IN which he claims 10 be Z
voter, for the period Of az least two months i'm :
preceding said election. which witgess +
Ralt be sworn or afiruel and subscribe .fften E
y partly written and partly prirt-i a~tIIavi. 10 b.
he facts stated BY him. whif4Arrlavir shall Ie- D
clearly where the .G-isgce d 5f Tie person so
laiming To be p ,-ier, and the person 90 claiming &
be right % rc;e shali also take AMI suhzcribe = !
ETftt-4 % partly written and partly yG.ntei all
.aSft. stating. 70 the best % hE En5WieIge aht
,elief when and where he was born. Lhlt re hgs
,een a citizen OF the United States TO- one m0Efh.
md Of the Commonwealth CT Pennsylvania, that
le has resided in tie CO~r1m0DWeaIth aas year. or
{ formerly 4 gEIliied electoF 0s . native born cit
yen thereof, AID has removed therefrum and re-
armed, that be has resided therein SIX months .
preceding said election: TINT he has resfiei
n the district In which he claims TO be a voter for
he period Of at least two months Immediately rse-
eding said election; that he hes not noel nj 81
h. district for the purpose OF VOTING sG-zsin. dat :
le has. II twenty-five years = AZ Or upWaufs. a
n State or county tax 9ttAaa tRo YEAR,. xhnh :
- aa.Eza nN a. 80 y