The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-08

The electors of the district composed of tho
Township of YOder to meet follows: First Di-
vision at the house of Henry Frazier in said town
ship; Second Division, at Beams school house, in
said township.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
is hereby directed to Article vIIIth of the new
follows:
SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-one years of
age. possessing the following qualifications. shall
be entitled to vote at all elections:
Firsf-Hc shall have been a citizen of the United
States at least month.
Scc0Hd-ie shall have resided in the State one
year. tor If. having previously been qualified
elccor or born citizen OF the state he shall
have removed theretrom and returned. then six
monthsl Immediately preceding the election.
ThiIC-lie shall have resided IN the election dis
trict where he shall offer TO at least mont hs
Immediately preceding the election.
FosU1h-lrt twenty-five years of age or upwards
he shall have paid within two years n State or
County tax which shall have been assessed at lea st
two months and paid at least one month before the
SEC. !. All elections by the citizens shall be By
ballot Every ballot voted shall be numbered in
tho order in which II shall be received, and the
number recorded by the election officers on the
list OF voters opposite the name ofthe elect0r who
presents the ballot. Any electur may write his
name upon his ticket cause his ME to be writ
ten hereon and attested 10y citizen of the district
not to disclose how any elector shall have voted
unless required to do so as witnesses in judicial
proceeding.
SEC. s. Electors shall in all cases except trcn-
be privileged from arrest during their attendance
on elections and in going to and returning there
from.
SEC. 8. Whenever any of the qualified electors
of this commonwealth shall be in active military
the Unit ed States by the authority of this Com
moLwealth, such electors may exercise the right
of suffrage in all elections by the citizens. under
such regulations as are or shall be prescribed by
law. as fully as ii they were present at their usual
places of election.
SEC. :. MI laws regulating the holding of cleo
tOns by the citizens Tor the registration Of electors
shall be uniform throughout the State, but no
eicctor shall be deprived OF the privilege OF vot-
ing by reason of his name not being registered.
SEC. 8. Any person who shall give, or promise
offer to give, to an elcctor. any money. reward,
or other valuable consideration, for his vote at
any election or for W ithholding the same. who
shall give or promise to give such consideration to
any other person or party for such electors vote
or for the Withholding thereof, and any elector
who shall receive or agree to receive, for himself
or for another, any money, reward other valu-
able consideration for his vote at election, or
for Withholding the same snail thereby forfeit the
right 0Vote such election: and elector W hose
right to vote shall be challenged for such cause
before the election Officers. shall be required to
swear or Affirm that the matter of the challenge
is untrue before his vote shall be received
SFC. .. Any person who shall. while n candidate
for office be guilty of bribery, trau1. or wilful vo
1ation of any election law, shall be forever dis
qualified from holding any office of trust or profit
in this Commonwealth, and any person convicted
of wiliul violation of the election laws shall, in
addition TO any penalties provided by law, be de
prived Of the right of suffrage absolutely for
SC. 13. For the purpose of voting no person
shall he deemed to have gained a residence by
son OF his presence or lost t by reason OF his
civil military of this State the United States,
the high seas, while a student of in
stitution of learning. nor while kept in any poor
house other asylum at public expense,
while confined in public prison.
SEC. Ia. Dist rct election boards shall consist of
a Judge and two inspectors. who shall be chosen
annually by the citizcns Each elector shall have
the right to vote for the Judge and one inspector,
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board of any new district shall be
selected and vacancies in election boards filled,
shall be provided by law Election officers shall
| be privileged from arrest upon days of election,
and while engaged in making up and transmitting
returns. exc pit upon warrant OF court OF record
or judge thereof for an election fraud, for felony,
, for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they
may claim exemption from jury duty during their
terms of service
SEC. Is. No person shall be qualified to serve as
election officer who shall hold shall within
two months have held an Office. appoint ment or
employment in 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; shall any election
officer be eligible 70 any civil office to be hled ut
an election at which he shall serve. save only to
such subordinate municipal or local offices. below
the grade of city or county officers, as shall be
designated by law.
Ard also to the following Acts of Assembly
now in farce in this State viz:
ACT OF JANUARY 80, 1875.
s NC s. At all elections hereafter held under the
laws of this Commonwealth. the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock, a. NJ, and close at six
SEC. I. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in
election board on the morning of an election
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
The said Act of Assembly, entitled IAN Act
relating to the EectIuns of this Common
wealth. passed July "a, 1915, provides as fol-
lows, To vii
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 seven O'Clock in the morning of
Tuesday, November III, and each said inspector
shall appoint clerk who shall be qualified votes
of such district.
In person who shall have received the second
highest number of for inspector shall not attend
the day of election, then the person vino shaE
have received the next highest number of votes for
judge the preceding election shall act nspcc
his place And in the who shall have
received highest number OF for inspector shall
attend the person eece judge shall appoint in
speStor in his place And in the person elected
judge shall attend, then the inspector who shall
have received the highest number of votes shall appoint
judge in his place. and if any vacancy shall continue
in the board for the space Of hour after the time
fixed by law for the opening of the election the quail
fed of the township ward, district for which
snch officers been elected present the place of
election shall elect of their number to I'LL the
TIE ACT of 3oth January, 1874, further pro
vides rs follows
SEC. 3. At the opening of the polls at all cleo