The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-15

/ Lmse or other asylum at pubic expense, nor
while confined in public prison
! G., :, ris. riet election boards shall consist of
Judge and two inspectors: mo snir he n hsv
annually by Each @ eiecoa is.rtor
aod each inspector stall appoint one CLERK. ne
as eicntjon lrard of any new district shall be
s.iCcteJ ana vacancies in election boards filled as
shall be provided by law Election oIIceTs .i sIii
be- priyileced from arrest upon days of election,
and while engaged in making up and transmitting
returns except upon warrant OF court e Q. fi0T
or nudge thereof. for an election fraud oT ie9ny,
or for wanton breach of the peace. In cltles lhey
may claim exemption from jury duty during 1he'
terms of service.
/ SEC Is No person shall be qualified to serve as
an election officer who shall hold, or shall WITHIN
two months'have held an Office or appoint ment or
employment under the government OF the
United states of this state, or OF any cily OF
county or of any municipal board, commission or
tr.st in anv ctv save only Justices. of the peace
and aldermen notaries public ana persons h @ tile
oiticer he eIigihe to anv civil Office be filled at
an election at which he shalt serve. save ohiy 10
such subordinate municipal or local offices pGl2w
the grade of city county officers, as snail De
designated by law.
Ard also to the following Acts OF Assembly
now in farce in this State viz:
Act JANUARY 80, 1875.
SIC D. At all elections hereafter held under the
laws of this Commonwealth, the polls snail De
opened at seven O'Clock, A. NJ, ana close at sX
o'clock, p. NJ. ,,,..- :,
an election board the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
The said Act of Assembly, entitled IAN Act
reiating to the Elections Of this Common
wealth. passed j July I'd, 1910, prONiues as lOl-
lows to wit:
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet a;
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district at which they respectively
belong. before seven o'clock in he morning of
/ Tuesday, November 81, and each said inspector
.han appoint clerk, who shah be qualified vote
of such district.
In case the person who shall received the second
highest number inspector shall attend
on the day any election then the person who siai;
have received the highest number of votes for
tor in his place And in case the person who shall have
received the highest number of for inspector shall
attend the eecte judge shall appoint an in
spec;or in his place And in the person elected
judge shall not attend, then the inspector who shall
received the highest number of votes shall appoint
judge in his place. and if any vacancy stll continue
in the board for the space OF one hGnr aiteT me tfe
fed of the township ward district for which
such officers been elected present ut the place of
slection shall elect some oi Their numbe. TO MI the va
TnE ACr of 30th January, 1874, further p ro
I VidcS rs follows:
/ SEC. 3. At the opening Of the polls at all cleo
tions it snail be the duty OF the judges OF elec-
tion for their respective districts 10 designate
one OF the inspectors. whose duty IL shall he to
have in custody the registry OF voters and TO
make the entries thereon rcqnired by law; ana
il shall lie the duty of the other OF said inspect
/ ors 70 receive aud -nunibcr the ballots present
! ed ut said election.
SrC O. All elections by the citizens shall be
| by ballot; every ballot voted shall he number
, | ed in the order in which il shall have been re
/ ceived, and the number recorded 10y the clerks
on the list of voters opposite the name OF the
elector from whom received, And any voter
r voting two or more tickets, the several tickets
so voted shall each be numbered with The mum
her corresponding with the number 20 the namc
OF the voter. Any eiector may write his name
. upon his ticket, or cause the same tn he writ
: ten thereon. and attested by a citizen OF the
district. In addition to the oath now prescri-
, bcd by law to be taken and subscriocd to by
election officers they shall sevcrai!y Dc sworn
or affirmed to disclose how any eector
shall have voted. unless required to do so as
: witnesses in n Judicial proceeding. Ali judges,
\ ton held under this Act. shall. bcfor" entering
II upon their duties, he duly sworn or affirmed in
. the presence of each otl.-r. The JUICES shall
: be sworn by the minority Inspector, and in
! case there be no minority inspector, then by
Justice OF the peace or alderman and the in
!. | sppctors, ovefgseers and clerks shall be sworn
/. by The Judge; Certhchtes OF such swearing or
: affirming shall be dniy made out and signed by
+ the officers sworn. and attested by the Off
n or minority Inspector refuses or fails to swear
J. thc niIceis OF o!ectlon III the manner require,
Il oy this Act, or II any ohiccr OF election shall
y act without being Grst duly sworn, il any
! officer of election shall sign the form of oath
n without being duty sworn, or IT any judge or
- minority inspector shall certify that any officer
n was sworn when he was not, il shall be deem
;e cd mlsdcncuner and upon c0ny iction, the
n officer or officers so offeniiIg shall he fncd not
=" exceeding one thousand daiIars, or impiison cd
! ton OF the Court
Il SEC. TO- On the day of election any person
whose name shall not appear the registry OF
r voters, and who claims the right to vote "a; said
In election shall produce at least one qualified
voter ot Tue district as w'tn"ss TO the residence
le OF the claimant in the disCtict i'll which he
O. claims to De voter, for the period of at least
two months Immediately preceding said elec
le tion- which witness shall be sworn affirmed
T. and subscri5ca written or partly written and
partly printed affidavit to the facts stated by
r. him. which affidavit shall define clearly where
Sc the residence IS OF the person so claiming tC
be voter, and the person claiming the rig
ne to vote shall also take and subscribe write;
of or party written and partly printed affidavit
stating to the best OF his knowledge and be
he iet- when and where he was born; that he ha;
Sc been y citizen OF the United States one month
and OF the Commonwealth of Pennss lsania
rr- ana That ne has resided in the Connnouw ca IN
a native born citizen tnercoi. ana has relnGveC
,r- therefrom and returned, that he has resided
ton that ne has resided ia the district il, hic,
he he claims to be voter Tor the reriod at ieas
,ol two months Immediately preceding aid e!et.
d. ton that he has owed into the district To-
he the purpose of voting therein: that he mas, i
In twenty-five years of age upwards, paid ;
State or county tax within two years, whicl
he was assessed at least two months and paid n
III least one month before the election The sai.
n aihdavi, shall also state when and where tht
in tax claimed to he paid by tho n(Tinnt ,yaS
ed. aud when and where and to whcm m paid an,
the tax receipt therefor shsll be produced 10
~ examination, unless the aiant shall state in hi
% %,w afiidaNt that it has been lost or icstroyed o
a. That he has revcr received any; and if a nntu
raizcd citizen, shall also state when where. an,
OF hy what court nc was naturaaed, and shall
all also produce his ccrtiHcste of natitraIizatio,
ior examination. But If the person SO claim
ed ing the right TO vote shall take and snnscrib
an Affidavit that he is native born citizen o
ne IEe United Stntes, or, If born elsewhere. shal
ed state the fnct in his affidavit, and shall prpduc
an evidence thar he has been naturalized or tha
SIX ne IS entltled 10 citizenship by reason of hi
-, idther ma urailzation, AMI shall further stat
is ia his vit, that he is, at the tuo of making
shS the atldaNlt. or the age of twenty-ohe and TN
, der twenty-five years; that he has been u citi
as zen OF the United States one month. and has re
sided in the o,. / nat;,,o n, =,
ist citiZrn OF the State and removed tiler,gron
lie and returned, that he has resided therein 81,
months next preceding said election. and i,
py the election district immediately two month
in preceding such election. he sbnI I.a ant;tt a.
he 10 vote althouyh he shall nor h.,,a ,,,;5 .o ~,
ne Tue sai6 atndavits of all persons making suc
his their r,sdeDce shall he presary.a NV Tho sioc
it tn hoard and MT tho cipsc Of h, ~, . ;.
ct. shall be enclosed with the Iist ,r tofars %
e ISt ;tna ,t5.r ners ~ l,v -, ~, O..
ed hv thp return is,dya Yt,h ,i,o rr1t
iaI aud shall re,nun on file tierewifh in ,ha pr1
thonotarys oiicc, suoject to, cxaBlinati0n n
"a other election laperS are. III the election off
re- Gers sinai tga that he a,,Ic ~ ,,x<scss1e 81
zee the lpr;I oualjfcaious III /, vcfsr h., shoIi -
re- permits eli 90 vote and his shall be addc
to the list of tHXabies by the election officers
,rs the WORD ''tax being added where the clairnan
ry claims to voIe on TAX and the word ...,,.'