The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-20
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slit county.
SPECI8L 1T ENTfONis hereby directed 20
tae Sh Arg lr NSU G0astEut.oR-
Same. i 1vcfs mals q zen tvcuty-are
sears et sgc pstzins toe nA5ainx q~saiiAet-
7 lions, shah . entitled - vute o. AL e~icctlous-
FirsL-He shan have ieen = citizen o. the
United States Al iessf oae MONTH
shan have resided II the state QUO
year, Cor %, having previously been a gaaliac1
~eieetcr or naive bora citizen 81 The state, hc shall
have removed thercircrG Gnf returned. then az
menthsl Immediately preceding the election
Iatrd-He shall have resited n The election
district where he snail offer 70 vote a. least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
fCerta II tNeuty-tUo yeaFs0f agoor Eprd7is.
it s.aA Aafc paid within two years a Stateor
In 1N- Waiah shall have been assessed At
sdre The election.
All ,he elee.iens b. Tie citizens SHAH
pe @, Atiee EFey haiist v6tel shall be MN
!bercd ~ sar uuier ia when AZ staf - r,eeire-i
ana The uulstrr recorded hv the a-fa4fs, rrse~3
On re iisio 81 vo-ers, opposite the namsaf ne cleo
t9r Who presents the ballot. Any eiaefar NAV
write his name upon his ticket, n rru~efre sTr1.
90 be written tLercul and attestet bv ~rf~a-.r
heelsinc,- The election officers shah be srorr
pr aHlrihed not % disclose how any ci-ator shall
h9Fe Futed unless required 70 DO - as witne.seS
In a judicial proceeding.
sDo,5 Electors shall in all clses esespt trca-
a-leilhy anI breach CT sarcty OF the peace. De
privileged from arrest during their attenianee
"a etectloAs AMI IN gDirg toGnd returning there
Sc. Whenever any o. the qm,l6et electors
or tAis Commonwealth SHALL De Ia aefIsf n~.ifisa-v
service, under a rcquiSitian from the Prgsiicnt 81
ne intel States orby the authority orthis Com
OF suffrage IN all elections Nv the cffs-,-s -.5.-
sueh Regulations as are or shall be prescribe nv
~, a. suIiy AsN they We're present at theiy usual
SEC. Z. Alllaws reEula;inv the b,isi,.o
lions by the citizens " for the re~fsf~sffs, ~ -
ters shaii De uniform throughout the sac. hat ~
eleetog shaH DC deprived Of the urIviiea. ~ -o-;~r
By reason Of his name not heinz rsgjsfe-o 'es~s
Sc 5 ANY person who shall give. Or promise
o. oler 70 give, 70 an ~eiect0r, any manev. -ews-9
or o,her Nai1inie consideration for his vote a. an
election, OF ior Withholding the Sane. or who sheIi
give or promise 70 gtve such consideration ~ ~
other person or party for such eIcc,or vote or f5r
the Withholding thereof and any e@lccror who sheli
receive or agree 20 receive for klmsslfor frnn-
other any money, reward or other valuable con
sileratipu Tor his vote &C an election. or for With
holiing the sIme shah thereby Forfeit the rizht 10
vote - such election. and sny elcctor whose rirbr
90 vote shall be challenged for such causs hefr-s
tne election Qllc2rs, shall be required to swear or
amrm lnat thr matter OF the challenge Is uutrur
he.ore his vgtc shall he rsceiveL
Ssc.9. Any person who shall, while acau.'f-
cate Tor Office. be guilty 0f bribery. fraud. or vii
tal ylolation Of any election law. shall be forever
disqualified nom holding an0flce oftrlst OF prsft
IN this C9ramonv ltth, any person convicted Of
I Wufui violation Of Pc election laws zh4l "a ada
lion - any penal 80 provided by law. be deprived
Of the right Of So rage absolutely for a term Of
four years.
SEc. l.. For tas purpose Of voting no person
shall Dc deemed 10 have gained q residence BIZ
reason OF lis presence. or loss Tt BY reason Of his
ABSENCE while employed in the service, either
civil or military, Of this State. OF he United
states, nor while engaged in 1.-THE navigation ofthe
waters Of the State or the United States. or on the
high seas nor while q student Of any institution
Of learning, nor while kept in anv poar hsusa or
other asylum az public expense, nor while c0ufn-
cd in public prison
SEC. "a. District election board shall e1nsist
cfa Judge and two inspectors. who shall bsehosen I
annually by the citizens. Zach eiector shall have
tne Hght tpscte los the Judge and one inspector.
AMI each Inspector shall appoint one clerk Ths
hrst election boarl for any new district SHALL be
selected, AMI vacancies in election boards HlIef.
as shall De provided by law. Election officers
shall be privileged from arrest ur0n DAYS If cleo
ton. AMI while engaged IN making up AMI trans
hitting returns, except upon warrant of a eourt ofI
rcc9riu OF Judge thereof, for an election irauL. for
felony. or for wlnt0n breach Of Tie peace. IN
eiles they may claim exemption from iary juty
daring their terms Gi service.
SEC IS No person shall De qualified 10 sar~e
as an election olleer who shall hold. or shalt Ni5h-
i1 two months have held any office. az arneint-
meut OF employment IN or unter the government
81 tie taitcd States or ot this STATE. or of any I
city oreeuDty. % " any municipal hoa-i. CONF
mission OF trust m any city save only Justices Of I
the peace and aldermen. Hstaries pufff. Hrl uar-
sons in the military service q the STATE: For zhaiTI
ANY election officer DC eligible 20 anyeirl oEcc 10 I
be hilel 80 any election at which be shall serve.
save only TO such subordinate NUM- ifai or local
Offices, below the grade 10 city or county oH.crs.
as shall be designatea by general law
in force iu this STATE. viz.
Act Of June aoth. 1874. Ssc. T. Attain elections
hereafter held uudey the laws Of this Common
wealth. the polls shall heopened az Z O'Clock h. M.
ana Glosoi al : O'Clock p. m.
SEC.f =. Whenever there shall be a vaeane~ fp
an election board IN the morning of an eleerion. 4
aFl '@eaney slaii be hlea In conformity with eN-
The said act Of Assembly entitled IA act re
atnE % the elections q tEis Commonwealth
passed. Jg!y , lsij. provides as follows, viz
THAT he inspectors and iulges shall mer- NJ
ne respective places appointed for holding the I
election in the district &C which they respectively /
belong before : o'clock In The morning ar Tsls- {
day. November 81. and each saif i1sDas-5r sF1lf I
appoint one clerk, who shall La a quiillsd voter
OF such district.
"In caSa tho person who sIdu have received the {
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day Of any e-iecti1n, then the /
person Wup shah have received the second highest T
number Of votes iT judge ~ the GoXt preceding I
election shall acl as inspector IN his place. AMI
IN case the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for inspector shall not at T
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an .
inspector in his place; and in case The person clce-
ted Judge shall n9t attend, then the Inspector who
received the highest number OF votes shall ap-
point Ca Judge IN his place: and if any vacancy E
shah continue ~ the board for the space OF one
hour after the time hxed 10y Liw NF tae opening [
81 the election. the qualified votCss OF Tie town
ship wirl OF district for which such Cfcer shall
have been elected. present etthe place CT election.
shall elect one 1l tEcir number % I'll such va
csncy.
The act Of ooth o. July, 1874, farther provides.
viz:
SCI 5 At the opening Of the polls at III cleo
ti0ns IL shall be the duty Of the judges Of election
FOR their respective districts to designate one Of 7
the inspectors, whose duty it shaiI bs - have In !
custody tie registry Of voters. All to make lie 4
entries therein required by law; AMI i shan Re !
the duty of the other % said inspectors 70 receive 4
and number the hSIlCts presented % said eiee-
ton
Su.9 All a~lectsons ~ the citizens shall be hr
ballot: every hau9. voted shall De aum0eraI NJ
the 0rier in which e shall De received. anfthe
number recorded BY the clerks On the list Of vo-
ters opposite tie name of the eicctJr from whom re
ccived And any voter voting wa or mere tickets.
the several tickets 50 voted shall each be number
cd with the number corresponding with the num- I
Der % the name Of the voter. any elecior nav Z
write bis name upon bis ticket, or eeugc 20 sane
60 be written thereon. and attestct by o .!tireuof
the district. In addition 10 the oath nov prescribe
Ell y law % be taken and subscribed hv election
1- crs- they shall s~eTcrally BE- sworn o. afirmei
DOT 90 disclose how any eect5r shall have voted.
unless required 20 DO so as witnesses 10 q iufieI1i Z
proceeding All judges. inspectors. clerks. and /
o~Ferseers oi any election held under this ect. shall.
before entering upon their duties. be duly sworn
OF affirmed in the presence Of each a.hsr. The
Judges shall be sworn by the minority Inspector. IT,
there snail be such minority inspector, and in
case there be no minority Inspector, then by q Jus
lice 0l the peace CT alderman. anil the inspectors.
~ovurseers ard clerk shall be sWUrn by tbs t.dge
Certificates or such swearing " Affirming shall
be duly made out and signed BY tie officers 81
sworn, AMI atrested By tho elicer who administer
cd The oath, II any Judge or minority inspector
refuses or iahs % swear the officers o. election Ia
tse manner required by this act or If any officer
Of election shall act without being FIRST iulv
sworn. o. IL any officer ef election shall sim the
form Of oath without being duly sworn. 90 90 uuv
judge or minority Inspector slull ccrtily that any H.
officer was sworn when he was not. &c skaub
deemed e m-islemeInor- anil upon cuuyir.an. In d
officer or officers So offending shall De gned not Cx-l
cesiiug one thousand dollars. o. imprisoned rot
exceeding one year, or both, U The discretion cf
tho Court
Sac. 10. On tho day Of election cHy person
WHOSE raUe shall not appear On tie registry I'D.
voters. and who claims the right % vote M saiG
election. shall prOsuce 10 least enc qualified voter
claimant IN the district in which De claims 20 b.
a voter. for the period Of az least two months i'm
mesiately preceding said election. which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and suhserihea written
the facts stated by I'm, Which Itefav. shail de-
me clearly whore Tie residence is OF the pers.n so
20 be % vo.Cr. and the person 60 e~flfsfurI
the right 30 vote shah also take aud subscribe .
written OF pIrtlV written AMI partly printed alG-|
favit. stating. U the test Of his k11wiadge AMI
belief. WuCn a1d where be was bc-u: thar he has
been o citizen % the United States l- one month.
AMI Of the Commonwealth Of PennzyIvlriA. that
he has resided IN The Commonwealth one wear. or.
O. formerly q qualified eleet0T or a native born clt-
izen thereof, aud has removed thercfT0m aad r.
TUNED. that he has resided therein six months =
next preceding said election: "a Il he has resils4
in The district in which he claims 10 be q v1tlr tor
tie ueriHl % az least Two mont ~ Immediately me-
ceiling said election: that he has not moved intJ .
the district lur the purpose Of voting therein; that
paid a State or county taXWithin two years. which
was assessed at least two months and pad n least
one month before The election. The said affidavit Z
shall also state when and where the tax claimed
to be paid by the Ihlaut was assessed. and when Z
and where and % whom paid. and he tax RECENT
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