The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-06
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TWO PERSONS for the Office Of Auditors Of
said county.

TWO PERSONS for the Office Of Auditors O
said county.
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS hereby directed =
the sth Article Of the New Constitution.
SEXTON l. Every male citizen twenty-on
years Of age, possessing the feIi wing ~lualiaea
lions. shall be entitled 10 vote a. 81 elections
FiYHt-He shall have been a citizen OF IT,
United States at least enc m.nih.
SeeOad-He shall have reSfled IN the State on
: year, Tor IL having previously been a qaliine,
|, elector or native born ~citizea n the S;atc. H. "a
have removed therefrom aHd returned. then al
monthsl Immediately preceding the e!ection-
IAird-He shsn have resiled in he ~electioi
district where he shall offer to vote at least twi
months Immediately preceding the ~electisn.
fo1rfa II twenty two years0f ageor upwards
ne snah nave paid within two years a Stafeo
J county TAX, which shall have been assessed \
least tEo months ami paid at leas, one month be
! fore the election.
sEo All the eleeti0ns by the citizens shall
DC oy baiio% Every ballot vOtei shall he mum
bered In the order in which A. sbar hs -~oeireI
and the number recorded BY the election oescer.
on the list Of voters, Iposite the nameof The sles
.or VIZ presents tne ea!ia, Any eIeetor mas
10 be written thereon and attestei ay a riti,e, =,
he district. The election officers shall he sro-,
or affirmed not TO disclose how any electo- -
have voted unless required 20 DO 30 a. wifpesses
In q judicial proceeding.
SEA- Electors shall In all eases exeept trea.
500, ieiony and breach or surety Of the peace. be
On elections and In going to and returning there.
sEoe Whenever any Of the nahne e~Iee7or.
"a snls Conm0nSealth shall De in actual military
service, under a requisifion from the President N
the onited States or by the authority OF This com.
noassaith' such electors may exercise the rigbt
OF suffrage In all elections bv the citizens unJs-
such regulations as are or shall K nrcse-shaI -.
su.y an they were present az their usual
Sc; = All laws regulating the ho,tinv Of elec.
tons by the citizens OF for ~ rr15s,-.-n
tiers shall DC Uniform Throughout Tho $50 IN, :,
e~lector shall be deprived OF the p~rivileo- ~ v~,,r-
BY reason Of his name not being rezfsfsrs5 -
Sc. = Any person who shall give o. r-,,,s..
or 0nef 70 give, 70 an ~elector. auy money r.w.r4
or otner Vaiuaoie consideration for his vote AZ an
election, or Ior vitholdinS the same. or who shall
give or promise 10 give such Consideration Ia M
other person or party for such electors vote or f5r
the Withholding thereof, and any eIeetor who shall
receive or agree to receive, for hlmseIfor ran
other, any money, reward or ether valuable con
sideration for his vote at an election. or for VIII.
holding the same shall thereby forfeit the right 10
vote at such election, and any elector whose right
10 vote shall be challenged for such cause bef6re
the election officers, shall be required 10 swear or
affirm that the matter Of the challenge il untrue
before his vote shall be received.
Seq Any person who shall. while acandI
date for ONCE, be guilty OF bribery. fraud, or vii
ful violation Of any election law, shall be forever
disqualified frJm holding an office Of trust or profit
In this Commonvealth. any person convicted u
wilful violation Of the election laws shall. in addi-
tioH 10 any penalties provided BY law. be deprived
Of the right Of suffrage absolutely for a term Of
four years.
SEC. Is. For the purpose or voting no person
shall be deemed TO have gai Ell q residence BY
reason of his presence. or lost DC by reason Of his
absence, while employed In the service, either
civil or military, Of this state, Of the United
States, nor while engaged IN the navigation Of he
waters Of the State OF the United States. or On the
high seas, nor while n student OF aAy institution
of learning. nor while kept In any poor house OF
other asylum AZ pubic expense, nor while counu-
ed in public prison.
SEC. IL. district election boards shall consist
ofa Judge and two inspectors, who shall beehosen
annually by the citizens. Each eleetor shall have
the right 10 vote for the iudge and one inspector.
and each Inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board for any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies in election boards hlled.
as shall be provided by law. Election officers
shall be privileged from arrest upOn DAYS on cleo
ton, and while engaged In making up and trans
hitting returns, except upon warrant OF a court Of
record or Judge thereof, for an election fraud. for
felony, or 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 10 serve
as an election officer who shall hold. or shall with
In two months have held any office. or appoint
ment or employment in or under the government
OF the United States OF OF this STATE. or OF any
city, or county, or Of any municipal board. com
mission or trust In any city save only justices OF
the peace and aldermen, notaries public and per-
sons IN the military service OF the State: nor shall
any election officer be eligible TO any civil Office 10
be hlied at any election az which he shall serve.
save only to such subordinate municipal OF local
4 uulCtr, DcAhN tue STAOt Oh city or county, officers
as shall be designated by general law.
And slEO 10 the following acts Of Assembly now
in force In this State. viz:
Act Of June soth, 1874 SEC. S. It all elections
hereafter held under the laws Of this Common-
wealth, the polls shall be opened at : O'Clock a. m.
and closed az o'clock ?. m.
SEC. !. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in
an election board on the morning Of an election.
said vacancy shall be allied in conformity with ex-
isting laws.
The said act Of Assembly entitled IAN act re
latiag to the elections Of this Commonwealth
passed July 2 ISIS. provides as follows. viz.
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 : O'Clock In the morning OF Tues
day, November 81, and each said inspector shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be q qualified voter
u such district.
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day Of any election. then the
person who shah have received the second highest
number Of votes fer Judge at the next preceding
election shall act as inspector In his place. And
In case the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector In his place; and In case the person elee-
ted Judge shall not attend. then the inspector who
received the highest number Of votes shall APP
point n Judge In his place; and If any vacancy
shall continue In the board for the space OF one
hour afer the time fixed by law for the opening
Of the election. the qualified voters Of the town
| ship, ward or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present at the place Of election.
shall elect one Of their number to NIL such va
cancy.
The act Of sOth Of July, 1874, further provides,
viz:
SIC s. At the opening OF the polls at ali cleo
tons IL shall be the duty Of the Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the Inspectors. whose duty it shall be TO have in
custody the registry OF voters, ami 70 make the
entries therein required by law; and it shall be
the duty Of this other Of said inspectors to receive
and number the ballots presented at said eiee-
ton
SIC. .. All elections By the citizens shall be bv
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order In which Il shall be received. and the
number recorded BY the clerks on the list Of Vo--
ters opposite the name Of the eleet0r from whom re
ceived And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets 50 voted shall each be number
ed with the Number corresponding with the mum
Der to the name Of the voter. Any electOr NAV
to be written thereon. and attested BY a citizen Of
the district. In addition TO the oath now preserib-
ed BY law 70 be taken and subscribed BY election
officers, they shall severally be sworn or affirmed
not to disclose how any e~lector shall have voted.
unless required TO do 80 as witnesses in a judicial
proceeding. All Judges. inspectors. clerks, and
Of any election held under this act. shall. 1
before entering upon their duties be duly sworn !
or affirmed in the presence Of each other. The
Judges shall be sworn By the 9inoEity inspector, If
there shall be such minority Inspector. and in
case there be no minority Inspector, then BY a Tus-
tice Of the peace or alderman, and the inspectors, |
overseers and clerks shall be sworn BY the Judge. ]
ICfTTl1t1lcs gi suCn eNe1linS OF aulEuliIk .ulll I
be duly made out and signed by the officers 80
sworn. and attested by the officer who administer |
ed the oath. II any Judge or minority inspector
refuses or falls to swear the officers Of election in
the manner required by this act, or II any officer I
Of election shall act without being first duly
sworn. or If any officer Of election shall sign the !
form OF oath without being duly sworn or Ii any /
Judge or minority inspector shall certify that arg
officer was sworn when he was not, IL skall b /
deemed . misdemeanor, and upon conviction. tn |
officer or officers so offending shall be fined not ex- /
reedlnx one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not !
exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion Of
the Court |
SEC. 10. On the day Of election any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
voters. and who claims the right To vote at said
election. shall produce at least one qualified voter
of the district as a witness to the residence Of the
Claimant IN the district in which he claims 70 be
= voter, for the period Of at least two months i'm
msdiately preceding said election. which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe a written
or partly written and partly printed affidavit 20 I
the facts stated by him. which AFFIDAVIT shall de-
fine clearly where the residence Is Of the person 20 1
claiming TO be a voter, and the person 80 claiming i
the right to vote shall also take and subscribe a
written or partly written and partly printed afr
dayit. stating, to the best Of his knowledge and
belief. when and where he was born; that he has
been \ citizen Of the United States for one month.
and Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one year. or.
N formerly q qualified elector or a native born cit
Izeu thereof, and has removed therefrom and re-
turned. that he has resided therein SIX months
next preceding said election; that he has resided J
in the district IN which he claims to be n voter for
the period Of ut least two months Immediately pre-
eedfng aid election: that be has not novel into I