Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-13

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70 vote at such election, and any elector
whose right to vote shall be challenged for
! such cause before the election officers, shall
be required to swear or affirm that the mat
ter of the challenge is untrue before his
vote shall be received.
SEC. .. Any person who shall, while a
candidate for Office, be guilty of bribery,
fraud, or wilful violation of any election
law, shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing an Office OF trust or profit in this Com
monweaitn; any person convicted of wilful
violation Of the election laws shall, in addi-
ton to any penalties provided by law, be
deprived of the right of suffrage absolutely
for a term of four years.
SEc- IL. For the purpose of voting no
perscn shall be deemed 10 have gained a
residence by reason of his presence, or lost
II by reason ci his absence, while employed
in the service, either civil or military, OF
this State or the United States, nor while
engaged IN the navigation OF waters OF this
State or the United States, or on the high
seas, nor while student OF any institution
of learning, nor while kept in any poor
house or other asylum at public expense,
nor while confined in public prison.
SEC. IA. District election boards shall
consist OF a Judge and two inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually by the citizens.
Each elector shall have the right to vote for
the judge and one inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint one clerk The first
election board for any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies in election boards
filled, as shall be provided bv law. Elec-
ton officers shall be privileged from arrest
upon day Of election. and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns. except
upon warrant of a court of record or iud2
thereof for an election fraud, Tor felony, or
| for wantoa breach of the peace. In cities
they may claim exemption from iury duty
during their terms of serrice.
SIC. Is. No person shall be qualified to
serve as an election officer who shall hold,
or shall within two months have held any
office, or appointment or employment in or
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 I;
nor shall any election election officer BE- elli-
bie to any civil office to be filled at an elec-
ton at which he shall serve, save only TO
such subordinate municipal or local Offices,
below the grade OF city or county officers
rs shall be designated by general law.
| And also TO the following act of Assem-
b.y now in force in this State. viz:
Act of Januray 80. ls74-SEc. ). At all
elections hereafter held under the laws OF
this Commonwealth, the polls shall be OPEN
ed at seven O'Clock a. M, and closed at
/ seven O'Clock u. m.
! SIc.I, Whenever there shall be vacan-
CIV in an election board on the morning of
( an election. said vacancy shall be fll-l in
| conformity with existing laws.
/ The said act oil Assembly entitled al
act relating To the elections OF this Com
! mouw ea: :th. !" PASSED July .. 1916 provides
as follows. viz:
s.That the inspectors and Judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed TOR
holding the election in the district at which
thcf respectively Deiong, before O'Clock
IN the morning oi Iuesday, November od,
and each SAID inspector shall appoint one
clerk, who shall be qualified voter oi such
district.
''ln case the person who SHAH have re-
ceiyed the second highest number OF votes
Tor Inspector shall not attend on the day OF
any election, then the person who shah
have received the second highest number oi
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