The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-22

civil or uitfry Of state or the United States,
y stituton of learning nor while Kept in any poor
house or other asylum at puohe expense nor
while confGod in .'r'iic prison
SEC. Il. District election boards shall consist OF
Judge and two inspectors; who shall be chosen
annually hy the citizens. Each elector shall have
the rTcht to vote for the judge and one inspector
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk The
frst election board of any new district shall be
selected and vacancies in election boards hed,
he priyilfged from arrest npon rays Of election,
nd while enea ged in making up and Transmitting
returns, exc pit upon warrant o. a court OF record
judge thereof, FOR 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 to serve as
election officer who shall hold, or shall within
two months have held an "ince. OF apoint lhent or
employment in under the government 81 the
+ United states of this state. OF OF any clty or
/ county or of anv municipal board commission
trust in any city, only justices.0t the peace
/ and aldermen notaries public and persons IN lhe
militia service OF the State; shall any election
oiicer be eligible to any civil Office be allied at
] an election at which he shall serve, save only to
such subordinate municipal or local Offices. below
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 OF JANUARY 20, 1875.
SEC. = At all elections hereafter held under the
laws OF this Commonwealth the polls shall be
. opcnei at seven o'clock, A. NJ, and close at six
SEo. !. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in
/ an election board ON the morning of election,
existing laws.
! Tine said Act of Assembly, entitled IAN Act
/ relating 30 the Elections OF this Common
! wealth. passed July I'd, 1916, provides as fol-
I lows, TO wit:
/ That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed Tor holding the
election ia the district at which they respectively
belong, before seven O'Clock in the morning OF
Tuesday, November 81. and each said inspector
shall appoint clerk, who shah be qualified
of such district.
In the person who received the second
highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend
have received the next highest number of
judge at the next preceding election shall act nspec
tor in his place. And in the who shall have
received the highest nun ber of votes for inspector shall
not attend the elected judge shall appoint
speetor in his place. And in the person elected
Judge shall attend then inspector who shall
have received the highest number Of votes shall appoint
judge in his place and if vacancy shall continue
IN the board for the space of one hour after the time
liked by law for the opening of the election the quail
such officers elected present at the place of
election. shall elect of their number FILL the
,
THE ACT of 3Oth January, 1874, further pro
videS as follows:
SEC; 3. At the opening Of the polls at all olcc-
tiOns it shall he the duty of the judges of cleo
/ tiOu for their respective districts 70 designate
one OF the inspectors, whose duty il shall be 10
[ make the entries thereon required by law and
il shall he the duty of the other Of said inspect
oTs 20 receive and number the ballots present
ed at said election.
SEC. .. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ballot; every ballot voted shall be ntImher
ed in the order i'll which il shall have been
ceived, and the number recorded by the clerks
! on the list of voters opposite the name OF the
elector from whom received. And any voter
voting two or more tickets, the several tickets
so Noten shAIi each be niimteTed WITH the num-
! Der corresponding with th" number to the name
! OF the voter. Any eieetor may write his name
/ upon ms tc<et' or cause tue same to be writ
/ ten thereon, and attestcd by citizen of the
/ district Ia addition 10 the oath now prescri-
/ oea py law 10 De taken ana subscribed to by
election officers. they shall SeveIaiiy he sworn
/ or affirmed not to disclose how any eector
! Shal nave voted. unless required to do as
4 witnesses in judicial proceeding. All judges.
! inspectors, clerks, and ovcrscers of any cleo
ton ht,!d uider thiS Act; shall before entering
upon their duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in
/ the presence of each other. The judges stall
oe sWp'n oY the minority Inspector, ana in
! case there De no minority Inspector then by
Justice of the peace or alderman, and the in
/ Spcctors' 0versl ers and clerks shall be sworn
! by the judge. Certificates of such swearing or
/ nLnrlnang Lig shall be duiy made out and signed by
/ lhr ohcers SO sworn. and attcstcd by the OH
/ Ger who adU ufstefc the oath. If any Judge
/ or minority Inspector refuses or fats TO swear
t'te 9iic',rs OF e!ection IN the manner required
I by this Act, or If any officer OF election shall
/ act without being first duly sworn. or if anv
oLiGtt or ei"ctlnti snail sign TIE form Of oath
/ without being duly sworn, or If any Judge or
minority Inspector shall certify that any officer
/ was sworn when he was not, II shall be deem
! cd misdemeancr. ana upon convictions, the
officer or officers offending shall bc fined not
exceeding one tho Isssnd dollars, or i'm prisuued
tion 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 10 vote at sold
/ election shall produce AT least one qualified
voter OF the district as witness to the residence
1 Of the claimant IN the disctict in which he
claims to bc q voter for tue period of M least
{ two months Immediately pre,.e,;iu, said cIer-
{ uon, which witness shall be sworn or affirmed
/ ana subscribe written OF partly written and
partly printed sfiiuarit to The facts stated b,.
/ hln' which affidavit shall define clearly vhcrI.
/ the resi- icnce IS of the person so claiming To
! be voter, ana the person so claiming he ri.rht
/ 10 vote shall also take and subscribe a written
-atiriE to jhe best Of his kpowl, m alaafd, ana h
. .Iet' wh'.n and whore he was born thnt he has
/ net' a cii zen OF the United States one month
SnG OF ths Commonwealth OF Pcnusylyauit:
! ana that he has resided ia th,. COMMUNICATIVE
a native born citiz-n hereof au,j has r,.tnIv,5
theIefrom and returned, that lie mas residei
t:on; that he has resided iva the isl rict In bob
ne Claims 90 be voter for the period of at lpg.t
non; that he has not moved into he dfstrif fcr
! @ tiie Putpose OF voting therein: that ne has. if
I twenty-five years OF age or upwards maid a
Z state or county tax within two Years which
is, Mas assessed @ az least two months aud paid az
naSt ,a one month bel ore the election. The said
ahidavit shalI also state whcu aud where The
ed ad ',,iSu 70 os pald by the aiiiant assess
! tb', 80 mnSii snu Where and TO whom paid and
! lne tax receipt therefor shall be prud,Inri for
t.iiess ne ;tilant shall state in his
I 49, ~ ,Htt' u mas been lost or DESTROYED, or
that ne has never received any; and if a natu
taIIti citizen, shall also state when w t,sre ana
I by what court he was natursijaea and s"',S
elso $3.50 produce his certificate of naturaiizatlon
TOT examination. But it the person so claim
ing the right to vote shall take and subscrihe
an ah annavlt I that he is native bora citizen of
state the fact in his affidavit and shall nro,,
| evidence that he has been uaturaIized COR thar
rS,ie chtitieu 10 cltIZenShfp by reason of his
| iather natura ization, and shall further s,,te
IN nus aiavit that he is, the time of rnaIsin
me aihdaVit, of the age of twentv-o1e aud mn
@ @ueI w etliH-two years; that he has been n citi-
zen on the United States one mont h. and has re-
sdcd IN the State one year: or If a nsfiye ~,
cItizen OF the State and removed ther,fr
! ana returned, that he-has resided therein siy
/ months next preceding said election and il
the erection district immediately two ,no1,bs
! preceding such election, he shall he entitled
I 70 Note. aiIh5ugh he shall not have paid ia YES
( rue silG &nhdaVits of all persons making sncJ
Clsiihs' ana the aihdaNits of such witnesses to
.loIr res Icnce, shall be preserved by tha t.lcc
tt.n board aud at the close of the eie.tinn thc,
slsil pe enclosed with the list or voters tnII,-
hs' anu Otucr papers required by Inv to he fIa1
Z py the return Judge with the protbonotar,,
ana stlhil remain on file herewith i'm The No.
tnohotary oihce, subject to examinatior nc
/ other eteetlon papers are. If the electiou on
eSFs shdii tlhd Ihat the applicant possesses ali
the legal qualifications of a voter ne sbaIi -
I peiniiticu 10 VOTE and lis name shall he odded
T 20 the list OF taXabies by the eection ~ 80.
u luG Wofa 'tax being added where the claimant
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