The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-29

Sec. II. II any cleotIon officers shall refuse or
neglect TO require sncb proof OF the right OF
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Offering 10 vote whose nlrne is not the list /
of assessed voters OF whose right to vote is
challenged by any qualified voter pres 'nt, anu
shat admit such person % NOtc T1thouf r'4uf-
shall. upon conviction, be guilty .4f Il mlsde-
meanOr, aud SHAH be sen-euced for every such
cfft t.ise, 10 pay fin" not eXteeding i've bIH--
dred dollars. or to undergo ar lnpsiSonnient 81
not more tiiaii one year, or boi1, at tte oiscrs
src. H. As soon as the polls shall close the
officers OF election sha.i praceeG to count al
and make tI!t return Ok the same IN tfiplc
cate, with r~turr. SHEET in addition, in ali of /
si,nil be given after his or her uamc. first in /
words altd agaia in fgurcs, ara sliiii ." signed |
If any, or, if not certified, the OVcrsecrs and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or either |
or their reasons for not signing or certifying !
them. The vote, as soon as counted, shall also /
dow TO the citizens present, and u hriet state
nlent showing the votos received by each eau
officers soon as the vote is counted, and the
same shall he immediately posted up on the
of the public. The tripiicate returns shall bc
enclosed in envelopes and be scaled in presence
Of the officers. and one envelope, with the un
sealed return sheet given 10 the judge. which
shall contain list of voters, tally paper and
shall be given ~ the minority Inspector All
judges living within twelve miles of the pro-
if their residence be in a town, village city
upon the ijBe oi railroad leading to the conn
y seat. shall, before two O'Clock post meridian
OF the day after the election. and AL other iudg
Is SHALL before twelve O'Clock meridian Of the
second day after the election, deliver said
turn, together with the return sheet, to the
parliamentary of the court OF common pleas OF
the comfy, which said return sheet shall be
flied, and the day and hour OF filing marked
thereon, and shall be preserved by.the,p ,prOthon-
otary tor puiic inspection. AT twelve o'clock
on the said second day following any election,
the prOthuEotstry OF the court OF common pleas
shall present the said returns To the said court.
I In counties where there is resident preSi-
ding jHttgc, the associate Judges shall perform
; the duties imposed uiton the court of commo;
picaS- whjsIi stall convene for thar purpoSa:
the returns presented t;y the protli0uriary
shall be opened 10y said court and computed by
suCh OF it's officers ard such swof: assist ants as
the court shall appoint, in the rre-cnrc OF th.
certified aud certificates OF election issued on
der the seal o! tue court as is now required to
lie done by f'tuln judges; aud the vote,
com puted ana titled, shall be made q matter
OF record III said CONT. ghc sessions OF the
said court shall be open to the public. Aud in
cist Tue f'th "t any etectlon Cisf"ct Sliai! h
missing " hen the returns ate presented. az in
case Of couipiint IT a Quaiificd Clcctor under
oath, charging raptblC fraud or mistake. ;iid
Particularly specifying tue alleged fraud "r
mistake. or where fraud or nIstui Ike IS apparent
on the iG'un, INC court -t5'li examine the re-
turn. and II il ;hc jud. ii4ert o: the court il
snail be NJ ccssHry o just rcfarn. said court
stni ISSUE summary process against the cleo
ton district cuntpiainct or 40 bring them
forthwith iuio court. With Mi the eiec,inn pa
p',fS IN thrlr possession ana II p3ipabI" EiiS-
take or irlud shall he dscOV cred IL sn II. uf,ort
.
ighten the court, be corrected hy the court.
and ccrtiii5d but all a!leE II IA lD ;t.i.
fraud or mistake siIaii be decided ~ sail cpur.
M.thn three DAYS aticf the returns dre brought
into cOuUi Tor computations; And tho mid in
quira shall Oe directed only 10 pi!.Eni. !rlua
or MISTAKE, aic eta'i nor b" deemed judicial
adjudication to conclude any contest now or
hSfcai;er 70 he provided by i'." ani the othcs
81 S1'c tr4pHcLle rethrnS Silsti Hc placed IL the
box and seated mp with the baO:s Notilirr
in this act shall require the reiurss OF elect on
Ut township or borough oi hc"rS 10 be mace to
the court as directed in this section but ala re-
turns of the election Of Township aud borough
rected o. tbe prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas of the proper county, ana shan. by
some one OF them, he delivered into his ne;.
Within thrce Gays after every sucii election a;.G
ilc5 therein III counties where h..,, are. : hfea
or more Judges 81 said cont iCUgnCG IN the law,
III least two judges sraii sit 20 compute ana
c"rtiiy returns, unless unevnidahiy prevented
II any af The said judges sa! hi:cs!f be =, n
didate foi'Hny office at any election h.. shall
not ait with tht court. or act IL cOiuting tic
returns Of such election. ai!,i in si!cI: cs,.s the
other judges, If any. shall act: ana II in suv
the saia court under the provisions Of fhs
present anC able to act, then ufiI I'm every such
case, the register OF wills, the sheriff ana The
chuhIy htn cn9inisS!fngrs con Of toe proper county
inrity OF whom, snail have auJ exercise all thc
by, the court Of common pleas Of srci, comfy
by "Hd under the provisions of this section ::
nJ i!.'lS O. tie "a la nt hccrS shIi act
her Of such bCard when himself n cauaid,,t. ..
fer any office at the election, the returns Cf
the provisions os this section.
when two or more counties er,. CONNECTED rrr
the election os any officer. he courts of sncI
counties shall each appoint a return juCgc 10
meet al such time aEd place. rs reoiIired hy
I:r. 20 c"ni Ut ana certify the vote OF such
shan be compensated as like officers are paid
10y existing laws. Wheuever-a rl!aCa has boon
or shall be provided hy the authorizes of any
city. county. township or h1rOu III : O, tine slf,,
keeping cf the ballot bocs The id-e ar, M
nority inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished. and the ha!iCt-hOE a., bC-,es con.
tanning the tickets. list Of voters and Other pa
iyyi.
lied, and the signatures OF the jui p. and in
sycctois aiiixcd thereto, forthwijh deliver tnr
same, together with the reinaiii,.. boxes 10
the mayor arf recorder OF suCh city. Or in conn
ties, townships nr bor"uEhs, to such person or
! persons as the court OF common pleas of the
proper county may desigHatp, ~ the place pro-
vidad. as aforesaid, who shti then deposit the
said boxes and keep the NJ. tn answer the call
of any court Cr tribunal aIi horizcd ~ ~ the
rreri,5 Of s'rch election. Whenever re clt,c-
ton officers OF Sny.elcctjOn district shall re
/ hold any ctccti,,n which. by law. they arc or
! shall be required to hold. they shall keep the
same securely III their possession without open
| ing, until the mornn" OF such election. and
not TO disclose how any elcctor shalt have voted
and after being 50 swoI or affirmed, they shall
| stroy AL tho ballots aud other papers which
! thcy shall ind therein, before proceeding to
| SEC. 10. ANY assessor, election officer or per
/ son appointed as an Ovcrseer. who shall nsglcct
I or refuse TO perform any duty eniUnoa by this
} act, without reasonable or legal cause, shah re
| subject To penalty of one hundred dollars
| and if any assessor shall knowirVlv assess any
: person as voter who is nat qualified, shall
wiiifuilY refuse to assess any one who is nuAli-
4 fed he shall be guilty of fGisdencanor. i'm
{ Once, and on conviction be punished by "a fine
/ not exceeding one Thousand dollars, or imprS
: oument not exceeding two years, or both at the
discretion OF the Court, and also he Suhi@ct to
! an action for damages by the party 9ggTicy ed:
and if any person shall fradulentIy alter. add
( to. destroy or deface any list of VptcrS made
as directed by this y CT tear down or re-
! ntove tic saine from the place where it has
been fixed. with fraudulent or ~ nsschevious in =
tent, or for any improper parpcsc. the person
! so. offending shall he guilty of n misdc;nea nor
/ ana on cOnviciio, shah he punished by fine
/ not exceeding i've. hundred dollars, or inn
/ prisOnment not exceeding two years, or both,
at the discretion of I he Court: and if any per-
I SOH shall. by violence or intimidation. drive
( from the polls, any person or persons appoint
I ed 10y the COurl to act as OverseerS of ar eIec-
J tOn, ar in any way wilfu!ly prevent said over
! seers from performing the duties eDioined up-
on them by tilis Act, such person shall DC yuil-
! " or n miS1cHeanOr, ana unOn conviction
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