The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-15

na,yiGcf to r@ni,;ie such proof of the right of /
as is prescribed by this law or TIE iaWs
10 w whic!l this is 3 supplement-. from any person
Offering 10 vote whose name Is not on tne list
OF assessed voters, ot whose right 20 vote ls
Sv any qualified voter pres Hrt, ANA
shall admit sticl person to vote without requir-
ing such proof, every person SO oheudI3g
nlestrnr, and shall be sentenced for every such
oacuse, 70 pay fine not exceediny i've hun.
ured do lars. or to undergo am Imprisonment of .
not more than one year, or both, at the discre-
tion of tue Court
officers of election shall proceed to count all (
the votes cast fer each c'nddatc voted for. /
aud make a full return of the same in tripii- 4
cate, with a return sheet in addition, in all of I
which the votes received by each candidate |
words ami again in figures, and shall be signed /
10y all of said officers aiid certified by overseers,
If any, or il not so certified, the overseers aud |
any officer refusing to sign or certify, either 1
of them shall write upon each of the returns his /
or their reasons for not signing certifying I
them. The vote as soon as counted, shall also 1
be publicly and fully declared from the win I
dow to the citizens present. and IL brief state
nent showing the votes received by each can
didate shall be made and signed by the election
officers as soon the vote is counted, and the
same shall te Immediately posted up on the
door of the election house for the information
OF the public. The triplicate returns shall bc
enclosed in cnY eiopes ana he sealed in presence
"f the office r., and one envelope, with rhe un
scaled return sheet, given to the judge, which
shalt contain one list OF voters, tally paper and
orths of officers, and another of said envelopes
shall he gwen TO the minority Inspector. All
Judges living within twelve miles OF the pro-
monetary s office or within twenty four miles
if their residence toe in Il town, village or CITY
upon the line of a railroad leading to the couii-
ty scat, shall, before two O'Clock post meridian
of the day after the election and all other jndar
es shall, before twelve O'Clock meridian OF the
second day alter the election. deliver said re-
turn. together with the return sheet. to the
parliamentary of the court of common pleas of
the county, which said return sheet shall be
ficd and the day and hour of filing marked
thereon, and shall be preserved by,thc,prothun-
oiary for public inspection. Al twelve o'clock
on the said second day following any election,
the parliamentary OF the court of common pfcas
shall present ne said returns to the said court.
In counties where there is no resident prcsi-
ding Judge. he associate Judges shall perform
the duties imposed upon the court of common
the returns presented by the pro,honotary
shall he opened by said court and computed by
such of its officers and such sworn assistants as
the court shall appoint. in the presence OF the
judge or judges OF said court, and the returns
certified and certificates of election issued un-
der the seal of the court as is now required TO
bc done hy Fetuln Judges; and the vote, as 81,
computed aud Gel tilted, shall be made matter
of record in said court The Sessions OF the
said court shall he open tn the public. And in
case the return oil any election district shall he
missing when the returns are presented or i'm
case of complaint of a qualified cIcctor under
oath, charging palpahle fraud or mistake. and
particularly specify ing the alleged fraud or
mistake. or whore fraud or mistake is apparent
on the reTun, the court shall examine sbc re-
turn, ana II III the Judgment of the court il
shall We necessary TO Al just return. said court
shall issue summary process against the clec-
ton district complained of. to bring thpr1
forthwith into court. with an the election pa
pers in their possession; and if palpable mis-
take or fraud shall ne discovered if shall t,rnn
such hearing may he deemed necessary tn en-
Tighten the court, be corrected by the court.
ana so certified but ali allegations of ,aIna bin
fraud mistake shall be decided bv said court
within three days after the returns re f,rotIyht
into court Tor computation; and the said in
quiry shall he directed only to p,inunIc fra,id
or mistake and shall not he deemed n irrij,.ial
adjudication 10 conclude any contest now or
hereafter to be provided by la " and the other
of said triplicdte returns shall be placed in the
box and scale! mp with the ballots Nothing
in this act shall require the returns of election
of township or thorough officers 10 be m9de to
the court as directed in this section but iii re-
turns OF the election of township and borough
Officers shall be enclosed i'm "a sealed cover ii-
rectCd to the prOthonotary of the court of com
mon pleas OF the proper county, ana shall. by
some one ot them. he delivered into his office
within three days after every snch election and
hIed therein. Ia counties where there three
or more Judges nf said cout learned IN the law
at least two judges snail sit 70 compute and
/ GertIly re,nrns' Hniess unavoidnbly prevented.
III any ol the sald Judges shall himself he a cin-
didatc Tor any Office at any election he shal
MOI sit Win lhe court, or act in counting the
returns OF sucn election. and in such cases the
other Judges, If any, shall act- aud if io ar,-
county there shall be no judge qualified TO hold
tiie siti1 court lnder the provisions of this act
present and able to act. hen. and in evcrv such
case. the register of wills, the sheriff and rbe
/ county cnnliAiSsI9nCrs OF the proper county
shall he and constitute a board VINO or q mo-
/ lority "i whom, shall have and exercise an the
( tutiyS NCStei IN. or required 10 BE- perfDruad
! by, the court of common pleas of such cou,itv
/ by anG under the provisions OF this section
but none of the said officers Sb1 N act as ,,o
/ hcr OF such board when himself "A candidate
Tor any Office al the election the returns of
which the said board is required to ao,,pt ,Ip1c
! the provisions Ot this section. .
/ WhGn two or more counties ere connected for
! the election of any officer. the courts of sucb
/ counties shall each appoint a return in[rp 10
/ meet at such time and place, as required by
/ law To compute and certify the vote OF such
/ district. Al! officers provided for nv This arf
! snail he Compensated as like officers are paid
, ny ,S, GAiSS,ilhg laws. hcnevcr place has been
/ city, county, township or borough for the "a re
keeping of the ballot b0xes the i,idoa and a.
nority inspector shall, after the election shaI
be finished, and the baliot-hOx or boxes con
tanning the tickets, list of voters and other pa.
h.t asas.txr Iay.,r
scaled, and the signatures of the Judge aud in
| spectors affixed thereto, forthwith deliver the
same, together with the remaining boxes t.
the maynrdnd recorder of such city. or il! COun-
! Ties, townships or boroUghs, to such person o,
persons as the court of common pleas OF the
! proper county may designate, al the place pro-
vidcd, as aforesaid, who shall then deposit the
I said boxes aud keep the same to answer the cal
OF any court or tribunal uthoriZed to try the
merits of such election Whenever the cleo.
quire the election boxes of such district ts
bold any election which, ny law, they arc on
shall be required to hold, they shall keep the
s3mc securely in their possession without open
ing. until the morning of such election. anC
until they shall scveraly be sworn or affirmed
not 20 disclose how any elector shall have voted
and after being so sworn or affirmed. they shal
open the said boxes and burn and totally de-
stroy all the ballots and other papers which
they shall hnd therein. before proceeding L
SEC. I9 Any assessor. election officer or per
son appointed as an overSeer. who shall neglect
or refuse TO perform any duty enjoined by thi.
act, without reasonable or legal cause, shall bt
subject TO a penalty of one hundred dollars
ana ~ any assessor snail knowingly assess any
person as voter who is not qualified. shall
wiiIiuiiy refuse to assess any one who is quail
fled, he shall be guilty of misdcmeano il
once, and on conviction be punished by fine
not exceeding one Thousand dollars or iInpris
onment NOT exceeding two years, or both al the
discretion OF the Court, and also be subject tC
an action for damages by the party aggrieyed
aud il any person shall fradulently alter ado
to, destroy or deface any list OF voters made
out as directed by this Act. tear down or re
move the same from the place where it ha,
been fixed, with Fraudulent or mischeyious in
tent. or for any improper purpose. the person
so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
| and on conviction shall be punished by n fin,
not exceeding five. hundred dollars, or inn
prisonment not exceeding two years, or both
atthe discretion of the Court; and if any per
son shatl. by violence or intimidation drive
from the polls. any person or persons appoint
cd by the Court to act as overscers of an cleo
tion, or in any way wiifuIly prevent said over.
> Scers from performing the duties enioined up
on them by this Act, such person shall be gull
" OF n1isdemeanor. aud upon conviction
thereof shall toe punished by fire not exceed.
ing one thousand dollars, hy irnprsonnen.