The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-01

there shall he Sueh minority htsptftpE, aha VI
case there be no min lriiy Inspector Thea ty 1us
lice N the peace - aiI-rEla,t. and tie ius ferfnrs.
Urerercr~a ~ eieff shal lc srurn o. the l9igc
ceFtihcsfes Of such swearing Or Aiming shall
be dE.y made out aud sisbed hg The ofacers 80
worn. AMI atteS.cl hv the Nn1cr who administer
cd the oath. II any ialze or minority Inspe-,or
refuses or fails 70 swear the Cfhccrs u clcc1lon IN
tse manner required by this at ~ Il any officer
of eiecs Ion shah as without being mrs, duiy
sworn. or IL any caaccr q election shall sign the
form 0f oath stthouf ieiH- duly sworn. OF II any
iaige or minority inspector shah certify tnat Sny
afierr vas sworn when he was rfs. II ssai he
ldeelned = misicmcanGr. and ulru conviction. the
af.eer or oflccrs 60 offending shall he nncd not eA-
ccr5lng sne th0usard dollars, 1r impfissnrd not
excreaing orc year, Or b-fh. lathe ei~reii"n Oh
81. ID on toe day = eieciim any IsIacn
wha-c name hal ~ spear on the registry y
vo;rr. and wts cialus tnc uzufn te.e ~ AID
e~lsrgisu. shall tsulace al isast une 4~ualihcl voter
OF the district Is 70 uifHC.- o. the residence 81 ihe
claimant ID the district in which BE- claims % DC
= voter. tor The pFrls4 oi a. leasi w. rsnth- an,
moJisteiy VrerrllnG said eiccfian- which witness
shali t. swa1 or aUrb.L and suis-r1hea written
- partly written aal parity Inntci anllAtit %
ths acfs stated hg him Hhich antaFtt shah De
the clearly where TIE rrilrne d W the lti9
elaiu inx T. te % rlfeI. uEd The farsrl - Claiming
III rehf u Tafe stNl nl- Ease ani eai-rrine =
written ar rErfr Wrffeu AMI rartlt printer am
darlL stating, ~ the hrsi 90 MS knuNieaee ANA
lrlleI when an " here be Hasi-1rn; that Dc has
f~run duFrnaf the Iuifei state iHr pue month
ant 81 fhe G~s1nulalwcaith g Pennsylvania that
49, has rested iu TIC Commonwealth pne year, or
~ iorncriy d g~ualhcf cieci@r ~ native tofa ~
i1cn fhereoC ami ius removed thergiroin ana re
furus,l that d. has rrsided therein Fix months
neat prccoiiuu saAl e~lecisuu. thHi he has resldecl
M the distri-i D. ghieh he claims % be a voter luz
he PERIOD 81 al l-as tgo months immediately Pr-
rr.fing s1iI elecfi'n; that he has not moved rlo
the distrirt fur the purpsse Il voting thereins that
BE- has, a. twenty .two ycars q axe OF IpSAfiS
paid a State Or c1unis tax within Two year. WISH
vas assessed nj lcasf two mouths and Tsti-Sl least
one manih bciare The election. The sasi a AdaSft
stall alss state when and where The Exclaimed
To fe paid % the afiant was asse<QG, ana when
aud where aud 20 whom paid. ana tse tax receipt
therefor shall he produced ios kan Asti1n- unless
the sfhant shall stale In bis aEiaFit thatit has
been lost or dcsi rCyei. OF that re never received
auy. and n n naturallEed ritgon, saah @iN state
when. where and ny what court he was naturaiiz-
ed. ana sfall also produce his certificate ui uitu
radiation ior eNiminafiuu. But Il the person 50
claiming the right % vote ssaNtake and subscribe
an sfsdayit that Ae 81 native born CITIZEN 81 inc
United States. ~. Il born elsewhere. shan state
the fact in his affidavit. aud snail prsiuceesfdenre
that he has been naturaiized or that De entitled
70 citizenship by rcason.oi ms iataer 9 n1iuraAAh-
ton. and shall further STATE IL has aua1akit that
he Is. AZ the time u making the AFFIDAVIT, % The
age OF tEenfy-One and under twenty-five years;
that he has been n citizen % the United States
one month, aud has resilei IA tue SAFE one year
or. II q native bHucitizcn Oh the State ana reuuN
ed tbeEfr.tm ami returned. hat he has resided
thaAsin SIX months next proceeding san election,
and in the election district Immediately two
TulUfnS UrtptlluL EAtN FlEclili. tt elAan tN M
tied 10 vtae. alfhDagh he shall not have paid taxes.
The said afidasiIs OF all persons making such
claims. ans the ahidavlts 81 the witnesses o. their
residence shall be preserved by the election board
and at the close d the election they shall be en-
closed with the list OF voters. tally list and other
pauers required ny Law 70 be tiled by the return
Judge with the Prothono.ary. aud shall remain on
ME herewith In 1.-THE Prothonotary S Office, subject
TO examination as other election p peTs are. II
the election oii-cTs shall md that the applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications OF a Foter ne
snail be permitted 70 vote. and his name shall lie
added to the list 0t.Iaxahies by the election nf1-
Ger. the word tax being added where the
claimant claims 20 vote on tax, and age
where he claims 70 vote On age the same words
being added 10y The clerks In each case, respect
lively. on the isis Of persons voting AT snch cleo
ti0n.
SIC. II. Il shah he Lawful; for any qualified cit.
izcn Of the district. Notwithstanding the name ol
the proposed voter Is coutainsd On the list Of resi-
dent taxables 10 challenge the vote 81 such persuA
whercupon the same proof OF the right pf suffrage
as Is now required hy law shall he publicly msla
aud acted on by the election board, and the ,uts
admitted or reIrefcd. according % the cFlie1re
Every perssn claiming 70 be a naturalitea rsis-a
shall he required % produce his mturaii.attcl
certificate AZ the election before voting. e1fep;
where he has been COR i've wears couseeaIsyelg a
ruter IN The dis rief whore De utersto yufs; and
On the vote 81 such ierson being received. the
elecfion officers are - Wrile or stamp tbs NOrl
VOTED on has certificate with The day. ml9ft and
wear. and if any election officer or Ulcers sbai re
crisc a =ecund Fsseon the same day by slrlne u
the .ame certificate eNnrTf where @lusnr entitled
u Vste. b-rause 81 the mfuraliatte oi thcii
father. they aud The perstu who shaA nher suci
socond yutc. shall De- gui fy 90 o. ulisieiueanor
ami IN canvictanthcrclt shah De nr--l ~ impTts
oned. - both, e thr discretion 81 the c1urt; bat
the me shall not rveeri ave h0uaiTod dollars it
each casr. nor the itufr4srnmfat uge year. Ghs
Ike p~1ni.lmruf shall b. luuicl-A. On rnFiction
On the SHEER af eieft1u WLu shlu ueElcct 20 ~
fase 10 make. w caHss O. h. made. The endurse
meut r-qHircd az aforesaid 90 ssii uaturalzatiar
curihcatc.
So. u II ANY oeclios cnsecr s,au refuse %
regleef % re4gln rurh rrrai ~ the ugid 1t SUI
, TRACE a. = T~Icsrilrd hg uls law q tnc asst'
uhfh ihL l. d supplement. iran any per-sn uaer
IA o. vuse who's insane j. MT 90 tlc u-l 90 assess
81 Vst-r. "a Wlasf fght o. fuieH challenged b.
person o. vote uithHut ucguirlug such prrL over
isr-ln - uaruiiug SHAH pHunsnftfipu, Pc gull
y of a mlsiemeanar. ans -lau D. -rutcurei, a.
every sub anrurr. o. saF o. nua nIf cTreoilng ~
hanfr-l dlIlarz % fn uufrr-n sen inHrrsauigru
ID more than one year, 20 lssh NJ ue dNreiiol
II the eaur.
arl-intcd - anotcr--cr. Wh1 shall urIicrf os N
fasc 60 IcriUrn an iufy ]euiUiuci l dhisact Udh
out rras uaiac 90 lrgniUlu-e. atal De- 4l1cct u
penalty II one hunireldolia "a ans as--SI
snal kuuHtuEl n-sUs- any 1r1-n asa krdcf Nh
b ma quzflhrf ~ hal vIniiy p,i1sete asses
ans ous eho o. glailnri. DBL -ftA d. guilty oi
n~f<iesafa ~ nufnre ASH GA -uutsthn he punish
ckbs 4fDeapt rNc-ciin@ 20 tenu-atl dei-Ars- q
~ #h" 80 H =
the di-rrtisn af To- oCIn, aaa alsn d. sunJecs =
an aetlsu lor d~aInaEsrtg tie party aEErieycu; an
if any fensou -haii raalulcuuy alter, add Ia De
fh~r or destiny lny Atei Foicrs maac car asdlnvel
T 81 b. this aef. ~ tear doNn ~ remove the san
frun the plaro E.-ore y has hcen hNed. with iraudu
lent %, nischessos inicut. or 80 ans imIsn1Ier pa
Tasc. the person - on-nitng shall te sHiiiy 81
mi~lemssnaT and IN conviction shall be punishe'
by q inc not exceeding i've hundred dollars. or i'm
I y ismment not exceeding two YEAR., or both. al N
discretion Of the court; aud u any person shall b
violence or Intimidation. drive. or attempt 10 drIv
rum the polls. any persun or PerS1us appoinie
by the court 10 act as Overseers OF an election
OF Ia any way wilfully prevent said oversee.
rum performing the duties %enloined upon them ,
this act. such person shall be guily OF a ml-i,
lmeanar, and upon conviction thereof shallbc ysr
Oshcd 10y a the not exceeding enc thonsaGi dol
lars OF by imprisluInentnot exceeding tw2 Year,
or both. At the discretion Of the court Any pei
son who shail. on the day Of any election. visit
polling place In any election district az Eichh he
not entitled to vote. and shall use any intimidatio
OF violence ir the purpose Of preHcnting any OF
Ger Of elections irum performing the duties n
CURED OF him by law. or for the purpose Of pr
veniingany qualified voter Of such district exc
I cising his right 10 vote, or from exercising ~
such person shall be deemed guilty OF a misd'
meanar. and upon conviction thereof shall he pun
ished 10y a nne not exceeding one thousand dollar
or by imprisonment not exceeding Two years. 9
both at The discretion Of the court. Any eleri
~oversecr or election officer. who shah disclose hT
any eIeetor shall have voted. unless required TO d
80 as a witness IN q judicial proceeding shall b
guilty Of a m~islemesnor, and upon e%onvieiio
Thereof shall he punished by a fine not exeeedin
I one thousand dollars. or by imprisonment not e,
I cceding two years urloth. attic discretion OF ID
cvurt
III any person shall prevent or attempt to pr
vent any officer Of an election under this act irOi
hoieing such election. or use or threaten any vi
lence "a any such oincer. and shall interrupt or in
dpr perry interfere with him in the execution Of h
duy shall block up or attempt % block up the Wi
/ dos or avenue to auv window where the sane ma
be holden. or shall riotg0sly disturb the peace
] such election. or shall use Or practice Intimidation
7 threats. force or violence, with the design to Unfit
enee unauly o. oveTawe any eicctor. OF prevent hi
from voting. or 60 restrain the ireedl Of ehoie
such persons On conviction shailhc hnedin any sui
not exceeding tive hundred dollars. 10 he imprisoi
cd for any time not less than one nor more tina
twelve months. and 81 i shall be shown to the coui
where the trial OF such offence shall be had. thH
the person - offending WAS not q resident Of III
city. ward OF district where the said offence wa
committed. anf not entitled to vote therein, on col
FictiOn. be shail be sentenced 10 pay a line not les
than enc hundred or more than one Thousand do
lar. and he imprisoned not less than six month
nor morc than tNu years
1T any person or persons shall make any bet a
wager upon the result Of an election within III
COmmonwealth or shall offer TO make any such be
or wager. either by verbal proclamation thereof o
by any written Or printed advertisement. oT inYit
any person or persons 60 make such net 81 wageI
upOa conviction thereof he OF they shall forfeit an
pay three times the amount - bet or offered to b
bet.
And the election laws OF the Commonwealth fun
Their provide that The Inspectors. judge an
clerks shall, before entering on the duties of thei
Offices. seyerally take and subscribe the oath OF n
frmstiofi hereinafter directed. which shall he nd
tniuistered to them by any Judge. Alderman q
Justice 81 the Peace: hut IL no such magistrate b
perseni. ore &c the Inspectors OF the election shal
sdHsinistsr the oath or Affirmation to the othe
JUICE. IA inspector. and then the Inspector :
gu .iied shall administer the oath or aftirfnatio
to him.
The inspectors. judge and clerks required b