The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-11-03
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
and Aldermen, Notares Public and Persons IN The
militia service Of the State who shall hold or shall
within Two months have held any Cn"e or appoint
ment Of profit or trust under the lr"ad Slaesor OF
this State, and city corporated district, whether n
commissioned officer of Otherwise, atsub9rIlnate
officer or agent who is or shall be employed under
the Legislature, Executive or Judiciary Department
OF this State of any city OF any Incorporated
district and also, that every member OF Congress
and of the State Legislature, and Of the select or
common cuhc Of any city, or commissioners Of any
Incorporated district, Is by law Incapable of holding
or exercising at the same time tile dnce or appoint
ment of Judge Inspector or4Clerk Of any elect ion OF
this Commonwealth and that no Inspector, Judge or
other officer of suchSelectlon. snail. .beAeglbe TO Dc
The inspectors and Judge of the elections shall
meet at the respective places appointed Tor holding
belong. before seven o'clock in the morning, and
each Of said inspectors shall appoint one clerk, who
shall be a qualified voter OF such district.
In case the person who Shall receive the second
highest number of ssfoIrlnspecor shall not at
shall have received the second highest number OF
votes for Judge at the next preceding election shall
who shall have received the highest number OF votes
for Inspector shall not attend, the person elected
case;he ler9on neected.judge shall not attend then
the Inspector who received the highest number ol
votes shall appoint judge In his place-or II any
vacancy shall continue ia the board for the space Of
one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
OF the election, the qualified voters OF the tow nsp
ward, or district for which such officers shall have
been elected present at such election shall elect one
OF their number TO I'LL such vacancy.
II shall be the duty OF the several assessors re-
spectlvey TO attend at the place OF holding every
general special or township election, during The
whole time such election Is kept open, for the pur-
pose OF giving information to the Inspectors ana
Judges, when called on In relation to the right OF any
person assessed by them TO vote at such election
and on such other matters In relation 10 the assess
ment as the said inspectors or either OF them shal
from time TO time require.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec
tion as aforesaid other than male citizen, OF th,
/ age OF twenty-one years or more, VINO mas Deen
citizen OF the United states at least one month"; ant
who shall have resided nte state at least one yea
and in the election district where he offers to yot,
| two months Immediately preceding such election
and, II twenty-five years OF age or upwards, haV,
| shall have been assessed at least two months an,
paid at least one month before the election. But
citizen OF the United states who has previously beel
qualified voter Of this state and returned and wit
| shall have lived in the election district ANA pil'
taxes, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote aite
| residing In this state six months. Provided, tha
| citizens of the United States, between the nge o
twenty -one and twenty-five who have resided In tn
election district two months, as aforesaid, shall D
entitled to vote although they shall not have pai
| tax.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose NAM
| Is not contained IN the list OF taxable inhaban
furnished by the commissioners, unless, FIRST, III
produces a receipt for the payment within two year
OF Il state or county tax assessed agreeably TO TN
Constitution and give satisfactory evidence either O
his oath affirmation or the oath or animation
other that lie hasj paid such tax, or on failure Il
| produce II receipt shall make oath to the paymen
thereof Second If he claim the right 10 vote by D
twenty-five years, he shall depOse oath or alTna
tion that he has resided IN this State at least on
| year next before his application, and make sucl
| proof OF residence IN the district as is required b.
this act. and that he does verify believe from the ac
| count given him, That he Is OF age aforesaid, AM
such other evidence rs Is requlfedby this act where
upon the maine of the person thus admitted to y0t
shall be inserted In the alphabetical list by the n
spectors, and note made opposite thereto by VIII
Ing the word tax II he snal he admitted TO yot
by reason OF having paid tax or the WORD age y
he Shall be admitted To vote by reason OF such ag
| which shall be called out 10 the clerks, who Shnl
make the like notes on the list OF voters Kept b.
| them.
In all cases where the name Of the person claiming
to vote found on the list furaished by the com
missOners and assessor or his right 10 vote whethe
found thereon not, is objected 10 by any qualified
tti1cn It shall he the duty Of the inspectors to eN
anime such person ON oath as to Ms qualifications
and If he claims To have resided within the state IL
| one year or more his oath shall be sufficient proc
thereof, hut he shall make PROOF by ~ least one com
p hu,r,ni1inIfin thr district tEo months nrSt m
| nedately preceding such election, aud shall AIS
himself swear that his bona iide Residence IN purs
he did not remove Into said district for the puipos
| OF voting therein.
| Every. person qualified as aforesaid, ana who shu
make due proof, II required, of the residence AN
navment Of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admitted
vote In the township, ward or district iu which Ii
| shall reside.
| II any person shall prevent or attempt to proven
any Olcer uf any election under this act GrOn hOl1
ing such election, or usc or threaten any Violence
any such officer, or shall interrupt or Improperly III
| tcrere with him In the execution OF his duty, u
shall block up the window or avenue 10 any Wlndol
where the same may bt nolulllg, or SllhII llOOlhl
disturb the peace at such election, or shall use an
ntimidutng threats, force or Violence, with uesig
| to influence unduly or Overawe any electOr, or {
prevent him from voting, or 10 restrain the freedOI
In choice, such person. on conviction, shall be 1ne
or any sum not exceeding hve hundred dollars, an
Imprisoned for any time, not less than three no
more than twelve months, and II 1t SHAH DC show
u Court when the trial Of such offence shall be haC
that the person so offending was not n resident {
the city ward district or township where the olfenc
| was committed, and not entitled to vote therein
then on conviction he shall be sentenced TO pay lin
| OF not less tnun one hundred nor more than ON
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less tina
six mouths nor more than two years.
| II any person. not by law qualified, shall fraudu
lently vote at any election Of this Commonwealth
proper district, or II any person knowing the wan
OF such qualification shall aid Or procure such per
son to vote, the person Uenuing shall on cOnNCtiO
be fined IN any sum not exceeding two hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned In any term not eXceodin
| three months.
| II any one shall vote at more than one elcctiO
district or otherwise fraudulently vote more tina
once ON the same day, shall fraudulently fold an
| deliver to the Inspector two tickets together vii
the intent Illegally 10 vote, or who shall procuI
another to do 50, he or they offending shall, on
yctOn, be 1lned In any sum not less than fifty nc
more than iiye hundred dollars and be impriSOne
for term not less than three nor more than twely
months.
| II any person not qualified 10 vote In this Common
wealth agTeeaDly 10 law except the sons OF quale
czens,) shall appear at any place Of election for III
purpose Of influencing the citizens qualified 10 yot
he shall ON nNlCtlOn forfeit and pay sum not el
ccedng one hundred dollars Tor every such OflenC
and be imprisoned for a term not exceeding tAre