The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-27

OF suffrage in all elections by the citizens, under
such reghlations as shall be prescribed nv
w, as July as If they were present at their usual
. SEC Z. All laws regulating the holding of cleo
py the citizens for the registration of electors
snau oe uniform throughout the State but no
eectoi shal he deprived of the privilege of voting
oy reason OF his name not being registered
SEC ; Any person who shall give or promise or
oner 10 give 10 any elector any money reward or
o,her valuable consideration, for his vote at any
ERECTION, or ior Withholding the same or " no shall
give or promise to give such considera tion to any
3ther person or party for such electors vote or
l3r the Withholding thereof, and any elector who
sha receive or agree to receive him or for
another, any money. reward or other valusble con-
suerail"n Tor his vote Mt an election for with
holding the same. shall thereby forfeit the right
TO vote at such election; and an elector whose
rlght TO vote shall be challenged for such cause
before the election officers shall be required TO
swear or affirm that the matter of the challenge
Is @ HiIrae before his vote shall be received.
SIC; y Any person who shall while a candidate
for Office be guilty of bribery fraud or wiful vio
tloh OF any election law shall be forever disquaI-
ined from holding any Office of trust or profit in
this ,o commonwealth; and any rerson convicted of
wiliul violation OF the election laws SHALL in add.
ton to any penalties provided by law be deprived
OF the right of suffrage absolutely for a term of
four years.
SEC. 13. For the purpose Of voting no person shall
be deemed to have gained residence by reason
OF his presence, lost 1t by his absence
while employed in the service either civil or milf
tary. of this State the United States or on the
nigh seas nor while a student of any institution
of learning nor while kept in poor house or other
asylum at public expense, nor while confined in
SEC. ia. District election boards shall consist of
Judge and two inspectors who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have
the right to vote for the judge and inspector,
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board of any new district shall be
lected, and vacancies in election boards filled.
shall be provided by law. Election officers shall
ne privileged from arrest upon days of election,
and while engaged in making mp and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant of a court of record
or Judge thereof for an election fraud for felony,
or for vanton breach OF the peace In cities they
may claim exemption from jury duty during their
SEC. l5. No person shall he qualified to servo as
an election officer who shall hold or shall within
two months have held an office appointment or
employment in under the government of the
United States of this State, or OF any city or
county, or any municipal board, commission
trust in any city, save only justices Of the peace
and aldermen, notaries public and persons in .he
militia service Of the State; shall any election
officer he eligible to any civil officer he filled Mt
an election ut which he shall serve, only to
such subordinate municipal or local office, below
the grade of city county officers, as shall be
designated by law.
And also to the following Acts Of Assembly
now in force in this State, viz:
ACT OF JANUARY 80, 1873.
SIC. S. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws OF this Commonwealth, tho polls shall
be opened at seven O'Clock, A NJ, and close at
SEC. I. Whenever there shall be a vacancy
in IN election board on the morning of an cleo
tion, said vacancy shall be filled in conformity
The said Act OF Assembly, entitled AN Act
relating to the Elections OF this Common
wealth. passed July I'd, 1916, provides as fol-
lows, to wit:
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district at W hch they respective
of Tuesday, November "a. ard each said in
spector shall appoint one clerk, who shall be
qualified voter OF such district.
In case the person who shall have received
the second highest number OF votes for in
spector shall not attend on the day of any cleo
ton, then The person who shall have received
the next highest number of votes for Judge at
tor in his place. And in case ~ the T person who
shall have received the highest number OF votes
orinspector shall not attend the person elected
judge shalt appoint an Inspector in his place.
And in case the person elected judge shall not
attend then the INSPECTOR VINO shsn nays nave re-
PORT judge in his place. and il any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space OF one
hour after the time fixed by law for the open
ing OF the election. the qualified voters or the
township. ward, or district Tor which snch or,
election, shall elect some OF their number to MI
THE MoDE or VOTING.
The attention OF all qualified voters is direct
cd to the following Act OF Assembly regulating
the mode OF voting in this Commonwealth
CHANCE IN THE MoDE or VoTISG.
An Act to regulating the mode OF voting at all tho
elections in the several counties OF TINS Common
wealth approved March goth, 1s65
SECTION /. BE il enacted by the Senate and Houss
Of Representatives. of the COmmontcedth Of Penn
syiuGnid in General assembly met, and IL is hereby
enacted By the authority of the same, That the
qualified voters of the several counties of this
commonwealth, at the general township, borough
or special elections, hereby hereafter author
ized and required to vote by tickets printed or
written partly printed and partly written, sew
orally classified follows: One ticket shall EN-.
brace the names of all Judges OF Courts voted
for and be labelled outside Judiciary; one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all state OIL
fcers voted for and he labelled state one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all county OIL
fcers voted for and be labelled county; one
tick ct shall embrace the names of all Township
officers voted for, and be labelled 81 ownship :;
one ticket shall embrace the names of all Borough
officers voted for, and he labelled Borough =
and each class shall be deposited in separate
ballot-box.
GIVEN under my hand at my office in Ebens-
burg, this third day of October, in the year or
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-six and the independence OF the United
States of America the one hundredth.
HERMAN BAUMER. Sheriff.
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