The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-19

exercise the right of suffrage i'm MI elections
oS the citlzens, under such regulations as are
or 1hall be prescribed by law as fully as If thrv
preSenn al their usual places of election
elections by the citizens for the. of
eiectors shail be uniform through0 the State
Ieve OF voting by reason of his name not cling
SEC. S. ANY person who shall give or nromisa
or orer To give to any elector any money re-
ward, or other valuable considerations FOR his
vote at any election, for Withholding tbe
same or VINO shall give or promise to give such
consideration to any other person or party Tor
such electors vote, or for the withhoidjnu
thereof and any elector who shall receive or
agree to receive, for himself or for another
any money, reward, or other valuable consid-
Grafton Tor his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same, shul; thereby forfeit the right
70 Tote az such election; and an elector who's
right To vote shall 5e challenged for such cause
before the election officers. shall be required
70 swear or affirm that the matter OF the chal-
ceiVed. ~ '' oo ie-
SEC 9. Any person who shall while n candi-
DATE for office he guilty OF bribery, fraud or
wiiltul violation of any election law. shall be
forever disqualified from holding any office of
trust or profit in this Commonwealth; and nny
person convicted of willful violation of the
election laws shall, in addition to any penalties
provided by law, he deprived OF the right OF
suffrage absolutely for a term OF four years.
shall be deemed To have gained IA residence 5y
reason OF MS presence. or lost ii uy reason OF
ms absence. while employed in the service.
either civil or military, OF tins State or the
United States, or Un she high seas. nor while Il
student Of any institution of learning nor
while kept in Il poor house or other asylum ut
pubic expense, nor while confined in public
SEC. II. District election boards shall con-
slst OF Judge and two inspectors. who shall hc
chosen annually by the citizens Fact clectnr
shall have the right to vote for the Judge and
one Inspector, aud each inspector shall appoint
one clerk The first election board of any new
district shall I've selected, and vacancies in cleo
ton boards flicd, as shall he provided by law.
Election officers shall he privileged from arrest
upon days of election, aud while engaged i'm
making up and transmitting returns: except
upon warrant of ~ court of record or Judge
a. al ff,rf f,4ln
for wHnton breach of the peace. In cities they
may claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms OF services.
SEC. Il. No person shall he qualified TO serve
rs nm election officer who shall hold or shall
within two months have held an office or ap-
puintmrnt or employment in or under the
ernment q: the United States or o: thi- State,
or of airy city OF county, any municipal
board, commission or trust in any city, save
only justices of the peac". and aldermen, no.
tHrtcS public and persons in the militia service
OF the State: nor shall any election officer bc
eligible to any civil office To be filled Ut
election at which he shall serve, save only TO
such subordinate municipal or local Office, he
low the grade OF city or county officers, shall
And also to the following Acts of Assembly
now in force in this State, viz:
ACT OF JANUARY 80, 1916
SIC. :. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws OF this Common wealth, the polls shall
he opened at seven O'Clock, A. NJ, and close at
SEC :. Whenever there shsn he a vacancy
in an elcctiun board on the morning of nm "iec
tlun. said Vacancy shall be tilled in conformity
The said Act OF Assembly, entitled AN Act
relating 10 the Elections OF this Common
wealth. passed July -, 1876, provides as fol
That RI. Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for Eoidng tn"
elections In the district to which they rtSpcc-
lively belong, e!ore seven cl"ck "a the morn
ing of Tuesday. November 6, Snd each SAID in
sp.ctnr shall appoint one clerk. who shall bc II
qualified voter OF such district:
In case the person who shall have received
the second highest number OF votes for inSpcc-
tor shall not attend on the day of any election,
hail cd tt1sI
next highest number nf votes for judge at the
next preceding election shall act as insP"c:or
I'm his place. And ia case the person who shall
have received the highest number OF votes Tor
inspectnr shall not attend, the person elected
And i'm cas-. tho. person elected judge shalt not
attend. then the inspector who shall have re
cciyed the highest number of votes shall hp-
point a Judge in his place. and IL amy vacancy
shalt continue in the honri Tor the space OF
0ncuiny of the ,lrctipn. the qualified voters OF
the township, ward. or district i'r whlch snch
os election. shall elect some OF thcif numotr I"
fill the vacancy.
THE MODE or VOTING.
The attention of all qualified voters is direct
ell To- th.. Following Act of Assembly regulating
th,, mode OF voting in this commonwealth:
GRANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
AnAct regulating the mode OF voting 81 M nH
C"mnnnw,mIih approved March 3OIh. 1856.
SEC |. b. IL HeHdcfedhB the Senate ana If",,>e ~
RrIsrescHt ffires of he tommnHtccduh W rom
s,JrdufJ IN General 4 SScHlbiH mc', nId n ~ helf-
b1 endcfc,f by the dthnIitB o. me same. ihht ihe
aiIaIified voters OF the several counties oi thls
1nnmouYpulth at The general township, hor-
ough. or special elections. are hereby hereafter
AN: horized aud required to vote by tickets
nrintrd or written. or partly printed and part
Is written. severslly classified as ioii"ws one
ticket shall embrace the names nt All Judges
OF Courts to be voted for, and he labelled out
sidr '.JuhiciHry''; one ticket shall enorhce the
names OF all State officers voted Tor hiId be in-
beiird state; one ticket shall embrace the
names of aIl County officers voter Tor ana pt
labelled COUNTY; one ticket shai choInce
,hc names of all Township officers voted Tor.
and he lubclled "TOwnShip'; one ticker sh'i
eInbrace. the names of all Borough oihccrs
voted for md To- he labelled borough ana
each class shall he deposited in separate bal
lot box. ,s- =. r,I.,.
Given under my hand. at my office IN Ebens-
bur,y tins third day of October, in tue year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred ana sew
enty seven, aud the independence OF the Uhi-
,ad ISt,,es of America the one hundredjh ana
.irs, JOHN RYAN. Sheriff.