Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-03
gfaal Advertisements.


Penn township, ut the hotel formerly kept by
W. W Anderson.
Pike township. at the house Of the late Isaac
Bloom, in the borough Of Curwonsvillo
Union township, at the house Of d. Il. Brubaker.
Woodward township, at tho houfe Of Thomas
Henderson.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at all
elections In the several countei Of this Com
monwealth, approved the SOth day Of March,
A. ID. 1865, viEi
sEcnoS |. he Il saacied BY the Senate and
IIouse Of Representatives ofthc Commonwealth Of
rennrylrania in General Assembly met, and 1t Is
hs,s3 enssei.. sg ,.s2.x q. "a Ss'es Ita,,ee
'@e2~rs%>~Ar<~gnP
ami special elections, ~ hereby. hereafter author.
ired and required to vote, by tickets, printed, or
written, or partly printed aud partly written sew
orally classified as follows One ticket shah em-
brace the names Of all judges Of courts voted foF,
aad TO be labled, outside, Judiciary one tiekot
shall embrace the names OF the State officers voted
for, and he labelled, Estate !" one ticket shall EN-
brace the names Of all county officers voted for,
including oillce Of senator, member, and members
Of assembly, If votod for and members Of Congress.
II voted for, aud be labelled, "county = one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all township officers
voted for and be labelled, "township = Que ticket
shall embrace the names Of all borough officers
voted for, and be labelled thorough = and each
class shall be deposited In separate ballot boxes
A further supplement to the Act regulating
elections in this Common wealth, approved
January 30, aud February 70, A. d. 1874;
waEs rnr roLLs AnE TO BE KEPT OPEN
SIC, 8. Al all elections hereafter hold under
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven o'cloek, q IN, aud closed at seven
o'clock, p. m.
APPOINTMENT or JUDGES A INSPECTORS.
SIC. 8. In all election districts where vacancy
exists by reason Of tho disqualification Of tho
officers or otherwise Ia an election board her to =
fore appointed, or whero any new district shall be
formed the Judge or Judges Of the Court Of Com .
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons ~ hl said yacAncies, aud 10
conduct the election Ia said new districts, and In
the appointment Of inspectors 10 ANY election
distfic, both shall not be of the same political
party, aud the Judge Of elections shall In an cases
be Of the political party hayiog tue majority o (
votes In sad district as nearly As the said Judge
or judges can ascertain the fact, aud in case Of
the disagreement Of the judges 10 the selection
Of inspectors the political majority of the judges
shall select one of said Inspectors AID the iDor
iiy judge or judges shall selee, the other.
sEc. Z. Whenever there shall BE- yacancy Ia
an election board on the morning " an election,
said vaeaucy shall be filed in conformity with
existing laws.
DUTIES or ELECTION orFlcEns
SEC. 8. At the opening Of the polls At oil clee.
iiass & shall be the duty OF the Judges Of election
fnr their respective districts to designate one Of
the inspectors, whose daty It shall be to have In
custody tho registry Of voters. and to make ,he
entries therein requircl by law, aai 1t shall bs
the duty Of the o'her Of the said Inspectors to
r..ftv. and nutoter tta h.tlofa rs.seut.I a. all
election.
SIC .. All elections By the citizens shall be by
ballot; every ballot voted shan be numbered o
the order in which Il shall be received, and the
number recorded by the clerks on the list Of voters
opposite the name Of the elector from whom re-
ceiyed. And any voter voting two or more tick.
els, the several tickets 80 voted shall each be
Numbered with the number corresponding With
the number to the name Of tho voter. Any clec.
tor may write his name upon bis ticket or cause
the same to be written thereon, and aitested by
citizen Of the district. In addition TO tho oath
ow prestribed by law to 10 taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall sevcrally be sworn
OF affirmed not to disclose how any elc,t0r shall
have voted, unless required 10 do 70 a. witnesses
in Judicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors,
clerks and oycrseers Of am election held under
under this act shall, before entering upon their
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed 10 the presen oe
Of each other. The judge shall bc sworn by the
minority inspector, iftherc shah be such minority
inspector, and In case there shall be no minority
inspector then by justice Of the peace or alder
man, and the Inspectors, overscers aud clerks shall
be sworn by the Judge. Certificates Of such swear
ing or Affirming shall bc duly made out and sign.
ed by the officers 20 sworn, and attcstod by The
officer who administered the oath II any Judge
or minority inspector refuses or fails to swear the
officers Of election IN the manner required by this
act, or II any olicor Of election shall act without
being hrt daily sworn. or II any officer Of election
shall sign the form Of oath without being duly
sworn, or II any judge or minority Inspector shall
certify that any officer was sworn when he was
not, II shall be deemed mislemeanor, and upon
conviction the officer or officers 30 offending shall
be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both in
the discretion Of the court.