Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-31
Efaal Advsrtistmtnts.

by InomM kyltf.
Penn township. at tho hotel formerly kept by
W. W. Anderson.
Pike township. at The township school house in
the borough OF curwcnsvillc
Union township, at the house Of u. Il. Drubaker.
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AN ACT regulating The mode o. v6lins At a..
elections 10 the several counties Of this Com
monwealih, approved the Soib day OF March,
A. D. 1895, viEi
skcrios !, N. :, sascisd by the Senate aud
IIouyc Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania In General Assembly mot, and II l.
hcrsby enacted by authority tho same, That the
qualidod votofs OF the sesefai eoanhess cf. .Afy
Commonwealth, at all general. township, bornugh
and special elections. arc hereby, hereafter author
ised aud required to vote, BY tickets, printed, or
written, or partly printed and partly written, sew
orally classified as follows One ticket shall en-
brace the names OF all judges Of courts voted for.
and to bc labeled, outside, judiciary = one ticket
shall embrace tho names OF the State officers voted
for, and bo labeled, "state,' one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all county officers voted for.
including Office of senator, member, and members
Of assembly,f voted for, and members Of Congress.
II voted for, and be labeled, 'county !" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all township officers
voted for. and be labeled township !" one ticket
shall embrace tho names of all borough officers
voted for, and be labelled thorough = and each
class shall be deposited In separate ballot boxes.
further supplement to the Act regulating
elections In this Commonwealth approved
January 80, and February ls, A. d. 1874;
WHEN rnE POLLS Arr TO m KEPT orEs
sGc. o. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven O'Clock, a. M and closed NJ seven
o'clock. p. IN.
APPOINTMENT or JUDGES \ INSPECTORS.
SIC. q. In all election districts where a vacancy
exists by reason Of the disqualification Of the
officers or otherwise 10 m election board hereto
fore appointed or where any new district shall be
formed, tho Judge or Judges Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ton days
before any general br special election, appoint
Competent persons b hlI said vacances, aud to
conduct the election In said new districts, and In
the appointment Of Inspectors In any eisotion
district both shall not be Of tho same political
party and the Judge Of elections shall in Nil cases
be Of the political party having the majority Of
votes in said district as nearly as the said judge
or judges can ascertain the fact, and 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, and the minor
iiy Judge or judges shah select the other.
SFc. Z. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
an election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filed in conformity with
existing laws.
Dutigs oF ELECTION oFFIcEBs
Sac. s. At the opening Of the polls at all cleo
tons II shall be the duty Of tho Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one OF
the inspectors, whose duty Il shall be to have In
custody tho registry Of voters, and 10 make the
entries therein required by law, aud Il shall bo
the duty Of the other OF the said Inspectors to
receive and number the ballots presented at said
election.
src. 0. All elections by the citizens shall 10 by
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered In
the order in which It shall be received, and the
number recorded by the clerks on the list Of voters
opposite the name Of the elector from whom re.
ceivci. And any voter voting two or more tick
cts, the several tickets 50 voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding with
the number to the name Of the voter. ANY elec.
tor may write his name upon his ticket or cause
| the same to be written thereon, and attested by
citizen Of the district. In addition to the oath
now prescribed by law to be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall scverally he sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eleoior shall
have voted, unless required 10 do 80 as witnesses
in judicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors,
clerks and oyerseers Of any election held
under this act shall, before entering upon their
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in The presenoo
Of each other. The judge shall be sworn BY the
minority inspector, iftherc shall 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 oyerscers and clerks shall
be sworn BY the Judge. Certificates Of snch swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made out and sign
cd by the officers 20 sworn, and attested BY the
oifcer 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 " any officer Of election shall act without
being fret duly sworn, or I: any eacer Of eee.lon
shall sign the form Of oath without being duly
sworn, or II Eny judge or minority inspector shall
certify that any officer was sworn when he was
not, Il shall be deemed mislemeanor, and upon
conviction the officer or officers so Offending shall
be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both 10
the discretion Of the court.
NON REGISTERED VOTERS.
Src 10. On the day Of election apy person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
voters, and who claims the right to vote at said
election, shall produce at least oIe qualified voter
VI the district as witness 10 The residence Of
the claimant In The district In which he claims TO
be voter for the period u at least two months
Immediately preceding said election, which wit
meas shall DO aworn or affirmed, and subscribe a
written, or partly written aud partly printed an.
davit to the fac,s stated by him, which afhdavit
shall define clearly where the residence Is Of the
person 50 claiming to be voter, and the person
so claiming the right to vote shall also take and
suhscribe written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, stating TO the best Of his know
ledge and belief when and where he was born
that he has been citizen Of the United States
for one month, and Of the Common wealth Of
Ponnsyyaniai that be has resided In tho Com
monwealth one year, or u formerly a quaiided
elecior or native born citizen thereof, and has
removed thereirom and returned, that he has 70.
sided therein six months next preceding said cleo.
tion that he has resided In the district In which
he claims to be voter for tho period Of at least
two months immediately preceding said election
that he has not moved into the district for the
purpose Of voting therein that he has, u
twenty two years Of age or upwards, paid State
or county tax within two years, which was assess.
ed at least two months and paid at least one month
before the election. The said afidavit shall also
state whom aud where the tax clsimed to be paid
by the afiant was assessed, and whom and where
and to whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor
shall be produced for examination unless the
afhant shall state In bis affidavit that Il has been
lost or destroyed, or that he never received any
and, f naturalized citizen, shall also state whcn
where and by what court he was naturalired aud
shall also produce his certificate Of naturalization
for examination but if the person so claiming
the right 10 vote shall take aud subscribe an ati
davit that he Is q native born Citizen Of the
United States, or II born elsewhere shall state
the fact 10 his affidavit, and shall produce evil
dence that he has been naturalted, or Is entitled
to citizenship by reason Of his fathers Aaturali-
zation, and shall further state In his AFFIDAVIT that
he is at the time Of making the affidavit Of the
age OF twenty one and under twenty-five years
that be has been a citizen Of tae United States
one month, and has resided In the State one
year or, Il native born citizen Of the State, aud
removed thcroirom and returned, that he has 70.
sided therein six months next preceding said
election, and In the election district two months
Immediately preceding such election, ho shall be
entitled to vote although he shall not have paid
taxes. The said affdayits OF all persons making
such claims and the ali davits Of the witnesses to
their residence shall be preserved by the election
board, and at the close Of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list Of voters, tally list. and
other papers required by law to be filed by the
return judge with the prothonotary. and shall re-
main on Ole herewith IN the proihono,ary's s Office,
subject to examination as other election papers
are II tho election officers shall find that the
applicant possesses all the legal qualifications Of
voter he shall be permitted 70 vote, and his
name shall be added to iha list Of taxables by the
election officers the word "tax" being added
where the claimant claims to vote on tax, and the
word "age' where be claims TO vote on age, the
same words being added by the clerks in each
case respectively on the hsis Of persons votin Z
at such election.
cHALLEsoE or nroIsrEaED worms.
SkcrisN II. II shall le lawful for any qualified
citizen Of the district, notwithstanding the
name Of the proposed voter IL contained on the
list Of resident taxables, to challenge tho vote Of
such person, wherenpon the Same proof Of the
right Of suffrage as now required by law shall be
publicly made, and acted on by the election
board, and tho vote admitted or rejected accord
ing to tho evidence. Every person claiming to
be anaturalizod citizen shall be required 10 pro
duce his naturalization certificate at the election
before voting except where he has been for ave
years eonseeuisely voter In the dietfict In
which be offers his vote, aud on the vote Of such
person being received It shall DO the duty Of the
election officers TO write or stamp on such eerii6-
cate tho word "yotcd, ;" with the day, month aud
year. and if any election oifeer OF officers shall
receive a second vote on the same day BY virtue
Of the same certificate, except where sons are en-