The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

shall be prescribed by law as fully as II Ibny
were present at their usual places of election.
SEC. .. All laws regulating the holding of
elections by the citizens for the regst ration of
electors shall be uniform throughout the State
put no elector shall toe deprived o: the privi-
leae OIL voting by reason OF his name not being
SEC: 8. Any person who shall give or promise
or oher To give to any elector any money, re-
ward, or other valuable consideration, for his
vote ut any election, for Withholding the
same, or who shall give or promise to give such
consideration TO any other person or party for
such electors vote, or for the withholding
thereof, and any electOr who shall receive or
any money, reward, or other vaIuaple consid-
GRAFTON FOR his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same. shall thereby forfeit the right
to vote at such election; and an elector whose
TiHht 10 vote shall be challenged for such cause
before the election officers. shall he required
TO swear or affirm that the matter of the chaI-
lenge is untrue before his vote shall be re-
cClved
SEC 9. Any person who shall while a candi-
date for office be guilty of bribery, fraud. or
willful violation of any election law, shall be
forever disqualified from holding any Office of
trust or profit in this Commonwealth: and any
person convicted or willful violation of the
election laws shall, in addition to any penalties
provided by law, be deprived OF the right of
SIC, l3- For the purpose of voting no person
shall be deemed to have gained u residence by
his absence, while employed in the service.
either civil or military. OF this State the
chited states or on the high seas. nor while
student of any institution of learning. nor
whlie kept IN a poor house or other asylum at
puoiic expense, nor while confined in public
prison.
SEC. IA. District election boards shall con-
sist ot Al judge and two inspectors who shall be
chosen annually by the citizens. Each eectnr
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 he selected. and vacancies in eec-
ton boards blied, MS shall be provided by law.
Election officers shall he privileged from arrest
up9n days OF election. ana while engaged IN
making up and transmitting returns: except
upon warrant OF court of record or Judge
thereof. for an election fraud, for felony. or
for wunton breach of the peace. In cities they
may claim exemption from jury Gu,y during
SIC. Il. No person shall be qualified 10 serve
as an election officer who shall bold shall
within two months have held an office. or APP
puintuleut or employment in or under the gov
ernment o. the United States or O: tn!~ State,
or OF AIRY city or county, or any municipal
beard, commission or trust in any city save
only Justices of the peace. and aldermen, no
taries public and persons in the militia service
Of the State: nor shall any election otIicer he
eligible to any civii Office to he Allied at an
election at which he shall serve, save only TO
such subordinate municipal or local Once, be,
low the grade OF city or county officers, as shall
, be designated by law.
And also tn the following Acts Of Assembly
now In force in this State. viz:
ACT OF JANUARY 30. ls7G.
SEC, 3 At ar elections hereafter held under
; the laws of this Commonwealth, the polls shall
be opened at seven O'Clock, A. NJ, aud close at
( SIC. T. Whenever there shall he a vacancy
{ I'm au election board ON the morning OF an cleo
tiou. said vacancy shall be Hiied in conformity
The said Act Of Assembly, entitled AN Act
relatinp to the Elections OF this Comm@n-
wealth. passed July 2i, 1876, provides as ioi-
THAT th.. Jnspectors aud Judges shall meet a.
Z the r,.spective places appointed for holding the
: elections in the district to which they rc>pec-
lively belong, before seven ci"rk III me morn M, f
ing of Tuesday. November q. .rd each stid ia
spcctor shall appoint one clerk. who shall DC a
qualified voter of such district; u,
I In case the person who snail nave rccelNPh
, the second highest number nI votes for inSpec-
! tor snail not attend on The day of any erection
then the person who shall have received the
next highest number Of votes FOR judge at the
next preceding election shnii act as lnspee:nnTr nr
l. fhfa -
have received the highest nunh"r at N"tes tor
/ INSPECTOR shall not attend. the person elected
7 itdge shall appoint an Inspector III ms place.
/ a nd in case the person elected Judge shalt not
/ attend. then the inspector who shall nave re
, cciVef the highest number OF votes snail APP
uoint a In ,Ige in his place and il any vacancy
shall continue in the doari for the space or
. on. hour after the time fixed hy law tor the
y opeuius of the election. the qualitnd voters OF
the township, ward. or district Tor when % sncn
! offcprS have been elected. pr"sent AT tn" piace
e,f election. shalt elect some of their number To
q fill the vacancy.
THE MODE OF Voting.
| The attention Of all qualified voters - direct
! cd 70 the following 4 ct of Assembly regulating
the mode OF voting in th:s tomm"nwcai'h;
CHANGE THE MODE OF voTiNG.
An Act regulating the mode of voting AZ nli
CnmmnuwcaIth. approved March 3ui p; tN'5
r,,,rgseit tires tf he tnmfnpB,ceoHh If Penn
smrdIid ~ Gelitirl lSScInbiB met 0td ~ - he,e-
Iu enacted bu the uttihnrfB O. Inc Sdn'e. lht ,ie
ov.iitcd yOters OF tii, several counties of TINS
( Commonwealth. at the general. township nor
ough. special electlonS, are u',e"S u',
q an u:horizpd aud required to vote ny tckets
; urintpd or written. or partly prtnted ana part
' IL written. -cver5Iiy classified as Follows; oht
ticket shall embrace the hnlts p' nlh i',.S *,
. of Courts to be voted tor, nnd be laheiicu o,i
! side s.Iudiciary': one ticket shhtl cinnrace 'h'
us mes ot all State officers voted Tor hiih pe "a
. belIcd "Stnte": one ticket shall cuhrace 'h' ne
] names of all County officers Votn Tor, anu U.
i,h..ilod .CMin;y": one ticket shall embrace
th,. names of all Township officers Notea 10, !,
/ aud he labelled "Townshp one ticker shhl
embrace the names of all Borough oncef'
3 yoted for and to be labelled "Borough -aho
Z ent.h class shall be deposited In separate oa
3 f;fvES under my hand, at my office IN hnens,
J bury tins third day Of Octuber, M tue year o
2 0ur Lord one thousand eight hundred nnd S'.N-
.nty srycr, auI the Independence OF me Cni-
ted States of America the one huntrenth aho
first. - ',V.I-' -