Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-31
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and bc scaled In the presence Of the officers,
and one envelope with the unscaled return sheet
given to the judge. which shall contain one list
Of voters, tally paper. and osihs Of officers, and
another Of sal envelopes shall be glvon to the mi.
nohty inspector. All Judges living within twelve
miles Of tho prothonotary's Office, or within
twenty -four miles II their residence be In town,
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other judges shall before twelve o'clock meridian
Of the second day after the election, deliver said
return, together with return sheet, to the pro.
thonotary Of the court Of common pleas of the
county, which said return sheet shall be fled, and
the day aud hour Of filing marked thereon, and
shall be preserved by the prs.honoiary for public
faspection. Attwelye o'clock on the said second
day following any election, tho protbonotary Of
the court Of common pleas shall present the said
returns to the said court In counties where there
Is resident president Judge, the associate judg
os shall perform the duties Imposed upon the
court Of common pleas, which shall convene for
said purpose the returns presented by the pro-
thonoiary shall be opened by said court and com
putsd by such Of il officers, and such sworn as-
sstauts as the court shai appoint, In the presence
Of the judge or judges Of said court, and the
returns certify and certificates Of election Issued
under the seal Of the court, as Is now required 10
be done by the return judges, aud the vote as so
computed and certified shall DO open 10 the public.
and In case the return OF any election district
shall be missing when the returns are presented.
or In case Of complaint OF qualified elcctor under
oath charging palpablc fraud OF mistake, and
particularly specifying the alleged mistake or
fraud, or where fraud or mistake is apparent on
the return, the court shall examine the return,
and II ip the judgment Of the court II shall 70
necessary to just return said court sha n issue
summary process against the elect ion officers
and overseers II any, Of the election district com
planned Of, to bring them forthwith intn court,
with all election papers In their possession, and
II papable mistake or fraud shall be discovered,
it shall, upon such hearing rs may be deemed
necessary to cnigh,en the court, aud be corrected
| by the court, aud 80 certified hut allegations Of
palpable fraud or mistake shall be decided BY the
tsid court within three days after the day the
returns are brought into court for computation,
and the said inquiry shall be directed snly to
palpsblo fraud or mistake. and shall not be
deemed Judicial Jurisdiction to conclude any
contest nov or hereafter TO be provided by law,
and the other Of said triplcate returns shall be
placed Ia the box and sealed up with the ballots
Nothing In this act shall require the returns Of
election Of borough or township ofhcers TO be
made TO the courts as directed In this section but
all the returns Of the election Of township and
borough officers shall be enclosed in sealed cover
directed TO the prothonotary Of the court Of com.
mon pleas Of the proper county, and shall by
some one Of them be delivered into his Office
within three days aftor every such election and
Gled therein. In counties where there are three
or more judges Of said court, learned 10 the law,
at least two Judges shall sit TO compute and GER
tify returns, unless unavoidably prevented. II
any Of the said judges shall himself be a candi-
date for any office At any election he shall not sit
with the court or act 10 counting the returns Of
such election, aud In such case the other judges,
if any, shall act, and II in any county there shall
be no judge qualified to hold the said court under
the provisions Of this act present and able to act,
then aud in every such ease, the register Of Wills
the sheriff and county commissioner Of the proper
county shall be and constitute y Board who, or
majority Of whom shall have and exercise all the
powers and perform all The duties vested la or re-
quired to be performed by the court Of common
pleas Of such county, by aud under the proyi-
sions Of this section; but none Of the said officers
shall act as member Of such Board when him
self a candidate for any Office at the election the
returns Of which the said Board Is repaired to
count under the provisions Of this section.
SEC. 3. 10 all elections hereafter the certificate
Of naturalization, II genuine. shall be conclusive
evidence Of the facts mentioned therein, and
where the person Offering to vote claims the right
on the payment Of taI the receipt of such tax, IL
signed by the proper officer, shall be the evidence
thereof II such person does not produce such re-
oeipt, then the payment Of the tax may be proven
BY the oath Of such person, or other evidence
stating when, where aud to whom such tax was
paid
Notice Is further hereby given, That
all persons except Justices Of the Peace, who
shall hold an Office or appointment Of trust under
the government Of the United States, or Of this
State, or Of any incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate
oihoer or agent, who Is or shall be employed un-
der the Legislative, Executive or Judicial de.
parim-ni. Of this State or o. the United States,
or any city or incorporated district, snd also
that every member of Congress, or of the State
Legislature, or Of the common or select council Of
any city or commissioner Of any incorporated
district, are by law incapable Of holding or
exercising, at tn, same time, the Office or ap-
pointment Of Judge. Inspector or Clerk Of any
election Of this Commonwealth