Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-09
Legal Notices.

il by reason OF his absence, while employed
in the service, either civil or military, OF
this State or the United States, nor while
engaged in The navigation of waters of this
State or the United States, or on the high
seas, nor while student of anY Institution
Of learning, nor while kept in any poor
house or other asylum at public expense,
nor while contined in public prison.
SIC. IA. District election boards shall
consist of Judge and two inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually py the citizens.
Each elector shall have the right TO vote for
the judg, and one inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint ons clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall be
and vacancies in election boards
filed, as shall be provided BY law. Elec-
ton officers shall be privileged from arrest
upon days of election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant OF a court of record or judge
thereof for an election fraud, for felony, or
tor wanton breach of the peace. In cities
they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms of service.
SEC. Is. No person shall be qualified to
serve as an election officer who shall hold,
or shall within two months have held any
office, OF appointment or employment in or
under the government of the United States
or of this State, or of any city, OF county,
or of any municipal board, commission or
trust In any city save only justices of the
peace and aldermen, nOtaries public and
persons in the militia service of the State /;
nor shall any election election officer be clli-
bic TO anv civil office to be filed at an elec-
ton at which he shall serve, save only 10
such subordinate municipal or local offcc.,
below the grade of city OF county officers
Us shall be designated by general law.
And also TO ,he following act of Assem-
bly, now in force in this State. viz:
Act Of Januray 80, 1874 SEC. 5. At ali
elections hereafter held under the laws Of
this Commonwealth, the polls shall be open
ed at seven O'Clock a. M, and closed at
seven O'Clock ?. IN.
SIC. 4. Whenever there shall be a vacsn-
cy in an election board On the morning OF
an election, said vacancy shall be flied in
conformity with existing laws.
The said act of Assembly emitted al
act relating to the elections of this Com
monwea-th," passed July =, 1916, provides
as follows, viz:
"That the inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before O'Clock
in the morning OF Tuesday, November Cd,
and each said Inspector shall appoint one
clerk, who shall BE- qualified voter oi such
district.
"In case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on the day of
any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number of
votes for judge at the next preceding cleo
ton shall act as Inspector in his place. A nd
in case the person who shall have received
the highest number OF votes for inspector
shall not attend, the person elected judge
shall appoint an inspector in his place and
in case the person elected judge shall not
attend. then ,he inspector who received the
highest numbcr Of votes shall appoint 8
judge in his place; and if any vacancy
shall continue in ;he board for the space Of
one hour after the time fixed by law for the
opening of the election, the qualified voters
Of the township, ward or district tor which
such officer shall have been elected, present
at the place OF election, shall elect one OF
their number to ill such vacancy.
The Act of Jan. 30th, 1871, further pro-
yides, viz:
SEC. g. At the opening of the polls at all
elections il shall b. the duty OF the Judges
OF election for their respective districts to
designate one of the Inspectors, whose
duty IL shall be to have in custody the reg
istry of voters, and 10 make the entries
therein reqrircd BY law; aud il shall be- the
duty OF the other of said inspectors To re-
ccive ana number the ballots presented at
said election.
SIC. Q. All elections by the citizens shall
he bv ballot; every ballot voted shall be
M lbered in the order in which il shall be
received, and the number recorded by the
Clerks on the list Of voters opposite the
,ame Of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two OF rInre tickets,
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with tho number corresponding
" ith the number to the name Of the voter.
ANY electOr 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 pre-
scrlbed by law to be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall severallv be
sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any
.lector shall have voted, unless required to
10 SO as witnesses in Judicial proceeding.
IF any election held under this act, shall,
before entering upon their duties, DC duly
sworn or affirmed in the presence of each
,ther. The judges shall be sworn by the
minority Inspector, if there shall be such
minority Inspector, and in case there be no
minority inspector, then by a justice of the
peace or alderman, and the inspectors, over
,eers and clerks shall be sworn by the
udge. Certificates of such swearing or
,thrming shall be duly made ont and signed
,y the officers so sworn, and attrsted by
he officer who administered the oath. II
my judge or minority inspector refuses or
ails TO swear tho officers of election in the
manner required by this act, cor il any Off
er OF election shall act without being first
Iuly sworn, or if any officer of election
hall sign the form OF oath without being
uly sworn, or il any judge or minority in
pector shall certify that any officer was
worn when he was not. it shall be deemed
misdemeanor, and npOn conviction the
fticer or officers 50 offending shall be fined
ot exceeding one thousand dollars, or I'M
risosmcnt not exceeding one year, or both,
I the discretion of the court.
SEC. 10. On the day of election any per-
on whose name shall not appear on the
egis.ry of voters, and who claims the right
Q vote 1T said election, shall produce at
.ast one qualified voter OF the district as a
illness to the residence of the claimant in
ne district in which he claims to be voter,
,r the period Of at least two months imme- |
lately preceding said election. which wit |
ess shall be sworn or affirmed and sub /
:ribe a written or partly written and partly |
mated affidavit TO tho facts stated BY him, !
hich affidavit shall define clearly where I
le residence of the person 50 claiming to !
a voter, and the person so claiming the 4
ght to vote shall also take and subscribe a /
ri,ten or partly written and partly printed
hdavIt, stating to the best Of his knowl- |
lge ana belief, when and where he was
,rn; that he has been a citizen of the Uni
d States for one month and of the COM
onwealth of Pennsylvania; that he has
sided in the commonwealth one year, or,
formerly qualified elector or native
,rn citizen thereof, and has removed there
ON and returned, that ne has resided
erein six months next preceding said
ection, that he has resided in the district
which he claims TO be voter for the
,riod of al least two months Immediately
eceding said election; that he did not
owe into the district for the purpose OF
ting therein that he has, if twenty two
ars of age or uDWarIs paid a state or