Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-16
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the select and common councils of any city,
or commissioner of any Incorporated dis
trict, is By law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the same time the Office or ap-
pointment Of judge, inspector, or clerk of
any election of this commonwealth, and no
inspector, judge, or other officer Of any
such election shall be eligible thereto, to be
voted for.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
is hereby directed to the 9th Article Of the
New Constitution.
SECTION l. Every male citizen twenty -one
years of age, possessing the following quail
ifieations, shall be entitled to vote at all
elections:
Fnst-He shall have been a citizen Of the
United States at least one month.
Second-He shall have resided in the
State one year, Cor if having previously
been qualified elector or native born citi-
zon of the State, he shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six MONTHS
Immediately preceding the election.
Thud-He shall have resided IN the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months immediately preceding
the election.
Fotrh-If twenty-five years of age or
uH"tluS, lC udFC Ptiu wv years
State or county tax, which shallhave been
assessed at least two months and paid at
least one month before the election.
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot Every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which it shall be
received, and the number recorded by the
election officers on the list of voters, oppo-
site the name of the elector who presents
k.II. aI..a hfSp
upon his ticket, OF cause the same to be
written thereon and attested by a citizen of
the district. The election officers shall be
sworn or affirmed not TO disclose how any
elector shall have voted unless required to
do so as witnesses in judicial proceeding.
SIC. 5. Electors shall in all cases except
treason, felony and breach or surety OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and in going to and
returning thereironi.
SEC. d. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be in
actual military service, under requisition
from the President of the United 5 tates OF
by the authority of this Commonwealth,
such electors may exercise the right of suf
frsge in all elections by the citizens, under
such regulations as are OF shall be pre-
scribed by law, as fully as if they were
present at their usual places of election.
SEC. Z. All laws regulating the holding
of elections by the citizens or for the reg
istration Of electors shall be uniform
throughout the state, but no elector shall
be deprived of the privilege of voting by
reason of his name Rot being registered.
SEC. 8. Any person who shall give, or
promise or offer 10 give, 10 an elector, any
money, reward OF other valuable considera-
tion for his vote at an election, or for with
holding 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 agree To re-
ceive, for himself or for another, any mon
ey, reward or other valuable consideration
for his vote at an election, OF for withhold
ing the same shall thereby forfeit the right
to vote at such election, and any elector
whose right to vote shall be challenged for
such cause before the election officers, shall
be required TO swear or affirm that the mat
ter of the challenge is untrue before his
vote shall be received.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall, while a
candidate TOR office, be guilty OF bribery,
fraud, or wilful violation of any election
law, shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing an office OF trust or profit in this Com
monweaith; any person convicted OF wiltui
violation of the election laws shall, in addi-
ton to any penalties provided by law, be
deprived of the right of suffrage absolutely
for term OF four Years.
SEC. Is. For the purpose of voting no
perscn shall be deemed TO have gained
residence 10y reason of his presence, or lost
it 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 confined in public prison.
SEC. IA. District election boards shall
consist OF judge and two inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually by the citizens.
Each elector shall have the right to vote for
the judg, and one Inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint one 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, Tor felony, or
TOR wanton breach of the peace. In cities
they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms of service.
SIC. Is. No person shall be qualified to
serve as an election officer who shall hold,
or shall within two months have held any
office, or appointment OF employment in or
under the government of the United States
or of this State, or of any city, or 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 elii-
bic to any civil office TO be filled at an elec-
ton at which he shall serve, save only TO
such subordinate municipal or local offices,
below the grade OF city or county officers
as shall be designated by general law.
And also to the following act of Assem-
bly, now in force in this State, viz:
Act of Januray 80, 1874 SEC. 5. At all
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 p. m.
SEC. Z. Whenever there shall be vacan-
cy in an election board on the morning of
an election, said vacancy shall BE- filled in
with existing laws.
The said act of Assembly entitled al
act relating to the elections of this Com
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 Z O'Clock
in the morning of Tuesday, November Sd,
and each said inspector shall appoint one
clerk, who shall be qualified voter of 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
tion shall act as Inspector in his place. And
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 The inspector who received the
highest number of votes shall appoint a
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