Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-10-09

Jordan township, At the public school house, in
Ansonvile.
Knox township at Turkey IIill school housa.
Karthaus township, at Dridgens school house.
Lawrence township. at the Arbitration room, In
the Court House. in the borough Of Cemdeld.
Morris township, at the house formerly occupied
by Thomas Kyer
Penn township, nj the hotel formerly kept by
W. W Anderson.
pike iownshIr. at the township school house 10
the borough Of curwensviie
Union township, at the house Of d. Il. Brubaker.
Woodward township, n, the housc Of Thomas
Henderson.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at oil
elections In tho several counties OF this Com
monwcaltb, approved the 30th day Of March,
A. D. 1865, viz
srcrIoS |, Be Il enacted by the Senate and
Ilouse Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth Of
pennsyvania in General Assembly met, and II is
hereby enacted by authority ftho same, That The
qualified voters Of the several counties Of this
Commonwealth, at oil general. township, borough
and special elections arc hereby hereafter author
izod and required to vote, BY tickets, printed or
written, OF partly printed and partly written, sew
orally classified as follows; One ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all judges Of courts voted for,
aud 10 be labeled, outside, judiciary !" one ticket
shall embrace the names OF the State officers voted
for, and be labeled, Estate /" one ticket shall EN-
brace the names Of all county officers voted for,
including office Of senator, member, and members
Of assembly, ,if voted for aud members Of Congress,
IL voted for, and be labeled, "eounty = one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all township officers
voted for, and be labeled, "townshipi" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all borough officers
voted for, and be labelled, borough = and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
A further supplement to the Act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth, approved
January 80, and February %, A. D. 1874
wnEN fnE roLLs ARE TO M TEPT OPEN.
Sac. 5. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened nj seven o'clock, a. m, and elosed at seven
O'Clock, p. M
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES a INSPECTORS.
src 6. In all election districts whore a vncaucy
exists by reason Of tho disqualification Of the
officers or otherwise 10 m election board her to-
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, ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons to Gil said vacancies, aud 10
conduct the election in said new di.trcts, and IN
the appointment Of inspectors in any election
disiric, both shall not be Of the same political
party, and the judge Of elections shall in all cases
ut OF tue ponucAl party hhNihg the majority Oi
votes in sad distriet as nearly as the said Judge
or judges can ascertain tho fact, and in case Of
the Disagreement of the judges as 10 the selection
Of inspectors the political majority of The judges
shall select one Of said inspeei0rs. and the mir or
iiy Judge or Judges shall SOLICIT the other
SEo. z. Whenever there shall be n vacancy in
an election board on the morning Of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled In conformity with
existing laws.
DUTIES or ELECTION oFFicRns
sRc. s, Al Tho opening Of the polls at all cleo.
tions shall be the duty Of the judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the inspectors, whose duty It shall be 10 have In
custody the registry Of yoters, and TO make the
eniriss therein required by law, aud Il shall be
the duty Of the other Of the said inspectors to
receive and number the ballots presented at said
election.
Sac. .. All elections by the citizens shall bo by
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered In
the order In which It shall be received. and tho
number recorded by the clerks on the list Of voters
opposite the name Of the elector from whom 70.
ceived. And any voter voting two or moro ilok
cts, the several tickets so yolad shall each bs
numbered With tho number corresponding with
the number to the name Of the voter. Any cleo
tor may write his name upon his ticket or cause
the same to be written thereon, and attested hy
n citizen Of the district. In addition 10 the oath
now prescribed by law to be taken and sui s,ribed
by election officers they shall severally be sworn
or affirmed not to di,close how any elcctor shall
have voted, unless required to do 50 as Witnesses
In judicial proceeding. All Judges inspectors
clerks aud overseers Of any election held undci
this act shall, before entering upon their datias
be duly sworn or affirmed In the presence o
each other. The judge shah be sworn by th,
minority Inspector. u there shall be such minority
Inspector. aud In ease there shall be no minor il,
inspector then by justice Of the peace or alder
man, and the nspec tors. overseerss end clerk shal
be sworn by the judge. Certificates Of such swear
ing or Affirming shall be duly made out and sign
ed by the officers 20 sworn, and attested by thl
officer who administered tho oath. II any judg
or minority inspector refuses or fails to sw ear th
officers Of election in the manner required by thi
act, or II any officer Of election shall act withou
being first duly sworn, or Il any officer Of election
shall sign the form # oath without being dul,
sworn, or II any judge or minority inspector shal
certify that any officer was sworn when he wa
not, shall bo deemed Iisdcmeanor, and upoi
conviction tho officer or officers so oae ndng shall
bo fined not exceeding one thousand dollars o
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both il
the discretion Of the court.
SoN-nEGisrERED vorERs
src. 10. On the day Of election any persoi
whose name shall not appear on the sogi.Ty o
voters, and who claims the ygh. to vote at sal
election. shah produce at least one quilted vote
Of tho district asa witness to the residence o
tho claimant In the district In which claims 4
be voter for the period Of at least two month
Immediately preceding said election, which wit
ness shall be sworn or affirmed, and subscribe
written, or partly written and partly printed ali
davit to the facts stated BY him, which ailiiavi
shall define clearly where the residence Is Of III
person 80 claiming TO 6e a voter, and the persol
50 claiming the righ, to vote shall also take an
subscribe a written, or partly written and partl
printed affidavit stating to the best Of his knowl
edge aud belief when and where be was bofn
that ho has been q citizen OF the United State
for ono month and Of the commonwea o
Pennsylvania; that ko has resided 10 tho Com
monwealth one year, or " formerly a qualide'
eleotor or native born citizon thereof and ha
removed thereirom and retu med, that he has re
sided therein Fix months noxt preceding sail cleo
tiop that he has resided in the district In whic
he claims to he voter for the period Of at laa .
two months immcd ia'cly preceding said election
that he has not moved into the district for N
purpose Of voting therein that be has " twen
ty-two years Of age or upwards, paid State o
county tax within two years, which was assesse
at least two months and paid a, least ne mont
before the election Tho said afdavit shall ala
state when aud where the tax claimed to be pai
by ihe afnant was assessed. and when and wher
aud to whom paid. and the tax rcce ipt there 70
shall bo produced for examination unless III
Atliant shall state In his affidavit tha. Il has bee
lost or destroyed, or that he never received an
and. ia naturalilcd citizen, shall also state whcn
where and by what court he was natu ralired an
shall also produce his certificate Of na turalisatio
for examination but II the person so claimln
the right to vote shall take and hubso ribe an Nh
4 antN hat hN L lnru Ill -
United States, or Il born el,cyhere ,hall s,al
the fact 10 bis anhdayih and shall produce ey
dence that he has been naturalised, or IL entitle
to oitisenthip by reason OF his fathers natural
nation, and shall further state IN hs afiavit tina
no Is al the time Of making the AFFIDAVIT Of Ii
age Of twenty one and under twonty-two years
that no has been n citizen Of the United State
one month and has resided In the State. on
year or " native. born citizen Of the State. an
removed thercfrom and returned, that he has re
sidtd therein six months next preceding sal
election, and In the election distriet two montl
Immediately preceding gueh election, he shall b
entitled 70 vote although be shah not have pal
taxes. The taid afidavits Of all persons maklr
such claims aud the afidavits of the wit nesses
thcir residence shah be preserved by the eicclio
board and at the close of the eloc, ion thew ,ha
be erccsed with the list Of voi,rs, tally ls, An
other papers required by law to be Aied by Il
return Judge win tho parliamentary, and shall 7,
main on file herewith in the prothontary's OH 9,
spbject to examination as other election amer
are. II the election officers shall end thai u
applicant possesses all tho legal qu ALLEGATIONS,
voter he shall be permitted to vote, and hi
nsme shall be added 10 the list Of taxabics by IN
election officers, the word "tax" being adde
where the claimant claims 10 vote On tax, and N
word "ago'' where he claims 10 vote on age, N
same wards being added by tho clerks in eac
case respectively on the lists Of persons voiin
al such election.
cuALLrSoE or nrcigrlRrD vorsas.
Sac. II, Il lhsll be lawful for any quail DC
0iiien OF the district, notwithst,adiny thl nan
Of the proposed voter Is contained on the | let
resident taxables, to challenge the vote Of sue
persons, whereupon the same proof Of the rigl
Of suffrage ne now required BY law shall ha pul
licly made, and acted on by tho election boar,
and the vote admitted or rejected according
to tho evidence. Every persou claiming "a h