The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-09

person 10 vote without requiriHg such proof, every
person 20 offending shall, upon conviction. be gull
~ of q mis- icncanar, and shall be sentenced foi
every sueh oHeuce- % pay a me not exceeding hyt
hundred dollars. or 20 UNDERGO an Imprisonment
not more th3u one year, or both. at the discretion
of the CONT.
Sac. -. Any assessor, election olicer 81 person
appointed s7an Ovcrsees, who shall peglcc; OF re
I fuse opcrlOrm any duty enlJinel by this act. with
out re1s nuhle or legal cause. shall be subject to-
! pcHaitv fuus hua red dollars. and IL any assessor
snail knowingly assoc any person as q v1tc- vi,
i not gUntnUi. OF shall wiiiiuily refuse % asFcs.
any one who Is qualified, he shall he guilty OF O
"m1SdeInean9r in office and on conviction he punish
ed by a hne not exceeding one thousand dollars, OIL
imprisonment notcyceeiiug two years. or both. al
\ the discretion Of rh7 court AMI also be suhiect q
an action for llmagcs by the plrsv a-grievet. and
il any person SHAH frauduienily alter. add 20. De
face trdesifoy any list O~fvoters made cut rs dir c.
ell BY this act- or lear down or remove the SAM
from the place wherei It has been fixed. with fraudu
lent or mischieyou- intent or orany improper pGr
pose, the person 50 offending shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanoT. and on conviction shall he punished
by n tine not exceeding hve hundred dollars. or IN
prisunmcnt lot exceeding w years, or both az the
discretion Of the court and IL any person shall, by
V~iolcner or intimidation, drive. or ATTEMPT to drive
from the polls. any person or persons appointed
by the curt Ia act as O~verseers Of an election. OF
In any way williuily prevent said O~vcrseers from
pertaining The duties cnloIned upon them by this
I act. such reIspn shall be guilty u a misiemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by
a hne not exceediGg one thousand d0ilars. or by
tAt - hANANNAA- u FAte VI NAAs 81
the discretion OF the court. Any person who
shall. On the day % any election, visit a polling
place IN any election district at which he is not
eniitlcd T. vote. and shall use any intimidation Or
Of elections from performing the duties required
Of him by law, or hr the purpose Of preventing
any qualified voter Of such district exercising his
right % vote. or rom exercising his right TO
challenge any person Offering to vote, such person
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdeme1n0r. and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
TIM -as rwmm.4s,r. 80 sa,.a.- IL - - -.
prisnument net exceeding two years. or both. at
the discretion OF he cert. Any clerk. ~ovcrseer
or election oficsr. who shall disclose ha-v any
eloctOr shall have vatei. unless required d 10 -
as q witness in t-cial processing shall be guilty
OF a "misdeucanoT. and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars. or by Imprisonment not exceed
inS two years, or both, at the discretion Of the
court.
II any person shall proven. or rttemp 10 prevent
any Otlccr Of an election under this acc from hold
ing such election, or use or threaten any violence
to any such officer, and shall interrupt or improp-
" Interfere with him in the execution Of his duty,
shall block up or attempt to block up the windows
or avenue 10 sny window where the same nav be
holden, or shall riOtously disturb the peace Of such
election, or shall use OF practice Intimidation.
threats. force or violence, with the design to inhu-
euce unduly or oyerawe any e~lector, OTprevent him
from voting, or 70 restrain the freedom Of choice.
such person on conviction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars. to be impris0n-
ed for any time not less than one nor more than
Twelve months. am " it snail DE shown TO The court
Were the trial 81 such offence shall be had. that
the person 30 Offending was not a resident OF the
city. ward or district where the said offence was
committed. AMI not entitled "a vote therein. on con.
v~ietion, he shall be sentenced TO pay a line not less
than one hundred or more than one thousand dol
lars. and be imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than two years.
IF ans person or persons shah make any bet or
wager upon the result Of an election within the
Commonwealth. or shall offer to make any such bet
or wager, either BY verbal proclamation thereof or
by any written OF printed advertisement, or invite
any person or persons 10 make such bet OF wager.
upon conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit and
pay three times the amount So bet or offered 70 be
And the election laws Of the Commonwealth fur
Their provide that The Inspectors, Judges and
clerks shall. before entering on the duties Of their
offices. severilly take and subscribe the oath or al
hereinafter directed. which shall be AL
ministered to them by any Judge. Alderman or
Justice OF the Peace; but If no such magistrate pc
pcrscnt, one Of the inspectors OF the election shall
administer the cath Or affirmation % the ether
Judge. and inspector and then the INSPECTOR SO
qualified shalt administer the oath OF att rnatian
to him.
-sThe inspectors. juigs AMI clerks required by
law TO hold the township aud general elections.
shall take and subscribe theseveraI oaths ur affirm
atiuns- required by the 1871. 18th and 2fst sections
of the act Of the p day Of july. 1s39. entitled 4
act relating TO the elections of this Common
wealth, which oaths or afhrmatiun5 shall he pre-
pared and administered In the Kramer prescribed
in the 18th and zi sections Of the said set. and In
addition 70 the power conferred by the 18th section
of said act, the Judge or either Of the inspectors
shall have power 10 administer the Oaths pfcscrib-
ell by said act toeEy clerk Of a general or special
or township election.
The following shall be the form Of the oath-or'ar
tirmation 90 be taken by eaehinspector, viz: i a.
b do-that l will duly attend 20 the ensuing
election during the continuance thereof. as an in
spector and that I viii not receive any ticket or
vote from any person, other than such n I shall fria-
iy believe 70 be, according to the provisions Of the
constitution and the laws Of this commonwealth
entitled 20 vote at such election, without requiring
sucn evidence Of the right TO vote as Il directed hy
law, nor will / vexati0usly delay or refuse 70 re-
eeive any vote from any person who | shall believe
TO be entitled 70 vote as aforesaid. but that I will
in all things, truly, iinpariially and faithfully per-
form my duty therein, to the best of my Judgment
ind abilities. rud That l am not directly or indL
rectly interested in any bet or wager on the result
of this election
The following shall be the oath or affirmation o
each judge; viz: i "a. b. do-that / will a