Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-23
Legal.

NOT OF, the lise of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter ereseht, and shall admit such ps rsons
to vote withou. requiring such proof, every
person SO offending shall, upon convection,
be guilty of niisdemeanCt, and shall be SEN
fenced for every such offence. TO pay fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to-
undergo an Imprisonment not more than
one wear, or both. at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. i3. As soon as the polls shall close
the officers of election shall proceed TO count
all the votes cast for each candidate voted
for. and make full return of the same in
triplicate, with a return sheet in addition,
IN all of which the votes received by each
candidate shall be given after his or her
name, first In words and again in figures,
and shall be signed by all of said officers
and certified by oyerseers, if any, or II not
so certified, the oyerseers and any officer
refusing to sign or certify, or either OF
them, shall write upon each of the returns
his or their reason for not signing or certi-
fvinr them. The Tote a: soon as counted,
shall also be publicly and fully declared
from the window to the ciiisens present,
and a brief statement showing the votes re-
ceived by candidate shall be made and sign
ed by the election officers as soon as the
vote is counted, and the same shall be i'm
mediate posted up on the door of the cleo
ton house for information OF the public.
The triplicate return shall be enclosed In
an envelope and sealed in presence of the
officers, ard one envelope, with the unsesl-
ed return sheet, given to the judge, which
shall contain one list of voters, tally-paper,
AMI oath of officers, and another of said
envelopes shall be given to the minority in
spector AN judges living within twelve
miles of the prothOnotary's Office, or within
twenty-four miles. if their residence be in
town, village or city upon the line of rail-
road leading to the county seat, shall, be-
fore two O'Clock past meridian of the day
after the election, and all other judges shall,
before twelve o'clock meridian OF the second
day after the election, deliver said return,
together with return sheet to the Frothon-
otary of the court OF common pleas of saio
county, " hich said return sheet shall be
filed, and the day and hour Of fling marked
thereon, and shall be preserved by the pro-
thonotary for public inspection. AT twelve
O'Clock on the said second day following
any election, the prothonctary Of the court
of common pleas shall present the said re-
turn to the said court. When two
or more counties are connected for the cleo
ton of any officer, the courts of such coun-
ties shall each appoint a return judge to
meet at such time and place, as required by
Law, to compute and certify the vote of
such district.
SEC. le. ANY assessor, election officer or
person appointed Is an oyerscer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined by this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to q penalty of
one hundred dollars and if any assessor
shall knowingly assess any person as avoter
who is not qualified, or shall williully refuse
to assess any one who is qualified, he shall
be guilty OF a misdeRcanor in office, and
on conviction shall be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or iul-
prisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the court, and
also be subject to an action of damages By
the party aggrieved and if any person
shall fraudulently alter, add to, deface, or
destroy any list of voters made out as di-
rected by this act, or tear down or remove
the same from the place where i has been
fixed, with fraudulent or mischievous intent,
or for any improper purpose, the person so
offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr,
and on conviction shall be punished by =
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the court and If
any persons shall, by violence or intimida-
ton, drive, OF attempt TO drive IRON the
polls, any person or persons appointed by
the court to act rs oyerSeers OF an election,
or in any way willfnlly prevent said over
seers from performing the duties enjoined
upon them by this act, such persons shall
be guilty of q misdemeanOr, and upon con-
yiction thereof shall be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the court. ANY
person who shall, on the day of election,
visit polling place in any election district
1t which be is not entitled to vote, and
shall use any intimidation or violence fer
the purpose of preventing any officer OF
election from performing the duties requir-
ed OF him by Law, or for the purpose OF pre-
venting any qualified voter of such district
from exercising his right TO vote or from
exercising the right to challenge any person
offering TO vote, such person shall be deem
ed guilty o. a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars, CT by
Imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the court Any
clerk, overseer or election officer, who
shall disclose how any elector shall have
voted, unless required 20 do so as q witness
in Judicial proceeding, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of, shall be punished by fine not exceed
in one thousand dollars, or by innprison-
ment not exceeding two years, or both, at
the discretion of of the court.
POOR HOUSE-ORDER OF COURT.
And now to wit: September II, 1878,
the Court do order and decree, that, at the
General Election 70 be held on the Firth
DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT he question as TO
whether or not the people Of the county de-
sire PooR HousE, shall be submitted to a
vote of the people, said election to be con-
Quoted under the general election laws OF
the Commonwealth.
That it shall be the duty of the judges
and inspectors Of elections to receive tickets,
either written or printed, from the legal
voters of each election district, labeled en-
the outside /" Poor House, and on the in
side * For Poo House >" or - Against Poor
Hopse,o and deposit said tickets in the