The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-24

Of the right Of suffrage absolutely fora term of fouF
SEC I3. For the purpose of voting no person shall
pc deemed TO have gained a residence by reason Of
his presence or lost it by reason Of his absence,
tary, of this State of the United States. or
the high seas, nor while student of any institu-
ton Of learning, nor while kept in poor house or
ollel tsy Ium at public expense, nor while confined
SEC H. District election boards shall consist OF
i JuuEe anu Two inspectors who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
hrst election board of any district shall be
Iected, and vacancies in election boards hlled as
snali be provided by law Election officers shall be
privileged from arrest upon days of election, and
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judge jhar-li- Tor an election fraud for felony or
for waLton breach oi the peace In cities they may
claim exemption from jury duty during their terms
Sc. l5. No person shall be qualified to serve as
an electlon oihcer VINO shall hold OF shall within
two months have held an Office. or appointment or
employment in OF under the government Of the
United States or OF this State or Of any city or
county. or any municipal board. commission or
trust IN any city. save only justices of the peace
militia service Of the State; shall any election
officer he eligible to any civil office to be filled at
an election at which he shall serve, save only to
such subordinate municipal or local officer, below
inc Grade OF city or county officers, as shall be des
And also to the following Acts Of Assembly now
In force in this State viz:
ACT OF JANUARY so. 1873.
SEC ). At all elections hereafter held under the
the laws Of this Commonwealth. the polls shall be
opened at seven O'Clock, a. NJ and close at seven
SEC. :. Whenever there shall be vacancy in an
election board on the morning OF an election. said
laws.
The said Act Of Assembly. entitled IAN Act re-
passed July 2d. 1875. provides as follows to wit:
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at the
I1nr before seven o-,rr.i- in i-,- ~ -,,ce
q. Hn . N..HT
aIHoint one CLERK who SHAH he qualified voter Of
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day of an election then the per
Der of votes for judge at the next preccd ing election
shall act as inspector in his place. And in case
number of votes for inspector shall not attend the
person elected Judge shall appoint Inspector in
shall not attend then the inspcctorwho shall have
received the highest number Of votes shall appoint
tinue IN the board for the space Of one hour after
the time fixed by law for the opening of the cleo
district for which such officers have been elected.
shall elect some Of their number to MI the vacancy
TIRE MODE or VOTING.
The attention Of an qualified voters Is directed to
the following Act of Assembly regulating the mode
OF voting in this Commonwealth:
CHANGE Is THE MODE OF VOTING.
An Act regulating the mode OF voting at all the
wealth. approved March 3Jth. ls6S.
SEC. ]. Be q enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the Commonwealth Of PsunSg'UG-
MA U General AsacE5y met. and IL is here5y enacted
5g the authority of the That the quaitIed
tiers oi the several c0Unties of this Commonwealth
at the general. township. borough or special cIcc-
ttou-- are hereby tterautlorlZed and required
10 vote oy tickets printed or written. OF partly
printed and partly written. scveralIy classified as
follows: one ticket shall embrace the names Of
all Judges Of Courts 20 be voted for and hc labelled
outside judiciary one ticket shall embrace the
names OF all State officers voted for and be labelled
state; one ticket shall embrace the names of all
County officers voted for. and he labelled -Couu-
ty' one ticket shall embrace the names of all
Township officers voted tor. and DrabCIIcd Town
ship; one ticket shall embrace the names of all
Borough officers voted for and To- he labelled Dor
Uugh',-aut each class shall be deposited in sep
arate ballot box.
Given under my hand. at my Office I'm Ebens-
burg, this sixth day OF October in the year
Lord one thousand eight hundred and Scvcuty-ninc,
and the Independence of tho United States Of
America the one hundred and third.
JOHN RYAN. Sheriff
Sheriff. Office, Ebensburg. Oct. o. 1879.