The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-18

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County Of Lancaster.
SECTION DO il enacted bv the
Senate and House of Representative
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
in General Assembly met, aud il is
hereby enacted By tho authority Of the
same, That ia all elections hereafter to
De held by any voluntary political az
socia,ioa or party in the County OF
Lancaster for any delegate or exeou-
tive committee, or for the nomination
of candidates for the public Office, the
person chosen to hold said election, or
judges aud inspectors, or clerks sud
officers, or any person in their absence
or refusal TO serve. assuming or chosen
IN their place, shall first be sworn or
affirmed. by some officer authorized TO
administer oatbs. that they will cor.
rsctly aud faithfully conduct such
eseotious, protect -tS- -aE@a-----As--S-y.- = =
aud unfairuess and truly canvas all
votes cast tberesl
Section . 1t shall be the duty Of
the Judges of such elections to enter
tain objections made by any qualified
elector to any vote that may be offered,
on the ground tina; the person Offering
i, is not entitled to vote at said elec
ton, or that he has received or been
promised-3irectly or iGdireetly-any
money, promise or reward for his vote
tor suy candidate, o. that he hassoted
before at that place or some Other on
that day, Ia the same election; aod 1t
shall be the duty of the judges OF the
election, if such objections be not
withdrawn, 70 administer 10 the person
80 offering to vote ap oath or ahrma
lion that he will truly testify TO all
matters relating 20 his said qusIlhca
ton, or receiving or being promised,
directly or indirectly, any money,
promise or reward for his vote FOR any
candidate, or whether he hss voted al
that or suy other place on that day at
such election; it shall ;hen be the duty
of the Judges Of election TO interrogale
the person so objected to, as to sll the
matters upon which said objection was
made, and, generally, as to his qualif
tion. ii the person so objected to
y
after said oath OF affirmation shall have
been administered, or shall refuse to
take such oath OF affirmation, it shall
be the duty Of the judges Of election to
reject such vote, but il such cath be
taken and such questions be anssered
satisfactorily and not contrsdieted sue.
cesSfUlly by the sworn testimony Of
ether witnesses who may be called, it
shall be the duty Of the judges Of
election 70 admit the vote, having the
word "sworn" noted opposite the par
ties name on the poll list.
SECTIoS 3. Any officer Of said elec
tion, or any voter thereof, who shall
violate any provisions of this act.
an3 any psEsoa or voter vino shall Of
fer any money, reward or promise tor
voting therest, aud aoy person wilfaliy
making q false statement on oath OF at
6rma,iou at any such elections shall
bs guilty OF nisdemeanor, aud, 90
conviction, shall be punished by a fne
no, exceeding Eve hundred dollars,
aud Imprisonment. not exceeding one
year. or both.
SECTION 4. Any voluntary political
association or party in said county
may, by vote Of the executive com
mittee thereof, elect to adopt the pro
visions Of tkis act, or to submit the
question Of adoption to q vote of the
members Of such political association
or party, and certificate Of the vote
of such executive committee or the re-
suit of the vote Of the members OF
such party shall be duly certified aud
recorded in the proper Office of the re
cordcr Of deeds Of said county, who
shall thsreupon give notice, by puoii
cation, that such political ASSOCIATION
or party has adopted said act, and
thenoeforth. this act, aud all provisions
thereof, shall have full power and ef-
feet in and upon such political asso'.
citation or party in said county; but no
expense shall be incurred by the coun-
ty or State in the conducting OF elec
tious under the provisions Of this set'
JAMES H. WEBE,
Speaker OF House of Representatives,
WM. A. WALLACE,
Speaker Of the Senate,
Approved. the 18th day Of May, II, ,
JNO. W. GEARY,
Governor.