The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26

As 1t is now pretty well understood
that If a dead lock occur BY a failure
of the President aud the majority ia
Congress to harmonize, the mair
poiot of dispute will De the Super
visor's act, IL is well that the people
generally know precisely the tenor Of
that act. F4ilowiDg ia the text:
SECTION POLL. Whenever ia any
city or town having upward of twenty
thousand Inhabitants there are two
citizens thereof, or whenever. 10 any
County or parish, in any Congress
%sional district, there are ten citizens
thereof of good standing. who, prior
to any registration Of voters COR az
election for Representative or Dele
gate in the Congress of the United
States. or prior to any election at
which a Representative or Delegate
TO Congress is to be voted for, make
known in writing TO the Judge If the
Circuit Court of the United States
for the circuit wherein SUCH city
or town, county or parish, is situated,
their desire to have such registration
or such election, or both, guarded
and scrutinized, The Judge within
not less than ten DAYS prior 10 the
registration. If one there be. or if no
registration be required, within act
less than ten days prior to the eiec
ton, shall open the Circai' Court at
the most convenient point in the
circuit,
"SEc. 20l2. The Court, when So
opened by the Judge. shall proceed
to appoint aud commission from day
to day, and from time TO time, and
uuder the hand Of the Judge, aud
under the seal of the Court. for each
election district or voting precinct 10
such own or city, or for such cleo
ton district or voting precinct 10 The
Congressional district, as may have
applied 10 the msnner herein before
described, and to revoke, change or
renew such appointment from time
to time, two citizens, residents of the
city or town. or Of the election dis
trict or voting precinct in the County
or parish. cho shall be Of different
political parties. and able To read
and write the Eoglish language. and
who shall be known aud designated
as Supervisors of Election.
"SEc. 20i7. The Supervisors of
Elections are authorized aud required
TO attend al all times aud places Of
holding elections of Representatives
or Delegates to Congress. end for
counting The votes cast at such elec-
lions 10 challenge any vote offered
by any person whose legal qualii-
cations the Supervisors, or either OF
them, may doubt to be or remain
where The ballot boxes are kept at all
times after the polls are open until
every vote cast at such time ana
place mas been counted, The anvss
of oil votes pOlled wholly completed
aud the proper aud requisite certit-
Gates If returns made, whether the
certificates or returns be required
under aay law Of the United States,
or any State, Territorial or municipal
law, aud 10 personally inspect aud
scrotiuiz., from lime to time, and at
all times, on The day of election, the
amer in which the voting is done,
aud the wey and method in which
the poll books. registry lists, and tai
lies, or cneck-books, whether the
same are required by any law of the
United States, or any State, Territor-
ial, or municipal law, are kept.
"SEc 20ls TO the end that
each candidate for the Office of Rep
reseBtative or delegate 10 Congress
may obtain the benefit of every vote
for him cast, the Supervisors of Elec-
ton are, aud each one Of them is,
required personally TO scrutinlze,
count aud canvass eonh halo, IN
their ELECTION district or voting pre-
ciDci cast, whatever may be the in
dorsement on the ballot, or 10 what
ever box it may have been placed or
fnnbd TO make and forward TO the
o%ficer, who. 10 accordance with the
provisions OF Section 2.G25. has been
designated as the Chief Supervisor
If the judicial district in which the
city or town wherein they may serve,
ACTS, snch certificates aud returns of
oil such ballots IS such officer may
direct and require, and TO attach t.
the registry list, and any and ali
copies thereof, and to any certificate,
statement or return whether the
same, or any part or portion thereof,
be required by any law of the United
Etates, or of any State, Territorial or
municipal law, any statement touch
ing the truth or accuracy ct the reg
istry, or the truth or fairness of the
election and canvass, which the Su
peryisors of the Election, or either Of
them, may desire 10 Hase or attach,
or which should properly and honest
ly ee made or attached in order that
The facts may become knoyn.p
SECTION 20l9 prescribes tie posi-
zion the Supervisors shall occupy on
the day Of election and curing the
canvass of the yotea