Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-27
OF ELECTION OFFICERS

CONSTITUTION or PENSsYLyANIA-AR VII.
SEC II District election boards shall consist
OF judge and two ins t-rs, who shall be chO-
sen anrCaly by the ii izeus. Each elrctor sh Ill
have the right to vote for the Judge and one in
spcctor, end each iusi ector shall appoint ore
clerk. Election officers shall he privileged from
arrest upom Iys ot election and whic engaged
in making up and transmitting returns. except
upon warrant ci court of record or Judge
thereof for election fraud, for felony, or for
wantom breach OF the peace
No person shall be qu,,i.:::.-. 70 serve 4s an
election officer who shall hold, uf shall w.,inI
two months have hell any Office, appointment
or employment in or under the government of
the United states of this State, of any city
or county, or of any municipal board. commits
sion or ust III any city, save only justices OF
the peace. and alderman, notarics public and
persons in militia services of the State; nor
shall any election officer be eligible to any civil
Office io be fiIle,i by an election at which lie
shall serve, sive ony 10 such subordinate mu-
nicipal or local offices is shall he designated by
general law.
ACT JANUARY 80. 1874
SEC. Z. Whenever there shall he a vacancy in
election. it shall BE- iille,. in conformity with
existing laws
ACT July 3, 1859.
SEC. l6 In case the person who shall have
received the seconl highest number OF votes for
judge at the next preceding election shall act as
who shall have received the highest number of
votes for inspector shall not attend, the person
elected judge shall appoint an inspe ctUr in his
place; md iB the person elected judge
shall not attend. tEen the inspector who receiy
ed the hgest number of votes shall appoint
judge in his place md ii any vacancy shall con-
tnue in the hoard for the space OF one hour at-
ter the time fXed b. law for the opening ol the
election, the qualified voters of the township,
ward district f,- such III! ser shall have been
elected, present at the place of election. shall
select one OF their number TO fill such vacancy
ACT JASUARr 80, 1879.
SEC. Q. In addition To the oath now prrscrib
cd hy law 10 bc taken and sub-crihed by elec-
ton officers, they shall be scverally sworn OF
affi med not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted unless required to do so as witness
in "a jIiicill procccdin All judges, iaspcc-
under this act. sh al ucfjre entering upon their
duties. he daily sworn affirmed in the pres
euce OF each other. The judge shalt be sworn
by tie unrfiy Inspector, il there shall nc such
minoii, v iA-l cvtor. and IN rlSe there be no nl-
nority Inspector, thcn by iaste. Of the reace
alderman. and the inspectors, oyerseers and
clerks shall be sworn by The judge. certificate OF
such swearing or affirming shall be duly made
out and signed by the officers 80 sw orn, aud at
tested TIE officer who administered the oath.
ACT. JANUARY 80, 1874
SEC. s. At the opening of the poi's at the
elections il shall be the duty OF the judges OF
election for their respective districts 10 de>ig-
nate one OF the inspectors, whose duty Ii shill
bc to have in custody the registry OF voters, and
to make the entries therein required by law !;
and it shall be the duty of the other of said in-
spectors to receive and number the ballots pre-
sentcd lt said election.