The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-06

SIC. ;. Any person who shall give. OF promise
or offer % give 10 an elector, any money, reward
or other yalulblc consideration l9r his vote az au
election. for Withholding the same. or who shall
give promise 70 give such consideration 30 any
other person or party iur such elec10s vote OF Or
the Withholding thereof. anu ~ eletiDr Who shah
receive or agree to receive Hiur bimscliCr fgrun-
other, any money, reward or other valuable con-
seration Tor his vote at an elec ion. for vi h
holding the same shall thereby forfeit the right tn
vote az su-h election, and any electlr whose right
% vote shall he challenged tlr such cause before
the election officers, shs! no required 20 swear Gr
affirm that the matter % the challenge is untrue
before his vote shall Dc receig el-
SEC. o. Any person who shall. while a clnai
tatefor Office. be guilty ot bribery. lrluI- or viii
tut violation OF any electi law, shall be forever
disqualified from holding 'ticc oi trust OF profit
10 this Commonwealth Gay person convicted ol
wiliui violation of the eec ION laws snail. 90 1li-
t1n 90 any penalties PROV ed by law. ue deprived
Of the right OF suffrage fs0lutciy for "a term oi
four years.
SEC. 4. For the purpose OF voting u1 person
shall be deemed % l-.s gained a residence by
reason 0i his presence " lost lt ty reason o his
I absence. while empiored iu the rv!ce. either
civil CT military, ot this state % the United
States. nor while ena ei 10 the navigation oi the
waters Of the STATE the United States. on the
/ high seas nor while student % any institution
OF learning. nor while kept iu any poor house or
other asylum At public expense, nor While eenan-
ed Ia putiic prison.
SIC u District election boarls shall consist
OF Judge ami two inspectors who shall b. chosen
annually by the citizens. Eich elector shall! have
/ and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
I frst election bolri for any new district shall be
Z selected, aud vacancies 10 election 118rls filed,
{ as shall be provided by law. Election 0fleers
SEC -. No person shall he qualified % serve
as election officer who saall hold shall with
I in two months have held amy otlce. or appoint
nsnt OF employment in or un'ler the government
I OF the United States or ut this STATE OF of any
city. or county. OF d any municipal n1Irt. COM
mission or trust u any city save uuiy Justices IF
j the peace AMI aldermen uat1Ties pur.i- AMI per
tF he Ff H raj
any election officer be eligible o. ans civil office 20
be filed ut any election ~ which ne shall serve,
save only 10 such subordinate ihani liil or local
Offices below the grade OF ely Or county oihcers
as shall be designated 10y general law
And also 70 tie following acts Of Assembly n0W
I in force In this state, viz:
Act Of June 3Jth. 1874. SEC. Z. a all elections
hereafter held under the laws of this Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened al o'clock q. IN.
and closed at o'clock p. m.
SIC. :. Whenever there shall be 2 vacancy Ia
an election board on the morning of an election.
said vacancy shall be flled in conformity with ex
/ isting laws.
The said act Of Assembly entitled an act re-
lating 70 the elections Of this Commonwealth -
passed July ? lSlo provides as follows, viz;
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet az
the respective places appointed Tor holding the
election In the district at which they respeciy
belong, before O'Clock in the morning Of Tues
day, November 3D. and each said inspector shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualined voter
Of such district.
"In case the person who shaH have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day 0f any election. then th3
person who shali have received the second highest
number OF votes for Judge az the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in his place. And
In case the person who shall have received the
highest number OF votes for inspector shall not az
tend, the person elected judge shall appoint an
inspector in his place; and in case the person elec-
ted Judge shall not attend then the inspector tho
received the highest number OF votes shall ar-
point judge N his place: and If any vacancy
shall continue in the bOaFl for the space of one
hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
Of the election. the qu1liie voters OF the toygn-
ship ward district for which such officer shall
have been elected present az the place of election
shall elect one OF their number To MI such va
The act 9 ooth OF July, 1874, further provides,
viz:
SEC 8. At the opening Of the polls at all elee-
tons IT shall be the duty ~ the Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the inspectors. whose duty II shall be 70 have in
custody the registry Of voters, AMI TO make the
enries therein required by Law: and IL shall be
the duty Of the other Of said inspectors to receive
and number the ballots presented It said elec-
ton.
SEc. 9. Ali elections by the citizens shall be tv
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order in which IL shall De received! and the
number recorded by the clerks the list Of yo- |
tiers opposite the name Of the electorrOm who's re
ceived And any voter voting two OF more tickets
the several tickets voted shall each be number
ed with the number corresponding with the nun /
Der 10 the name OF the voter. Any electOr NAV Il
write his name upon his ticket, the sane
to be written thereon. and attested by citizen of
the district. In addition &c the oath now prescrib
eli by law To be taken and subscribed hy election
officers they shall severally be sW0rR 0r affirmed
not TO disclose how any elector shah have voted
unless required 10 DO 50 as witnesses iB judicial
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors. clerks AMI /
0yerseers of any election held under this act shall
before entering upon their duties, be dnly sygarn
or affirmed IN the presence Of each other. The /
Judges shall be sworn by the minority Inspector il
there shall be -ueh minority inspector. and in 4
case there be no minority inspector. then by Ius
tice 0! the peace CT alderman, ard the inspectors
Overseers and clerks shall be sworn oy the iud,re
be duly made out and signed by the officers 50
sworn, and attested by the Oiiicer who administer
ed the OATH IL any Judge or minority Inspector /
refuses OF fails 70 swear the officers OF election in
the manner required by This act. or IL any officer
Of election shall act without being tirst duly \
sworn, or II any of8cer Of election shall sign the !
form Of oath without being duly sworn. or II any
Judge or minority inspector shall certify that any
officer was sworn when be was not. IL shall De- I
deemed misdemean r. aad upon conviction. the
oHcer or OnleeFs 50 otendng shall be hnet! not
ceeding Oae thousand dollars. or imprisoned not
exceedng one year. or both, in the discre:isn Of the
Court.
SEC 10. On the day Of election. any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
voters, and who claims the right TO vote at said
election, shall produce az least one quilfed voter
OF the district as witness 70 the residence of the
claimant In the district in which he claims TO be
voter, for the period Of at least two months in
mediately preceding said election, which witness
Sua4A ut sNuIu OF anu -Ai-tFlht written
or partly written and partly printed AFFIDAVIT 10 !
the facts stated by him. which affidavit shall de-
nne clearly where the residence is OF the person so
claiming To be voter, and the person 50 claiming
the right to vote shall also take and subscribe a
written or partly written and partly printed n
dayit- stating, 70 the best OF his knowledge and
belief, when and where he was born that he has
been citizen of the United States Tor one month
and Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one year, or
II formerly qualified elect0r a native born cit
lien thereof. and has removed iherafrQrfl Z
turned, that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that he has resided
In the district in which ne claims 10 be a voter 10.
the period Of at least two months Immediately pre-
ceding the election; that he has not novel into
the district for the purpose OF vot tn erein; that
ne has, II twenty lone years OF age or upwards
was assessed at least two months aud paid at least
one month before the election The said AFFIDAVIT
-haii also state when and where the tax claimed
TO De paid by the afiiant was assessed, and when
and where and 10 whom paid and The tax receipt
therefor shall be produced for examination unless
the attiant shall state In his affidavit that it has
been lost or destroyed or that he never received
any and II a naturalized citizen, shall also state
when, where and by what Court he was Laiural
lzed and shall also produce his certificate OF natu
raliEation Tor examination. Hut IL the person 50
claiming the right vote shall take and subscribe
an atdavit that he Is n native born citizen of the
United States. or If born elsewhere, saaIl state
the fact In his affidavit and shall produce evidence
that he has been natufalted that he is entitled
10 citizenship by Of his fathers naturaliza-
ton. anu shall further state In his affidavit that
he Is. at the time Of making the affidavit Of the
age Of twenty and under twenty-five wears
that he has been citizen of the United STATE.
one month and has resided In the State one year:
Or II native born citizen Of the State anS refnov
ed therefrOm and rerurned, that he has resided
therein six months next preceding said election,
and In the election district Immediately two
months preceding such election, he shall be enti-
..e 10 vote although be shall not have paid taxes
The said affidayits OF all persons ma King such
claims, and the aifdayis Of the witnesses 10 their
residence shall be preserved by the election board
and At the close Of the election hey shall be en-
closed with the list of voters tally list and other
papers required by law TO be filed By the retgra
Judge with the Parliamentary anil shall -sl.. an On
nle Herewith in the PrUthUnOtarys O.,ee subject
10 examination as other eleat s0a papers are II
he election officers shall kad that tho applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications of voter he
shan be beEiaitted t0 vUte and his me shall be
aided TO the list Of taxables by the election ofh-
aerss The word TAX" being added where the
claim ~ vote on tax and the word age
' here he claims TO vote on age, the same wOrds .
being added by the clerks in each case respect
yelv on the lists OF persons voting at such lssa-
iof.- - -
SEC: IL lt shah be lawfsi fcs any qualified cit
zen OF the distrla. AotSith standiH0 the name OF
ne proposed voter s contained on the list Of resi-
lent taxabies to challenge the vote OF such person
Shereupon the same proof OF the right of suffrage
as Is Low required by law shall be pubIiely maze
Ind acted on by the election boarI and the yo,,