The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-13

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eral of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON tor the Office Of Member Of the
House Of Representatives OF the United States Tor
the Seventeenth District OF Pennsylvania coInpos-
Ell ofthe Counties Of Bedford, Blair, Cambria and
TWO PERSONS Gr Members q ihe Hoase
% Representatives OF Tire Commonwealth 90 Penn
sylvaDia Tor Somerset County.
ON PERSON for the OH &c ot District Atto'-
ney II Somerset County.
ONE PERSDS for the 0ilcc Gl fopr House
Director Of Somerset Coua!y.
PERSONior thl rstiee ol 'Hinty Surveyor
tof Soiuerset County.
ONE fHHSUN Tor thu ''-i -psler pi ssali
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS hereby directed to
the sth Article % the New Constitution
SECTION 1. Eyers male citizen tNpnty CONC
wears Of aga. possessing the following qnaiihea
lions, shall be entitled 70 vote at all elections:
FiTsf-Hs shall have beea citizen oi the
United States &C lBasi one month.
Ser0Hd.-He shall have resided in the state one
year. for II, having previously been guahnsl
clectGr or native born citizen Of the state, ne aha
have removed therelrom amt Fetufne'i- theh SIX
nanihs) Immediately preceding the election
Taird.--He shall have rcsiied in he election
district where he shall oder % vote AZ least t"o
months immediately preceding the election.
Fourth II twentytW0 years0t ageor upwards
he snail have paid within two years STATE or
county tax. which shall have been assessed az
least two months AMI paid az iensi one nohth pe-
fore the election.
SEC !. Ali the elections by the citizens sGall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall De nam
nNreN IN tHe uFutT IN winch r. e-ittl 80 iNNif''f
snd the number recorded by the election officers
on the Hiss OF voters opposite The name oi ths eiet-
tor who presents the ballot. Any eieetor iaHy
write bis name upon bis ucketor cause thc same
tO be written thereon ana uttesieI hy q tIu&tH OF
the district. The election officers sati he sworn
or affirmed not 20 disclose how any elccior sliaii
have voted unless required % 80 30 as witness 5
Ia judicial proceeding
SEG s. Electors shaii ia al eases except trea-
s0D felony and breach. ~ surety 81 the letfe- "e
privileged from arrest during their aitep.asiro
ne elections and in going to and iurniES thcre-
Z IN.
snal be privileged from arrest upon days Of cicc-
tien aud while engaged In making uP tli triiis-
hitting returns except upon warrant ol court 0i
record luige thereof tor an election raul i,r
felony, or for wAnton breach OF the peace. in
cities they may claim exemption from jury euiy
during their terms OF service
SIC. o. Whenever any Of the qualified electors
of this Commonwealth snail be IN ictuhl miiHFs
service, under u requsitiOn from tEe fresldeit OF
the United States 0rby the authority oi ms Com
muuwealth, such electors may exercise the az 2
OF suffrage in AL elections ny lllt Slit1ehS u'ei
/ such regulations as are or snail hs lfrsfTihd ny
iaw az fully as Il they were present % thef usual
So AM laws regulating The holding ofslec-
tiu.s by the citizens or Tor the regstriirH Hi t0
tprs shall he UNIFORM throughout the STATE. hut no
e!cetor shall be deprived Of the privilege 81 voting
los reason Of his name not being registered
! Sic 5 Any person VINO s!;'iii give OF promise
or offer 10 give 10 an eiector any money, r-sfutd
or other valuable consideration ior Ais F"tc dt tl
election, tor Withholding the sane or " %" eliii
give OF ttbili-t 70 Glft SUN N'l1A'tt' ''
other person party for such eiectNf F"te ui i.
the Withholding thereof. ana ny etet,9f VIM Si4I'I
receive or agree to receive aior himself Or lQra-
other. any money, reward or other Naiuiulc eeii-
Sitratfn for MS vote at election or for with
holding the same shall tGcr2ty iure't tie il-iiJ ,'
vote az such election. and any cltri'.I "fpS -hl
20 vote shall be challenged for saeh cause helHfs
the election officers, shall be reguirel 10 aNear nf
affirm that the matter OF the challenge j. untrue
before his vote shall be received
SIC o. Amy person Wl!o shall' Whl!e q ctnIl
Cateior Office be guilty OF bribery fraud, or vii
nl violation Of any election law shtii ut i'feFsg
disqualified from holding an office OF tfust or if'at
IN this Commonwealth. any person c9nFlfjei gl
w,ui violation % the election laws siiii' ia iid'-
.ign 20 any penalties provided hy law, Dc 9epilFet
of the right OF suffrage absolutely for term @.
SgS.Ia For the purpose of voting no iars
shall be deemed 10 have gained % res..ieii'e ~
reason OF his presence, or lost u 10y reason l i'i7
absence while employed ~ tht service either
civil or military, "i TINS Si"ie' Ni 'iis 'A',tt
States nor while engaged ia the H@'igtLi1n ~ Jae
waters % he State the iniieu sNtss- OF 'h li-
high seas. nor white stutcn, u! any Institution
I'D learning nor while kep- ia any poor Eau-- or
other asylum az public eNpeHsc' naF WINE i'hlii'-
el ia puh!c prison
, Sc u District election h'1ris shai consist
Of D. iuige ami two Inspector WAC si'ih hegH'-en
/ annually hv the citizens Each electIr siltl htYr
the right TO vote tor the lul&e ana one li7 pee -
and each inspector shall appoint one eierk. IAe
hr,t election board for any ue" }'s'rlii sAtll Hs
selected. and vacancies 10 ciceilru H'tIt' iii''-
as shall be provided by law Election officers
! Sc. 10. No person HllllA NH lut-st-H'f t''
as an election 0icer who shall hold ~ shall with
{ Ia two months have held any Once. OF appoint
( 1neut Ur employment in or unier the government
of the United States or of this state or oi amy
city. or county. or ot any municipal todra- com
mission trust In any city save only jCs.ls-s oi
! the peace and altermen. np1rscs pr'ht ana iat-
s0us in the military service o the STATE; nor sdas
any election officer be e.lglple I" my ciil ,iie I'D
BE ullci az any election az which De shlil serve,
save only To such subordinate inuni ipal or local
offices, below the grade OF city or county '-neefs.
ball 10 10 -fsrrr.sf TOLL lac L
And also 20 the following acts oi Assembly uov
/ in force in this state, liz:
! Act Of June 3Oth. 1874. Sc. e.. At aH elections
hereafter held under the laws Of tHis Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened at clock q. I3.
! and closed at o'clOck ?. IN
! SEQ Whenever there shall he a vacancy IN
an election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be nLled IN conformity with eN-
! is,ing laws.
Iating 10 the elections Of this Commonwealth
| passed July > 1915, provides follows, viz.
| That the inspectors AMI Judges shall NEE; at
! the respective places appointed Tor hola'n2 tne
election in the district at which they respectively
belong before o'clock in the morning OF Tues
day, November 3i and each said Inspector shan
| appoin, one clerk, who shall be luallhed voter
! OF such district.
| IN case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector small
not attend on the day OF any election then lhe
person who shall have received the second highest
number Of votes for Judge at the next proceeding
| election shall act as inspector in his place. AMI
/ ia case the person who shall nave received inc
highest number Of votes Tor Inspector shall not AT
| tend the person elected Judge shall appoint an
inspector in his place; and IN the person cleo
ted nudge shall not attend, then the inspector who
! received the highest number ot votes snail ai'-
point Judge IN his place; and If any vacancy
! shall continue in the board for the space OF one
hour after the time fixed by law for the opening
| Of the election, the qualined voters oI the town
ship ward or district tor which such officer shall
have been elected present NJ The place ei election,
shall elect OF their number to Nil such Va
The act g soth Of July, 1874, further provides,
! viz
SIC $. At the opening Of the polls at a d eIec-
tipns il shall be the duty oi the Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
| the inspectors whose duty IL shall be 20 have in
custody the registry Of voters, ami to make the
enries therein required by Law; and IL hall to
the duty Of the other Oi said inspectors % receive
and number the ballots presented It said cleo
ton.
! SEC. O. All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot: every ballot voted snail be numbered Ia
! the order ia which 1t shall be received and the
number recorded by the clerks on the list OF VO-
tiers opposite the name Of the electorrom whoIa re
ceived And any voter voting two OF more tickets,
the several tickets 50 voted snail each ne NUMBER
Ell with the number corresponding with the nun
Der to the name Of the voter Any elect0r may
write his name upon his ticket OF cause the same
10 be written thereon, and attested 10y ctizen "I
the district. In addition 10 the Gail now presl1u-
! Ell hy law 20 be taken and subscribed by election
officers they shall sevCraly be sworn or affirmed
no, to disclose how any eleetor snail have voted;
unless required 20 DO as witnesses IN judicial
I preceding All Judges, inspectors. clerks, and
Overseers OF any election held under this act shall,
before entering upon their duties, be duly sworn
| or affirmed in the presence Of each other. TIE
Judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector u
there shall be such minority Inspector. and m
case there be no minority Inspector then by JUS
t.e OF the peace or alderman, ard the inspectors.
uyerseers and clerks shall be sworn by the Judge.
| Certificates Of such swearing or Affirming shall
/ be duly made cut and signed 10y the officers SO
sworn and attceted 10y the officer VINO administer
| Ell he oath. If any Judge or minority Inspector
refuses or fails to swear the officers OF election in
1 the manner required by this act, or II any officer
| Of election shall act without being nrst duly
sworn, or If any officer Of election snah sign the
form Of oath without being duly sworn, or II any
Judge or minority inspector shau cersiiy l-Al any
officer was sworn when he was not. il shall be
deemed nisdemeanrr, AMI upon conviction tha
officer OF Ofcers 50 offending shall be hned nor eN
ceeding une thousand dollars, iInprisJ mel NOT
exceeding year. both, IN the discretisuo. the
Court.
SEQ. 10. On the day Of election, ans person
whose name shall not appear On the registry %
voters and who claims the right % vote AZ ,ild
election shall produce ut least one gu tlies ytter
OF the district as witness 90 tue esieast % the
claimant In the district in which he claims q ne
voter for the period ot at least W" months IN
/ mediatey preceding said election, WhlcH witness
shall be sworn OF affirmed and subscribe written
| or partly written and partly printed affidavit 20
the facts stated by him, when ahidayit shfI de
ne 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 ana subscribe a
written or partly written anu parity printed am
davit, stating, 10 the best O his knowledge and .
| belief when and where he was born; that he has
been a citizen of the United States for one month,
| and of the Commonwealth Of pennsylvania, that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one year, or,