Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-06
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.

CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ART. VII.
SEC. IA District election boards shall consist
of jadge and two inspectors, who shall be cho-
sen annually by the citizens. Each elector shall
have the right to vote for the judge and one in
spector and each insI ector shall appoint one
clerk. Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election and while engaged
in making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant OF court of record or Judge
thereof. for an election fraud, for felony, or for
wanton breach of the peace.
No person shall be qu;,iiied TO serve as an
election officer who shall hold o. shall witnn
two months have held any Office, appointment
or employment in or under the government of
the United States of this State, or of any city
or county, or of any municipal board, commits
sion or trust in any city, save only Justices OF
the peace, and alderman, notaries public and
persons in militia services of the State; nor
shall any election officer be eligible to any civil
office TO be flied by an election at which he
shall serve save only to such subordinate mu-
nicipal or local offices shall be designated by
general law.
ACT JANUARY 30. 1874.
SEC T. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
an election. it shall be filled In conformity with
existing laws.
ACT JULY 2, 1889.
SEC. 49, In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number OF votes for
Judge ut 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 ctor In his
place; and in case the person elected Judge
shall not attend. then the Inspector who receiv-
ed the higest number OF votes shall appoint
Judge In his place and II any vacancy shall con-
tinue in the board for the space OF one hour al
ter the time fixed by law for the opening OF the
election, the qualified voters of the township,
ward or district for such officer shall have been
elected present at the place of election, shall
select one of their number to fill such vacancy.
ACT JANUARY 30, 1874.
SEC o. In addition TO the oath now prescrib-
ed by law to be taken and subscribed by cleo
ton officers, they shall be sevcrally sworn or
affirmed not to disclose how any ecctor shall
have voted unless required to do so as witness
es In judicial proceeding. All judges, iaspee.
tors, clerks and overscers OF any election held
under this act, shall before entering upon their
duties be duly sworn or affirmed in the pres
ence OF each other. The Judge shall be sworn
by the minority inspector II there shall bc such
minority inspector, and in case there be no MI
norty Inspector, then by justice OF the peace
or alderman, and the inspectors overseerS ana
clerks shall be sworn by the judge. certificate OF
such swearing affirming shall be duly made
out and signed by the officers 40 sworn. aud at
tested by the officer who administered the OATH
ACT. JANUARY 30, 1874
SEC. 8. AT the opening of the polls Mt the
elections IL shall be the duty Of the Judges oil
election for their respective districts 10 desi2-
nate one OF the inspectors, whose duty 1t shall
be to have In custody the registry oil voters. and
to make the entries therein required by law /;
and IL shall be the duty of the other OF said IN
spectors to receive aud number the ballots pre-
sented Mt said election.