Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-27

AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at
elections in the several counties Of this Co
monwealth, approved the 3oih day Of Mar


Form Of Tickets.
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at al
elections in the several counties Of this Com
monwealth, approved the 30th day Of March,
A. d. 1866, via;
SECTION /. BE 4 eaaeiea by the Senate and
House Of Representatives oftbe Commonwealth {
Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, and it Is
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That the
qualified voters Of the several counties Of this
Commonwealth, OF all general. township borough
and special elections, hereby hereafter author
iIed and required to vote, BY tickets, priutci, or
written, or partly printed aud partly written, sew
orally classified as follows; One ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all judges Of courts voted for,
and to To labeled, outside, "judiciary . one ticket
shall embrace the names Of the State officers voted
for, and be labeled, estate !" one ticket shall
brace the names Of all county officers voted for,
including Office Of senator, member and members
Of assembly, II voted for, and member Of Congress,
II voted for and be labeled, "county = one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all township officers
voted for. and bo labeled, township" one ticket
shall embrace the names OF oil borough officers
voted for, and DO labeled, "borough !" and each
class shall be deposited In separate ballot. toxes.
when the Polls are to be Kept Open.
A further supplement to the act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth, approved
January 80, and February -, A. d. 1874:
SIC. 5. Al all elections hereafter held under
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shah be
opened at seven o'clock, m, aud closed at seven
o'clock, p.
Appointment of Judges and Inspectors.
sFc. 8. In nll election districts where vacancy
exists by reason Of the disqualification Of the
officers or otherwise In an election board hereto
fore appointed, or where any new district shall be
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mon Pleas Of the proper county shall ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons to GIL said vacannes, and to
conduct the election ia said new districts, and in
the appointment Of inspectors In any election
district both shall not be Of the same political
party, and the judge Of elections shall in all cases
be Of the political party having the majority 4
votes In said district Rs nearly as the said judge
or judges can ascertain the fact, and in case Of
the disagreement Of the judges as to the soloeton
Of inspectors the political majority Of the judges
shah select one Of said Inspectors and the minor
ity judge or judges shall select the other.
SIC. 2. Whenever there shall be avacanuy In
an election board on ;he morning Of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
Duties Of Election Ofncers.
SIC. S. At the opening Of the polls at all cleo
tions 1t shall be the day Of the judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the Inspector, whose duty Il shall bo 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 the said inspectors 10
receive and number the ballots presented a, shid
election.
SIC. Q. All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered Ia
the order IN which ,t shall bs received, and the
number recorded by the clerks on be list Of voters
opposite the name Of the olector from whom re-
ceyed. And any voter voting two or more tick
ets the several tickets 80 voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding with
the number TO the name OF the voter. Any elec-
tor may write his name upon his ticket or cause
the same to be written thereon, and attended by
a citizen Of the district In addition TO the oath
now prescribed by law 10 be takea and subscribed
by election officers, they shall severally be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eleetor shall
have voted, unless required to do 20 A. witnesses
in a judicial proceeding. An judges. inspectors,
clerks and oyorsoora Of any election held under
this act shall, before entering upon their dulieg,
be duly sworn or affirmed In the presence Of
each other. The judge shall be sworn by the
minority Inspector " there shall be such minority
inspector, and in case there shall be no minority
inspector then by justice Of the peace or alder
man, and the inspectors, ovorseers and clerk shall
ut sworn ng Nhc luige NettncAiea OF tuch swear
ing or Affirming shall be duly made out and sign
ed by the officers 20 sworn, and atiested by the
oficer who administered the oath. II any Judge
or minority inspector refuses or fails to swear the
officers Of election in the manner required b. this
act, or " any officer Of election shall act without
being fret duly sworn, or " any officer 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 he was
not, shall be deemed a mitdcmeanor, and upon
conviction the officer or officers 90 offending shall
be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both at
the discretion Of the Court.
Non-Rogistered Voters.
sro. 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 at least one qualified voter
Of the district as witness 10 the residence Of
the claimant in the district In which be claims to
be voter for the period Of at least two months
Immediately preceding said election, which wit
ness shall be sworn or affirmed, and subscribe =
written, or partly written ani partly printed All
dAvit to the facts stated by him, which affidavit