The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-12

| THU fEASRNC iur TIE tulrt OF HrlAlt
Judge Of Somer.st County.
one PERSON Tor the office o. Pruihonoierg Of
ONE PERSON for the office of Sheriff Or Som
oyEPEasON for the of1ee Register anil re.
corder Of Somerset County.
ONE PERSUN for the Office Of Treasurer Of
THREE PERSONS f9s the oai.e OF Cormis
sfoner Of > Jfnrfset f;onaty-
ONE PERSON Tor Tn aasee # fo~ Iiaass
Director Of S1Hi r. = t'9iIgty.
TifEEE PfiiSDSS ior Inc siasr - Az iiieF %
Somerset County.
SPECIAL. ATTENTION r. hereby directed -
the sih Article Of the New Constitution
SDcTfos J. fscry male citizen tNefty pHe
years of age possessing tbs following qatlibca
ilons sail be eailiied u vote Gt all elrctions:
frat lilo shall have 0een elfizcI ot the
United STATE, ~ lens; one month.
ssc0nd.-l4e shall have resided ~ the ssite ttif
year Tor ~. having psesoasy been 81 'si'iei
sIeetf or I,atfse bora citizen VI the STATE he shall
haze removed theEcirOin AMI returned, tlIsn x
10 li,fhsj Immediately preceding the election
fhird.--He shall have feeided IN the eiectipa
district wkerc hc shall ciisr 70 vote A. iest tNp
mouths Immediately preceding the election
FOURTH. n lwenty-t9o yeaTspf azeor upW1riis.
he shall have paid within Two yoars a Stateor
county tax, which shall iers been assessed az
least two months ald pad Et least one uvntn De
fore the election
Src. 4. All the elections ~ the ci,izena shnii
be by ballot. Escry ballot voted shall be mum
bered IN the order N which it Fhei! be receiFcc,
and the number ree0ri ted by the election 0ilecra
on the list OF voters, opposite tho naeof the eiee
tor who presents the ballot Any eiector may
write his name upon his ticket 0r stnsc titc same
70 be written thereon and affeste1 ty ctlzen ~
the district The election o.iircrs saii be sworn
or affirmed let 10 Disclose how any eteftpr aiai
have voted unless required to do 20 - Witnesses
SEC 8. Electors siiaii in all cases except trea-
sou felony and breach. or surety OF the peaee, be
privileged from arrest dufins tHer a.tenaanee
one eieciioTs and in going 70 AMI turning there
shall be privileged from arrest upon days q slec-
tiOn. and while engaged IN making up ans tril'-
Iri,Yfng returns except upon warrant Of court of
ord or Judge thereof. FOR an election iTa1d- Tor
slany or ;or wSnt0n breach cf the peace IN
rities they may claim exemption from lHry duty
during their terms Of service.
SEC g. Whenever any Of the qualified electors
Of this Commonwealth shall be In actual military
service under q reluisition from the President OF
the United States Or BY the authority Of this Com
monweaith. such electors mas exercise the rigAt
OF suffrage In all elections by the citizens. under
such regulations ~ arc or shan De prcscripi y
law as iuily n they we're present at their usual
places OF election
SIC. :. All laws regulating the holding Of cleo
tIons by the citizens " for the registration q yo
ters shall be unif0-m Throughout the State. b,t no
electur shall be deprived Of the privilege Oi vOins
by reason OF his name not being registered.
SEr. 3. Any person who snail give or promise
or offer % give. 10 an elee;oT, any money, reward
or othcr valuable consideration for his vote at
election, or for Withholding the same or who shall
give promise to give such consideration t. any
other person or nary for such electOr vote or for
the Withholding fhcreof, and ny electcr N 10 fiail
receive agree 20 receive ai0r himself os iora-
other, any money. reward or other yaaable con
siderslion ior his vote at election, ~ ior with
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right 90
vote ~ such election. and any eiec;cr whose right
10 shai. be challenged for such cause before
the election officers, shall he required 10 swear Or
affirm that the matter o. .hc challenge is untrue
before his vote shall be received.
SEC. .. ANY person VINO snaH- White ean1l
datefor Office. be guilty Of bribery, fraud, or viii
ful violation OF any election law shall be forever
disqualified from holding '.ec Of trust or profit
In this Commonwealth. al person convicted ot
wIfuI violation Of the elect laws shall In addi
tioa to any penalties proyic by law. be deprived I
Of the right OF suiirage > 1lutely Tor term Of
four years
SEE IL. For the purpose OF voting no person
shall be deemed 90 have gained a residence ~ .
reason Of his presence lost il by reason o his |
absence, while employed Ia the service, either Z
civil or military, OF this State. Of the United +
States while engaged IN the navigation Of the i
waters OF the State or United States or on The
high seas, nor while student Of any institution (
Of learning. nor while KEEP. IN any poor house or z
other asylum at public expense, BOZ while crniin-
ed in public nrissn-
SEC II. District election boards shall consist
of Judge and two inspectors who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have
the right 10 vote for the judge and one inspector.
and each Inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board Tor auy district shall De
seiected and vacancies In election boarrs files.
As shall be provided by law. Election officers
SIC. IS. No person shall be qualified t. serve
as election UllrtT VINO -llii -tiiAA
In two months have held any Office. or appoint
meIt or employment IN or under the government
OF the United States 0T Ot this State. OF Of any
city. or county. or Of any municipal board. com I
mission or trust in any city save only justices OF
the peace aEd aldermen, uotaries puaic and per-
sons In the military service Of the STATE: shall
any election ofcer be eligible % any civil ofee 20
be hlled at any election at which he shall serve
save only 10 such subordinate municipal OF local
Oiices below the grade Of city OF county officers
as shall be designated by general lar-
tfafs H-fsNl
IN force in this State. viz: \
Act OF june SIth. ls74 SEC. 5. At al elections
hereafter held under the laws Of this Common
wealth, the polls shall be opened at O'coca, a
and closed at o'clock ?. m
Sec. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
an election board on the morning OF m election.
said yacaney shall be llicd il conformity with ez-
isting laws.
The said act Of Assembly entitled IAN act rs-
lating 10 the elections Of this Commonwealth" "
passed July . Isle provides a follows. viz; /.
THAT The inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district az which they respectively
belong, before o'clock in the morning OF Tues
day, November 81 and each said Inspector shall
appoint one CLERK, who shall be qutiihel E05er
OF such district.
"in case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day OF any election. then IN,
person who shall have received the second highest
number OF votes for Judge NJ the next preccedinz
election shall act Inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for inspector shall not 1t
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint
inspector In mis- place; and in the person elee
ted Judge shall not attend. then the inspector who
received the highest number Of votes shall ap
point "a JUICE his place; and II any vacancy
shall continue In the board for the space OF one
hour after the time fixed by law for the opening ,
0f the election, the qualified voters OF the town
ship ward district for which such Citcer shall
have been elected present the place Of election
shall elect one Of their number 10 MI such va {
cancy.
4 49, aHr ~
viz
sEc S. At the opening oi TIE POLLS a. n eiec- /
,ions it shall be the duty OF the Judges OF election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the inspectors, whose duty it shall be to have in
custody the registry OF voters, ami TO make the &
snries therein required by law; and il shall be a
he duty of the other rof said inspectors receive
and number the ballots presented st said elec- v
lion. Il
SIC. 9. All elections by the citizens shall be BY
ballot: every ballot voted shall oe uy,sfis,s red 10
he order in which il shall be received and the 2
lumber recorded by the clerks on the list CT vO @
ers opposite the maine OF the elector from h0fs
he several tickets 50 voted shall each be number
ii with the number corresponding with the num- Z
,er TO the name Of the voter. Any electGr may :
write his name upon his ticket, the same a
he district IN addition tie oath preecrib- q
d by law u be taken and subscribed by election g
tcers they shall seyerally be sworn or ilirrned
hot to disclose how any elector shall have voted 6
iniess required 10 do witnesses in judicial &
All iuiges. inspectors. clerks and /,
yerseers OF any election held under this shall il
,eioIe entering upon their duties. be duly sworn
r affirmed in the presence OF each other. fhe
udges shall be sworn by The minority inspector il j
here shall be snch minority Inspector ant in !
ase there be minority Inspector then hv ms
Ice OF the peace or alderman, ard the inspectors
yerseers aud clerhs shall be sworn by the Judge
,ertIneates OF such swearing or affirming shall !
y duly made out and signed by the officers 20 I
worn, and attested by the officer who administer
u the oath. Ii any Judge or minority irsuer.or q
efuses falls to swear the officers OF election In
he manner required by This act. or II auy ocer n
4 election shall act without being srst Suiv Il
Worn, Or II any officer of election snail sia the
erm OF cath wthost being duly sworn or II any G
udge or minority inspector shall certify that any
nicer was sworn when he was not. il shall be 4
eemed misfemean,r, and upon conviction the 81
fDcer or orieers so offending shall be fined not ex
eeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not b
Sceedng one year, or both in the disreIisa Of the
'ourt. o
SEC. 10. On the day OF election, any pe-son z
'hose name shall not appear on the registry OF y
0ters. and who claims tie right 70 vote AZ ssid -
lection. shall produce at least one qualified v,ter
the district as witness to the residence OF the y
iaimaut IN the district in which he Claims 10 be =
voter. Tor TIE period of at least two months i'm
lediately preceding said election. which witness
nall De sworn or affirmed and subscribe written y
partly written and partly printed afidayit 10 !.
he iacts stated by him. which affidavit shall de- >
ne clearly where the residence is OF the person So
taiining u De . voter, and the person claiming
ne rigilt 10 vote shall also take and subscribe a
'ritten or partly written and partly printed af6
avit, stating. to the best of his knowledge and
eiieii wren and where he was born, that he has "
cen citizen OF the United States FOR one month";
M OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. that
e mas resided In the Commonwealth one year. or
formerly qualified eleetOr Ut native Dorn cit =
ten thereof. and has reD1oyai therQf-c,t, a., :.