Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-10-26

Greenwood township, at the public house Of
Samuel llulihan, In said township.
Gulich township, at the puplic school house, in
Janesyillo.
Huston township, at the house Of the late Jesse
Wilson.
Jordan township, at the public school house, in
Ansonvillo.
Knox township at Turkey Hin school house.
Earthaus township, at Bridgen's school house.
Lawrence township. at the Arbitration room, In
the Court House. In the borough ug Clear6eld.
Morris township, at the house formerly occupied
by Thomas Kylor.
Penn township, st The hotel formerly kept by
W. W. Anderson.
pike township, at the township school house ia
the borough Of Curwensyille.
Sandy township, at the public school house in
the town Of Dubois.
Union township, at the house Of D. f. Brubakcr
Woodward township, at the public school house
In the town Of IloutEyilo
Form Of Tickets.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at oil
elections In the several counties Of this Com
monweslih, approved the 3lth day Of March
A. D. 1855, yiii
SECTION l. De Il eaaeisd by the Senate and
House OF Representatives ofthe Commonwealth ol
Pennsylvania In General Assembly met and II II
hereby enacted by authority Of the same. That The
qualified voters Of the several counties Of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough
and special elections, are hereby hereafter author.
ired and required to vote by tickets, printel, Of
written, or partly printed and partly written. SOW
orally classded as fnllows One icset shall em.
brace the names Of oil judges OF courts voted for
and to te labeled outside, "judiehry :" one ticket
shall embrace the lanes OF the state officers vo.tl
for, and be labeled. Estate = one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all county officers voted for
including Office Of senator. member and mctnber'
Of assembly, If voted for, and member Of Congress
II voted for, and be labeled, "couuiy = one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all township officer,
voted for. and bo labeled, "township; +" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all borough officers
voted for, and be labeled thorough !" and each
class shalt be deposited in separate ballot toxes
When the Polls are to be Kept Open.
further supplement to the act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth, approved
January so, and February ~, A. b. 1874
sEc. 8. Al all elections hereafter held unde
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall b'
opened at seven O'clock q. m, and closed at sever
o'clock, p. IN.
appointment Of Judges and Inspectors.
src. 8. In all election districts where a vacauo,
exists by reason Of the disqualification Of tAl
officers or otherwi'e In an election hoard hereto
ioro appointed or where any new district shall b,
formed, the Judge or Judges Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall ten day
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons TO GIL said vacancies, aud Il
conduct the election 10 said new districts, and II
the appointment Of inspectors in any election
district both shall not be Of the same poitica
party, and the Judge Of elections shall In all case
be Of the political party having the majority .
votes In said district as nearly as the said julg,
or judges can ascertain the fact, and in case Of
the disagreement Of the judges as to the selection
Of inspectors the poliiiril majority Of the judges
shall select one Of said inspectors asd the minor
ity Judge or judges shall select the othor.
SIC 7. Whenever there shall be vacancy It
an election board on the morning Of an election
said vacancy shall be filed In conformity will
existing laws.
Duties Of Election Ofncers.
SIC. s. At the opening Of the polls at al elec
tons It shall he the duy Of tho judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one o
the Inspector, whose duty II shall be to have II
custody the registry Of voters, and to make III,
entries therein required by law, and it shall b,
the duty Of tho other Of the said inspectors t
receive and number the ballots presented a, said
election.
SEC. y. Al elections by the citizens shall bo b,
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered Il
the order in which Il shall be received and III,
number recorded by the clerks on be list Of voter
opposite the name Of the clcctor from whom re-.
ceivsd And any voter voting two or more tick
cts, the several tickets 20 voted shall each b,
numbered With tho number corresponding with
the number 10 the name Of tho voter Any olec
tor may write bis npme upon his ticket or caus,
the same 10 be written thereon, and attended by
a citizen Of the district. 10 addition TO the oath
now prescribed by law to be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall severaly be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eloctor shal
have voted, unless required to do SO as witnesses
in judicial proceeding. 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. The judge shall be sworn by thl
minority inspector if there shall be such minority
inspector, aud IN CO e there shall be no minority
inspector then by justice Of the peace or alder
man, and the inspectors. overseers and clerk shall
be sworn by the Judge Certificates Of such swear.
ing or affirming shall be duly made out aud sign.
ed by the officers 20 sworn, and altested by the
officer 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, II any officer Of election shall act without
being first duly sworn, or II any olcer Of election
shall sign the form Of cath 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 misdemeanor, 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
tho discretion Of the Court
Non-Registered Voters.
Sac. TO-. On the day Of election any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
votors, and who claims the right to vote at said
election, shall produce at least one qualified voter
Of the district rs n witness to the residence Of
the claimant IN the district In which be claims to
be voter for the period Of at least two mo . tbs
Immediately preceding said election, which wit.
ness shall be sworn or affirmed, and subscribe q
written, or partly written and partly printed afT
dAyit to the facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly where the residence is Of the
person N claiming to be q voter, and the person
20 claiming the right to vote shall also take and
subscribe written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, stating to the best Of his knowl
edge and belief when aud where he was born
that he has been a citizen Of the United States
for one month, and Of She Common wealth Of
Pennsylvania that no has resided 10 the Com.
monwealth ono year, or II formerly n qualified
eector or native born oitiIen thereof and has
removed therefrom and returned, that he has rc
sided therein tiS months next preceding said cleo
ton that he has resided 10 the district In which
he claims to be voter for the period Of at least
two months Immediately preceding said election /;
that he has not moved into the district for the
purpose Of voting therein that he has, u twenty.