The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-19

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ONE PERSON ssr tho oia-e Register aud Re-
a ONE PERSON for ths eitee Of rssasurar q
!. Somerset County.
= | THREE PERSONS tsF tie efiee II Comiais-
!, !, slaner of Somerset Csanty.
y ONE PERSON for the eiileo 81 Poor lt0u ue
J, Director Of somerset Cuuatg.
a THREE PERSONS s0r the olsLcc oi Auli.or of
. Somerset County.
? SPECIAL. afrENrroH Is horssy directed %
!, the sth Article Of the New Constitution.
= SECTION l. Every male citizen tweEt7oae
a years OF age, possessing the ioll5wing guaiiiel
lions. shall be entitled 10 vote at all eleefionss
Fifsf-He shall have been citizen 81 DE
. United States Mt least one month.
y sscoad.--He shall have resided in The State enc
i year, tor II, having previously been aquaiiicd
cicetor or native born citizen Of the State he shall
have removed taercfrorn AMI returned, then six
: fnonthsl Immediately preceding the election
) Iaird.-He snail have resided In the eiecti1n
months Immediately preee'iinK the election.
Fourth II twenty-five searso ol a2cor 1pwards-
ne shall have paid within Two years q Statoor
county tax, which shall have been assessed al
least two months and paid a. teas. ono n9nth BE-
, fore the election.
1 be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be hum
berci in the order ia which Il shall be received,
and the number recorded 5y the election officers
On the list Of voters. opposite the nameof tae eee
tor who presents the ballot. Any electsr may
, write his name upon his ticletOr cause the same
70 be written thereon and attestei ty q citizen Gl
the district. The election officers sail be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted unless required to do 50 rs witnesses
SEC. S. Eiectcrs shall in an cases except trea-
son, felony ard breach. or surety Of the peace, be
, privileged from arrest during their attendance
one elections aid In going to and turning there
shall be privileged from arrest upon days OF cleo
tiOn, and while engaged In making up and trans
hitting returns, except upon warrant of court ef
record or Judge thereof Tor an election fraud, for
felony, or Tor wsnt0n breach Of the peace. III
, cities they may claim exemption from jury duty
ftfrira~ their of service.
SIC. o. Whenever any Of tho qualified electors
Of this Commonwealth shall be In actual military
service under a requsltion from tile President Of
the United States by the authority Of this Com
monwealth, such electors iasy exercise the right
Of suffrage In all elections ty the ciizens under
sacli regulations are Cr shall bc PTeserilld BY
law. as fully rs II they were present a. their usa!
places Of election
SIC. 7. All laws regulating the holding OF eIsc-
tions by the citizens Or for the registration Of
ters shall be uniform throughout the State. but 10
ciectOr shall be deprived Of the privilege Of v0lsg
by reason Of his naiae not being registered.
SEC. 8. Any person who snail give, cr promise
or offer give, 20 an eloctor, any money, reward
or other valuable consideration for his vote al an
election, for Withholding the same. or who shall
give or promise TO give such consideration 70 any
ether person party for sueh ccctor vote or fJr
the Withholding hereof, and ny elector VINO shall
receive or agree 10 receive. aior himself OF Tor an
othoT, any money reward other valuable con-
sidcTatioa for his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same shall thereby forfeit the right 70
vote at such election aad any ecctor whose right
70 vote shall be challenged FOR such ealse before
the election officers, shall be required 70 swear
affirm that the matter of the challenge Is untrue
before his vote shall be received.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall, while 2 c1ndi !
datsior osiee, be guilty Of bribery fraud or VII
u violation Of any election law, shall be forever
disqualified from holding anoisice Of trus: or p-uat
In this Commonwealth. any person convicted Of
wiiiul violation Of the election laws SHAH, IL adc
t0h to any penalties provided By law. be deprived
Of the right OF suffrage absolutely for term i
four years
SEC. y. For the purpose Of voting no person /
hell Ia f~lHt la fa-tI
reasOu Gf his presence or Lost i by reason Of nis
absence, willis employed in tic service, either
ciyil Or military, oi thls state, o. ths ellied
States nor while engaged inthe navigation o. the
waters Of the STATE TIC United States, or On the
high seas. nor while student OF any institution
Of learning, nor while kept in any poor hosso or
other asylum at public expcnsc, nor while eon.i.-
ed in public prison
Sgc IA. District election boards shall consist
ola Judge and two inspectors, vino shalt be chosen
annually BY the citizens. Each eeetor shall have
the right to vote for the Judge and one Inspector,
ard each inspector shall appoint cle clerk The
first election boa-l fr any new district snail be
selected and vacancies IN election boards ailed.
| as shall be provided by law. Election officers
SEC. Is. No person shall be quelihei Q serve
as an election officer who shall hold. shail with
I IN two months have held any oiiiee. or appoint
Ilenr or employment IN or uader TIE government
OF the United States OF Of this St2se- o- 0i any
city, county, or OF any municipal soari, clui-
mission or trust IN any city save pr-F ffstiees ~
the peace and aldermen. nOtares punlta iGii .er-
sons IN the military service e tao S-aie G1r s4i
i
be iilled at any election at Uie. De shsii serve.
save only 10 such subo-tlnate inu. sI.i o. lo'aI
offices. below the grade Of city ~ c-ahi 0iAccrs
as shall be designated By general 81.
And also 20 tho following aetse i 'ably now
/ In force in this State. viz
Act OF June Both, lS74. SIC. . a. t.i eie--llns
hereafter held under the laws O.. this Comm10-
wealth, the polls snail be open.r pe.i-'z a. il-
and closed al O'clock ?. n.
! SEC. I. Whenever there sta.i 20 = f-oa1sy in
an election hoard on the morning d an .-eti1n.
said vacancy shall he hliei In c1n'o-liii. sita OK
/ is.ing laws
The said &c. Of 4 hzserrbIy en-. '.,I Co., aer re-
Igting 70 the elections OF this uiaca irIl,h'
passed July 2 1916. provides as - s.
! THAT the inspectors and ludg Ilh aiect at
the respective places appointed Tor holaiag tile
election in the district at which they respectively
| belong. before o'clock IN the morning Of Tues
day November 81, and each said inspector shah
appoint one CLERK, who shal' he 6 Guaiiaet voter
..in case the person who shall have received the
second highest number q vo.ea Tor insice,ar shall
not attend on tho day Of aDy election, then tiis
person who shall hare rcceiSe' the second highest
number OF votes for lrage az the next preecei z
election shall act Us Inspector in his place. -
! in ease the person who shall have received tle
highest number Oi vo,es inr inspector sbai not az
/ tend the person elected Judge shah appoint an
inspector Ia his place. and in case the person eiec
ted Judge shall n0t attend. thea the Inspector waa
received the highest number Of yosss stal ap
point = Judge BIS places and II any vacancy
shaI continue in the board for the space OF one
hour alter the time fixed hy law for the oPeaias
Of the election. the qualified voters 0i the town
ship ward or district for which such Clcer snail
have been elected, present - the place % election
shall elsct one OF their Hamoer to al such "a {
The act g Goth Of July. 1874, further provides {
SECS. At the opening oi tie polls at al eiec-
tcns i s Il he the duty Of the Judges q election
for their rsDeciivc districts 10 designate one Of
the inspectors, whose duty Il shall be 70 have IN
custody the registry Of voters. and 70 make the
enries therein required by law; and Il shall be
the u;y % the 0tneref said inspectors 20 receive
and number TIE ballots presented At said elec-
| ton.
ballot; every ballot vcted shall be numbered in
the order In which IL shall be received. and the
number recorded by the clerks on the iist o! yo-
tiers opposite the name of the electortrom whoa re
oesYed. And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets voted shall each be number
ed with the number eorreeIoadinS VIA lhe nam
Der to the ZANE oi the voter ANY eiec,nr may
write his name upon his ticket, CT cause the same
20 be written thereon and attested By citizen q
the district. In addition u the oath now prescrD-
"a bv law 70 lie taken AMI subscribed by election
officers they shall seveT1ly be sworn or atirEaed
not TO disclose how any eleetor shall have voted
unless reqaircd to dc IS witnesses IN luicial
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors. clerks, AMI
OyeTseers of any election neid under tis act sal-
before entering upca their duties, pe duly sNsrn
| or affirmed in the prussuce q cacl otheT- The
Judges shall be sworn by tue minority Inspector Il
there shall he such minority Inspector, AMI n
case there be no minority inspector, Then by JUS
tice Of the peace or alderman ard the Inspectors,
oTerseers and clerks shall be sWaln ~ the judge.
Certificates Of EicL swearing or Affirming shall
| be duly made out and -i.0c- ~ ttc p-.ttsS -
sworn and atfeStei ~ the oiiiCer Tto administer
@. the OATH II any judge gr minority inspector
refuses or fails 70 swear the officers 81 election IN
the manner required by ths act, CT Il any o.hccr
of election shall act without being hrst duly
sworn. If any cil.ceT Of election snli si-n the
form Of oath without being duly sw9-a, OF IL any
Ridge or minority inspector shall certify that any
officer was sworn when nc was not. = snal be
deemel misdemeen1r, and upon conviction. the
officer officers 50 offending shall be fined r.. ex
ceeaing one thousand dollars. OF inpris'nei not
exceeding year, or both. in the aiscrrsisr the
Court
SIC. Ie On tho day o. election. any person
whose name shall not appear en- the registry OF
voters and who claims the right 20 vote az said .
election. shall proiuee at least qualified vcter
of the district witness 70 the residence CT the
claimant in the district in which he claims 90 be
a voter, for the period Of az least two months IN
fnediateiy preceding said election, which witness
shall be affirmed and subscribe 3 written
or partly written and partly printed AFFIDAVIT to
the facts stated By him. which afiidayit shall de-
fine clearly where the residence is of the person 50
claiming 10 be s voter, and the perscn 50 claiming
the right 20 vote shall also take and subscribe
written or partly written and partly printed al.-
davit stating, to the best Os MS knowledge AMI d
| belief, when and where he was born that he has
been citizen of the United States FER one month.
and Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania. thai
lie has resided in the Commonwealth one year or.
ii formerly qualified eiectcr OF native born cit
izen thereof and has removed theTefr0m snd re- /.
turned, that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that he has resided
IN the district in which he claims TO be voter iar
the period of at least two months Immediately pre-
all iuft,