The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-26

composed OF the counties OF Solnerset ana iseifrl
4 WO PERSONS for the eficc 81 Ass,ciai'
. Judge Of Somerset County.
1 ONE PERSON the e.iiee oi Prothqnstary d
: Somerset County.
ONE PERs6S for The Office ef Sheriff Of som
set County.
ONE PERsOw for the oficc Register ana fa
curler Of Somerset County.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Treaaurrs o
, THREE p PERSoNS foF the efaea Of comrnls
sioneF OF Som cr8st COUNTY
oNEPERsoN or tie eaiee % Poor Hocs.
Director u Somerset GeuHty
, THREE PERSONS i7r tho siiec ot Au. .iter d
Somerset County.
sPEClAL ATTENTION Is hereby elrcctcl d
The sth Article of the New Canstiiaiian.
SEXTON !. Every male citizen twenty.one
years Of age, possessing She t1iiovinx qraiinrsi
tions, shall he entitled 70 vote At all elections
Firsf.--He shall have been a citizen OF fhe
, United States at least month.
Sscond.-fie shall have rezided IN tie State one
year, tor II, having previously been quasine
have removed theref.om AMI returned, then sia
months) Immediately preceding the election.
Ihtrd.-Hc shall have resided ia the election
district whore he shall offer % vote at least tw,
months immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. IL twenty-five yearsof egeor upwards
ne shall have paid within ,To years state q
county tax. which shall nave been assessed a'
least two months and paid ~ feast one month be
fore the election.
SEC. l. An the elections by The cl;izcnz shall
DO by ballot. Every ballot voted shan be mum
bered in the 0r,.cr in which u shall be rEce!Fct
and the number recorded ty the election oiiccr
on the list 0f voters opposite the name Of the eiee
tor who presents the ballot Any eiector mai
write his name upon his ticket or cause the sam,
b be written thereon and attested b. cltizaq 10
the district The election officers sali be srrii
or affirmed not 70 disclose how any eiector sIai
have voted unless required % DO - as witlesse
in n judicial proceeding
SEC. s.. Electors shah in all cases except trea
son, felony and Breach surety OF the peace, b'
privileged from arrest during their atiendane'
one elections AMI IN going 70 aad turning there
rom.
tion, and while engaged in making up aud trans
hitting returns, except upon warrant Of a court o
rec0rl or Judge thereof For al election fraud i1l
felony, or for wanton breach Of the peace. IN
cities they may claim exemption from jury da-l
during their terms OF service.
SIC. g. Whenever any Of the quaiiiied eiector
Of this Commonwealth shall De in actual niitari
service, under a requisiii0n from the President @
the United States Orby the authority Of this Com
monwealth- such electors ;Iiy exercise the rlGn
of suffrage in al elections ~ the citizens unde
such regulations IS are OF shall De prescriht b
law, as fully as II they were present a. thciS usaa
places OF election.
SEC. 4 All laws regulating the holding Of elee
tions by the citizens for the registration of
ters shall be uniform throughout the State. but NJ
elector shall be deprived of the privilege Of voting
by reason OF his maine not being registered
, SIC. 3. ANY person who shall give. or prom q
or offer 10 give, TO eleet0r, any money! reWart
or other valuable consideration for his vote at az
election for Withholding the same. or who shah
kift OF prOtllet 70 EiAe cUCI
other person or party for such electors vote or io
! the Withholding there0s, and py eioetor who shii
receive or agree TO receive Aior himself U Tor an
. other, any money, reward or other valuable con
sideraton for his vote at election, or for WITH
holding the game shall thereby tlfieii the right e
vote at such election. and any electo- whose Ti2h
70 vote shall be challenged FOR such clGse beicrl
the election officers, shall be required TO swear o.
affirm that the matter OF the challenge is untrue
: before his vote shall be received.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall, while a canli
no n
iui violation Of any election law, shall be fJre eT
disqualified from holding Office Of trust or prc1l
In this Commonwealth, any person convicted q
wilfUl violation Of the election laws SHALL in add.
ton to any penalties provided b. law be deprived
Of the right Of suffrage absolutely for term
four years.
SIC. - For tine purpose of voting no person
shall be deemed 70 have gained residence By
reason Of his presence, or lost II by reason OF is
absence, while employed in the service either
civil or military, ct this STATE, oi the United
States. nor while engaged IN the navigation Of the
waters Of the State Or tny United states, or on the
high seas, nor while STUDENT OF any institution
Of learning, nor while kept IN any pgor hoiise nr
other asylum AZ public expense, nor while eoniin-
SEd. Il. District election boards shall consist
Of udge and two nspeet0rs, who shall be chrrcn
annually By the citizens. Each cleetor shall have
the right t. vote for the judge and one Inspector.
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk The
first election board fsr any new district snail Dc
selected. and vacancies IN eiccsl1n b1lsls filesl-
as shall be provided by law. Erection oiicc-s
SEC. 15. No person shall D. quailaei - scrye
as IN election alieer 10 shall hri or fhaii with
in two months have hell any Office oT apQolut-
men. or employment iu uor nader the government
Of the UniLet States ~ Ci TINS N.a'e nr nl anF
city. oreOgnty. o. % auy Iauuleila. board. com
mission or trust IN any cry save ouir Insfices q
the peace and aldermen. B0Jarias ruai' aui per-
sons in the military service 90 iar a.atr nqf silali
any election oteer be e-uie 30 4Gg -i q 9iliae %
be allied az any election at v.5e be salll serve,
save only 70 such suber.ialfe uuui ~ or local
Offices below the grade of ciTy uafy oi1crs,
as shall be DESIGNATED oy geneipl .4a
And elso 30 the following ae.s o. sse-u1ly n0w
in force in this state, va.
hereafter held under the laws % ais Common
wealth, the polls shall be 0i1u 0cla-a O. 10.
and closed At o'clock P. n.
SEC l. Whenever there sh-it he fncarey IN
an election board on the morning y. eiecJlcn,
said vacancy shall be filled In eeai0rini wllh ez-
The said act Of Assembly er EEL acs re-
lating to the elections Of this mlan wealth.
passed July 2 1916. prDyidcs ass aws,
THAT the inspectors and lus.. si:as rleet 81
the respective places appointed ior hoiding The
election IN the district a. which they respectively
belong before O'Clock 10 the morning Or Tues
day November 81. and each said Inspector SHALL
Iappoint ore clerk, who SHAH be qualified voter
Of such district
"In case the person who shah have received the
second highest number OF votesfor Inspector silIl
nGt attend the day Of any election, then INA
person who shall have received the sece11 AgIlest
number Of votes for judge az the next precee ing
In case the person who shall have received The
highest number OF votes for inspector shall n0 at-
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an
inspector in his pace and in ease the persln ctee-
ted nudge shall not attend then the inspector shO
received thc highest number oi yotes sha1 ap
point a Judge IN his place; and IL any vacancy
shall continue in the board iOf the space OF one
hour after the tire axei by law tor the opening
Of the election the qualified voters OF the town
ship wari or district for which such ciheer shall
have been elected present az the place o. election,
ufta ali of ~ IA
caney.
The act - 30th OF July lsi3, i1rtner pEoVlies
/ SEES. At the opening Of tie polls at all eIec-
inns Il shall be the duty Of the Judges Oi election
for their respective districts 70 designate one Of
the inspectors, whose duty il shall ne 70 nave IN
custody the registry Of voters. AMI 70 make the
enries therein required by Law; and itshah be
the duty If the other Of said inspectors 10 receive
and number the ballOts presented a sait cleo
SEc. 9. All elections by tie citizens shall he by
ballot: every ballot voted shall be numbers, in
the order in which IL shah be received anil the
number recorded by the clerks on the list Of vo-
tiers opposite the name ofthe electorfrom whoa re
eeived and any voter voting tso OF more tickets,
the several tickets 50 voted shall each be number
ed with the number corresponding with the num-
her to the name OF the voter. Any eleetor may
write his name upon his ticket, or cause the same
to be written thereon. and attested By citizen OF
the district. In addition 70 the oath now prcscrio-
Ell by law 70 be taken and subscribed by election
officers. they shall seTeraily be sworn or afhrre
not 10 disclose how any eieetcr shall have voted,
unless required to do so as witnesses IN a judicial
proceeding. All Judges. inspectors clerks, and
overseers Of any election held under this act. shall,
before entering upon their duties, be duiy swsrn
or affirmed ia the preseues Of each other The
Judges shall be sworn BY the minority inspector II
there shall be such minority inspector, and IN
ease there be no minority inspector. then By JUS
tice Of the peace OF aldermeu ard the ispeetors,
oyerseers and clerks shall oe sworn by the Judge.
Certincates Of such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made out and signed By the officers 50
sworn and attested by the officer 40 administer
cd the oath. Ii any Iudgeor minority Inspector
refuses or fails 10 the officers OF election in
the manner required by this act, or IL any officer
of election shall act without being hrst duly
sworn. or il any officer OF election shall sign ne
form Of oath without being daily sworn, O. il any
Judge OF minority inspector shall certify that any
officer was sworn when he was not. Il shall be
deemed misdemeansr, and upon conviction the
officer or officers offending shall be fined n0t x
eeeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned dot
exceeding year or both. In the iscretisn ot the
Court.
i Src. 10 On the day 81 election, any person
whose name shall nos appear on the registry Of
voters, and who claims the right 10 vote az said
election shall produce At least Gne qualified vteT
of the district as witness 10 the residence Of The
claimant IA the district in which he claims to be
voter, for the period of ut least two months I'M
riediately preceding said election, which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe written
or partly written and partly printed affidavit 70
the facts stated by him, which aiidav!f shah de-
fine clearly where the residence is OF the person 50
claiming TO be voter, and the person 50 claiming
the right to vote shall also take and subscribe IA
written or partly written and partly printed aii-
davit. stating, TO the best OF MS knowledge and
belief, when and where he was born that he has
been citizen of the United States fsr one month.
and Of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. that
he has resided In the Commonwealth one year. or.
If formerly qualified elector OF native born cit
izen thereof and has removed thereirOtn ana re
turned that he has resiccd therein six months
next preceding said election tha. he has resiiedi