The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-25

the XXXVIth District OF Pennsylvania composed
ofthe counties OF Somerset ultsn ahs ~ ,s.sntlv
Of Somerset County
ONE PERSON for the office Of Poor House
Director of Somerset County
TWO PERSON for the office OF JurF Conhlis-
siOner Of Somerset County.
SPECIAL ATTENTION is hereby directed :"
the sth Article OF the New Constitution.
SECTION l. Every male citizen twentyone
years OF age, possessing the following quaiilca-
lions shall be entitled 70 vote at all elections;
Firsf.-He shall have been a citizen OF the
United states at least one month.
SecoHd-He shall have resided In the state one
year, (or if. having previously been 9ua,llhesI,
eleotor or native born citizen Of the STATE ne shi
have removed therefrUm ana returned then SIX
months1 Immediately preceding the election
ThiTd.-He shall have resided IA D tnS elee.loh ,E
district where he shall offer 10 vote ~ least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fonrtk III twenty-five yearscf a2eor upwards.
he shall have paid within two year. s.ss.sT az
least Two months and paid az ieast one month NC
! SEC 4 All the elections by the citizens shah
be bv ballot. Every ballot voted shall be mum
bered IN the order In which IL shall be received
amt the number recorded by the election otheers
on the list of voters opposite the name Of the eiee
tor who presents the ballot. Any eleetor may
write his name upon his ticket or cause the same
TO be written thereon aDd attestei by citizen o.
the district. The election officers sail De sworn
or affirmed not 10 disclose how any eleet0r SHAH
have voted unless required TO do so as witnesses
In judicial preceding.
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SON felony and breach Vt surety OF the peace he
privileged from arrest during their attendance
one elections and In going TO AMI turning there-
rom.
SIC g. Whenever any Of the qualified electors
Of this Commonwealth snail be in actual military
service under a requisiiiOn from the fresident oi
the United States or by the authority oil TINS CON
mOnweaih. such electors nav exercise the rl2ht
OF suffrage in all elections by the citizens uuleT
such regulations are or shall be preseripd by
law. fully a. il they were present AZ thetr usnA
. uiaecS Of election
SIC. :. All laws regulating the holding Of eiec
tions by the citizens or for the registration OF No
tiers shall be Uniform throughout the State. but n"
electOr shall be deprived of the privilege OF voting
by reason Of bis name not being registered
Sac. $. Amy person who shall give, or promise
or offer 10 give, 10 an eector. any money, reward
or other yalua ble consideration for his vote at an
election. or for Withholding the same. who shall
give or PROMISE to give such consideration toany
other person party for such eiector vote or ior
the Withholding thereof. and ny elector W no shili
receive agree 20 receive. aior himself or iorah-
other any money, reward other valuable CON
sideration for hts vote at an election, or for with
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right 10
at such election. and any elect0r whose right
to vote shall be challenged for such cause before
the election officers shall he required to swear or
affirm that the matter Of the challenge is untrue
before his vote shall be received.
: SIC. y ANY person VINO shall, while ca ndi
dateor office. he guilty of bribery fraud, or will
iul violation OF any election law. shall he forever
disqualified from holding an Office Of trust or pront
in this Commonwealth. any person convicted ~
wilu violation Of the election laws SHALL IN atdi-
tion TO any penalties provided by law. be deprived
% the right Of suffrage absolutely for term
four years.
SEC IL. For the purpose of voting person
shall be deemed to have gained residence by
reason of his presence, lost il by reason Of his
absence, while employed in the service, either
civil or military, Of this State, Oi the United
States. nor while engaged in the navigation OF the
waters of the STATE the United States. or on the
high seas, nor while student OF any institution
Of learning, nor while kept in any poor house OF
other asylum al public expense, nor W lille eoniin-
ed in public prison.
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 to vote for the Judge and one Inspector.
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk The
first election board for any new dis, rict shall be
selected, and vacancies In election bOauis filled.
a. shall be provided by law. Election officers
shall be privileged from arrest upon days OF eec-
tiOn. and while engaged in making up ani trans
mitting returns except upon warrant oi court oi
record Judge thereof, for an election fraud, for
felony. or for wdnt0n breach OF the peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms of service.
SEC. I5 No person shall be qualified 20 serve
rs an election officer who shall hold or shall with
in two months have held any Office. OF appoint
meut or employment in or under the government
Of the United States or Of this state. or OF any
city, or county, or Of any municipal board. com
mission or trust in any city save only justices OF
the peace and aldermen. uOtaries public and per
sons in the military service Of the state: nor shall
any election officer be eligible To any civil Office %
be filed at any election at which he shall serve,
save only TO such subordinate municipal or loc1i
offices, below the grade OF city or county officers
az shall be designated by general law
And also to the following acts Of Assembly now
ia force In this State. viz:
Act OF June 30th, 1s74. SEC 5. At all elections
hereafter held under the laws of this Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened at o'clock a.
and closed at O'Clock y. m.
! SEC = Whenever there shall he a vacancy IN
an election board on the morning Of an election.
said vacancy shall be til.ed in conformity with ex-
isting laws.
The said act of Assembly entitled 'au act re-
lating to the elections OF this Commonwealth.
passed July 1915. provides as follows. via;
THAT the inspectors and Judges shall meet nj
the respective places appointed Tor holding the
election in the district at 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 qualified voter
of such district.
sin ease the person who shall have receiyed the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
not attend on the day OF any election then ths
person who shall have received the second highest
number OF votes for judge at the next preceding
election shall ae; inspector in his place And
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number OF votes for inspector shall not at
tend. the person elected Judge shall appoint an
inspector in his place; and in ease the person elee
ted nudge shall not attend then the inspector who
| received the highest number of votes shall ap
point a judge IN his place; and If any vacancy
shall continue In the board for the space of one
hour after the time nxed by law for the opening
of the election. the qualified voters of the town
ship ward or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present at the place OF election,
| shall elect one of their number 10 NIL such va
cancy.
The act - sOth of July, 1874, further provides
viz
nEc s. At the opening OF the polls at all elec-
tons it shall be the duty OF the judges of election
for their respective districts to designate OF
the inspectors, whose duty it shall be to have in
custody the registry of voters, AMI TO make the
I eHres therein required by law; and 1t shall be
the duty Of the other of said inspectors to receive
aud number the ballots presented at said cleo
l tiOn-
SEC o. All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot. every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order in which It shall be received, and the
number recorded by the clerks on the list of vO-
tors opposite the name Of the electOrfrom whom re
| ceived And any voter voting two OF more tickets
the several tickets so voted shall each be number
! Ell with the number corresponding with the num-
/ ber To the name Of the voter. ANY eiectOr NAV
write his name upon his ticket OF cause the same
20 be written thereon. and attested by citizen of
the district. In additloa % the oath prescrib-
/ ed by law be taken and subscribed BY election
officers. they shall seyeraily be or affirmed
not TO disclose how any eleetOr shall have voted.
/ unless required to do 50 witnesses in a judicial
1 proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks and
Oyerseers OF any election held under this act shall
before entering upon their duties, be duly sYsrn
or affirmed in the presence of each other. The
Judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector IL
there shall be such minority inspector. and in
case there be minority Inspector then by Jus-
tice OF the peace or alderman ard the inspectors
overseers and clerks shall he sworn by the Judge
| Certificates 0i such swearing affirming shall
be duly made Jut and signed by the officers SO
sworn, and attested by the officer who administer
/ ed the oath IL any Judge or minority inspector
refuses or fails to the officers Of election in
the manner required by this act. or il any officer
of election shall act without being first duly
sworn or If any officer Of election snail sign the
form of oath without being duly sworn or ii any
Judge OF minority inspector shall certify that any
officer was sworn when he not. it shall he
deemed q mtsdemean'r and upon conviction the
officer or officers offending shall be fined not ex
ceeding one thousand dollars. OF imprisoned not
exceeding one year, or BOTH in the discretsn the
Court.
SEC. 10. On the day of election. any person
whose name shall not appear the registry of .
voters and who claims the right To- vote AT said
election. shall produce at least qualified voter
OF the district "a witness 10 the residence of the
claimant in the district In which he claims to be
voter. for the period of at least two mouths i'm
mediateiy preceding said election, which witness
shall be sworn OF affirmed and subscribe written
/ or partly written and partly printed affidavit to
the facts stated by him. which affidavit sh al de-
nne clearly where the residence il of the person so
claiming TO be avOter, and tue person 30 claiming
the right TO vote shall also take a0d subscribe q
written partly written and parity printed am &
davit, stating. to the best OF his knovIedge ami I
belief, when and where he was born that be has 4
been citizen of the United States for one mOnth
and of the Commonwealth gf PENNSYLVANIA. thai /
I he has resided in the Commonwealth one year or .
II formerly qualified elector a native born cit
izen thereof, and has removed therefrOm anu 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 fur
the period of at Least two months immediately pre-
ceding the eleetaoos that he has not moved into .