Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-04
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
CONSTITUTION OF prNNsYLvAN1A-ARr. VIII.

CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLfANlA-ART. VIII.
SEC. IA District election boards shall consist
of judge and two inspectors, who shall be cho.
sap annually by the citizens. Each elector shall
have the right to vote for the judge and one in
spector, and each insI ector shall appoint ore
clerk. Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election and while engaged
In making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant OF court of record or Judge
thereof. for an election fraud, for felony, for
wanton breach of the peace.
Is. No person shall be qualified TO serve an
election officer who shall hold, uT shall wIluip
two months have held an office, appointment
OF employment In or under the government of
the United States or of this State, or of any city
or co0nty, or of any municipal board, commits
sion or trust in any city, save only justices OF
the peace, and alderman, notarles public and
persons in militia services of the State; nor
shall any election officer be eligible to any civil
office TO be filed by an election at which he
shall serve, save only TO such subordinate mu-
nicipal or local offices as shall be designated by
general law.
ACT JANUARY 80. 1874.
SEC z. Whenever there shall be a vacancy In
an election board, on the morning of an cleo
ton, it shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. 8. In addition to the oath now prescrib-
ed by law to be taken and subscribed by cleo
tion officers, they shall be severally sworn or
affirmed not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted unless required to do SO as witness
es In n Judicial proceeding All judges, inspec-
tors, clerks and overseers of any election held
under this act, shall before entering upon their
duties, be duly swo.n or affirmed in the pres
enoe OF each other. The judge shall be sworn
by the minority inspector, II there shall be such
minority inspector, and in case there be no mi
nority Inspector, then by justice of the peace
or alderman, and the inspectors, overseers and
clerks shall be sworn by the Judge. certificate of
such swearing or affirming shall be duly made
out and signed by the officers so sw orn, aud at
tested by the officer who administered the oath.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. 8. AT the opening of the polls at the
elections it shall be the duty of the judges OF
election for their respective districts TO desg-
nate one OF the inspectors, whose duty II shall
be to have in custody the registry OF voters. and
to make the entries therein required by law
and IL shall be the duty of the other Of said ln-
spectors To receive and number the ballots pre-
scnted at said election.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. S. All the elections hereafter held under
the laws of this Commonwealth, the polls shall
be orened at O'Clock, A. NJ, and closed at z
O'Clock, p. NJ.
CONSTITUTION OF Observation-Disclosures. VIII.
SEC t. All elections by the citizens shall be
By ballot Every ballot voted shall be number
ed In the order la which II WAS received. and
the number recorded bv the election officers on
the list of voters, opposite the name of The eec-
tor who presents the ballot. Any elector may
write his pane upon his ticket or cause the
same to be written thereon and attested by a
citizen OF the district.
ACT MARCH 80, 1866.
SEC. |. Be II enacted by the Senate and House
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Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and IL
Is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the qualified voters of the several counties
of this Commonwealth at nll general, township, |
borough and special elections are hereby here
nfter authorized and required TO vcie by tickets, |
printed or written. or patty printed and partly |
written, scveray classified as follows:
One ticket shall contain the names of all per- |
sors voted for the Electors of President and |
Vice President OF the United States, and shall
be labelled on the outside with the word "Elec-
.ors."
One ticket shall contain the names of all per-
sons voted lor for Men Der OF Congress OF the
United States all persons voted Tor for Member
IF The State Senate OF the Common wealth OF
Pennsylvania, all persons voted for for Mem er
If the House of Representatives OF the Common
wealth OF PennsyIvania, and all persons voted
or for county offices of said county of Sutler,
md TO be labelled on the outside with the word
One ticket shall contain the names Of all per
ons voted for for Judge of any of the courts OF
aid county or Of this Commonwealth, aud be Ia
,cled on the outside with the word Judiciary
One ticket shall contain the names OF all per-
ons voted for for officers OF the Commonwealth
4 Pcnnsylvania other than Judges OF the Su-
,reme Court of said Common wealth, and he Ia
cllcd on the outside with the word estate"