The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-11

son. felony and breach. OF surety ot the peace. n
privileged from arrest during their attendance
one elections and ia going % and turning there
rom.
I SIC. g. Whenever any Of the qualified eleetor
Of this Commonwealth shall be In actual muttdrl
service. under a requisition from the President 70
the United States orby the authority Oi thi, Com
monwealth such electors may exercise the rieh
OF suffrage in all elections by the citizens. unde
such regulations as are or shall he prescribed bl
Law. a. fully as II they present az their us-a
places Of election
SEc. :. An laws regulating, the holding Of eIec
tiuus by the citizens FOR the registration Of va
tiers shall be uniform throughout the state tut n
eleetor shall be deprived of the privilege OF yutinl
by reason Of his name not being registered.
/ SIC s. Any person who sEall give, or Pru'nis
/ or offer % give. 70 au electOr, any money. reWar
or other valuable consideration for his vote at al
election. or for Withholding the same. % who siui
give or promise % give such consideration % an.
other person party for such elector Vete OF i'
the Withholding fhereUt. au4 ny eleriur WHO -il'
receive agree % receive sfor himself OF Tor an
other. any money. reward Or other V1luapie eun
siieraJiun for his vote az an election or Tor IN
holding the same shall thereby forfeit 'he right q
vote a. such election AMI any electur whose rish
% vote shall be challenged for such cause bei0r
the election officers. shall be required to swear o
. ailirm that the matter Of the challenge IS untru
before his vote shall De received.
SIC. 9. ANY person who shall, while a cand
dateior Office. be guilty Of bribery. fraud ~ VIII
iui violation of any election law snail ne i"reF e
4ualied from holding an office oi trust OF prom
in this Commonwealth. any person convicted u
wful violation Of the election laws shall IN atlii
ton 10 any penalties provided 10y law, De deprEe'
OF the right Of suffrage absolutely for a term A"
four years
SIC u. For the purpose Of voting NJ pers1r
shall be deemed 20 have gained "A residence b!
reason Of his presence. OF lost u 10y reason oi hl
. absence. while employed in the service eithe
civil OF military. of this State, of The Jnitet
States. nor while engaged in the navigation ci tH'
waters OF the State or the nitet states, or ol IN
high seas nor while a student Of any lnsututini
/ of learning. nor while kept in any poor house o
other ylum ~ public expense. nor while erunr
edin public prison.
SIC IL District election boards shall cousis
of Judge and two inspectors, who shall be cEosei
annually by the citizens. Each clect0r stall have
the right u vote for the Judge and one Inspector
and each Inspector shall appoint one clerk. Ih'
first election board for any new District shall b.
selected. and vacancies IN election boar1s nilei
as shall be provided by law. Election officer
shall De privileged lrem arrest upon days % eler
ti1n. and while engaged To making up au1 trans
hitting returns except upon warrant OF court p
record or Judge thereof. Tor 3u election irdul, tu
/ felony. or tor wdutCn breach ut ihe peace. tn
I cities they may claim exemption from Tury du-y
during their terms OF service.
SEC. Is. No person shall De qualihei tn serve
as an election officer who shah h1t SHAH with
in two months have held any Office or appoint
meut OF employment i'm or under the government
Of the United States or g; this State yr 0l auy
city. or county. "r oi any municipal board. com
mission OF trust ia amy city save only justices a
the peace ami aldermen. uotaTle- purlic AMI per
d Z
any election officer ne eligible 60 amy civil Office On
De niled ut any election at which De shall serve,
save only 70 such subordinate municipal ur local
offices below the grade &C uy w county officers
as shall be designated by general law.
And also 20 the following acts oi Assembly now
F ia force 30 this state, viz-
Act OF June 3Ith. 1874. SIC. 8. At all elections
hereafter held under the laws Of this Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened az o'clock a. 10.
and closed az oclock p. ~.
SIC. :. Whenever there shall he "A vacancy in
an election buar1 On the morning Of an election.
said vacancy shall Dee filled In conformity with ex-
istlng laws
The said act of Assembly entitled an act re-
lating Ia the elections of his Commonwe
passed July ? 1915. provides as follows. viz
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed Tor holding the
election IN the district at which they respectively
belong, before O'Clock in the morning Oi Tues
day November 81, and each said Inspector shall
appoint one clerk. who shall be a qualified voter
OF such district.
Sin case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
not attend the day OF any election. then ths
person who shall have received the second highest
number Uf votes Tor Judge At the next proceeding
election shall act AZ inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for inspector shall not at
I tend. the person elected judge shall appoint an
inspector in his places and in case the person elec
ted Judge shall not attend then the Inspector who
received the highest number of votes shall ap
point a iuige IN his place; and II any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space o. one
hour aiter the time nXet- by law for the opening
Of the election. the qualified voters Of the town
ship wari 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 90 S0th of July, 1874, further provides
viz
SEC S. At the opening OF the polls at III eIec-
tions it shall be the duty of the Judges OF election
for their respective districts to designate one OF
the inspectors whose duty it shall be 10 have Ia
custody the registry Of voters, AMI tn make the
enrics therein required by law: and II shall he
the duty of the OtherO said inspectors to receive
and number the ballots presented at said elec-
tion.
SIC. 9. All elections by the citizens shall be bv
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order in which it shall be received. and tie
number recorded by the clerks on the list OF vo-
ters opposite the name OF the electorir0m whos re
ceiyed And any voter voting two or more tickets
the several tickets So voted shall each he number
ed with the number corresponding with the num-
Der to the name OF the voter. Any eleet0r may
write his name upon his ticket. or cause the same
10 be written thereon and attested by "A citizen oi
the district. In addition to the oath now presrib-
ed by law 20 be taken and subscribed by election
officers. they shall severaiiy be sworn or frue.l
not 70 disclose how any electOr shall have voted
unless required to DO 50 witnesses in iudici1l
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks ami
Overseers Of any election held under this act shall
before entering upon their duties be duly sJysru
or affirmed in the presence of each other The
Judges shall be sworn by the minority Inspector if
Z there shall be such minority inspector. and in
case there be no minority inspector. then bv rus
tice Of the peace OF alderman, ard the inspectors
Uverseers and clerks shall be sworn hv the u Iare
Certtncttes of such swearing OF Affirming shall
be duly made Jut and signed by the officers ~
sworn, ami Bttested by the officer who administer.
ed the oath. II any Judge OF minority inspector
refuses or tails q swear the officers OF election In
the manner required by this act. 81 any officer
OF election shall act without being first duly
sworn, or il any officer OF election snali sign the
form Of oath without being duly sworn or in any
Judge " minority inspector shall certify that ans
ofneer was sworn when he was not. IL shall b.
deemed misiemean"r. and upon convi.tiun the
officer Ur officers offending shall be fined not e 4
eeeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding one year. OF both in the discretsn Of he
Court.
SEC. To- On the day Of election. any rersor
whose name shall not appear on the registry ol
voters. and who claims the right 70 vote al ali
election. shall produce at least qualified v, ter
OF the district as witness to the residence Of the
claimant in the district in which he claims 10 he
voter, Tor the period of az least two months i'm
medlhtely preceding said election, which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe a written
I OF partly written and partly printed afidavit 10
the facts stated by him. which affidavit shall de.
me clearly where the residence is Of the person 81
claiming to be voter. and the person :, claiming
the right % vote shall also take and subscribe /,
written partly written and partly printed N IN.
daVit. stating. To the best OF hls knowledge an
belief, when and whe-e lie was born; that he has
been citizen OF the United States for one month
and OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania tha,
he has resided in the Commonwealth n one wear or
If formerly qualified eleetor OF native born cit
izen thereof, and has removed therefrOm anu ~.
/ turned. that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that he has resides
IN the district IN which he claims 10 be voter to-
the period Of at least two months ifnmediarei ra
eeding the election that he has not novel iufo
the district for the purpose voting therein. thai
ne mas N twenty-One years OF age or upwards
paid state or county tax within two years which
was assessed at least two months and paid al l-t
one month before the election. The said afF,{qvif
shall also state when aud where the tax claimed
TO De paid by the atiiant was assessed, and when
ana where and to whom paid and The tax receip;
therefor shall be produced for examination unless
the atant shall state in his affidavit that il mas
been lost OF destroyed OF that he never received
any, and If naturaliZed citizen. shall alsp state
when. where and by what Court he was Iatural
lEe, and shall also produce his certificate Of uatu
. raiizatiOn for examination. But II the persun "a
claiming the right to vote shall take and subscribe
an athdavit that he is native born citizen OF the
United States. or If OOrn elsewhere. shall state
the tact in his affidavit and shall produce evidence
that ne has been naturaliLed that he is entitled
70 citizenship by reason of his fathers naturalfzl.
tion and shall further state in his affidavit that
ne Is. al the time OF making the affidavit Of the
age OF twenty0ne and under twenty-five wears
that ne has been a citizen Of the United States
one month"; and has resided in the State one wear
or n native born citizen of the State anc remOv
el thereir0n and rerurned. that he has resided
Z therein SIX months next preceding said election,
ana in the election district Immediately two
months preceding such election. he shall b. eati.
tied TO vote although he shall have paid IA xes
Inc said aftdavits Of all persons making such
cIaims and the atdavits Of the witnesses To their
residence shall be preserved by the election board
and at The close Of the election they shall be en-
closed with the list of voters tally list and otber
papers required by law to be fled by the return
ludge Win the Parliamentary. and shall remain on
ne Herewith in the PrOthOn0tary-s office subie-i
70 examination as other election papers are If
the election officers shall ind that the applicant
possesses all the legal qualifications of a voter he
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