Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-05-23
The Law Governing Primary
Meetings.

An act to regulate ihe holding of, and
TO prerent frauds an the primary
elections of The several political
parties in the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania.
SECTION l.. Be 1t enacted &c, That
from and after the passage of this act
it shall be lawful and it is hereby
made the duties of the judges, inspec-
tors and clerks or other officers, of the
primary elections, meetings or caucus
held for county Offices within the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties, severally to take and subscribe
to an oath of affirmation in the pres
ence of each other in form as follows,
namely: "I { A b do that | will
as Judge, inspector or clerk Gas the case
may be) at the ensuing election, i'm
partially and faithfully perform my
duties, in accordance with the laws and
constitution of Pennsylvania, and in
accordance with the rules and regula-
tions adopted by the - party OF the
county of - for the government of
the said primary elections, meeting or
caucus, to the best of my judgment
and Abilities" the oath of affirmation
shall be first administered to the judge
by one of the inspectors, then the judge
so qualified shall administer the oath
of affirmation to the inspectors and may
administer the oath to any elector offer
ing to vote as to his qualifications to
vote at such election.
SECTION g. If any judge, inspector,
clerk or other officer of primary cleo
tion as aforesaid shall presume to act in
such capacity before the taking and
subscribing to the oath or affirmation
required bv this act, he shall on con-
viction be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars and if any judge, in
spector, clerk or other officer, when in
the discharge of his duties as such,
shall willfully disregard or violate pro-
visions of any rule, duly made by the
said - party of - county for the
government of the primary elections of
the party, he shall on conviction be
fined not exceeding two hundred dol
lars; and if any judge or inspector of
primary election as aforesaid shall
knowingly reject the vote of any per-
son entitled to vote under the rules of
party, or shall knowingly re-
ceiye the vote of any person or persons
not qualified as aforesaid, he shall on
conviction be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars; and if any judge, in
spector, clerk or other officer of pri-
mary election as aforesaid shall be
guilty of any wilful fraud in the dis
charge of his duties, by destroying OF
defacing ballots, adding ballots to the
poll, other than those lawfully voted,
by stuffng the ballot box, by false
counting, by making false re-
turns or by any act whatsoever, the
person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars or Imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or both or
either, at the diScretion of the court.
All acts or parts of acts OF Assembly
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed, except in counties or cities
where special acts are in force for the
same purpose: Prouided, That the
provisions of this act entail no expense
to the counties or cities.
AppRovED-The 29th day of June,
A. D., 1881. HENRY NJ. HoYT.