Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-03
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.


| CONSTITUTION OF Observation-Disclosures. VIII.
| SEC II. District election boards shall consist Of
| a judge and two inspectors. who Shall be chosen
the right to vote for the Judge and inspector,
ana each inspector shall appoint one clerk. Elec-
| ton officers shall be privileged from arrest upon
! days of election and while engaged in making up
| ana transmitting returns, except upon warrant of
Il court of record or Judge thereof, for an eectipp
| fraud, for felony, or for wantpn bpeach OF the
Is No person shall be qualified to serve as an
! election officer who shall hold, or shall within
| two months have held an Office, appointment or
| employment III or under the government of the
| United States Of this State, or of any city or
! county, of any municipal board, commission or
trust any city, only justices of the peace,
| militia services of the State; nor shall any cleo
tiGn officer be eligible to any civil Office to be FILL
ed by ain election at which, he shall serve, save
! only to such subordinate municipal or local Of
| fees shall be designated by general law,
! VACANCIES IN ELECTION EoArDs-.lCT OF JAN
| UARY 30, 1874.
SECTION g. In all election districts where Il va
cancv exists by reason of the disqualification of
the officer or otherwise in an election board here
tofnre appointed, or where any new district shall
be formed, the judge or Judges oil The court OF the
court of common pleas of the proper county shall,
ten days before any general or special election,
appoin. competent persons to Fl said vacancies
and To conduct the election III said new districts
and in the appointment oi inspectors IN any elec-
ton district pO.h shall not be OF the same political
party: and the Judyc of elections SHALL i'll all
eases, be OF the political party having the major
ity votes III said district, as nearly the said
case of the di,a arcvmcnt of the Judges rs 20 the
selection of inspectors, the political majority of
the Judges shall select one of such inspectors, and
the minority Judge or judges shall select the
other.
VACANCIES on MORNING. OF ELECTION.
SEC. %. In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number ui votes Tor
Inspector, shall not attend on the day OF any
election, then the person who shall have received
the second highest number of votes for Judge at
the next proceeding election, shall act as an in
spector in his place aud in ease the person who
shall have received the highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend the person elected
Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place and
IN ease the person elected judge shall not attend
then the inspector who received the highest num-
Der OF votes shall appoint Judge in his place
and II any vacancy snail continue
in the board for the space of one hour after
the time fixed by law for the opening OF
the election the qualified voters Of the township,
ward or district, for which such officer shall have
been elected present ut the place OF election, shall
elect one of their number TO ell such vacancy.
THE oArH-ACT .IANUARY 30, 1874
$50. o. In addition to the oath now prescribed
by law 10 he taken and subscribed by election Off
GERS they shall be Scverally sworn or affirmed not
TO Disclose how :Nly elccOr shall have voted unless
required to do so as witnesses In a judicial pro-