The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-31

year. lur ~ having previously htrh O. quiilneL
elector or native born citizen Vi the STATE be shall
! haze renewed there frum AMI returned. then six
IuSntlIsl Immediately preceding the election.
Third.-He shah have resided ia The election
district where he shall oHeT TO vote at least twu
months immediately preceding the election.
t0UTiA- Ii twenty-five yearsol ageor upwsIis,
he sRali have paid within two years StatcOs
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least wo mouths unl paid AZ least 0uo month be-
fore the election.
SIC I. All the elections by the citizens shall
De by ballot. Every ballot voted shall bc mum
bercd IN the order in which it shall be Eecevcc,
ard the number recorded by the election officers
on the list OF voters opposite the OF the cleo
Tor Who presents the ballot. Any electOr may
write bis name upon bis ieketor cause the saIee
10 he written thereon and attcstet by citizen 81
the district. The election officers shall be sworn
or afirmed not % disclose how any eiector shall
have voted unless required - do 50 as witnesses
in a jucicial proceeding.
SIC 8. Electors shall in all cases except trea-
SON. felony and breach. surety o. the peace, be
priyfie Sen from arrest during their attendance
one elections and In going 10 and turning there
irOm
SEc G. Whenever any Of the qlslIded electors
Of this Commonwealth shall be Ia actual military
service. Iider irVquisiiion from the President OF
the United States rhy the authority oi this Com
nwclth. such electors may exercise the right
OF suffrage iu ali elections by the citizens under
such regulations as arc or shall be Frescribd hy
law as nily if they were present az their usual
places Of election
SIC. Z. All laws regulating the holding Of elec-
tiers shall be uniform throughout the State. but no
eiector shall be deprived of the privilege OF voting
! by reason OF his name not being registered.
SEc. 5. Any person who snail give, or promise
OF offer 70 give 20 an elector any money, reward
or ether valuable consideration for his vote at an
election, or for Withholding the same. or who shall
give or promise 70 give such consideration % any
other person party for such electOr vote or l0r
/ the Withholding thereOf and any elector who shall
| receive or agree 70 receive, for himsefor toran-
other, any money, reward or other valuable con
o. mNaa s.r
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right 70
vote &C such election and any elector 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. 9. any person who shall, while canil
date for office, be guilty Of bribery fraud, or VII
tu violation Of any election law, shall De forever
disqualified from holding office OF trust or profit
| il this Commonwealth, any person convicted OF
wiliul violation of the election laws SHALL IN addi
ton to any penalties provided by law, be deprived
0l the right Of suffrage absolutely Tor term OF
four years-
SEc. l.. For the purpose Of voting no person
shall be deemed TO have gained a residence by
reason OF his presence or lost it by reason of his
absence, while employed in the service, either
civil or military, OF this State, OF the United
States, nor while engaged in the navigation oil te
waters OF the STATE the nited States or on the
high seas. nor while student of any institution
oi learning. nor while kept ia any poor house ~
other ylua at public expense nor while comm
cd in public prison.
SIC H. District election boards shall consist
Of Ia jJHge and TWO inspectors, WhO shall Oechosen
annually by the citizens Zach elcctOr shall have
the right 20 vote tor tae Judge and one inspector,
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
FIRST election board for any new district snail he
selected. and vacancies Ia election pgaris hliet.,
ls snail he provided by law. Election ottcers
shall He privileged from arrest upon days ui eec-
zion, and while engaged in making p and trans
hitting returns. except upon warrant ol court oi
record -r lulEc thereof, Tor an election irdut t]r
felony, or io- wau,on breach OF TIE peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from Jury duty
during thei- terms ui service.
So. Il. 80 person shall De qualified % serve
as an election officer who shall hold, or shall with
i1 two luuutls have held any office, or appoint
msuJ or employment lu 0r under the government
OF llt Ial.eI States or 0i this state. or of any
city. orcouuty, or Of any municipal board com
mission lr trust I'm any city save only Justices 20
the peac, and al llcrG-u. uJJaries public and per-
sons u the military service Of the state: nor shall
any election Otlcer be eligible TO any civil Office To
be hlicd at any election at which he shall serve
save only 10 such subordinate municipal or loca,
Offices below the grade Of city county utiicersl
as shall be designated by general law.
and a.so % the following acts Of Assembly now
IN force IN this state, viz.
Act of June goth. 1874. SIC. g. 1t all elections
hereafter heil under the laws of this Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened at o'clock q. IN
and closed az o'clock y. L..
SEC. I. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in
un election board or the morning OF an election
said vacancy shah he nlled iB conformity with ex
lsting laws.
The said act Of Assembly entitled "an act re
atlug 70 the elections Of this Commonwealth o.
passed July . isis provides as follows, viz;
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet NJ
the respective places appointed for holding the
election 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 quaiifle
Di such district. ri
I'm case the person who shall have receive. the
second highest number Of 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 preceding
election shall act as inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for inspector shall not
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an
inspector in his place; ard In the person elee
tel Judge shall not, then tde inspector who has
received the highest number votes shall ap-
point a judge III his place; and If any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space of one
hour alter the time fixed by law Tor the opening
e the election, the Qualified voters Of the town
ship ward or district Tor which such ciicer shall
have been elected, present AT she place Of election
shall elect one Of their number to MI such va
cancy.
The act a. soth Of July, 1874. further provides
viz
SIC 5 A. the opening OF The polls az a ~ elec-
tons it shall be the duty Of the judges of election
for their respective districts 90 designate one Of
the inspectors whose duty lt shalt bc o. have IN
custody the registry 0l voters, au1 u make the
the duty OF the other u saii inspectors receive
and number the ballots presented AZ said elec- |
tion.
SEc.9 All elections Ur the citirrus shall be by
ballot; every blll- voted shall be- numbered in |
the ur,ltr il which II shall be received. and the
number recorded by the clerks On the list of vo-
tiers opposite the name Of the electoTrom wh0Ia re-
ceNeI And any voter voting two or more tickets I
the several tickets SO voted shall each be number
et with the number corresponding with the nun I
Der TO the name Of the voter Any eiector may I
sanH. h.F "a Ts.fHs
t. be written thereon, and attested BY citizen OF
the district. iu addition 10 the oath now preserb-
ell by laW 20 be token and subscribed by election I
officers. they shah seyeraiy DE sworn or affirmed
not % disclose how any elector shall have voted /
unless required 10 do so q witnesses il judicial
proceeding. All Iulges. inspectors, clerks, and !
OYerseers Ui any election held under this act shall
before entering upon their duties, be duly sworn I
or affirmed in the presence OF each other. The
judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector ii
there shall be such minority inspector and in .
case there be no minority inspector, then by lus-
tiee 0f the peace OF alderman, ard the inspectors
JverseeTs and clerks shall be sworn BY the iuiaee
Certiheates Of such swearing affirming shall 1
ue cuiy made 1ut and signed by the officers so !
sworn. and attes-ed hy the officer who administer
Ell the oath. II any Judge or minority Inspector
refuses or falls 10 swear the officers oi election I'm
the mauuer required by his act. or If any officer
Of election shall act without being hrst duly
sworn. OF IL any officer Of election snali sign the
lof:n ui oath witluat being duly sworn. or il auv
iud ge Or minJr-y inspector shall certify that any
lihcer was sworn when ne WAS not. il shall be /
deemed % misieuean1r, and upon conviction the I
litCCr OF officers 50 Offending shall he luei not ex
,ee,!i1g Ole thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
sNeeedhS one yer or both in the diScretisH o: the
Court.
SEC. 10. On the day OF election. any person
whose name shall NOT appear on the registry OF
'atcTS. and who claims The right % vote At said
Election, shall produce ~ least Dne qualified y,-er
lt tEe district witness % the residence OF tbs,
'laim1nt in he district IN which he claims 70 b.
voter. tJs me period OF e. least two months i'm
nedia[e,y preceding said election. which witness
shali be sworn or aituEcl aat subscribe written
By partly written ant partly printed affidavit tu
ne tacts stated ~ kim. which affidavit shall De
,na clearly where the residence j. OF the person So
claiming u ne q voter, asd the person claiming
me right % vote shall bis' take aud subscribe q I
5 fitten OF partly written ami partly printed ad- I
iavIr- stating. the best OF his knowledge anI
belief when srd where he was born: that he has
been citIAen Oi the United States f5r one month.
mi OF the Commonwealth " Pennsylvania that
he has resided IN the Commonwealth one year. OIL
y Formerly qualified electOr or native born cit
zen thereof ani has removed therefr0n, ana ~
armed. that he has resided therein six months
leIt preceding said election that he has resiIet
n TIE district IN which ne claims to he q voter tor
he period Of nj least Two months Immediately pre-
,ddilg the election that he has not novel into
he district for the purpose OF voting, tn erei. tbf
10 has. II tWepty-ORe years 0f age or upwards
jahi q State or county tax within two wears which
Tss assessed ~ least two months and paid at least
me month before tbe election. The said affidavit
hal also state when and where the tax claimed
20 he paid By The athant was assessed and when /
ina where aud to whom paid aud the tax receiu;
herelor snail be produced for examination uuit
ne alhant shall state in his affidavit that il has
'een lost or destroyed, that he never received
NY, and IL a naturazed citizen, shall also state
Nheh Where and by what Court he was uatural
Ael ami shall also produce his certificate Of uatu-
aIl1iuOu Tor examination. But Ii the person So
ItiliA the right u vote shall take and subscribe
IN aiiiityit ibat he is native born citizen OF the
niied States or IL born elsewhere. shall state
a Iirrlf f.Ha Tfr.r,