The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

| ONE PERSON for the Office OF Auditor Gcner-
al Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvsnia.
I ONE PERSOS for the office OF District At
tOrney Of Somerset County.
ONE PERSON tor the office OF Poor House
Director of Somerset County.
Z ONE PERSON fer the Office Of County Sur
veyor OF Somerset County.
SPECIAL ATTENTION Is hereby directed to
( the sth Article of the New Constitution.
SECTION l. Every male citizen twenty-one
years OF age, possessing the following qualitica-
tions, shall be entitled 10 vote at all elections;
| Fird.-He shall have been a citizen of the
United States at least one month.
SecOEd.-He shall have resided In the State one
year, for IL, having previously been quaIitet
elecur native born citizen of the State, he shall
/ have removed therefrom and returned, then six
monthsl Immediately preceding the election.
! TAird.-He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer 20 vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years Of ageor upwards,
he shall have paid within two years Il ststeor
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid ut least one month be-
fore the election.
SIC. 4. All the elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be mum
bered in the order in which 1t shall be received,
and the number recorded by the election officers
on the list Of voters, opposite the name OF the elec
tor who presents the ballot. Any elect0r may
write his name upon his ticket or cause the same
10 be written thereon and attested by citizen of
the district. The election officers shah be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted unless required 10 do 50 as witnesses
in n judicial proceeding.
SEC 5. Electors shall in all cases except trea-
son. felony and breach. or surety OF the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their attendance
one elections and in going TO and turning there
from
SEC. o. Whenever any Of the qualified electors
of this Commonwealth shall be in actual military
service, under requisiton from the President OF
the United States or by the authority Of this CoI-
monwealth. such electors NAV exercise the right
OF suffrage in all elections by the citizens. under
such regulations as are or shall be prescribd by
law as fully as if they were present at their usual
places of election
SEC. I. All laws regulating the holding of cleo
tons by the citizens or for the registration OF vo
ters shall be uniform throughout the State. but no
electOr shall be deprived Of the privilege OF voting
; by reason Of his name not being registered
| SIC. 8. Any person who shall give, OF promise
OF Oier 10 give, to an electcr, any money, reward
or other valuable consideration for his vote at an
election, or for Withholding the same. or who shall
give or promise to give such consideration 20 any
other person OF party for such electors vote or for
the Withholding thereof. and any electOr who shall
receive or agree to receive. for himselfOr tOran-
other, any money, reward or other valuable CON
sideratiOn for his vote at election, or for with
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right 10
vote at such election. and any eleetor whose right
to vote shall he challenged for such cause before
the election officers shall be required to swear or
affirm that the matter of the challenge is untrue
before his vote shall be received.
| SEC. 9. Any person who shall, while a candi
date Tor office, be guilty OF bribery, fraud or vii
tu violation Of any election law shall be forever
disqualified from holding Office Of trust or pront
| in this Commonwealth, any person convicted Of
wilful violation Of the election laws SHALL in addi
tOn TO any penalties provided by law, be deprived
| Of the right Of suffrage absolutely for term Of
| four years
SEC. l.. For the purpose Of voting no person
| shall be deemed 20 have gained residence by
reason Of his presence, lost it by reason Of his
absence, while employed in the service, either
civil or military, of this State, OF the United
States, while engaged in the navigation OF the
waters of the State or the United States, or on the
high seas nor while student Of any institution
of learning, nor while kept in any poor house or
other asylum at public expense, nor while cOnin-
Ell in public prison.
SEC IL District election boards shall consist I
Of Judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each eiectOr shall have
the right TO vote for the Judge and one inspector
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk Ihe ;
first election board for any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies in election bOards h!leL
rs shall be provided by law. Election officers .
shall be privileged from arrest upon days Of eec-
tiun. and while engaged In making up and trans I
mitting returns, except upon warrant Of court of
record Judge thereof for election fraud, for
felony, or for wanton breach Of the peace. In 3
cities they may claim exemption from jury duty ,
during their terms of service.
SIC. 10. No person shall be qualified to serve .
as election officer who shall hold, or shall with
in two months have held any office, or appoint
msnt or employment in or under the government I
Of the United States or of this State, or OF any
city. county, Of any municipal board, COM
mission trust in any city save only justices Of .
the peace and aldermen. uOtaries public and per-
sons in the military service Of the State; nor shall
any election officer be eligible 70 any civil office to
De 1lled at any election at which he shall serve
save only to such subordinate municipal or loca;
Offices below the grade OF city county ofticersl
shall be designated by general law.
And also to the following acts Of Assembly now
in force in this State. viz
Act OF June 30th, 1874 SEC. 5. at all elections
hereafter held under the laws OF this Common
wealth, the polls shall be opened AZ o'clock a.
and closed At O'Clock ?. IN.
SEC. :. Whenever there shall he a vacancy in
an election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be hlled in conformity with ex-
isting laws.
The said act Of Assembly entitled "an act re-
lating TO the elections Of this Commonwealth"
passed July 1915, provides as follows, viz.
That the inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district At which they respectively
belong, before o'clock in the morning Of Tues
day, November 3d. and each said inspector shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter
OF such district.
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shal.
not attend 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 rs Inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received the \
highest number of votes for inspector shall not at
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an
inspector in his place and in case the person elee-
ted Judge shall not, then the inspector who has
received the highest number votes shall ap-
point a Judge IN his place: and If any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space of one
hour after the time fixed by law Tor the opening
Ot the election. tne qu1lllel voters Ol the t0Wu
ship ward or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present at the place Of election
shall elect one of their number to NIL such va
cancy. I.
The act cf soth of July, 1874, further provides
viz
SEC s. At the opening OF the polls at all eIec-
tions it shall be the duty Of the Judges OF election
for their respective districts to designate one of
the inspectors, whose duty shall be To have in
custody the registry OF voters, AMI to make the
entries therein required by law; and il shall be
the duty of the other Of said inspectors to receive
and number the ballots presented at said cleo
tiOn.
SEC g. All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered IN
the order in which 1t shall be received. and the
number recorded by the clerks on the list Of vO-
ters opposite the name Of the eectOrfrum whom re-
ceiyed And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets so voted shall each be number
ed with the number corresponding with the num-
ber 70 the name of the voter. Amy elector may
write his name upon his ticket, or cause the same
10 be written thereon, and attested by citizen of
the district. In addition to the oath prescrib-
ed by law 20 be taken and subscribed bv election
officers, they shall severally be sworn affirmed
not to disclose how any eleetOr shall have voted,
unless required to do so as witnesses in judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks, and
oyerseers of any election held under this act. shall
before entering upon their duties, be duly sworn
or affirmed in the presence of each other. The
judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector If
there shall be such minority inspector, and in
ease there be no minority inspector, then by Jus
Overseers and clerks shall be sworn by the Judge.
Certificates of such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made out and signed by the officers so
sworn and attested by the officer who administer
ed the oath. Ii any Judge or minority inspector
refuses fails to the officers of election in
the manner required by this act, or if any officer
of election shall act without being first duly ;
sworn or II any officer Of election shalt sign the
form of oath without being duly sworn, ii any
Judge minority inspector shall certify that any
officer was sworn when he was not, il shall be
deemed "A misdemeanGr, and upon conviction. the
officer officers offending shall be fined not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding year, BOTH in the diseretisn of the
Court.
SEC. 10. On the day Of election. any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of !
voters and who claims the right To vote at said
election, shall produce at least qualified voter
OF the district as witness 20 the residence OF the
claimant in the district in which he claims to be
voter, for the period of at least two months i'm
mediately preceding said election, which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe written
or partly written and partly printed affidavit 10
the facts stated by him. which atti1ayt shall de
lne clearly where the residence is of the person so
the right 10 vote shall also take and subscribe
written OF partly written and partly printed ahi-
davit, stating, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, when and where he was born: that he has
been citizen of the United States for one month,
and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one year. or
II formerly qualified eiectOr native born cit
izen thereof, and has removed therefrom ana re- q
turned. that he has resided therein six months
next preceding said election that he has resided
in the district in which he claims to be voter Tor
the period OF at least two months Immediately pre-
ceding the election that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose OF voting th eren that
he has, il tWeQty-One wears age upwards I q