The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
The electors Of ,ss .own.hlp Of Isasrsen e

AT which time AMI places the quaiined voters
ONE PERSON for the Office of State Treasur-
er OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON Tor the Office OF Auditor Gener-
4 al OF the Commonwealth of Pennsyivania-
ONE PERSON for the office Of District At
torney Of Somerset County
ONE PERSON tor the office OF Poor House
Director OF Somerset County.
i ONE PERSON Ter the office of County Sur
yeyor OF Somerset County.
SPECIAL ATTENTION is hereby directed to
the sth Article OF the New Constitution.
SECTION i. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age, possessing the following quaifca-
tions, shall be entitled to vote at all elections:
! Ftrsf-He shall have been citizen of the
| United States at least one month
| SecOnd-He shall have resided In the State one
sector OF native bors citizen Of e ess STATE he shall
have removed thereirom and returned. then six
monthsl Immediately preceding the election
| Third.-He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election
Fourth. II twenty-five yearso OF ageor upwards,
he shall have paid within two years State or
county tax, which shall have been assessed al
least two months and paid at least one month be
fore the election.
SEC. l. All the elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be mum
bered in the order in which IL shall be received,
and the number recorded by the election officers
on the list Of voters opposite the nameOf the cleo
/ tor who presents the ballot. Any electOr may
write his name upon his ticket OF cause the same
TO be written thereon and attested by citizen OF
I
or affirmed not TO disclose how any elector shall
have voted unless required to do witnesses
In judicial proceeding.
SEC. D. Electors shall in all cases except trea-
son, felony and breach. surety OF the peace, be
| privileged from arrest during their attendance
one elections and in going to and turning there
| from
SIC. 6. Whenever any of the qualified electors
| Of this Commonwealth shall be in actual military
service, under requistion from the President OF
the United States or by the authority OF this Com
| mOnWeaitE. Sucn electors exercise the r1gnt
OF suffrage in all elections by the citizens. under
such regulations as are or shall be preseribd by
law as luiy as they were present at their usual
places of election.
SIC. !. All laws regulating the holding of cleo
tions by the citizens or for the registration of yO
tiers 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.
| SEC. $. Any person who shall give, or promise
or offer to give To an elector, any money, reward
or other valuable consideration for his vote at an
election, for Withholding the same. or who shall
give or promise 10 give such consideration to any
other person or party for such electors vote or for
the Withholding thereof, and any electOr who shall
receive or agree to receive. for himselfO OF for an
other, any money, reward or other valuable con-
sideratiOn for his vote at an election, for with
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right to
vote at such election. and any electOr whose right
to vote shall be 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. .. Any person who shall, while a candi
date for office, be guilty of bribery fraud, will
I violation Of any election law, shall be forever
disqualified from holding office of trust or profit
| In this Commonwealth any person convicted OF
Wltul violation OF the election laws SHALL in addt
tOn to any penalties provided by law, be deprived
OF the right of suffrage absolutely for term Of
| four years
SEC. II. For the purpose OF voting no person |
shall be deemed to have gained residence by 4
reason of his presence, it BY reason of his
absence, while employed in the service either |
cigil military, Of this State OF the United /
States while engaged in the navigation OF the |
waters of the State or the United States, the
high seas, while student OF any institution |
Of learning, while kept in any poor house or /
other asylum at public expense, nor while eonhn-
ell in public prison
SEC. IL. District election boards shall consist /
of a nudge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen
the right to vote for the Judge and one inspector.
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board for any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies i'll election boards filled,
as shall be provided by law. Election officers
shall be privileged from arrest upon days of elec
tiOn, and while engaged IN making up and trans
hitting returns except upon warrant of a court Of
record or Judge thereof, Tor election fraud for
felony, or for wdnton breach of the peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from jury duty
during their terms Of service.
SEC. 10. No person shall be qualified TO serve
as an election officer who shall hold or shall with
in two months have held any office OF appoint
ment or employment in OF under the government
OF the United States or of this State. or of any
city, or county, or OF any municipal board, com
MISSION OF trust IN any city save only justices oil
the peace and aldermen, notaries public and per-
sons in the military service of the State; shall
any election officer be eligible to any civil office TO
be nled at any election at which he shall serve
save only 10 such subordinate municipal or loca'
offices, below the grade OF city county oicersi
as 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 ). At all elections J
hereafter held under the laws of this Common {
wealth, the polls shall be opened at o'clock a.
and closed o'clock D..
SEC. Z. Whenever there shall he a vacancy in
an election board on the morning of an election,
SAID vacancy shall be fllled in conformity with ex-
isting laws.
The said act of Assembly entitled IAN act re- &
lating to the elections of this Commonwealth /
passed July 2, 1916 provides as follows viz:
THAT the inspectors and Judges shall meet at !
the respective places appointed for holding the q
election in the district al 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 qualified voter
OF such district.
"In the person who shall have received the !
second highest number of votes for 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 at
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an | :
inspector In his place; and Ia case the person elec
ted Judge shall not, then the inspector who has !,
received the highest number votes shall ap | T.
point 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 for the opening :
OF the election, the qualified voters OF the town .
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 {,
cancy. y
The act tf 3Oth of July, 1874, further provides q
viz q
SEC s. At the opening OF the polls at all eIec- g
ions it shall be the duty of the judges of election
Tor their respective districts 10 designate one of 81
the inspectors, whose duty il shall be to have in
custody the registry of voters, AM to make the ID
entries therein required by law; and 1t shall be a
he duty OF the other of said inspectors TO receive
md number the ballots presented at said elec- b
ton.
SEC All elections by the citizens shall be by y
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered in ~
he order In which it shall be received and the !,
number recorded by the clerks the list of vO- o. o.
ers opposite the name of the electorfrom whom "
,eived And any voter voting two or more tickets a.
he several tickets voted shall each be number ~
ii with the number corresponding with the num- N
Der to the name of the voter. ANY eectOr NAV -
write his upon his ticket or cause the same -
70 be written thereon, and attested by citizen of w
he district In addition 10 the oath now prescrb- ~
II by law 10 be taken and subscribed by election -
)ticers they shall sevcray be sworn affirmed ~
lot to disclose how any eectOr shall have voted -
Unless required to do witnesses in judicial n
proceeding. All Judges, inspectors, clerks and in
,vcrseers of any election held under this act. SHALL
before entering upon their duties, be duly swsrn :.
IT affirmed in the presence OF each other. The
here shall be such minority inspector, and in NJ
ase there be no minority inspector, then by JUS
ice of the peace alderman, and the inspectors. -
,yerseers and clerks shall be sworn by the Judge "
of such swearing affirming shall Ii
De duly made out and signed by the officers so -
worn, and attested by the officer who administer -
ID the oath. II any Judge or minority inspector ~
efuses fails to the officers of election in ~
he manner required by this act, if any officer -
# election shall act without being first duly -;
worn, If any officer of election shall sign the n
Drm OF oath withOat being duly sworn, or il any '"
udge minority inspector shall certify that any 81
tficer sworn when he was not, il shall he u
eemed misdemeanGr, and upon conviction the ~
fcer officers offending shall be fined not ex- ~
eeding thousand dollars, or imprisoned not ~
xceedng one year. or both in the discretsn of the ~
,Ourt. ~
SEC. 10. On the day Of election, any person gr
those name shall not appear the registry Of tiC
Oters and who claims the right TO vote at said nc
lection shall produce least gu tlied voter Tic
the district witness to the residence of the nc
laimant in the district in which lie claims to be ca
voter, for the period of at least two months i'm bo
lediately preceding said election, which witness
hall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe written in
T partly written and partly printed affidavit to In
he facts stated by him which affidavit sh all de- su
me clearly where the residence Is OF the person so
iaiming To be q voter, and the person SO claiming
he right to vote shall also take and subscribe a
Tritten or partly written and partly printed afh-
avit, stating, to the best of his knowledge and
elief, when and where he was born that he has on
een a citizen Of the United States for one month
nd Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. that
e has resided in the Commonwealth one year or
formerly qualified electOr native born cit st
zen thereof, and has removed thereirom ana re- ac
urned, that he has resided therein six months -e
ext preceding said election that he has resided 81
the district In which he claims to be voter Tor nr
q ga IN IN mp1 afaf-