The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-06-27

70 regulate the holding Of, and to pre-
vent frauds in, the primary elections Of
the several political parties in the Com
mOnwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section |, BE it enacted, &C., That from
and after the passage of this act 1t shall be
lawful aud IT is hereby made the duties of
the judges, inspectors and clerks or other
officers of the primary elections meetings
or caucus held for the purpose of pominat-
ing candidates for state, city and county
offices within the commonw ealth of Penn
sylvania, before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties, severly TO take and
subscribe to an oath or affirmation in the
presence of each other in form as follows,
namely: II "a 81 do that Will as
Judge, Inspector or clerk las the case may
bel at the ensuing election, impartially amp
faithfully perform my duties, IN acoor-
dance with the laws and constitution Uf
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. and
tions adopted by the party of the
county of for the government of
the said primary elections, meetings 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 clerks, and mayIadmin-
lister the oath to any elector offering to
vote as TO his qualifications TO vote ut such
election.
Sec. 2. If any judge, inspector, clerk or
other officer of primary election as afOIe-
said shall presume to act in such capacity
before the taking and subscribing to the
oath or affirmation required by this act, he
shall on conviction be fined not exceeding
two hundred dollars; and If any judge,
inspector clerk or other officer, when IN
the discharge of his duties as such, shall
willfully disregard or violate the prOvi-
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party of county for
the government of the primary elections
of the party, he shall on conviction be
fined not exceeding two hundred dollars
and If any judge or inspector of primary
election as aforesaid shall knowingly re-
ject the vote of any person entitled to vote
under the rules of the said
party, or shall knowingly receive the vote
of any person or persons not qualified as
aforesaid, shall ON conviction be fined not
exceeding two hundred dollars; and if any
judge, inspector, clerk or other officer of a
primary election as aforesaid shall be
guilty of any willful fraud in the discharge
of his duties, by destroying or defacing
ballots, adding ballots to the poll, other
than those lawfully voted, by stuffing the
ballot box, by false counting, by making
false returns or by any act or thing what
soever, the person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeaner, and up
on conviction shall be fined not exceeding
i've hundred dollars or imprisoned not eX-
ceedlng one year, or both, or either, at the
discretion of the court.
All acts or parts of acts of ASSEMBLY, in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed, except IN counties OF cities where
special acts are in force for the same our
pose: Provided, That the provisions of
this act shall entail no expense to the
counties or cities.
Approved-The Goth day of June, A. d.
1881. HENRY NJ. HOYT.