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

CONSTITUTION or EEs sssNI.VANfh-ART. VII
Src. 4. District election boards shall consist of
/ a Judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have
| the right To vote for the judge and one Inspector
| and each inspector shall appoint one clerk Flee
| ton officers shall be privileged from arrest upon
| days Of election and while engaged in making up
ana TRANSMITTING FttNIiis, except upon warrant oi
court Of record or Judge thereof for IN election
| fraud, for felony, or Tor wanton breach OF the
| peace.
election officer who shall hold, or shall within
| two months have held an olcc, appointment or
| employment III or under the government OF the
| United States OF this State, of any city or
! county, or of any municipal board, commission or
trust IA any city, save only Justices OF the peace,
| and alderman, nolarics public and persons IN
militia services OF the Stale nor shall any eec
ion oilicer be eligible To any cyi Office to be fll
| ed by IN election at which he shall serve, save
| fees rs shall be designated by general law,
| VACANCIES IN hLrCr1oS BoAEps--ACr or JAN
UAHN 3d. 1871.
SECTION q. In all election districts where a va
cancy exists by reason of the disqualification Of
the officer or otherwise In an election board heie
tOfOrc appointed, or where any new district shall
be formed the Judge or Judges Of the court of the
court of common pleas OF the proper county shall,
ten days before any general or special election,
appoint competent persons 10 MI SAID vacancies
and TO conduct the election said new districts
and in the appointment of inspectors in any cleo
ton district both shall not he Oftha s...o political
party; and the IudCC g! elections SHALL IN all
eases, ~ ~ tGe Political party having the major,
ity Of Votes Ia said district, as nearly as the said
| Judge or Judges can ascertain the fact and In
ease of the disagreement of the Judges aS To 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 or ELECTION.
SEC - IN ease 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 nj
The next proceeding election, shall act ~ 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 lldse snail notattend,
then the n5peolor who received The highest mum
| Der al votes shall appoint Judge IN his place
and Il auy vacancy % shall ,or1 continue ,5,ae
tile time nxcd by law for the opening of
the election the qualified voters Of the township,
ward or district. Tor which such officer shall have
been elected present a the place of election, shall
elect one OF their number to I'LL such vacancy.
THE oATm-ACr JANUARY 20, 1874.
SEC. D. In addition TO the oath now prescribed
by law to be taken and subscribed by clecipa OH
cGrs they shall be sevcraIly swQSI affirmed not
o disclose how any ulOctor shall have voted unless
rcpuiiDo to 40 81 AZ witnesses IN Judicial pro
| ccrdings All Judges, inspectors, clerks and over
sccrs 0f amy election held under tins act, shall
| before entering upon their duties, he duly sworn
| Judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector,
| and in ease there be no F!nortG Inspector ihen
| by Justice q! The pcaGC OF adcrnan, and the IN
| spcCtpfs cgcrsccrs aud clerks shall he swom by
| the udgc certificate ul such swearing or affirming
| shah be duly made out and signed by the Officers
50 sworn, and attcstcd by the olilcor who admins
| sd the path,
| ACr JANUARY 20, 1871
| SEc e. At the opening Of the polls ut the cleo
tons 1t shall be the dnty Of lhe Judges OF the clcc
tion for their respective districts to desgatc one
| of the inspectors whose duty II shall be to have
la custody the registry of voters, ana To make the
| entries therein required by law aGQ It shall be
the duty of the other sa:d inspectors % receive
AMI numbcT The ballots presented NJ Sitid election
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.