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

States nor while engaged In the navigation OF tht
waters of the State or the United States. the
high seas, nor while student OF any institution
of learning, nor while kept in any poor house 0i
other asylum at public expense. nor while eonfn
ed in public prison
SEC IL District election boards shall consist
OF Judge ami two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each electOr shall have
the right 10 vote for the Judge and one Inspector
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
nrst election board for any new district shall oe
selected, and vacancies in election bOarcs nliec,
as shall be provided by law. Election officers
shall be privileged from arrest upon days of elec
tJn, and while engaged in making up and trans
mitfing returns except upon warrant OF a court OF
felony, or for wdntOn breach Of the peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from jury dusy
during their terms OF service.
SIC. Is. No person shall be qualified to serve
election officer who shall hold, shall with
in two months have held any Office, or appoint
ment or employment in or under the government
Of the United States or of this State, or OF any
city, or county, or of any municipal board, com
mission or trust in any city save only justices OF
the peace and aldermen. notaries public ana per
sons in the military service Of the State; nor shall
any election officer be eligible to any civil Office 10
be hlled at any election at which he shall serve,
save only 10 such subordinate municipal or local
offices, below the grade of city or county officers
as shall be designated by general law.
And also 10 the following acts Of Assembly now
in force in this State, viz:
Act of June Goth, 1874. SEC. 5. At all elections
hereafter held under the laws Of this Common
wealth. the polls shall be opened at O'Clock n. m
and closed at o'clock p. m
SEC I. Whenever there shall he vacancy in
an election board ON the morning OF an election,
said vacancy shah be illed 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 Isle. 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 Sd, and each said inspector shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be qualined voter
OF such district.
'.In case 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 fer Judge at the next proceeding
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 in case the person elec
ted Judge shall not. then the inspector who has
received the highest number votes shall ap-
point Judge IN his place; aud II any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space of one
hour after the time nxed 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 mt the place Of election
shall elect one OF their number TO MI such va
cancy.
The act - 30th of July, 1874, further provides
viz
SIC 5. At the opening OF TIC polls at all cleo
ti0ns 1t shall be the duty Of the judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the inspectors, whose duty IL shall be to have in
custody the registry Of voters. ami to make the
entries therein required by law; and 1t shall be
the duty of the other of said inspectors to receive
and number the ballots presented at said elee-
ti0n.
SIC. 9. All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot: every ballot voted shall be numbered in
Z he order W q
number recorded by the clerks on the list of vO-
ters opposite the name Oi the eectOr from whom re-
ceived And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets SO voted shall each be number
Ell with the number corresponding with the nun
bcr to the name Of the voter. Any electOr may
write his name upon his ticket, OF cause the same
To be written thereon anu attested by citizen OF
the district In addition TO the oath now prescrib-
ed by law 70 be taken and subscribed by election
officers, they shall seyerally be sworn or affirmed
not % disclose how any eector shall have voted,
unless required to do as witnesses in judicial
proceeding. All Judges. inspectors, clerks, and
OvJrseeTs Of any election held under this act SHALL
before entering upon their duties. be duly swsrn
or affirmed ia the presence OF each other The
Judges shall be sworn by the minority inspector if
there shall be such minority inspector, and In
case there be no minority inspector, then by Jus
tce Of the peace or alderman, and the inspectors,
oyerseers and clerks shall be sworn by the Judge.
Certificates of such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made out and signed by the officers 50
sworn, and attested by the officer VINO administer
ed the oath. If any Judge or minority inspector
refuses fails to the officers Of election in
the manner required by this act, IL any officer
Of election shall act without being nrst duly
sworn, IL any officer Of election snail sign the
form of oath without being duly sworn, or IL any
Judge or minority inspector shall certify that any
sfficer sworn when he was not, IL shall be
deemed misdemeanor, and upon conviction. the
lficer or officers offending shall be fined not ex
,eeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding one year, or BOTH in the discretin Of the
Court.
SEC. 10. On the day of election, any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Ui
7Oters. and who claims the right TO vote at said
election, shall produce At least one qualified vtter
IF the district as witness TO the residence Of the
claimant in the district in which he claims 20 be
voter. for the period Of at least two months i'm
preceding said election, which witness
shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe written
lr partly written and partly printed AFFIDAVIT %
he facts stated by him, which affidavit shall de-
lne clearly where the residence IS OF the person -
,laiming to be voter and the person so claiming
he right TO vote shall also take and subscribe a
written or partly written and partly printed an
iavit, stating, 10 the best of his knowledge and
belief. when and where he was born; that lie has
)eeu a citizen of The United States for one month";
and of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, that
he has resided in the Commonwealth one year. or.
i formerly qualihed elector OF native born cit
zen thereof, and has removed theTeirOm anu re-
urned. that he has resided therein six months
lext preceding said election that he has resided
N the district In which he claims to be voter Tor
.eding the election; that he has not moved into !
he district for the purpose of voting herein; that
ne has, Il twenty-one years Ot age or upwards, |
paid State or county tax within two years, which
sas assessed at least two months and paid least
me month before the election. The said affidavit
hail also state when and where the tax claimed I
o be paid by the afiant was assessed, and when (.
md where and to whom paid and the tax receipt !
herefor shall be produced for examination, unless
he atant shall state in his affidavit that IL has
'een lost or destroyed, or that he never received
my and ii naturalized citizen shall also state /
when. where and by what Court he was Natural /
zed and shall also produce his certificate Of natu-
alization for examination. But if the person 50 /
laimng the right to vote shall take and subscribe
n affidavit thar he il native born citizen of the
United States. or If oorn elsewhere, shall state {
he tact In his affidavit and shall produce evidence
hat he has been naturaized or that he is entitled
citizenship by reason OF his father naturallZa-
iOn and shall further state in his affidavit that
lie is. at the time of making the affidavit, OF the
ge of twenty-One and under twenty-five years
hat he has been citizen OF the United states
ne month. and has resided In the State one year;
r. If "A native born citizen OF the State anc remOy
Il thereirom and returned. that he has resided
herein six months next preceding said election,
nd in the election district immediately two
lOnths preceding such election. he shall be e1ti-
led to vote although he shall not have paid taxes.
he said atfidavits of all persons making such
laims, and the aidavits Of the witnesses 10 their
esidence shall be preserved by the election hoari
nd at the close of the election they shall be en-
lOsed with the list OF voters tally list and other
apers required by Law 10 be filed by the return
idge with the PrOthcnotary, and shall remain on
lie Herewith in the ProthoGotarys Office, subject
, examination as other election papers are. Ii
he election officers shall md that the applicant
assesses all the legal qualifications Of voter he
hall be permitted TO vote. and his name shall be
dded 20 the list OF taxables by the election Off
ere. the word tax" being added where the
aimants claim to vote on tax. and the word age
here he claims to vote on age. the same words
eing added by the clerks in each case. respect
Telv; on the lists of persons voting at such elec
OIL
SEC. IL II shall be lawful for any qualified cit
zen Of the district, notwithstanding the name Of
be proposed voter is contained on the list of resi-
ent taxables to challenge the vote OF such person.
hereupon the same proof of the right OF suffrage I
: Is now required by law shall be publicly made
nj acted on by the election board, and the vote
Omitted or rejected, according 70 the evidence. I
very persen claiming to be a naturaliEed citizen
hall be required To produce his naturalization
srtifcate AT the election before voting except
here he has been for hve years cOnsecutiyely a 3
otter in the district where he offers to vote and
n the vote of such person being received, the
lection officers are to write or stamp the word
voted'' on his certificate wish the day mont b and
ear. and ii any election officer officers shall re-
eive a second vote on the same day by virtue Of
} vote. because Of the naturalization Of their
ither, they and the person who shall offer such
econd vote, shall be guilty Of q misdemesnOr.
nd on conviction thereof. shall be fined or impris-
ned, or both at the discretion Of the court; but
he fine shall not exceed tive hundred dollars in
aeh case, nor the imprisonment one year. The
Ike punishment shall be inflicted, ON conviction.
the officers of election who shqll neglect or
use to make, cause To be made. the endorse
lent required as aforesaid on said naturalization
ertiticSte.
SIC. IL. ifany election officer shall refuse OF
eglect 10 require such proof of the right Of sui
rage as is prescribed by this law the laws TO
Thich this l. IA supplement- frDm any person offer
lg TO vote whose right TO vote is challenged by
ny qualified voter present, and shall admit such
erSOn to vote without requiring such proof, every
ersOn so offending shall upon conviction, be gull
of mis1emeanOT, and shall be sentence for
such nhence nay a finn sxnna.tirnar f..