Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-13
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8ist District- Being part OF East DONEGAL
township heretofore included In the l7th dis
triet at Lincoln school House, In said town.
ship
ed District Drumore East. that part OF
in the village OF Mechanics GrUye. at The
house of Jacob NJ, swarr
6sd pistrict-Being part OF East Hempneld
township, at the public house OF Jacob b.
minnich, IN the village OF Lsndisvillo.
AND l. THEsAID sBERIFr. DO further give no
tico to all election officers, citizens. aud
others tho following pi DIVISIONS of the Con-
stitution and laws OF this Commonwealth, re
lhting TO elections, VIZ:
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
CONSTITUTION OF PESssYLvAsrA-ART. VIII.
Section l--Every male citizen twenty.one
years OF age, possessing the following qualih.
cations, shall be entitled to vote at ali cleo
First-He shall have been n citizen OF the
United states at least one month.
Second--lie shall have resided in tho State
one year Tor II having previously been quail
ned elcctor or native'born citizen OF the state
q shall have removed from and returned
then six months) immedialey preceding the
election.
Tnird-He shall have resided in the election
district whore he shall Ofter his vote NJ least
two months Immediately preceding the cleo
ton.
wards. he shall have paid within t%y % Years 1a r
state or county tax. which shall have been
assessed at least two months and paid at least
one month before the election.
Section . Electors shall I'm all cases except
treason, felony. and breach or surety of the
peace, bo privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and In going TO an d
returning therefrom
section6 Whenever any of the qualified
electors OF this commonwealth shall De I'm
actual military service. under requisition
from tue President OF the United Statt or by
the authority OF this commonwealth, such
electors may exercise the right OF suffrage in
all elections by citizens, under such regula
tions as are or shall be prescribed by law, rs
fully rs II they were present at their usual
places oil election.
Section Z. All laws regulating the holding OF
elections by the citizens or for the registra.
tton OF electors shall be uniform throughout
he state, but no elector shall be deprived of
the privilege OF voting by reason OF his name
Section 10 For the purpose OF voting no
person shall be deemed To have gaiped "A resi-.
dence by reason OF his presence, or lost It by
reason OF his absence, while employed In tue
service, either civil or military. OF this state
or OF the United States, nor while engaged I'm
the navigation of the waters OF this state, or of
the United states. or on the high seas. nor
whi g student of any Institution ot learning
nor While kept In any poor house Or other
asylum at public expense nor while conhncd
In public prison.
Election officers will take notice that the
Act entitled "A further Supplement to the
Election Laws of the commonwealth" dis
qualifying deserters from the army of the
United states from voting has recently been
declared unconstitutional by tho supreme
court OF Pennsylvania and is now null and
void, and that all persons formerly dislunli-
fled theregnder, are now lawful voters, II
otherwise qualified.
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
CONSTITUTION OF PgsNsyLvASIA--ART. VIII.
Section h--District election boards shall
cnnsi Z ot Judge and two inspectors, who
snail be chosen annually by the citizens. Each
eleetor shall have the right TO vote for the
Judge and one inspector. and each Inspector
shall appoint one clerk. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days or elec.
ton, and while engaged in making upand
trasnitting returns, upon warrants OF court
OF record or n Judge thereof, for an election
fraud, for felony, or tor wanton breach OF the
peace.
No person shall be qusliaed to serve "a An
election ofiicer who shall hold. or shall within
two months have held, any office. appoint.
ment or emp oyment in or under ihe govern
ment OF tue United States or OF this State, or
OF any city, or county, or OF any municipal
board. commission or trust in any city save
notaries public and T persons % in mi militia service
OF the state; nor shall any election ofrc.r be
eligible to any civil ONCE TO be filled at AN
election at which he snau serve, save only to
such subordinate municipal or Local offices, as
shall be designated by general Law.
ACT 80 JANUARY, 1874
Section 7-.w heneVer there shall be a vacancy
In an election board on the morning of an
election, IL shall be filled IN conformity with
existing laws.
ACT ?, July, 1899.
Section l6. In case the person who shall
have received The second highes. number OF
votes for inspect n shall not attend on the
day OF any election, then tho person who
Der OF votes tor judge at the nexL preceding
election shall act rs inspector I'm his place.
And In case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number OF votes tor inspec-
tor shall not attend, the person elected judge
shall appoint an Inspector I'm his place, ana in
case the person elected fudge sh IL not att nd,
then the Inspector who received the highest
number OF votes shall appoint Judge in his
place; and II any vacancy shall continue In
the board for the space of one hour after the
iyme d xed by law for the opening of the elec.
Sn te Gaaea ,or voters OF & the ,o tSgns@p ship
nave been electejE present at the place OF
election, shall select one OF their numo Der to
tll such vacancy.
ACT so, JANUARY, 1874.
Section Q. In addition 10 the oath nov pre-.
scribed by law to be taken ana subscribed by
election officers, they shall severaliy be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elector
shall have voted unless required to TO DO so as
witnesses in a Judicial proceeding All judges,
inspectors, clerks and OveIseers of any elec
ton held under this act, shall before entering
upon their duties, be duly sworn or affirmed
In the presence OF each other. Ehe Judge shall
be sworn by the minority inspector, II there
shall be such minority ins Hector, and In case
there De no minority inspector, then by u jus-
uce OF the peace or alderman. and the inspec-
tors, overseers and clerks shall be sworn by
the judge, certificates OF such swearing or
Affirming shall be duly made out aud signed
by the officers so sworn, and attested by the
officer VINO administered the oath.
ACT 80 JANUARY, 1874.
Section & AT the opening OF the polls at all
election for their respective districts to Iesig.
nate one OF the inspectors, whose duty 1t
shall be to have in custody the registry OF
voters, and to make the entries therein re-
Quired by law and 1t shall be the duty OF the
other of said inspectors to receive and num-
Der the ballots presented at said election.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTlONS.
ACT 30, JANUARY, 1874.
Section o. AT ali ecJiUns hereafter held under
the laws of this commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened ut O'Clock a, M, and closed
at O'Clock p. m.
CONSTITUTION OF PENHsYLvANIA-ARr,v VIII,
Section 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall D5
numbered in the order in which 1t was re-
ce!ved, and the number recorded by the cleo
ton officers on the list OF voters opposite the
name OF the elector who presents the ballot
ANY elector may write his name upon his
ticket or cause the saline to De writ Ten there
on ana attcsted by citizen OF the district.
Aor 80 MARCH, 1868.
Section |, Be q enacted 6y the Senate and
House Of RepreseAtatiues Of Gte Commonwealth
oJ PenlSy yIUdnid in General Assembly met,
and it Ia hereby enacted by the authority Of The
same. That the quaIified voters OF the several
counties OF this commonwealth at all general,
township, borough and special elections, are
hereby, hereafter authorised and required TO
vote by tickets, printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, ,severally classified
as follows:
one ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for fer the Electors OF President
and Vice President OF the United states, and
shall be labelled on the outside with the word
ELECTORS"
nna shall cnptain tho mamma nt ali