The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-04-04

izen, state when, where, and by what
Court, he was naturalized, and such
other evidence as may be required
and all such afiidavits shall be pre-
served by the Election Board, and
fled with the other papers The forms
for these afiidavits are furnished to
the election officers by the County
Commissioners.
If the election officers shall find the
applicant possesses the right to vote,
he shall be permitted to vote, and his
name added to the list of taxables, the
word star being added. When he
claims to vote on age, the word sage
being added.
RIGHT OF CHALLENGE.
Any qualified voter of the district
can challenge voter, even if the
name is on the list. In case of chal-
lenge, the proof required is the same
as for a person claiming right to
vote without being upon the Assessors
list
PERSONS NOT RESIDENT NOT TO IN
TERFERE.
| 1t is a misdemeanor for any person
not resident of the division to use
any intimidation or violence to prevent
any officer of election from performing
his duties; or to prevent any person
from exercising his right to vote or
to prevent any person from exercising
his right to challenge person offering
to vote.
| PRINTING TIE TICKETS.
In arranging and printing the tick
cts, the rule heretofore laid down must
be followed, viz:
All the Judges on one ticket, label
ed Judiciary" all the county officers,
including members of Congress, and of
the Legislature, on one ticket, labeled
"County all State officers, including
electors, on one ticket, labeled Estate.
Upon the inside of the ticket is to be
designated the particular office of the
candidate.
CLOSING OF THE POLLS AND COUNTING
THE VOTES.
| A. soon as the polls shall close, the
officers of the election shall proceed to
count all the votes cast for each candi.
date voted for.
| The vote, as soon as counted shall
be publicly and fully declared, from
the window, to the citizens present,
and a brief statement, showing the
votes received by each candidate, shall
be made and signed by the election of
ficers as soon as the vote is counted,
and Immediately posted upon the door
of the election house, for information
! of the public. 1t is misdemeanol
for any person to wilfully and malic
: iously tear, deface or destroy the state
ment or returns so put up.
HOW RETURNS ARE TO BE MADE OUT.
The returns shall be made out il
triplicate, with, in addition, a return
sheet, in all of which the votes receiv
: ed by each candidate shall be giveI
/ after his name, first in words anC
: again in figures, and signed by all thu
officers and the Overseers, or, if tn,
, Overseers decline to sign the returns
they shall certify therein their reason
! for so declining, specifying wherein
j the election has been improper or lille
gal. OF these returns, one is placed il
the box, and the other two in envel
opes, sealed up; one of the envelopes
is given to the minority Inspector t.
3 keep, and the other, with the return
: sheet, is taken to the Prothonotary o
} the Court of Common Pleas. The othe
! of the triplicate returns is sealed VI
| with the ballots in the box.
RETURNS TO BE FILED.
Y All Judges shall, before o'clock ?
m. of the day after the election, delive
said return. together with return shee,
to the Prothonotary of the Court o
), Common Pleas, who shall, at /
n o'clock on the second day after tn
election, present said returns to tn
| Judges of said Court. The retur
y sheet is filed and preserved for publ
e inspection.
JUDGES TO COMPUTE THE RETURNS.
/
The Judges of the Court of Con
mon Pleas shall compute the returns
and give the certificate of election, III
: der seal of said Court, to the prope
G person. If any palpable fraud or mis-
!, take is complained of, the Court sha
d examine into the matter, and, if neces
l. sary, Issue summons for all parties il
: terested, and determine according I
the evidence, within three days afte
the returns are brought in; which de
termination, however, shall not b
|" deemed judicial adjudication to col
: clude any contest that may occur.
e BALLOT-BoXEs.
l. Whenever place has been or sha
g be provided by the authorities for I'll
e safe keeping Of the ballot-boXes, ii
e Judge and minority Inspector shal
II after the election be finished, aud ii
u ballot-boxes containing the tickets, Ii
of voters and other papers, secure
bound with tape and sealed, and tt
signature of the Judge aud Inspecto
affixed thereto, forthwith deliver Il
II same to the Mayor and Recorder
: the city and in counties, townships al
'e boroughs to such person as the Cou
q of Common Pleas may designate.
rs CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
n In trials of contested elections, al
he in the proceedings for the investig
n, tion OF elections (Which will inclu,
r. the proceeding before the Judges
'f the Court in receiving and countiI
the returns), witness is compelled
testify, although his evidence m;
tend to criminate himself; but SUI
"a testimony shall not afterwards be us
m against them, except for perjury
T. giving their testimony.
ELECTORS FREE FROM ARREST.
Electors shall, in all cases exec
III treason, felony or breach of the pea,
in be privileged from arrest in going al
70 returning from elections. Election
h, iicers are privileged from arrest up
Dt election day. and while enpaped