The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-28
AN ACT

To regulate tho holding of, and to pee
vent frauds in, the primary elections of
the several political parties in the Com
mouwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be it enacted, &c, That from
and after the passage of this act II shall be
lawful and 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 nomlnat-
ing candidates for state, city and county
offices within the commonwealth OF Penn
svlvania, before entering upon the dis
charge Of their duties, severly to taleand
subscribe to an oath or affirmation IN the
presence of each other i'll form as follows,
namely: II "a B) do that l. will as
Judge, Inspector or cleTk (as the case may
bel at the ensuing election, impartially amp
faithfully perform my duties, IN accOl-
dance with the laws and constitution
the commonwealth Of Pennsy lvanla. aDd
in accordance with the rules aud regula
tions adopted by the party of the
county uf for the government of
the said primary elections, meetings or
caucus, to the best of my Judgment aud
abilities :" the oath OI affirmation shall be
first administered 10 the judge by one Of
the inspectors, then the Judge 50 quallhed
shall administer the oath or aIlrmallol 10
| the inspectors and clerks, ana may'admln-
lister the oatn to any elect0r offering t.
vote as to ais qualifications to vote aJsuch
| election
See. .. If auy iudae, inspector, clerk or
| other officer Of a primary election as atoTe-
| said shall presume To act IN sucn capacity
| before the taking aud 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 III
the discharge of his duties as such, shall
| willfully disregard or violate the Prov,
siOns of any rule, duly made by the said
party of county fol
the government of the primary election,
of the party, he shall on conviction b'
fined not exceeding two hundred dollars
and if any iudge or inspC ctOr OF a primary
election as aforesaid shall knowingly re
ject the vote of any person, entitled TO vOt
under the rules of the said
party, OF shall knowingly receive the yot
OF any person or persons not qualified n
aforesaid shall on conviction be fined no
exceeding two hundred dollars and ii an.
Judge, inspector. clerk or other officer of
primary election as aforesaid snail b
guilty of any wlllful fraud IN the dlscharg
| of his duties. by destroying OF detacln
ballots, adding ballots to the poll, othe
? than those lawfully YOJed, by stutiing tn
> ballot box, by false counting, by maxim
false returns OF by any act or thing what
sOever, the person so offending shall b
r deemed guilty of o mlsdemeaner, and M
, on conviction shall be fined not eXceedin
FIVE hundred dollars or Imprisoned not eN
ceeding one year, or both, OF either, at tn
+ discretion of the court
p All acts OF parts of acts of ASSEMBLY, IL
consistent with this act are hereby II
pealed, except IN counties or cities Whel
/ special acts are in force for the same pul
, pose: Provided, That the provisions
= this act shall entail no expense to tn
I counties or cities.
e ApprOved-The 29th day of June, A.
d 1881. HENRY Nj. HOHT