Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18
a, then six months, Immediately preced ag the

election,
sd. He shall have resided in the elect ion dis
trlct We're he shall offer TO vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the elec ion.
4th. II twenty-one years OF age or up. ard he
Shall have paid within two years late OF
county tax, which shall have been ass ssed al
ieast Two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
SEC: 4. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ballot: Every ballot voted shall be nu nbered
in the order In which it Shall be receiy ed and
the number recorded by the election ofHsers on
the list or voters, opposite the name OF tbs cleo
tor VINO presents the ballots. Any electr may
write his name upon his ticket, or caiise his
name 10 be written thereon, and attested by a
citizen OF the district. The election Office shall
De sworn or affirmed not TO disclose how any
elector shall have voted unless requiredda do so
as witness In judicial proceeding.
SEC. B. Electors Shall in all cases excerr trea-
son, Felony and breach OF surety OF the peace. be
| privileged from arrest during their attendance
on election, and In going to and returning there
from.
SEC. 6. Whenever any of the qualified electors
OF this commonwealth shall be In active mill
| tary service, under requiStion from the nres-
| ldent OF the United states, or by authority from
TINS commonwealth, such electors may exc c0ise
the right OF suffrage in all elections by the
| cltllens, under such regulations as are OF shall
be prescribed by law, as fully as IL they were
| present at their usual place OF election.
| SRC e All the laws Tgulating the holding of
eleCllOhs Dy the citizens for the regulation OF
| electors shall be uniform throughout the state
but no elector shall be deprived OF the privilege
OF voting by reason OF his name not being re Il3-
| tered.
SECS. Any person who shall give or promise
| TO give any elecior any money, reward or other
valuable considerations Tor his vote at any cec-
tion, or for Withholding the same, or who SHALL
give or promise TO give such consideration to
any other person or party for such electors vote
| or for Withholding thereof and any elector who
shall receive or agree 10 receive for himself or
another, any money, reward or other valuable
| considerations for his vote at any election, or
| for Withholding the same, thereby forfelts the
| right to vote at snch elections and an elec or
| whose right 10 vote shall b. challenged for such
| cause before the election officers shall be re-
| qutred TO swear or afrm that the matter of the
challenge Is untrue before his vote shall be re-
| ceived.
SEC. 0. Any person who shall while candl-
| date for olice be guilty Of bribery fraud or
wiltu violation OF any election laws shall be for
| ever disqualified from holding any o1ce OF
| trust or proht within this Commonwealth any
person convicted OF wilml violation OF any cleo
| tion law, Shall I'm addition to anypenalty prOvid-
ed by law, be deprived OF the right OF suffrage
| absolutely Tor term OF four years.
| SEC 49, For the purpose of voting no person
shall be deemed to have gained a residence by
reason OF his presence, or lost It by reason of his
absence while employed in the service, either
civil or military, OF this state or Of the United
States, or on the high seas, or while student at
any institution OF learning, nor while kept in
| poor house or other asylum at public expense
| nor While confined in public prison.
| SEC. ID. District election boards shall con-
sist OF a judge and two inspectors, who shall be
chosen annually by the citizens. Each elector
shall have right to vote for one judge and one
| inspector; and each inspector shall appont one
clerk. The first election board OF any new dis
trict shall be selected and vacancies in election
boards filled as shall be provided by law. Eec-
tion officers shall be privileged from arrest upon
day OF election and While engaged in making up
| ana transmitting returns, except upon war
rant of court OF record orJ adge thereof, for an
election fraud for felony, for want OF breach Of
peace. In cities they may claim exemption from
| jury duty during their terms of service.
| SEC. Is. No person shall be qualified to serve
as an election officer who shall hold or who shall
have held within two months any oflice, ap-
pointment or employment in or under the
government OF the United States, or OF this
state, OF any city or county, or any municipal
| board, commission or trust in any city save
only justices of the peace and aldermen, nOta-
| ries public and persons in the military service
OF the State; nor shall any election officer be
eligible TO any civil Office TO be filled at an cleo
ton at which he shall serve, save to such
subordinate municipal or local ofices, below the
grade Of city or county officer, as shall be des-
| ignated by law.
And also the following Acts of Assembly now
| In force in this state, yiZ
ACT OF JANUARY 30, 1874.
! SEC. 4. That all elections hereafter held un-
der the laws Of the commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened at o'clock a. M, and close at
z O'Clock p. m.
the election board on the morning OF the cleo
tlon said vacancy shall be tilled IN conformity
| with existing laws.
| The Act of Assembly entitled, an " Act reat-
| ing to the elections Of this commonwealth"
passed July 9, 1876, provides as follows, t0-wit:
| That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
| tho respective place appointed for holding the
electipn IN the district to which they respect
| lively belong before o'clock in the morning on
| Tuesday, November 5th, and each said inspec
| tor shall appoint one clerk, who shall be quail
| ihed 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 an election. then
the person who shall have received the next
highest number OF votes for judge the next pre-
ceding election shall act as Inspector In his puce.
| And, In case the person who shall have received
| the highest number Of votes for Inspector shall
not attend, the person elected Judge shall ap
| point an Inspector in his place. And, IN case
| the person elected judge should not attend, hen
| the Inspector who shall have received the high
| est 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 time
| fixed by the law for the opening OF the election,
the qualified voters OF the township, ward or dis
| trict for which such officers have been elected
vacancy
| MODE OF VOTING.
The attention of all qualified voters IS d.
| rected to the following Act OF Assembly regu-
lating the mode OF voting In this Common
wealth;
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
AN ACT regulating the mode OF voting at AL the
| monwealth, approved March 30. 1869.
| SEC, l. Be IL enacted bD the Senate ana f0Use
or Representatives 10 the Commonwealth o. Pam
SylUanid In General Assembly met ana NJ here
bV enacted bp the duthoTttvo Of the same Tlat the
| qualified voters OF the several counties 1T this
| Commonwealth at the general, township bor-
| ough, or special elections. are hereby author
ize1 and required to vote the tickets printed or
written, or partly printed, or partly vritten,
| severally classified as follows: One ticket shall
| embrace the names all the Judges or Courts 10
| be voted for, and be labeled outside "Iudicl-
ary !" one ticket shall embrace the names OF all
State officers voted for and be labeled State:n -
one ticket shall embrace the names OF county
Officers voted for and be labeled County :" one
| ticket shall embrace the names OF all township
| officers voted for and be labeled "Tow lship -
| one ticket shall embrace the names OF Nil bor-
ough officers voted for and labeled I" Borough"
and each class shall be deposited in separate
| ballot box.
GIVEN under my hand, at my ofIlce In Eben
burg, this the sth day of october, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty nine and the independence OF the
United States OF America the one hun lred and
fourteenth.