Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-01
then six months, Immediately preceding the

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| trict were he shall offer TO vote at least two
/ months Immediately preceding The election.
4th. If twenty-one years OF age or upward he
| shall have paid within two years state or
| county tax which shall have been assessed at
least 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 numbered
| In the order In which IL shall be received, and
| the number recorded by the election Officers on
the list OF voters oppSsIe the name 9a .ne elec
| write hs name upon his ticket, or cause his
name to be written thereon. and att sted by
citizen of the district. lhe election Officers shall
be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any
| eector shall have voted unless required to do so
as a witness In judicial proceeding.
| SEC y. Electors shall In all caseS except tTea-
| SON. felony and breach Of surety OF the peace. be
| privileged from arrest during their attendance
on election, and in going TO andreturning there
| from.
| SEC g. Whenever any OF the qualified electors
| OF this commonwealth shall b. In active mill
| tary service under a requisi ion fr m the Pres
iden, of the Inlted states, or by authority from
| this commonwealth, such electors may exercise
| the right OF suffrage In all elections by the
citizens under such regulations as are or shall
| be prescribed by law, rs fully as II they were
present at their usual place OF election.
SIC. e. All the laws rguiating the holding OF
elections by the citizens for the regulation OF
electors shall be uniform throughout the state
but NJ electOr shall be deprived OF the privilege
OF voting by reason Of his name not being regis
tered.
sEC. &. Any person who shall give or promise
to give any eleCtOr any money, reward or other
valuable considerations for mis- vote aJ any elec
| tion, or for Withholding The same or who shall
| give or promise % give such consideration TO
any other person or party FOR such electors vote
| or for wi hhodiDg thereof. and any cleciOr VINO
shalt receive or agree TO receive lnr himself or
| 4no her any money, reward or other valuable
| cOnsiderl ions for his vote at any electlOn, or
| Tor wfihhopI the same, thecby fOrei the
! riglt to vO'e nj SpcN e'r lions; aud an clec or
| whose richf TO vG;e SHAH b challenged Tor such
cause before tie election OHicerS shall he re-
quited 10 swear or affirm that tls' Matier II lhe
rhalien 5e Is 1norue De.ore his ya'o Na1l hr ie-
| ccivcd
sEc .. Any person who shpll whuca cindi
| ddte iJr Office be guil Y of bribery. lrfd or
Wiliu vina ion Of any election nW. >!lNu br lol.
ever ai-qHailir from huldiug nay ouce OF
| .rIsf or pioA within his COmmOnw @i'h. any
| person c"nvce eh ~ vi lld Violation OF hNEeiet
| lion Jaw, shat IN pl itlpn o auypeuulty l.IFid-
| ed by ". he dep ivei OF the rlgh Of suffrage
| lb-uut |, rur ipiln pI iur wears
sc 8. tur Tho Hr.pO 0t vUitg NJ person
| ShIl hp deemed .O n I'VE gai'rd n reside .ce T..
| reason vi u .r sth'e or io7i ny le.'y'h = ihs
| absence while e.nriu'ed In the Seryi,e, / her
| ciyii o. n,l rN "f his 'a't ar If the nited
| states. or rn tur hIEh seas. or white SUDDEN
| any institution OF 'euruinG nor while Eep, o.,
| poor hugse ru.ir'' AS ul'n az public cSpCn5'.
nor white confined II pghli' prisua
sist Of a tu ge and two inspectors, who shall be
cIossp Innurlly by the citizens Each eiectO
| shalt have gh' 10 No;e for une Judge 1nd one
| ipspec,ar: md ~ h Inspector Sn,Il Hppoin' one
| clerk he iIl3i' = rc'i n hOlrd NJ any lex us
| lri Sh;.. be selec e rnl Va ubciCs IN cectirn
| boards filled as shall d. crowded OY Nv. -iec
| ION officers shall be pnNlea ~ trom aire2 upon
| dav II election and white eng ,Sedin iut...'g n
and transmitting returns crpL upon o var
| rant Of c0Nrt Of record OF Judge thereof FIR ~.
t'ec' ion trilu 3, NJ a1pnN Tor wan. u'H J. n
| peace 10 cilie, hoy WaT' g 0ila eSeta .ti. /.
| jury dul du'in% ncir tr ms ol ,'rNige
re. ;. ter.oH slai Oe quN cI w. Scrv
rs M election n l.Cer WhI s1G hn,r. uI W0l ,E4l
| have held w':hin Two months .-.7 0}n'e, p
poin:men pr emp otment IN or under III"
| government OF We tinted states. or ~ im
| tate. uf any city vr county. or any muEitipr,
| board. clm!nias on or jrust I'm auy ciN. Srvt
only justices or the pace. and aldermen, Gota
ries public ana pei sons IN the military ,erNite
If l,le s. .gc: nor shall any elc ina Uili11r b.
eligible NY rlyii ,llcr 10 be ii!lei nt IN e'ec
| l0a ut which he shall serve, save T." such
subordinate municipal or lseal Offices. 6eow me
grade Of 'ily ar county officer, as shall be de'5-
| ignaie BY Inv
Aud also The following Acts Of Assembly now
in force in this state, VIZ:
,Cr OF JANUARY 90 ls7f.
SEC {. That all ,leriionS hereafter held un-
| ler The Jaws ~ he OuInoLWeaiIh .ltr poll
shan Re opened at O'Clock L. H., and close IL
| O'Clock +. IN.
| $50. \ .. .hrncvcr there shlll be vac,rcy in
| The cleo, ion board on the morning OF the rlrc
lion SAID v.sroncN shal! he filled In comic !ntjy
Iiie Acl ul assembly entitled, an Act lelat-
| Ing 10 &c e e. iO..s ~ his CummOuweuth.n p
| p3S scd July = 1876 provides as follows, -wil
IL ~ TIE iliH tt bin 'u'l Ih'lSt9 Sual uN'" H.
| IN respective place appointed for holding th"
| eleclipN N the district TO which they respect
| lively belong before o'clock Ia the morning on
| TUESDAY November 5h. and each said nsgec-
Tor shall appoint que clcr6, who shall be qllal.
| flied voter Of such district.
IN case tn person who shah have ecelYtd The
second highest nltmD OF votes for Inspector
| shall not attend on the day Of an election, then
| the person who shah have received the neXi
highest number n' votes IOr Judge the ucXt pre-
cedIug election shall act as inspector In his pll ce
| And III he WHO shall have received
| the higheS' number pf votes lor Inspector shall
not attead, the person elected Judge sh III ap
| point an inspector In his place. And, In case
the person elected judge should not attend. then
| the Inspector who shall have received the high
est number or 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 Tor which such officers have been elected
shan elect some one OF their number to I'LL the
vacancy.
MODE OF VOTING.
The attention OF all qualified voters is d.
| recjed to the following Act OF assembly regu.
| laing the mode OF voting In this Common
| wealth.
CHANGE IN THE NODE OF VOTING.
| AN ACT regulating the mode OF voting at all the
elections in the several counties uf the COM
| mOnweath, approved March 30. 1859
| SEC. /. b. II eHdCted M fhe SHGte ana House
QT Representatives n thp CODHOmreal'h Qr Pfliia-
| StRraHid il General assembly met ana II Is bere-
| qualified voters OF the several counties OF this
| commonwealth at the general. township, bor-
| ough,' or special elections. are hereby author
| tel and required to vote the tickets printed or
| written, or partly printed, or partly written.
| severay classified as follows one ticket shall
| embrace the names all The Judges or Courts to
| be voted for. and De llbrled outside "Iudlc-
aTy - one ticket Shall embrace the names OF all
state officers voted Tor and be labeled state: :"
| 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 DOR and be labeled "Township;n -
| one ticket shall embrace the names OF all bOr-
! ough officers voted for and labeled - Borough"
| ana each class shall be deposited In q separate
| ballot box
GIVEN under my han at my office 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 or America the one hundred and
fourteenth
j. G. STINEMAN.
SHERIFF.