Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-10-11

save only to such subordinate municipal or
local offices as shall be designated by general
law.
VACANCIES IN ELECTION BoAKDs--ACT OF JAN
UAaY 80, 1874.
SECTION q. In all lection districts where
a vacancy exists by reason OF disq ratification
OF the officer or otherwise in election
board heretofore appointed. or where any new
district shall be formed, the judge or judges
of the court OF common pleas of the proper
county shall, ten days before any general Or
special election, appoint competent persons
to fill said vacancies and TO conduct the
election in said new districts; and in the APP
pUintment OF inspectors in any election dis
triet both shall not be of the same political
Tarty; and the judge of elections shall, in
all cases, be of the political party having the
majority of votes in said district, as nearly
as the said judge or judges can ascertain
the fact: and in case OF the disagreement
Of the judges 10 the selection of iusree-
tors, the political majority of the judges shall
select enc of such inspectors, and the III nor
ity judge or judges shall select theothe..
VACANCIES ON MORNING OF ELEcTIoN-AcT OF
JULY 2, 1889.
In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes
for inspector, shall not attend On the day
of any election, then the person who shall
nave received the beCOuu inquest
votes for judge at the next preceding eiec
ton, shall act as an inspector in his place:
and in case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number OF votes tor in-
spector shall not attend, the person elected
judge shall appoint an inspector in bis place;
and in case the person elected judge shlIl
not attend, then the inspector who received
the highest number of votes shall appoint
in Judge his place; and If any vacancy shall
continue in the board for the space OF one
hour after the time fixed by law for the
opening of the election, the draliiied voters
OF the township, ward or district, for, which
such officer shall have been elected pres
ent at the election, shall elect one OF their
number TO fill snch vacancy.
THE oATH-AcT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. 0. In addition 20 the oath now pre-
scribed 10y law to be taken and subscribed by
election officers, they shall be seyerally sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elector
shall have voted unless required To do SO as
witnesses in a judicial proceeding. All judges,
inspectors, clerks and overseers of any elec-
ton held under this act. shall before enter
ing upon their duties, be duly sworn or
affirmed in the presence of each other. The
Judges shall be sworn by the minority in
spector and in case there by no minority
Inspector, then by a justice OF the peace or
alderman, and the inspectors, overseers
and clerks shall be sworn be the judge, GER
tificIte OF such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made out and signed by the officers
so sworn, and attested by the officers who
administer the oath.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC s. At all the elections hereafte- held un-
der the laws of this Commonwealth, tie
polls shall be opened at o'clock, A. NJ, and
closed at o'clock, p. NJ.
THE BALLOTS.
CONSTITUTION OF Pen PEsNsYLvASIA-ART. VIII.
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ballot Every ballot voted shall be num-
bered in the order in which it received,
and the number recorded by the election
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 same to be written thereon anG
attested by a citizen of the district
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC. s. At the opening Of the polls at the
elections il shall be the duty OF the judges oi
the election for their respective districts TO |
designate one of the inspectors, whose duty y |
shall be to have in custody the registry oil
voters. and to make the entries tE.rein requr-
ed by law; and 1t shall be the duty of the |
other said inspectors TO receive and number |
the ballots presented at said election,
DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS OF 1889.
II shall be the duty Of the respective con-
sta bles of each ward, district or township /
within this Commonwealth, to be present IN
person or by deputy, at the place OF holding /
such elections in said ward, district or town
ship, for the purpose Of preserving the peace,
as aforesaid.