Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-24
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
CONSTITUTION OF rEsSsrLvAsIA-ARr.v VIII.

Sac H. District election boards shall con-
sist Of Judge and two inspectors, who shall
be chosen annually by the citizens kach
elector shall have the right to vote for the
indoe anc one inspector, and each inspector
shalI appojnt ouo tclerK. Election ofncers
shall be privileged from arrest upon days OF
aIect;on and while engaged In making pua
and Transmitting returns, except upon
warrant of a court CT record or Judge there
of for an election fraud, for felony, or ror
wenton breach OF the peace.
-. No person shah be qualified 10 serve
as an election officer who shall mold, or shall
within TWO montb- have held All ONCE, ap-
pojutlnent or employment IN or unoer tne
Government Of the United States or OF this
State, or OF any city or county, or OF any
municipal board, commission or trust In any
city save only in, tices Of the peace and cider
men. notaries public and persons in militia
service of the State; nor shall any election
officer be eligible TO any civil Office to be
and bv an election at which he shall serve,
save only to such subordinate municipal or
local offices az sb u be designated by general
law.
VACANCIES IN ELECTION BoARDs-AcT or JAN
UARY 30, 1874.
eRcTIos @. H. all election districts where
a vacancy exists by reason of disqualification
OF The officer or Otherwise In an election
board heretofore appointed, or where any new
district shall be iDTiDeC, lHe Juupt OF Juu-Ss
Of the court common pleas OF the proper
county shall, ten days before any general or
special election, appoint competent persons
To I'll said vacancies and to conduct the
election In said rev districts; and In the ap-
puipttnent OF inspectors In any election dis
trict both shall not be of the same political
rarty: and the Judge Of elections shall, in
All cases, be OF Il political party having the
majority OF vote in said district, as nearly
as the said jud or judges can ascertain
the fact: and H. case OF the disagreement
OF the Judges ~ 10 the selection OF insFce-
tors, the political majority Of the judges shall
select one Of sue inspectors, and the M nor
ity Judge or Jud es shall select thcoihei.
vAc..cIEs ON MORNING OF RLECTIos--Acr OF
July q 1889.
In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number OF votes
for Inspector, eh III not attend on the day
of any election, iiien the perso2 who shall
have received he second highest number CT
votes for judge at TIE next preceding ciec-
ton, shall act as n inspector in his place;
and In case the person VINO shall have re-
ceiyed the highest number OF votes for in
spector shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector In his place;
and In case the person elected judge shall
not attend, then tho inspector who received
the highest nun Der Of votee shall appoint
continue in the board for the space of one
bour after the linc fixed by law for the
opcnipg of the election, the Qualified voters
OF the township, yard or district, for, which
such officer sh i have been elected pres
cnt at the cectioA, shall elect one OF their
number TO Ill sGeh vacancy.
THE oATH-Acr JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEQ. o. In addition 70 the oath now pre-
scrlbea by law to nc taken and subscribed by
election officers, they shall be sevcraily sworn
or affirmed not tp disclose how any elector
shall have voted unlese required 10 do go as
Witnesses In jud cial proceeding. All judges,
inspectors, clerks aud oyerseers OF any elec-
ton held under inls act shall before enter
inc upon their duties, be duly sworn or
affirmed In the presence Of each other. The
Judges shal be sworn by the minority In
spector, and In case there by no minority
inspector, then rg Justice OF the peace or
alderman, and he inspectors, oyerscers
and clerks shall Sc sworn be the judge, cer-
tlfcaEe OF such swearing or anirming shall
be duly made oul and signed by tho officers
40 sworn, and oti-sted by the officers who
Gdmnifter the oath.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
ACT JASUAhY 80, 1874.
SEC s. AT all the elections hereafter held un-
der the laws Of this Commonwealth, the
pollH shan DO opened at o'clock, a. NJ, and
closed at o'clool, p. NJ.
TIL BALLOTS.
cONsrfTrrfos oF PgNEsYLyAsM--AnT. VII
sEo. q. All elf .ions by the citizens shall DO
by ballot. Eyeiy ballot voted shall bn nnr1-
ber.d Ia the 0r1.i Ia which it wag received,
and tic number recorded by the eloetion
officers on the lis ~ voters. opposite the name
OF the elector wliu presents the ballot. Any
clsctOr may writ his name upon his ticket,
or oauae tho ea o 20 be writteu thereon ane
atterted by a ci zen OF tho district.
Acr IA1UAnY 20, 1874.
SEC. =. at the ,pvning Of the polls at the
elections Il shall g the duty Of the judges OF
the election for sir respective districts 70
designate one % ne Inspectors, whose duty IL
shall be to have ii custody the registry OF
votcrs. aud to ~ G the entries tLcrcin rcqulr-
ed by law; end shall be the duly Of the
other said insprc )rs 10 receive and number
the ballots prese. ied at said election.
DUTIES or PgAc oFRicFgs --Acr or 1889.
IL shall be tho iuty Of tho respective con
rtables OF each .yard, district or towpehip
within this Comm Jnweatn, 10 b. presGpt Ia
person OF by dep, ~, at tho place OF holding
such electlons Ia said ward, district or town
ship. for tho puI1 oae Of preserving the peace,
NJ GfOreraid.