The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-02
NEW ELECTION LAW.
CONTINUED.


the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed to be valid unless objections
thereto are duly made in writing.
First In the case of certificates
and papers designed for the State at
large, within thirty days after the last
day for the filing Of such certificates
and papers.
Second. In case of other certificates
and papers. except those designed for
borough and township officers, within
twenty days after the last day for the
filing of such certificates and papers.
Third. In case of certificates and
papers designed for the borough and
township officers, within three days
after the last day for the fling Of such
certificates and papers. Objections as
to form or apparent conformity or
non-conformity to law, of certificates
or papers designed for the State at
large, shall be filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and shall be
considered by him conformity with the
Auditor General and Attorney General
and shall be decided finally by major
ity of these officers. Objections Of
the same kind to other certificates and
papers, except those for borough and
township offices. shall be filed with
the county commissioners aud
shall be decided finally by majority
of them. Objections of the same kind
to certificates and papers designed for
borough and township Offices, shall be
fled with the auditors and shall be de-
cided by majority Of them. All OBJ
jections as to the validity of certificates
or papers other than objections as to
form or apparent conformity as here
tofore described, shall, in the case OF
certificates or papers designed for the
State at large, be filed in the court Of
common pleas of Dauphin county;
and in the case of all other certificates
and papers, such obligations shall be
filed in any court of common pleas
within the judicial district of which
such election district or division or part
therof, for which such certificates or
papers are des; gned, may be situated.
In case the court is in session, one or
more judges of the court shall immedi-
ately proceed to hear such objections
without unnecessary adjournment or
delay, and shall give such hearing pre-
cedence over all other business before
him or them. In case the court is
not in session, any Judge of such court
on the presentation to him of the GER
tiicate of the prothonotary that such
objections have been filed as aforesaid,
shall Immediately proceed to hear such
objections as aforesaid. Where there
are more than one court of common
pleas in any election district or divis-
ion, such objections may be referred
by the court with which they are filed,
to any other court in such district, If
such reference is necessary to secure
more convenient and speedy hearing
and all cases of dispute as to which of
several courts is such district shall have
jurisdiction, shall be Immediately de-
cided by the judge being Oldest in
commission in such district.
SECTION 7. Any person whose
name has been presented as a candi-
date may cause his name to be with.
drawn from nomination by request in
writing, signed by him and acknowledg7
ed before an officer qualified to take
acknowledgements of deeds, and filed
with the Secretary Of the Common
wealth fifteen days, or with the county
commissioners of the proper county
twelve days, as the case may be, pre-
vious to the day of election, and no
name SO Withdrawn shall be printed
upon the ballots.
SECTION s. Allcertihcates of nom
ination and nomination papers when
filed, shall be open, under proper regu-
lations to public inspection, and shall
be preserved not less than two years in
The fiices where they have been filed
SECTION 9 The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall, ten days at least
previous to the day of any election of
United States or State officers, trans
init to the county commissioners and
the Sheriff in each county in which
such election is to be held, duplicate
official lists, stating the names and re-
sidences of and parties or policies re-
presented by all candidates whose
nomination certificates or papers have
been filed with him as herein provided
for such election, and have not been
found and declared to be, invalid as
provided in section six, and to be
voted for at each voting place in each
such county respectively, substantially
in the form of the ballots to be used
therein. The county commissioners
of each county shall also send to the
sheriff of their county, at least ten
days prior to the day of any election,
an official list containing the Names
residences and party or political ap-
Dellations of all candidates. eXcept