The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20


fore the day of the election.
Second. In the case OF other certificates
and papers. except those designed for bor-
ough and township officers, at least eight
cen days before the day of the election.
Third. In the case of certificates and
papers designed for borough and township
officers, at least twelve days before the day
of election.
In case the court Is In session, one or
more judges thereof shall proceed to hear
such objections without unnecessary ad-
tournment or delay. and shall give such
hearing precedence over all other business
before him OF them. In case the court is
not IN session, any judge thereof. on the
presentation to him OF the certificate OF the
prothonotary. that such objections have
been filed ms aforesaid, shall proceed to hear
such objections as aforesaid. No objection OF
any nature whatever shall be filed, unless
accompanied by proof of service Of notice
OF the proposed objection upon at least one
OF the candidates named in the certificate
or paper objected to; nor shall any objec-
tion he heard in the absence OF any of the
said candidates without proof of service of
notice OF the hearing upon him. IL the
court decide that the certificate or
paper objected to was not filed by parties
entitled under this act to file the same, Il
shall be wholly void but IL IL be adjudged
detective only, the court shall indicate the
matters as 10 which IL requires amend
ment and the time within which such
amendment must be made, and every GER
tilicate or paper amended after the time
when the names therein contained should
have been sent to the sheriff, shall be sub
Ject to the provisions of this act concern
ing substituted nominations. The officers
with whom nomination certificates and
papers have been filed, shall permit the
parties who nave filed them to amend
them o. their own motion at any time
prior TO the printing of the ballots.
SECTION Z. Any person whose name has
Deen presented ms candidate may cause
his name to be withdrawn from nomina.
tion, by request in writing signed by him
and acknowledged before an officer quali-
fled to take acknowledgements of deeds,
and filed in the office where his nomina-
tion certificate or paper is on file fifteen
days, or in the case of township and bor-
ough elections twelve days. previous to
the day OF the election; and no name so
withdrawn shall be printed upon the bal
lots.
Where any Office not in court Of record
shall for any cause become vacant after
the time for making nominations for such
office shall have elapsed, or when n writ
Tor special election TO supply a vacancy
shall direct such election to be held at a
date which would prevent the making of
nominations in time to comply with sec
tion five OF this act. nominations for the
office to be filled may still be made in ac-
cordance with sections two and three OF
this act, but in other respects the provi-
sions of section twelve of this act shall ap-
ply to such nominations.
SECTIONS. All Certificates of Nomination
ana Nomination Papers when filed shall be
open under proper regulations to public
inspection, and shall be preserved not less
than two years in the offices where they
have been filed
n Tka
monwealth SHALL fourteen days at least
previous to the day OF any election of
United states or State officers, or for the
adoption OF amendments to the Constitu-
tion OF this Commonwealth, transmit 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 residences OF and parties or pol
icies represented by all candidates whose
nomination certificates or papers have
been filed with him rs herein provided for
such election. and have not been found
aud 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,
duplicate copies of the text of all proposed
constitutional amendments to be voted
upon at such election. The county COM
missioners OF each county shall also send
to the sheriff OF their county, at least ten
days prior to the day of any general cleo
tion, an official list containing the names
and party or political appellations of all
candidates whose nomination certificates
or papers have been filed with the said COM
missioners as herein provided for such cleo
tion and to be voted for at each voting
place in the county. substantially in the
form Of the ballots to be used therein.
SECTION 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
af laaS 20,
before any general election to be held
therein, to give notice Of the same by
proclamation posted up in the most pub
lie places in every election district, or by
advertisements in at least two newspa-
pers, II there be so many published in the
county; representing so far as practicable
the political parties which at the preceding
election cast the largest and next largest
number OF votes, aud in every such procla-
nation or advertisement shall,
l: Enumcrate the officers to be elected
and give list Of all the nominations made
as provided In this act, and to be voted for
in such county as far as may be in the torn
in which they shall appear upon the bal
lots. and the full text OF all constitutional
amendments submitted to vote of the
people, but the proclamations posted in
each election district need not contain the
names OF any candidates but those to be
voted for in such district.
II. icslkllttc the pldce al Wnlcl the
election is to be held.
III. He shall give notice that every per-
son: excepting justices of the peace, who
shall hold any Office or appointment Of
profit or trust under the government of the
United States or of this State, or of any
city, or Incorporated district, whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall dc
employed under the legislative. executive
or Judiciary department Of this State, or
OF the United States, or of any city, or in
corporated district, and also that every
member OF Congress and of the State Leg
islature, and OF the select or common
council OF any city, or commissioners Of
any incorporated district, Is by law incapa-
BILE of holding or exercising at the same
time the office or appointment of Judge,
Inspector or clerk of any election of this
Commonwealth. and that no inspector
judge or other officer of any such election
shall be eligible TO any Office to be then
voted for, except that OF an election officer
SECTION II. In case of death or with
drawal of any candidate nominated as
herein provided, the party convention,
primary meeting, caucus, or board. or the
citizens who noininated such candidate,
may nominate n substitute in his place,
by filing In the proper office at any time
before the day OF election a nomination