The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06


u'uates lot oorDugh and township offices
must be placed in nomination and the
proper certlhc afes of nomination filed with
the borough or township auditors. The
auditors are fhen made responsible for the
proper printing and distribution of the
tickets
The provisions of the law which apply
particularly to township and borough
elections are, in brief as follows:
Any convention of delegates, or primary
meetings of electors, or caucus held under
the rules of the politicel party, or any
board authorized To certify nominations
representing a political party. which, at
the election next preceding, polled at least
three percenIum of the largest entire vote
for any office cast in the state, or in the
electoral district or division thereof for
which such primary meeting, caucus, con-
yention or board desires To make or certify
nominations may nominate one candidate
for each Office which is TO be filled in the
state, or in the said district or division at
the next ensuing election, by causing a
certificate of nomination to be drawn up
and filed as hereafter provided.
Every such certificate of nomination
shall be signed by the presiding officer and
the secretary or secretaries of the conven-
tion or primary meeting or caucus or
board who shall add hereto their places of
residence. and shall be sworn or affirmed
to by them before an officer qualified to
administer Oaths. TO be true to the best of
their knowledge or belief, and a certificate
of the oath shall be annexed to the certifi-
cate of nomination. All certificates of
nomination shall specify:
First. The party or policy which such
candidate represents. expressed in not
more than three words.
Second. The name of each candidate
nominated therein, his profession, business
or occupation, if any, and his place or
residence with street and number thereon,
if any.
Third. The Office for which such candi-
date is nominated.
All certificates of nomination when filed,
shall be open, under proper regulations, TO
public inspection. and shal! be preserved
not less than two years in the office where
| they have been filed.
Certificates of nomination for candidates
for township and borough offices and cleo
tion of officers and school directors in the
same, shall be filed with the auditors OF
the respective townships and boroughs at
The certificates of nomination being
so filed aud being in cOntirmity with the
provisions of this Act shall be deemed va
| lid unless objections thereto are duly made
in writing within three days after the last
day for the filing of such.certticat eS. OBJ
| jectiOnS as TO form or apparent conformity
or non onformity to law TO certificates de-
signed for borough and township officers
| hal mo Wi 40 M Il hai
Le decided by a majority of them. AL
| objections as to the validity of certificates
| other than objections "a to form or ap-
parent conformity as heretofore described
| shall be filed in the court of common pleas
within the judicial district IN which such
| election district may be situated. In case
the court is in session the judge shall i'm
mediately proceed TO hear such objection:
without unnecessary adjournm ent or delay
and shall give such hearing precedenc,
| over all other business before him. Ii
| case the court is not in session. the judge
| on the presentation TO him of the certiti
/ Gates of the prothonotary that such OBJ
jectionS have been filed as foresaid, Shal
Immediately proceed 10 hear such object
ions as foreSaid.
There seems TO be no provision in the
law for the withdrawal of any person
| whose name has been presented as a can
didate for a township or borough office, at
least not within twelve days of the elec-
| tion.
| The auditors of the respective townships
and boroughS shall cause all ballots fol
elections of townships and bOroughs anC
| election officers and school dire ctorS in the
same, to be printed and distributed, anC
| shall certify the cost of Such printing anC
| distributing to county commissioners fol
| payment as part of the county election eX
| penses. The auditors shall ascertain th'
| offices To be filled and shall be responsible
for the accurate printing of the ballot IL
accordance with this act and for the saf'
| keeping of the same while in their possess
ion or that of their subordinateS or agents
The duties imposed by this act of assem-
bly, upon the auditors are entirely new anC
| il will doubtless be the part of wisdom u
| hold all primary or nominating conven
tions at as early date as possible in orde
to afford ample time for filing proper Ger
tificateS and getting he printing properly
done. If is thought necessary 10 hav'
| watchers appointed. the members OF tn
| county committee in election districts cal
suggest names of persons to act as such q
the auditors, whose duty it will be TO issu
certificates to the parties suggested