Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-27
The Law Governing Primary Elections

AN ACT to regulate the holding Of and to pre-
rent frauds IN the primary elections Of the seo-
erdt political parties IN the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania
SECTION l. Be it enacted &c, That from and
AFTER the passage of this act it shall be lawful and
it is hereby made the duties of the Judges, in
spectors and clerks or other officers OF the
primary elections, meetings or caucus held for
the purpose of nominating candidates for state,
city and county officers within the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, before entering upon
the discharge of their duties, severay to take and
subscribe to an oath or affirmation in the pres
ence of each other in the form as follows,
namely: 81, (AB) do......... that will as judge,
inspector or clerk las the case may be- at the en-
suing election, impartiay and faithfully perform
my duties. in accordance with the laws and
constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia, and in accordance with the rules and regu-
lations adopted by the. party of the
the said primary elections, meetings caucus,
to the best of my judgment and abilities" the
oath affirmation shall be first administered
to the Judge by one of the inspectors, then the
judge so qualified shall administer the oath or
affirmation to the inspectors and clerks, and
may administer the oath TO any eector offering
to vote as to his qualifications to vote at such
election
SECTION 2. If any Judge inspector, clerk or
other officer of primary election aforesaid
shall presume to act in such capacity before the
taking and subscribing to the oath or affirma-
tion required by this act, he shall on conviction
be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars; and
if any judge or inspector, clerk or other officer
when in the discharge of his duties as such, shall
any rule, duly made by the said ...........party
of.............. county for the government of
the primary. elections of the party, he shall on
conviction be fined not exceeding two hundred
dollars; and if any judge inspector of any
primary election as aforesaid shall knowingly re-
ject the vote of any person entitled to vote under
the rules of the said. party, or shall
knowingly receive the vote of any person or per-
sons not qualified as aforesaid. shall convic-
ton be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars;
and if any judge, Inspector clerk other officer
of primary election as aforesaid shall be guilty
of any wiful fraud in the discharge of his duties
by destroying or defacing ballots, adding ballots
to the poll, other than those lawfully voted, by
stufting the ballot box, by false counting by max
ing false returns or by any act or thing whatso-
ever, the person offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dol
lars imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, or either, at the discretion of the court.
All acts or parts of acts of assembly inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed, except in
counties cities where special acts are in force
for the same purpose: ProUided That the pro-
visions of this act shall entail no expense to the
counties or cities.
Approved the 29th day of June, A. D., 1881.
HENRY NJ. HOYT.