The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-27

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voting, no person shall be deemed
to have gained residence by rea-
son OF his presence or lost it by
reason of his absence, while en-
ployed in the service either civil or
military, of this State, or of the
United States, nor while engaged in
| the navigation of the waters of the
| State, or of the United States, or on
| the high seas, nor while a student
in any institution of learning, nor
while kept in any poor house or
other asylum at the public expense
nor while confined in a public
prison. hl
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
| Constitution of Pennsylvania-Art
VIII.
! Section l4-District election
boards shall consist of a Judge and
two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each
elector shall have the right to vote
for the judge and one inspector, and
each inspector shall appoint one
clerk. Election officers shall be
privileged from arrest upon days of
election, and while engaged in max
ing up and transmitting returns, ex-
cept, upon warrant of a court of
record or judge thereof, for an cleo
tion fraud, for felony, or for wan
| ton breach of the peace EUHar. f.
| Section 15-No person shall be
qualified to serve as an election Of
| ficer who shall hold, or shall with
in two months have held any office,
appointment or employment under
the 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 justices of the peace and al
dermen, notaries public and persons
| in military service of the State; nor
shall any election officer be eligible
to any civil Office to be filled by any
election at which he shall serve,
save only to such subordinate NUM-
cipal or local offices below the grade
of city or county offices as shall be
designated by general law.
ACT OF JUNE 26, 1885, SEC
TION 10. ....
Every person excepting Justices
of the peace who shall hold any Of
fee 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,
subordinate officer or agent who Is
or shall be employed under the leg
islative, executive or judiciary de-
partment of this state, or of the
United States of America, or of any
city or incorporated district, and also
| every member of Congress, and of
the State Legislature, and of the
select or of common council of any
city, or commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incap-
able of holding or exercising at the
same time the Office or appointment
of judge, inspector or clerk of any
election Of the commonwealth, and
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.
ACT 2 JULY, 1899.
Section I6 if any
vacancy shall continue in the board
for the space of one hour after the
time fixed by law for the opening
of the election, and qualified voters
of the township, ward or district,
for which such officer shall have been
elected, present at the place of cleo
tion, shall select one of their num-
ber to fill such vacancy
ACT 80 JANUARY, 1874.
Section All judges, inspectors,
clerks and overseers of any election
held under this act, shall before en-
tering upon their duties be duly
sworn or affirmed in the presence of
each other. The judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector, if
there shall be such minority inspec-
tor, and in case there be no minor
ity inspector, then by a Justice of
| the peace or an alderman, and the
inspectors, oyerseers and clerks shall
be sworn by the judge. Certifi-
Gates of such swearing or affirming
shall be duly made out and signed
| by the officers so sworn, and at
tested by the officer who admins
tered the oath.
PRIVILEGES OF ELECTORS AND
OFFICERS. ..-
Constitution of Pennsylvania
ARTICLE VII.
| Section Solicitors shall in all
cases except treason, felony, and
breach of surety of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their
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ing to and returning therefrom.
Section 14-Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days
of election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns,
except upon warrant of a court of
record or judge thereof, for an cleo
tion fraud, for felony, or for wan
ton breach of the peace.
OF THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Act 80 January, 1874. ..
Section 5.-At all elections here
after held under the laws of this
Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at z O'Clock a. m and closed
at o'clock p. IN.
Section Sat the opening of the
polls at all elections, it shall be the
duty of the judges of elections for
their respective districts to desig-
nate one of the inspectors, whose
duty it shall be to have in custody
the registry of the voters, and to
make the entries therein required
by law and it shall be the duty of
the other said inspector to receive
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