Year: 1867




and voters familiar with the election
laws Of this Commonwealth, we pub
lish extracts taken from the election
laws, in addition TO those which ap-
pear in the Sheriff. proclamation:


Il is distinctly set forth in the sir
ty-frst section of the General Election
laws, "that every general and special
election shall be opened between the
hours of eight and ten o'clock in the
forenoon, and shall continue without
interruption or adjournment until
seven o'clock in the evening when the
polls shall be closed.


"No person shall be permitted to
vote at any election, as aforesaid,
other than white freeman ofthe age of
twenty-one years or more, who shall
have resided in this State at least ore
year, and in the election district where
he offers TO vote at least ten days i'm
mediately proceeding such election
and within two years paid State or
or County tax, which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the
election. But a citizen of the United
States who has previously been a
qualified voter of this State and re-
moved therefrom and returned, and
who shall have resided in the election
district and paid taxes as aforesaid,
shall be entitled tovote after residing
in this State six months Pr0rided,
That the white freemen, citizens of
the United States between the age Of
2l and 22 years, and who have resi-
ded in this State one year and in the
election district ten days as aforesaid,
shall be entitled to vote, although
they shall not have paid taxes


"No person shall be permitted to
vote whose name is not contained in
the list Of taxable inhabitants furnish
ed by the commissioners unless first,
he produce receipt for the payment,
within two years, of State or Coun-
ty tax, assessed agreeably to the
constitution, and give satisfactory ev-
idence either on his own oath or affir-
nation or the oath or affirmation of
another, that he has paid such tax, or
on failure TO produce receipt shall
make oath to the payment thereof, or
second, if he claim right TO vote by
being an elector between the age Of
q and % years, be shall depose on
oath or affirmation that he has resided
in the State at least one year before
his application, and make such proof
of his residence in the district as is
required by this act, and that he does
verify believe from the account given
him that he is of the age aforesaid.
and give such other evidence as is re-
quired by the act, whereupon the
name of the person so admitted TO
vote, shall be inserted in the alpha
betical list by the inspectors, and
note made opposite thereto by wri-
ting the word "tax" if he shall be ad-
mitted TO vote by reason of having
paid tax, or the word cage" if he
shall be admitted TO vote by reason
of bis age, and in either case the rea.
son ofsuch vote shall be called out to
the clerks who shall make the like
notes in the list Of voters kept by
them.


"In all cases where the name Of the
person claiming to vote is not found
on the list furnished by the commits
sioners and assessors, or his right to
vote whether found thereon or not,
is objected to by any qualified citizen,
it shall be the duty of the inspectors
to examine such person on oath as to
bis qualification, and if he claims to
have resided within the State for one
year or moro, his oath shall not be
sufficient proof thereof but he shall
make proof by at least one competent
witness, who shall be a qualified cleo
tor, that he has.resided within the dis
trict for more than ten days next i'm
modiately preceding said election,
and shall also himself swear that bis
bona fde residence in pursuance of
his lawful calling is within the district |
and that he did not remove into said
district for tho purpose Of voting
therein.


"Every person qualified as afore.
said, and who shall make due proof, |
if frequired, of his residence and pay.
ment Of taxes as aforesaid, shall be |
admitted to vote in the township, |
ward or district in which he shall re
side.


"lf any person shall prevent, or at
tempt TO prevent any officer of an cleo |
ton under the act from holding such |
election, or use or threaten any vio-
lence to any such officer, or shall in
terrupt or improperly interfere with |
him in the execution Of his duty, or
shall block up the window or avenue
to any window where the same may
be holden; or shall riotously disturb
the peace at such election or shall
use or practice any ihtimidating
threats, force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or overawe any
elector, or TO oprevent him from voting,
or to restrain the freedom of choice,
such person on conviction, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, and imprisoned for
any time not less than one nor moro
than twelve months, and fit shall be
shown to the court, where the trial
of such offence shall be had, that the
person so offending was not resi-.
dent of the city, ward, district or
township whero the said offence was
committed and not entitled to vote
therein, then, on conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay fine Of not less
than one hundred nor more than one
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