The Pennsylvania state book and people's manual; a complete state and county official register, with forms and instructions for doing business with the several departments of the commonwealth

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...at the time and place of holding the election for constable of such ward, district, or township, and then and there elect, as hereinafter provided, two inspectors and one judge of elections, (d) Section 52. Each of such qualified citizens shall vote for one person as judge, and also for one person as inspector of elections, and the person having the greatest number of votes for judge shall be publicly declared to be elected judge; and the two persons having the greatest number of votes for inspectors, shall, in like manner, be declared to be elected inspectors of elections, (e) Section 53. Where any township has been, or shall be, divided in forming an election district, the qualified citizens of each part of such divided township shall severally elect in the manner and at the time and place aforesaid, two inspectors for each of said several election districts, and shall also elect one person to serve as judge of the elections in each district, to perform the duties enjoined by the sixth section of this act.(/)§ Section 54. In all election districts where a vacancy exists by reason of the disqualification of the officer, or otherwise, in an election board heretofore appointed, or where any new district shall be formed, the judge or judges of the court of common pleas of the proper county shall, ten days before any general or special election, appoint competent persons to fill said vacancies and to conduct the election in said new districts; and in the appointment of inspectors in any election district both shall not be of the same political party; and the j udge of elections shall, in all cases, be of the political party having the majority of votes in said district, as nearly as the said judge or judges can ascertain the fact; and in case of the disag...