ifEW ADvErnsEmErra. D IGUIRAL ELECTION PROCLAMATIONS Purstant to an aot of the Gener al Amenably of the Commonwealth of Penasyl. van* entitled " An Aetrslating to the elenlinne -of this Mennsonwealth. approved the mond May of Tily, Limo Do.. 414 one thousand sight kendred, end thirty-nig& MOHARD CON- T./IL Sigh Sheriff of ttni eon 'w of Centre, ritilluffleania, do hereby We known end give the 'lactose of the scanty. s i t ELECTION will be held in haWqeen of Centre, Pennsylvania, on the MOUTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1804. I ALSO HEREBY HARE KNOWN AND GIVE NOTICE that the places of holding the eforssaid special election •in the several west's, heronghs, districts and townships within the Ipounty of Centre, are as follows, to wit : For the 'borough of Bellefonte and Spring and Renner townships at the Court House in Belle fonte 'or the iownsh!p of Burnside at the house ' John Dims. ---Forthe-tewnehip of Curtin lathe school hooter et Robert Mann. Far the township of Ferguson st the eolni - ol Isectio in Pine Grove. For the township of Groggat the.priblio hoitee sr Wm. Musser. ' P'or the township of Harris at the SPhool houao in Beaisburg. For the township of Rains at the public house If Jo hn Russell, in Anronsburg. For the township Of Half Moon at the school , °use In Walkervillq. For the Borough or liowardville and Howard 'Tranship, nt the hones of Mrs. Elba Tipton. For tho township of Huston tho fornierplace f holding election. For the township- of Liberty at the school ouse in For the township of Miles at the school house the town of Rebersburg. Par the township of Marlon at b° school housra °' Jacksonville. For the borough of Milesburg and Boggs town sip, the school bons° in' Afilesburg'. For the township of Potter at the puhlie house George Miller at Putter's Fort. -For the township of Patton at the house of titer Murray. For the township of Penn , at the public house Win. L. Musser. For the township of Rush at the school, holm h Philligeburg. For the townshipsof Snowshoe at the school tense near the house of Samuel Askey. • • • - As the township of Taylor at tho school house soar Hannah Furnace. For tho Ihirough of Unionville and Union •wnship at the school house in Unionville. For the townehlp_of Walker at the school a Port Meade. I also maa known and give notice, as, ie and by the 13th section of the aforesaid act, I am Erected "that every person efeepting Justices of the Petice,iiiho shall ha , any cCriaTi itir ap pointment of profit of trust under the govern ment of the United States, or of this State, er any city or incorporated district, whether com missioned or otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent who is or shall be employed under the Legislative, Judiciari or Executive departments of this Elate or United States, or any incorpor ated district, and also that every member of Congress, and the State Legislature. and the se lect or Common Council Of cry tidy, Commis sioners of any incorporated district„ - ale by law Incapable of holdi ,g or exorcising at the same time, the office or tepointment of Judge, luspec stor, or Clerk or iinreteetton—of-the Common wealth and that no Inspector or Judge or officer of such election, shall be eligible to any *glee to be voted for. Also, that, in the fourth section of tie Act of Assembly, entitled " An Act relating to execu tions, and for other purposes," approved April 10,1810, it is enacted that the aforesaid section "shall not ho,nonstroed so as to prevent him carving as judge, Inspecter or Clerk at any Oen -oral or Special election in this commonwealth. Also, that in the filet section of said Act it is enacted that "every General and Special elec tion, shall be opened between the hours of night and ten o'clock th the forenoon, and shall con tinue voting without any interruption or ha journment, until seven o'dock m the evening, when the polls shall be pissed. , No person shall be permitted to vole at any election as aforesaid, but a white freed= of tho age of twenty-ono years or more, who shall have resided in this State at least one year, lad in the election district where he offers to vale at least ten days immediately preceding such elec tion, and within two years paid a State or coun ty tax, which shall hago 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 removed there from, and returned, and who shall have resided ho the election district, and paid taros as afore said, shall be entitled to vole after resolin in this State six months. Provided( That the white freemen, eitaserie of the United States, be tween the ages of twon'ytone anti twenty-two years, and have resided in the election district ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, al though they shall have not paid taxes. No porton shall be permittell to vote whose name is not contained in the list of taxable in habitants, furnished by the Commissioners, un less first he produce a receipt fur the payment within two years of the State or county tax, as sessed agreeably to the Constitution, and give saticiactory evidence, either on his own oath or affirmidion, or that of another, that he has paid such a tax, or on failure to produce a receipt, shall make oath Of the payment thereof, or, see end, if he claim a right to vote by being an elec tor between the age of twenty-one and twenty two years, ho shall depose on oath or affirmation that he has resided in the State at toast one year before his application, and make snob proof of his rosidenee in the dstrict as is required by this Aot, whereupon the njmo of tie person admitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a note Yuade opposite thereto by writing the word "Tax," if be shall be permitted to vote by reason of having paid tax ; Nor the word "Ago," if he shall be called eat to the clerks, who shall make like notes in she list of voters kept by them. In all eases where the name of a person claim ing to vote as found on the list furnished by the Commissioners and Assessor; or his right to vote whether found thereon or not, is objected to by I any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine such person on oath as to him qualifications, rad if he claims to. have resi ded within the State for one year or more, his oath shall not be sufficient proof, but shall make proof• thereof by at least ono competent witness who jhall be aqualified elector, that he has resi ded within the district, for more than ten days next preceding said election, anti shall also him self swear thlot his bona fide residence, in purse of fintlewful calling, is within the district and that he aid not more into said district for • the purpose of voting therein. Every person qualified as aforesaid. and who ''shall make due proof, as required of his residence and paym ent of taxes as aforesaid, Shalt be *4- 'mitred to vote in the township, ward or district in wbiehlke shall reside, If any person shall prevent, or attempt to 'prevent, any officer qf• any election under this act from holding such elections, or use orthrest 'en any violence to any such officer, or shall in %errant or improperly interfere with 1,.m in the execution of his duty, or shall black pplho win now, or avenue tblillyntlattow, where the same be holding, or shall,rjotously disturb the peace of such election, or Shall use or practice any intim idating threats, force or violence,, with design to influence unduly, or overawe, any elector, or to prevent hie from voting, or to restrain the fret door of oholeo, such parsons on conviction, shop helloed in any turn not exceeding five hundred dollars, be imprisoned for any time not less than one mqpth, nor more than one year, and jf it shall be shown to the court where the Mai of such offence shall be had, thatide person so of fending was not a resident of,..t h he city, woad, dis trict, or township, where the said offence was eommitted, and nothontitled to vote therein, then en eonvietion, he shall bo sentenced "to ply a finetifenot less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and Imprisoned not hiss than six months, nor more than two y Pursuant to the provisions contained In the et& section of the Act first aforesaid, the Judges of tie aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge of the certificate of return of the election of their respective districts, and produce thorn ate mooting of one Judge from each district, at the Court House to the borough of Belltfontrot on the third day (Friday) after the Ilth day of October next, then and there top °dorm the Les requiredtby law of meld Judges. Also, that where a Twice, by shamus or nhavoidable se eidentls tale to attend said meeting of Judges then the &calash, or return stormed shell Se ghetto of by one of the Impede* or elferks df *Wilde of said dl wise AO e 7 (ll4,ititi)l4ll4 *Ol. 9. 'act and perform the duties o( said judge unable •to attend.. - AN ACT TO ItROULATERLECTIONS , BY 'SOLDIEI4I= - ACTUAL SIMITAILY SERVICH. bigCTION 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and - House of Representatleca of the Commonwealth of Penneyleania, in General 11..ensety met, and - is hereby enacted by the mohair, of the same, That whenever any of the qaalified electors of this commonwealth shall be in any actual military ;service ' limier a requisition froth ihe es the of the United States, or by the authority or this commonwealth, and as such, absent fro+ their place of 'residence, on the days appointed by law fur holding the gen eral of presidential elections within this State, or on the days for holding special elections, to fill vacancies, such electors shall be entitled, at such times, to exercise the right of suffrage, an fully as it they were present at their u ' ual pl seer of elections, in the manner hereinafter proscribed, and whether, at the time of voting, such electors shall be within, the limits of thin date, or not; and, the right of voting shall nit be affected In any manner, by the fact of the voter having bean credited to any other locality than the place of his actual residence, by roe sun of - the payment to him of local bounty .by such other locality. ' See. 2. A poll shall be opehml in molt com pany, composed, in whole or in - part,mf Penn sylvania soldiers, at the quarters of the captain, or other officer thereof, and all electors, belong ing to such company, who shall he within one mile of such quarters, on the Jay of election and not prevented by atlas of their command, ere, or proximity of the enemy, from returning to their company. quarters, shall vote at such poll, and at no other place; officers, other than those of a company, and other vitae, detached and absent from their companies, or in any mil itaryirrelijaTaT,7r in any{' oittary convenient for them; and when there Aiwa c ten, or more, voters, at any place, wbo shall ho unable to attend any company poll, or their stinca of aleotiok at atorepaid the 61,c -tore piesent may open a poll, at such pingo as they may seeet,lttnd certify in the poll-book, which shall be a record of thb proccediruts at skid election, substantially, to manner and form, sm_hereinafter directed. . • _ The polls shall be opened as early RA practicable on said day, and remain open at least throe hours, and, if necessary, In 'the opinion of the judges of election. in order to reetive the votes of all the electors, they may keep the polls upon until raven o'clock in the afternoon of said day; proclamation thereof shall be made at, or before, the opening of the pulls, and one hour before deem them. SEC. 4. Iletore bj,eu n the day of election, the eleOtors present. at each of the places aforeemd, shall elect, ern rota three per sona present at the time, and having the qual ifications of electors, for She judges of said election, and the judges so elected, shall then appoint two of the persons present, who shall be qualified, to net ns clerks of said election ; and the judges Omit propose boxes, or other re ceptacles, for the ballots. Sac. 5. Before any votes shall be received, said judges and clerks shall each take an oath, or affirmation, that he nil! perfonn the duties of judge or clerk, as the case may be, of said elec tion, according to law, and to this beet of his abilities, and that he will studiously endeavor to prevebt fraud, deceit or abuse, in conducting the name, *hieh oath, or affirmation, any of the said judges, or, clerks,illb elected, or appointed, may administer to each other; and the same shall be in writing, or partly written end partly printed, and signed by said judges and clerks, and certified 40 by the party administering the same, and attached to; or entered upon, the poll book, and there signed sad certified, as afore said. bee. B. All elections shall be by ballot,and the judges of elections may, and upon challenge of any voter, shall cesium°, under oath, or affiroua tita,, the applicant to vote, (which oath, or affir mation, any of said judges may administer,) in respect to his right to vote, and his qualifications to tote in the particular mord, precinct, city, boning:l4 township, or county of this state, in which lie claims residence; and before re ceiving any vote, the judges, or a majoiity of them, shall be satiskeit, that such applicant is a qualified voter of such place. Sec. 7. Sepatate pelf-Woks shall be kept, and separate returns made„ far the voters of each city, or county; the poll-books shall name the company and regiutiVit, and the place, post, ur hospital, in which such election is Bent; the county and township, Oily, borough, ward, pre cinct. or election district of each voter shall Ito endorsed opposite his neme on the poll-books each clerk shall keep one of said poll.books, so that there may be a double list of voters. Sec, 8 Each ticket shall have written or print ed, or portly written and paq printed thereon, the names of all the officers which may pro perly be voted for, at said election, for which the said elector desires to vote. Sac. 9. That I,he judges, to whom any ticket shall be delivered, shall, upon the receipt there of, pronounce with an audible voice the name of the elector, and if no objection is made to him, and the judges aro satisfied that said elector is a citizen of the United States, and legally en , titled, according to the constitution and laws of this State, to vote at said election, shall imme diately put said ticket in the box, or other recep tacle therefor ' without inspecting.. the names of persons voted for; and the clerks shall enter the name of the elector on the poll-hook of his cottn ty, ward, precinct, city, borough or township, and county of his residence, substantuslly, in pirrsuance of the fonn hereinafter given. Sec. 10. At the close of the polls, the number of voters shall be counted and sot down at the list of voters, and certified and signed by the judges, and attested by the clerks. See. 11. After the poll-books are signed, the ballot-box shall be opened, and the tickets, _therein contained, shall be taken out, ohe at a time, by ono of the judges, who shall read dis tinctly, while the ticket remains in his hand, the name, or names, therein contained, for the seve ral officers voted for, and then deliver it to the second judge, who shall examine the same, and Miss it tosthe third judge, who shall ,'ring - the vote for each county upon a separate thread, and carefully preserve the same; the same method hall be pursued, as to each ticket taken out, un til all the votes are counted. Sec. 12. WheneVer two or more tickets shall be found deceitfully folded, or rolled together, neither of such tickets shall bo counted ; and if a ticket shall contain snore than the proper num lac of stamen, for the shine °aloe, it shall be con sidered fraudulent, as to all the mimes designa ted for that office, but no further. Sac. 13. As a check in counting, each clerk shall keep a tally list for each county from which votes shall have been received, *filch tally list shall constitute a part of the poll book. Sac. 14. After the examination of the tickets shall be completed, the number of votes for each person, in the Bounty poll books as aforesaid, shall be enumerated. under tRe inspection of the judges, and set down as hereinafter provided, in the form of the poll-book. ' Sec. j 5. The following shall substantially be the form of the poll-books, to be kept by the Judie% and clerks of the election, filling in the blanks carefully . Poll book of the election held on the Beyond Tuesday of October, one thousand eignt llun dred and , (or other" election day, the ease may ho,) by the . qualified electdra of County, (or city,) state of rengsylvii, kin) in Company) ,of the regiment of Pennitylrintia volunteen, (or as they case may be,) held at (awning the place, pelt, or hospi tal,) A B, 0 D =on ld F, being duly elected as judges of said election, and .14 K and L M, hold* duly appointed.= clerks of said election, were severally sworn , or alarmed, as pqr Eprtincates (herewithe returned, Number and names of the electors *citing, and their county, oily, borough, township, ward, or precinct, of residenqe Ntrefrit B, county of , township of NO. 2, OP. eountyof , township of It Is herehy eertilled that the number or elee- =ZEE BELLEFONTE, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4; 1864. tors ' county; Pennsylvania, voting at this 'looting' amounts to A 11, 4 I), E F, Judges of Election =II Attsst, J K, ' L M, Clerks Form of certificate of oath, of Judge,' and olericsa • ' ' We,q B; CD and E F, judges of this election, and .1 K and L M, clerks thereof, do each sevei allylwear, for affinn,) that wo will ilbly perform the duties of judges and, clerks of said election, severally acting as alapvajel, forth, according to law, and to the hest orot' and that we will .tediously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, or abuse, In conducting the same. R, L Clerks. I hereby certify that C D, R F, iudges,Ar.d 7 sad T., M„elerks„were, before proceeding to take any votes at naid election, first duly" sworn, day of ' , Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and • .A D, Judge or olootioa. !certify thnt A If, judge aforesbid, was else so sworn, or affirmed, by mo. Witness my hand the dote before written. J K, Clerk of elCetintts, Sze. 18.. A totem, in writing, shall be made in ?mol poll-book, setting forth in words, at iondth the whole number of ballots east far eacil";:ffice, (except ballots rejecte.l,) the name of each person %clod for, and the number of lutes given to each person, for each different -office; which return shall to certified us correct, signed f by the judges and attested by the clerks. Such a return shall Le substantially as follows: it -- iktirwittortion Enid by the el ...to. s vfioospenytint' reTiment of Pennsylvania sod- ISM 05, a. I g ,e p aro held) there were (naming the number in words at length) votes east for the offlec - of govern or. of which A B had votes, C D had VIII1Vi; for seinttoF, votes"wero 13 F had ecteo, CI II had votes, L had votes . ; and in the same "rnanner, as to any oilier ollioes toted for. At the end of the retjArti, thajwigea all .c.cr, W, in as folios's. giving, if ollieds, their rank and number of their regiment nod or aftmed, lis 4 aforesaid : Witness my hand this Company, viz! A true return of the election, held as afore said, on the day of Anne Domini ono thousand eight hundred and A 11, Captain eomponv A, ono hundred and thir ty-fird regiment. Featisvivania. volunteers. C 1), company 11, one h4iiiiiiia—nni--thact,y...first regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers. E F, comPanY A, ono hundred and thirty-first regiment, Pennsylvania volunteors- Atlek, Judge of election. I i M, Clerks. Sue. 17. After canvassing the voles, in man ner aloresaid, the judges shall put, in an envef opc, one of the poll-bißiks; yrith its tally list,and r.tnrn. to each city, or county, together vilest:the tickets, and transmit the slime, properly solittli up. and directed, through the nearest-post °thee or by express, at soon as possible thereafter, to prothonotary of the court of common pleas of the city; or county. in which such electors would have voted, If nut in the military service afore said, (being the city ur county fur which ilia, poll book was kept,) and the other poll-book of' said city, or county. enclosed in an envelope,and properly directed, shall he delivered to one of the commissioners, hereinafter provided for, if such commissioner calls for the same in ten days, and if not so called fur, the name shall be transmitted by mail, or by express, as soon as possible there after, to the secretary of the cmpUtonwealth, who shall carefully preserve the salLI., and on demand nt the proper prothonotary, deliver to said pro thonotary,deltver to iaid proldionotary.under his hand and ollicifil seal, a certified copy of the re turn of votes, so ttansiuittod to, and received by hnr. for said city, or county, of which the de mandant is piothonotary. tide. It). Tho return judges, of the several counties, shall adjourn to meet at the places, now directed by law, on the third Friday, after any general or presidential election, for tho purpose of Mini in,v the liullitera' vole f unit whon two or more menace are connected in the election, the nmetiiig of the judges, for each county, shall be postponed, in such case, until the Friday fol. owing. Sec. 20. The return judges, so met, shall include, in ti cir ennincention, the s oters so re: turned, and thereupon shall proceed, in all re spocts, in the like manner as is pros ided by law. in cases where all the yaw:shall have been pit en at the usual place of election. Prorated, That the seyeral courts of this commonwealth shall have the same power and authority to investigate and determine, iilLqiiestions of fraud or illegality in relation to the voting of the soldiers, as aro now vested in said courts, with regard' to ques tions orfrauil and illegality, arising from the voting of persons. not in military service, under !.ho present laws relating thereto. Sec. 21. In glee/lions for electors of president and vice president of the United States, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the common • wealth, to lay before the governor all the returns received by hjm, from any election, as aforesaid, who shall compare the same with the comity returns, and add thereto all such returns as shall appear, on such comparison, not to be con ta tiled in said county returns, in °Very case, where sail military returns, for such counties, shall have been received by said secretary, nt a period too Into for transmitting them to the proper pro thonotary, in timo for the action of the judges of the said counties. Sec. 22. All said elections skull be nult,Rict to contest, in the same manner as is now provided by law ; and in all eases of contented elections, all logal retthns, which shall have been 14,111 fide forwarded by said judges, in the manner herein before prescribed, shall be counted land estima ted, although the mono may not have arrived, or been received by the proper officers, to bo counted and estimated, in the manner hereinbefore di rected, beforp issuing the certificates of election to the persons appearing do hare a majority of the votes then received, and the said returns shall be subjelit to all such objections, an other returns are liable tsw et hen received in due time. Sac. 23. Id shall be the duty of the secretary of tire Commonwealth to cause to be printed a sufficient number of„copies of this act, with such extracts from the general election law, as shall be deemed important to accompany the same, and blank forms of poll-books, with tally lists and returns, as prescribed in this act. which, with Una necessary postage stamps, to defray fixpen. ties and postage on returns, shall, in sufficient time, before any such election, be forwarded, by said secretary, at the expense of the Coinueon weal th, by Com m m issiou ere, or otherwise, as shall be deemed most certain to insure delivery there of, to the captain,. or commanding officer, -of each eompanyor in ease of dotatehed voters, to tbq officer having charge of the post, or hospital who 'WI &fain the same until the day of oleo, Idea, and thentdeliver the same ,to the judges elected,as plevided in this act : Provided, That no Election shall be Invalidated, by reason of the neglect, or failure, of the said secretor . ) , to cause the delivery of said poll-hooks to the proper persons, as aforesaid. Sec. 24. That for the purpose of more effect. tually carrying out the provisiolq of this act, the governor shall have power to appoint and commission, under the great spa) or the com monwealth, such number of oomaissioners hav ing the qualifications of men felector, in this state, as he shall deem necessary, not exceeding ono to each regiment of Pennsylvania soldiers in the Service of this state, or of the United S tates, and shall apportion tho workasnong,the commission age and supply,such vacanolos as may occur in their number, Beth oommlasionen, before they act, shall tate end subscribe an oath or Iditrgifr• tie's, and ammo the same to belled with the moo: rotary of the to the fbilovan_g eorandieloner, under the act to regulate elootionirbj , seldletir in setdal milltarifierrice, do solemnly swear, (or aM,,) that !will support the Constitution of the Mated usTerit MIMI= nara nizmuL i ta 1173M1=1"." Mates. told tha commonwealth of Pettnsylva_pin and in artially, fully and without rofeancer to political preference;, or results, 'perform, to the beet of enyttriewledge and tattity,-thediitiewira postukon nao by the said act; and that I will studiously endeavor to Prevent frau 1, deceit and abuse, not only, in the erections to be held under the same,but in the returns thereof?' ;And if any commissioner appointed by, or under, this net, shall knowingly iolato hie duty, or know ingly omit, orvfail, to do his duty, under this act, or-violate any pactof his oath, or affirmation, ho titian he liable to an indietmen't for perjury; in the ' proper county, and uptin conviction, shall be pun lotted by a tine, not taceeiling ono thuilsand dol -1 tars, or imprisonment in the penitentiary; at labor t4t exceeding one 4irr, or bOth, in the discretion the court. , 4 Sc. 25.141 t altail be the day of such commis sioneri'dititvltt, ee ppusticabln, at least rota of the co or khicact,linad other ektracta of laws. public as herelithaftire directed, and at least two blank forms otinll book+, tally lista mid re turn+, ectrusted to them, tut mentioned in the tweoty-t hint section of this act, to tlttrcomman ding officerworeveey company, or part of com pany, of Yonnaylvania -soldiers, in the actual milttary, or naval +ervico of the United Staten, or of this state, and to makoNmitablo orange ments and provision for the opening of polls, un der this act, it shall also be the duty of, said commissior ers, us soon as practicable, after the Ally of election to call upon Oa judges of the election, and proem, ono poll book, containing the returns of the election, and safely to preserve the sante, not only fr itn loss, but from alteration and deli er the some, o about delay, to the see chary of tile commonwealth. '" A B, C D,.. E F, 11:= SEC. 25. Said commi.sioners shall receive in full compensation for their services under this act, ten cents per mile, in going too and return ing film their reopeetive regiment., estimating, literittittntricarfltirreltrtrrralt - 611111t It 7ic7Eiiy - made the duty of the auditor general and state iu the Paine manner nK other claims are now au dited and paid, by rile ; all commanding nod other olTleors4re revinted to aid the commis uppiaUra, and to give them all proper faeiliticP, to enable them to calrry out Idie design and intention of thier net. See. 27. No mere informality na the manner of carrying out,sir.exocututg-auy -a-411.4—} stone of rids net, shall invalidate any election held under the 0111110, or authorize the rani . / thereof, to he rejected or set abide, nor shall any , failure, on the part of the commissioners, to roach or visit any regiment i r company, or part of company, or the failure of any company to vote, in, alida.to any election which nifty ho liclu wider this aid. SEC. 2S. The Pevcral officer,, author' o conduct such election, shall have tho like pow— ers, and they, as Well as other persons, who may attend, Vote or titter Ist %de . , at such election. shall bo subject to the like penalties and reAric lions as arc declared and provided in the erase f the usual , eleetion : and all of the provibtons c the general election laws of this state, so far as applicable, and.not inconsistent with the pro visions of this act, nor sopplied thereby, shall apply to all eleetions held dieter this act. Sre. 2sl. Ni, compensation shall be allowed to any judge or clerk, under this act. Sze. 30. When the sheriff of any city or county shall issue his proclamation for an elec tion, fora presidential, congressional, district, city, county or State election, under the laws of This state, he shall transmit, immediately, co pies thereof, to the field officers and senior cap tains in the service, aforesaid from said city or cone ty. See. 31. The tram of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may he necessary, is here by appropriated from the general revenue, to iib paid anon the order of the sekretary of the commonwealth, to carry Clio law Into effect. St.c. 32. When any of tho electors mentionta in the first section of this tot, less than ten in number, shall be members of eoinparileg of anoth er state or territory, or, for any sufficient and le gal entree,-shall be separated from their proper company, or shall be nr any hospital, Hui y yard, °see', ur on recruiting, provost, or other duty, whether within or without this State, un- der such circumstances as shall render it prob able that ho, or they, will be unable to rejoin their proper company, or to be present at his propre place of election, on or before the day of elections, therein mentioned, said elector, or electors, shall have a right to vete in the follow ing miinner. ' • 61:c. 33. The voter aforesaid, is hereby au thorized, before the day of election, to deposit his ballot, omballott, proper') folded, as requir ed by the general election laws of tins 'tato, or otherwise, as the voter may choose, in a sealed enrol pe, together with a written or printed en- I elope. togetbdt with a written or printed, or 'curtly written and partly printed, statement, colitailliag the name of the voter, the county, too nship, borough or a ard, of which .ho is . a resident, and a written or printed authority, to some qualified voter in the election district, of which said voter is a resident, to cast the bal lots, contained in said envelope, for him, on the d.ly of said election. Saul statement and au thority to be signed by tho said voter, and at tested by the commanding, or somecommissign ad officerol the company of .which he is ‘ ii mein' the case of a private, and of some corns missiohed officer of the regiment, in the rase of an officer, irony clench officers are conveniently aceessible, and if otherwise, then by Some other witness; and there shall 10, accompany thud ballots, an affidavit of said voter, taken before sines one of the officers aforesaid, and in the ab sence Of such tifficers, before sonic other person duly authorized to administer oaths, by any law of this state, that he is a qualified voter in the election district in which lie proposes/ to vote, that is in the actual military service of the United States, or of this state, describing the organization'.o which it belongs, that he has nut sent his ballots to any other person or persons, than the one in such nutt•iirity mentioned, dust he will not offer to vote as any poll, which may be opened on said election day, it any place whatsoever, and that lie is note. &stater, and has not been dishonorably dismissed from ser vice, and that ho is now stationed at in the state of . Said sealed envelope. containing the ballots, statement, authority and affidavit as aforesaid, to bo sent to the proper person . , by mail or otherwise, having written or printed on the outside, across the sealed part thereof, the words "soldiers ballot for twp., (borough or word,) in the county of