Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-07-20

hundred and sxty-four, for the purpose of
deciding upon the approval and ratification,
or rejection of said amendments which said
election shall be opened, held and closed /
upon the the day last afosesaid, at the places /
and within the hours at and within which !
the general elections of this Commonwealth |
are directed to be ol cned, held and closed ; I
and it shall be the duty OF the judges, iu- /
spectors. and clerks of each of the said (
townships, borougEs, wards, precincts and
districts TO receive at the said election, tick
cts not exceeding the number OF proposed !
amendments, eith9r written or printed, or
rartlv written and partly printed, from each
Of the qualified voters OF this State, who
NAV offe: the same and 70 deposite them in
! in a box or boxes. to be for that purpose
| provided by the proper officers which tick
! cts shall be, respectively, labelled unthe
/ tie outside. - First Amendment" - Second
Amendment - and - Third Amendment -
/ and those who are favOrah. 10 said amend>
ments, or any of them, may express their
! approval thereof by voting, each, as many
/ separate Hritten nr printed. or partly writ
ten and partly printed ballots or tickets as
| there are amcndmCndments approved by
| thcm, containing on the inside thereof. the
/ words " For the Amendment )" and those
who are opposed to such amendments, or
any of them. may express their opposition
ly voting e. many separate. written.
or printed, or partly printed and partly writ
zen ballots, or tickets, their are amends
ments not approved by them containing on
the inside thereof the words Against the
! Amendment :" the electors voting far or
! AGAINST tie first amendment shall be consid-
cred as voting for or against the proposed
fourth section to article three of the consti-
tuition, extending the right of suffrage to
soldiers electors voting for or against the
{ second amendment, shall be considered a5
voting for or against the proposed eighth
eection to article eleventh of the COnstitu-
/ ton and electors voting for or against the
thiId amendment shalt he considered as
f voting for or against the proposed ninth
: section tc article eleven Of the Constitution
SEC =. That the election on the propos-
f ed amendments, shall in all respects, be con-
: Quoted as the general elections Of tins Com
/ monwealth are now conducted; and it shall
: be the duty Of the return judges Of the re-
: sDcctive counties and districts thereof, first.
e having carefully asctrtaned the number OF
I votes Given for or against said amendments
{ in the manner aforesaid. to make out Gupll-
cate returns thereof, expressed ia words at
f length, and not in figures only: ore OF
G which returns, SO made, shall be lodged IN
the rrothonotnry's Office Of the court O!
4 common pleas Of the proper county, and the
q otA Aer sealed aud directed to the Secretary of
G the Commonwealth, aud 10y one Of such
Judges deposited, lolthwith, ia the most con
G venieut post Office, upon which postage shall
c be pre-, AID at the eZpeus. OF the proper
county.
e SEC. 8. That ii shall be the duty Of The
IL Secretary Of the Commonwealth, on the
twenty third day of August next, before
I,..-, 70 dol 70
,e the Speaker Of the Senate or the Speaker OF
Z. the House Of Representatives, the returns
OF tue said election, from the several coUn
lc ties If the common nwealth; an! the same
le shall on the same day and hour be opened
and published in the presence Of the mem
OF bcrs Of the Senate and House of REPRESENTA-,
at tives and tie number Of votes given for aEC
D against said amendments, respectively, shall
be carefully summed up and ascertained
Of and duplicate certificates OF the result, shall
he be signed by the Speakers ct the two houses
lt OLe Of the said certificates shall be delivered
to the Secretary of the commonwealth, wht
II shall cause the same t. be recorded and hleC
be in his office, and he other OF said certificate
nc slall he delivered to the Governor who shal
forthwithsissue hi; proclamation, dcclarin;
OF whether the said amendments, or either o
he them. have been approved and ratified by
majority of the QUALIFIED voters Of this Stat
Of vofing thereon Prorided. That it. for an
,I cause. a quorum Of either house Of the Legis
laturc shall not Le present at the day an
of hour above mentioned, then the said vote
b. shall be opened in the presence Of such mem
6ers of SAID houses rs shall be present an
in case of the absence OF the Speaker {
~ either Of said houses, the said certificate sha
"' be signed bv the Speaker present or, i
case OF the absence of both Speakers, b
2rs TIE Chief Clerks of both Houses, or either {
CT, them in the absence OF one of said clerks
nj SEC. A That the several duties require
lor to be performed by the saeritFs. commission
'n' ers. ccustables, Judges. inspectors. and a
- other officers whatever. IN and about ii
General elections Of this Com!nonw ealth sha
NJ be performed by such officers in and abol
of the election herein provided for and a
by nersons. whether officers or others, shall |
ch liable to the same punishment for the negle
i've Of duty or the commission Of any offence
lay in or about tie said election as they wou
me for the neglect Of like duty or the COMM
md sion of like offence at in or about the gener
rst elections of this Commonwealth
ord HENRY C. JOHNSON,
uI' Speaker Of the House of Representative
'th JOHN P. PENNY,
hu- Speaker of the Senate.
Tea APPROVED, The t,rcnty Third day gf Ap
ich Anno Don,im one thousand eight hund,
,;' 80 and sirty to"r.