The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-21
THE SOLDIERS VsTE.
To, the FStvnds of LimcolE and johnson
IN Pennsylvania.

To, the FStynds of LimcolE and Johnson |
IN Pennsylvania.
n A. Of the utmost importance 70 get run vote
Al our gallant soldiers in the army Tor our county |
e,cFets al me October election. A.. |
,s.ton vii he furnished by The state government
The work Of finding out no are T fenobliuG
N ,is necessary that every soldier from every |
sSdssdj should be assessed at home, and the nomt-
nal tax Of cents paid for each 70 enable him 10
'on payment OF the tax the collector must give a |
receipt in the name Of the soldier II you can, ger |
duplicate receipts, and send one 70 the soldier by
letter, and request him, II he votes BY proxy, 70
enclose his receipt IN lhe envelope Win h's pIoAyi
Tickets should be provided by each county, ana |
sent to the field by The Commissioners appointed |
by the Governor and by letter direct to the Soldiers
In order TO secure fun assessment IL VIII be
necessary for friends in each district 70 make
athorough and immediate can vass OF their respec-
tye districts, in order to find out The names OF |
syery soldier therein who is entitled vote, and
We counsel our friends to attend to this az once
The method OF assessment is pointed out IN sec |
non 40 OF the act recently passed, via
Section 40. shall be the duty Of every assessor
within this commonwealth, annually, 70 assess and |
return I'M the manner now required by law, |
county tax Of ten cents upon each and every non
commissioned officer and private, and the usual |
taxes upon every commissioned officer, known by |
them to be in the military service OF the United
states or OF this State, IN the army and when any
omission shall occur, the omitted name shall be-
added by such assessors 10 the assessments and lists
of voters, the application of any citizen OF the
election district or precinct wherein such soldier
might would, have a right 10 vote, II not
in such service as aforesaid and such non
commissioned officers aud priyates shall be exc
empttrom all other personal taxes during their
continuance in such service and said assessors
SHALL in eacn and every case of such assessed
soldiers officers, without fee or reward there
for, give a certificate Of such regular or addi-
tonal assessment to any citizen the election dis
trict'or precinct who may at any time demand the
same; aud upon the presentation thereof 10 the tax
collector OF SAID district, or the treasurer of the
said county, It shall be the duty of such oheer TO
. receive said aseessed tax of and from any person
therein named, and to endorse upon such ceruh-
cate receipt therefor; and il shall also be the duty
of said collector county treasurer 20 receive
said assessed tax from any person who may offer
10 nav the same for any OF said officers or soldiers
without requiring certificate OF assessment
when the name Of such person shall have been
duly entered upon the assessment books and tax
duplicates, and give receipt therefor to such per-
son, specially stating therein the name OF the sol
der or ofIcer whose tax IS thus paid the year for
which 1t assessed, and the date of the pay
ment thereof; which said certificate and receipt
or recent oniv shall De primo facia evidence to
any election or board provided for by this act
before which the same may be offered, OF the
due Assessment OF the said tax against and the
payment thereof by, the soldier or officer
therein named, offering the same as aiore-
said but said election board shall not be thereby
precluded from requiring other proof of the right
o. vote specified by this act or the general eec-
I on laws OF tins commonwealth; and if any of
std assessors. collectors or treasurers shall ne
Elsct or refuse to comply with the provisions OF
This section or 20 perform any of the duties therein
enioIned upon them or either of them, he or they
30 Offending shall be considered and adJudged
guilty Of a Inisdemeanor in office, and shall, on
s. G6on viction, be fined in any sum not less than
'}fwenty nor more than two hundred dollars; Pro-
y vided, That the additional assessments required to
be made by the above section the city OF Phila-
y delphia stall be made application Of any ciu-
9hken of the election district precinct thereof
1npon oath affirmation of such citizen, to be ad-
k;nnstered by the assessor, that such absent sol
yder citizen of the election district precinct
wherein such assessment is required by such cIti-
zen to be made.
II any assessor refuses to perform his duty, ap.
ply TO him the penalties herein pointed out.
II is OF great importance TO have the army vote
secured for the October election, because the No
Vember election is materially influenced by that m
October, aud II carry the state at the first cleo
tion, we are sure to do SO at the second F.,
There is a class Of soldiers who are away from
81 fhelr companies and regiments, on detached duty
In hospitals in the Veteran Reserve Corps, &c.
and the election law provides that ghereuer there 4
less number than ten soldiers at me place. they
1or them. The mode is pointed out by law.
Section 30. When any of the electors mentioned
in the first section OF this act less than ten IN mum
ber, shall be members of companies of anothe
State or territory, OF, for any sufficient aud lega
shall he separated from their proper com
pany, or shall be in any hospital, navy-yard' YES
sci, or recruiting provost or other duty, whe
ther within without this State, under such cir
cuInstances shall render It probable that ne O
they will be unable 10 rejoin their proper company
or to be present at MS proper place OF eecuon, %
OF before the day Of elections therein mentioned
said elector electors shall have right to vote II
the following manner:
Section 80 The voter aforesaid is hereby au
thorzed, before the day of election, TO derosit ht
ballot or ballots, properly folded as required y
the general election laws of this state, or other
wise, as the voter may choose, in a sealed en-
yelope, together with Wrltteh OF P, Plin,'u' 49, .
partly written OF partly printed statements con
tanning TIE name Oh Lue NOleIi lllt NpuhhJ1 W
ship, borough or ward OF which ne Is res resl
dent, and written or printed authority 70 som
qualified voter in the election district OF whlc
said voter is a resident cast the ballots cor
tanned in said envelope for him on the day
be signed by the said voter, and attested by q
commanding or some commissioned officer
ease of a private, and of some commissions
officer OF the regiment in the case Of an officer,
any OF such officers conveniently accesstbl
and If otherwise then by some other witne-
and there shall also accompany said ballots d
uaraH 81 MID WnfRr lion kaInW nu
the officers aforesaid, and in the absence Of su'
officers, before some other person duly anthoriS
he is qualified voter in the election district
which he proposes TO vote, that he Is IN the aetn u
military service of the United States, or Of th
State, describing the organization 20 which he b
longs, that he has not sent his ballots to any ON
person or persons than the one in such authori
mentioned, that he will not offer 70 vote at al
poll, which may be opened on such elecuon d9
at any place whatsoever, and that he Is not d
serer, and has not been dishonorAbly dismiss
from the service, ana that he is now stationed
- in the State of ---. Said sealed euyeloI
containing the ballots, statement authority Al
affidavit as aforesaid, 10 be sent 10 the proper p'
son, by mail or otherwise, having written print
on the outside, across the sealed part thereof, :
rough or sardl i'm the county of ---.n
Section a. The eleetor to whom such ballot shi
sent shall, on the day of election and whilst Z
polls of the proper district are open, deliver
Envelope received, unopened, TO the proper ele
ton officer who shall open the same ia the pre-
ence of the election board, aud deposit the ballc
therein contained, together with the envelope Al
accompanying papers, other ballots are depo
ted. and said board shall count and canvass q
same in the same manner as other votes cast
said election; ahd the person delivering the slr
may, the demand Of any elector, be compell
70 testify, oath, that the envelope so deliver
by him is In the state as when received
him, and that the same has not been opened or O
contents thereof changed or altered IN any way
him.
These proxies must be here before me second Tas
day Of Ocf0Jer, 80 that whatever is done to sccu
them must be done nor.
Let our frieucs ia each district, in their canvl
for this purpose, ascertain the names and address
all who are detached, that they cannot vote wi
their brethren In the army aud send blank proN,
70 them, with tickets, so thai the blanks may
filled ana returned in time Tor ae October ele
tion.
Blank proyics can be had ON application 20 q
Chairman OF the County Committee.
We can upon our friends throughout the So
10 take this matter in hand at once aud push 90
gorCusly 20 com pleuou.
p Having secured 20 the soldier the right 10 so
let 20 80 that he has every possible oppol
NIFTY Of exercising that right az the October el
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