Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-09-26

ted States, are not, under the Constitution and
laws OF Pennsylvania, qualified electors OF TINS
Commonw ealth:
SECTION BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvs MIA in General Assembly met, and
il is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That in ali elections hereafter be held in this
Commonwealth, il shall beunlawful for III judge
or inspectors of any such election to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, or persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to the
disability, imposed by said act OF Congress, ap-
proved March Sd. one thousand eight hundred
and sixty FIVE, and it shall be uniawini Tor any
such person offer 10 vote any ballot, or ballots
SECTION 9 That if any such judge and inspec-
tors Of election any one of them shall receive,
or consent to receive. any such unlawful oaiiosor
ballots, from any such diSIuaided person ne or
they, SO offending, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, in any
court of quarter sessions Of this Commonwealth,
he shall. Tor each ohense. he sentenced 10 pay
fine OF not less than ore hundred dollars. and TO
undergo an imprisonment in the Jail of { he prop
er county. for not less than sixty dats.
SECTION } That if any person deprived of cit
izenShip, and disqualified aforesaid, shall. NJ
any election, hereafter to be held in this Com
monwealth vote, tender the officers thereof, and
offer to vote. ballot, ballots any person so OF
Tending. shall be deemed guilty OF msdemesR-
or, anu conviction thereof, in any court of
quarter sessions of this Commonwealth shall, for
each ofFense. be punished in like manner as is
provided in the preceding section of this act, in
case of officers of election receiving such unlaw-
full ballot or ballots.
SECTION {. That If any person shaif hereafter.
persuade. os adyise any person, or persons. de-
prived of citizenship. ana disqualified as afoEe-
said. TO offer any ballot, or ballots. 10 the officer
of any election, hereafter to be held in this Com
monwealth. or shall persuade or advise any such
officer to receive any ballot, ballots from any
person deprived of citizenship ana disqualified
as aforesaid, such person, offending, shall be
Srilty Of a misderneanOr, and upon conviction
thereof, In any court of quarter sessions in thfs
Commonwealth shall be punished in like manner
is prov jcd in the second section of this act in
the of officers OF such eiection receiving such
unlaw ballot, or ballots.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at all
elections in the several counties of this Com
monwealth.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted nv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylyania in General Assembly met, and
il is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the qualified voters ot the several election
distITctS of this Commonwealth. at all general,
township. borough and special eections.are here
by. hereafter thorized and required to vote by
tickets. pointed or written, partly printed and
partly written. scveraily classified follows
One ticket shall embrace the Of all judges
of courts voted for, ANA to be labelled outside
-,Judiciary; ticket shall etn brace the names
of the State officers voted for, and be labelled.
State; - one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted for, including office of
Senator. member and members of assembly. IL
I
! and be labelled county - ticket shall en-
brace the names of all township officers voted
! for. and be label lied township; one ticket shall
embrace the names of all borough officers voted
| for, and be labelled bo 'ough :" and each class
| shall be deposited in seperate ballot boxes.
| NOTICE Is FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, That
| all persons except Justices of the Peace, who
shall hold any Office or appointment of trust, un-
| der the government of the United States Of
this State, of any incorporated district whsth-
| a commissioned officer otherwiss a subor-
dinate officer agent. who is or shall be EN- =
| Dyed under the Legislative, Executive or Judi
cial Departments of this State or United States.
any city incorporated district and also that
| every member of Congress and of the State Legis-
| lature, or of the common select council OF any
| city, commissioners of any incorporated dis
| trict, are by law incapable of holding or exer-
| cising. at the same time, the ofice or apoint-
| ment OF Judge Inspector. or Clerk of any eles-
| tion of this Comm wealth.
And the Return Judges of the respective dis
tricts aforesaid requested to meet at the Court
| House. in the Borough of Clearfeld. on the First
| Fridav next after the said Second Tuesday OF No
Der, then and there to do those things required
| of them by law.
| GIVEN under my hand and seal, at Cearield
| this Twelfth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six
| and of the Independence of the United States the
| ninetieth. JACOB A. FAUST, Sheriff.