The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-19
DiSfra nc hiSe ment Of DeSerterS
---An Important Bill.


houses of the Pennsylvania Legis lature.
Judges and inspectors of elections, as we'll
as all voters, should give it an attentive
perusal, and faDl;liarize themselves with
it's provisions:-
A further supplement to the election laws
of this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, BY the act of Congress of
the United States, entitled can act to
amend the several acts heretofore passed
to provide for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, and for other purpo-
ses," aud approved March 3D., 1865, all
persons who have deserted the military
or naval service of the United States, and
who have Dot been discharged or relieved
from the penalty or disability therein
provided, are deemed and taken to have
voluntarily relinquished and forfeited
their rights of citizenship and their rig hts
to become citizens, and are deprived of
exercising any rights of citizeus thereof
And whereas, persons not citizens OF
the United States are not, under the
constitution and laws of Pennsylvania
qualified electors of this Commonwealth
SEC l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives o: the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in General
Assembly met, ami il is hereby enacted
by the authority Of the same, That In all
elections hereafter to be held in this Com
monw ealth, it shall be unlawful for the
Judge or inspectors of any such election
to receive any ballot or ballots from any
person or persons embraced in The provi-
! IL
posed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd. 1865, and 1t shall be unlawful
for any such person to offer to vote any
ballot or ballots
SEC. 2. That if any such judge and
inspectors of election, or any of them,
shall receive or consent to receive any such
Unlawful ballot or ballots from any such
disqualified person, he or they so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, be shall,
for each offence, be sentenced to pay u
fine of not less than one hundred dollars,
and to undergo an imprisonment In the
jai! of the proper county for not less than
sixty days.
SEC. 3. That if any person deprived Of
citizenship, aud disqualified as aforesaid,
shall, at any election hereafter to be held
in this commonwealth, vote, or tender to
the officers thereof, and offer to vote, a
Ballot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanoF,
and on conviction thereof IN any Court OF
Quarter Sessions of this Commonwealth,
shall for each offence be punished in like
manner as provided in the preceding
section of this act in the case of officers
o. election receiving such unlawful ballot
or ballots.
SEC. f. That if any person shall here
after persuade or advise any person OF
persons, deprived of citizenship and dis
qualified as aforesaid, t0 offer any ballot
or ballots to the officers Of any election
hereafter to be held in this common wealth,
such person so offending shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any Court of Quarter Sessions of
this commonwealth, shall be punished in
like manner as is provided in the second
section of this act in the case OF officers of
such election receiving such unlawful
ballot or ballots.
SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty of
the Adiutant General of this Common
wealth to procure, from the proper officers
of the United States. certified copies of
all rolls and records containing official
evidence of the fact OF the desertion of
all persons who we're citizens of this Com
monwealth, and who we're deprived of
citizenship and disqualified by the said act
OF Congress of March Sd, 1865, aud to
cause to be recorded and preserved, in
books to be provided and kept for chat
purpose in his Office, full and complete
exemplifcations of such rolls and records,
and to cause true copies to be made there
of and furnished TO the clerks of the
] several Courts of Quarter Sessions Of this