Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-17
THE DEsERTER Law.

We would call the especial attention Of
the Copperhead Sherifs, Of tie differ
ent counties, to the following provisions
Of the Disfranehising act which they are
required to publish in their Election Proc
lamation
WHEREAS, BY the act Of the Congress Of
the United States, entitled, AN act to
amend the several acts heretofore passed to
pr vide for the enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes and
approved March third, enc thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fve, all persons who have
deserted the military or naval service Of the
United States, and who have not been dis
charged or relieved from the penalty OF disa-
bihty therein provided are deemed and
taken to have voluntarily relinquished and
forfeited their rights Of citizenship and their
rights TO become citizens, and are deprived
OF exercising any rights Of citizens thereof /,
and
WHEREAS, Persons not citizens of the Uni
ted States are not, under the constitution
and laws OF Pennsylvania, qualified electors
Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION !, BE a enacted, ETC. That in all
elections hereafter to be held In this Com
monwealth, is 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 provisions and sub
ject to the disability imposed by said act of
Congress, approved March third, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-hye, and it
shall be unlawful for any such person to Of
fer to vote any ballot or ballots
SEC. , That if any such judge and in
spectoTs OF election, or any one 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, he shall
for each offense be sentenced to pay fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars, and to
undergo an imprisonment inthe Jail OF The
proper county for not less than sixty days.
SEC. 8. That any person deprived Of
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid
shall, at any election hereafter to be held in
this Commonwealth, -ote or tender to the
officers thereof, and offer to vote, ballot or
ballots, any person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of amisdemeanor aud on CON
viction thereof, in any court of quarter ses-
sions of this commonwealth, shall, for each
offense, be punished in ike manner as Is
provided in the preceding section Of this act
in the case of officers Of election receiving
snch unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid to offer any ballotor ballots to the
officers of any election hereafter to be held
in this Commonwealth, or shall persuade or
advise any such officer to receive any such
ballot or ballots from any eperson deprived
Of citizenship, such person so offending shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof in any court Of quarter ses-
sions of this Commonwealth, shall be pun
ished 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.
The following section makes it obligatory
upon the SherilTs to publish the foregoing
preamble and sections
SEC. g. That It shall BE- the duty fthe
&haifS IN the scrHoi counties Of tbs Com
Hop3reaJH 10 iase.t IN their py0clGmatjoas
~ c}ccfious hereafter 70 be heid the first to,g'
scctioaS Of this act, 1gib ftePreambie thereof:
end upon coarictioR Of dly tfoiatio1l Of d5e
requirement Of HtiS section, any SherB
shall be deemed guiIty Of q m&demeaRor IA
QBice, and shall Be punished M }ike nldaney as
HcoBiUses prohibited by tie second third
md fourth sections Of this act are ptgt5sta-
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