The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-09-27

Of citizenship. and their rights to become citi-
zens, and are deprived of exercising any
rights of citizens thereof:
| And DhereaS, Persons, not citizens of the
United States. are not, under the conslitu-
tion and laws of Pennsylvania, qualified elec-
tors OF the commonwealth:
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the Com
monwealh Of Pennsylvania in General As
sem6ty met, and ii as hereby enacted by au-
thOrity of the same, That in all elections
hereafter to be held in this commonwealth,
1t shall be unlawful for the Judge or inspec-
tors of any such election to receive any bal
lot, or ballots, from any person, or persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to
the disability, imposed by said act of Con-
gress. approved March third, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-fve, and it shall be
unlawful for any such person to vote any
ballot, or ballots.
SECTION 2. That if any such Judge or in
spec,ors of election, or any one OF them shall
receive, or consent to receive, any such un-
lawful ballot, or ballots, from any such dis
qualified 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 offence, be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than one hundred dollars, and to un-
dergo an imprisonment. in the Jail of the
proper county, for not less than sixty days
SECTION 3. That if any person deprived
of citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid,
shall, at any election, hereafter to be held
in this commonwealth, vote, or tender to the
officers thereof, and offer 10 vote, ballot, or
ballots, any person, so offending, shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and or conviction
thereof, in any court of quarter sessions OF
this commonwealth, shall, for each offence,
be punished in like manner as is provided in
the preceding section of this act, in the case
OF officers Of election receiving such unlaw-
full ballot. or ballots.
SECTION 4. That ii any person shall here
after persuade, or advise, any person, or per-
sons deprived of citizenship, and disqualified
as Aforesaid, to offer any ballot, or ballots. to
the officers Of any election, hereafter 10 be
held in this commonw ealth, or shall persuade,
or advise, any such officer to receive any bal
lot, or ballots, from any person deprived of
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid,
such person, so offending, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction lhereor,
in any court of quarter sessions of this COM
monwealth, shall be punished in like man.
ner as is provided in the second section Of
this act, in the case of officers of such elec-
ton receiving such unlawful ballot, or bal
lots.
SECTION 8. That it shall be the duty of the
sheriffs, in the several counties of this CON-
monwealth, TO insert in their proclamations
of elections, hereafter to be held, the first
four sections Of this act, with the prea mble
thereof, and upon conviction of any violation
OF the requirement of this section, any sher-
if shall be guilty of misdemeanor in Office,
aud be punished in like manner as the Of
fences prohibited by the second, third and
fourth sections Of this act are punishable.
The law regulating the election of Presi-