American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-09-19

who shall hold amy oice OF profit or trust under tue
Government of the United Sates or Of this State, Or
ofany city or Incorporated district, whether COM
nlissioned officer agent. who shall be employ
ed under the Legislative EXECUTIVE or Judiciary de-.
raftment of his >tite Of the United States any
city or incorporated district, and also that every
bef of Congress and the Ste Legislature, and Of the
Select or COMMON Council of any city, Commits
sioners qf nnf incorporated district is by law inca
pabe Of holding exercising at the time the of
any election OF this Comm onweath and that no Judge
Inspector other officer Of such election shall be e
| i2isie TO any onise when voted for
And the said Act Of Assembly, entitled "An Act
| rleating TO the elections Of this commonwealth,
pissed july ID, 1899 provides as foilows, To wit
.'That the Judge aud inspectors, chosen as lfo-e-
said, shall meet at their respective places appointed
for holding the election Ia the disrietto which they
respectively belong, before oe lock in the.inornins
of tue Second Tuesday Of October in each aud
year and each Of the said Inspectors shall appoint
one clerk, who shall hr qnahed voter of said dis
| triet -
In case the person who should receive the second
highest number ofvoes tor Inspector shall not attend
the dly OF auy election, then the person shall
have received the seeond highest number of fr
Judge At he t At preceding election, shall act as In
spectur in his place aud IN the person who shall
have received the highest number Of votes for nspec
tor shall attend the present election Jud shall
appoint inspector In hs place, and In the perl
elected Jud shall not attend then the Inspector
who Re eived III. hiuh hes number of votes shaI ap
point a Judle In his place; and If any Vacancy slI
continue In the board for space OF hour after
the time lxed by law io the opening of the eiection
tn; qualified voters Of the township ward, district
Tor wuich such Offers shall have beeu elected present
at the place Of election, shall elect ons Of theft NUM-
/
"It shall be the duty or said Assessors respecivel
to attend at the plic, Of holding every general
| special or township election during the time said
election is open itr the purpose OF giving information
to the Inspectors I'd Judges. when called on, In
dtOn to te rights Of any Ierson Hssessed by them 10
vvt at such elections or Such other matter IN relation
10 the assessment Of voters as the said l.=peeturs
Jud either OF them, shall from time To time
! mo person shall he permitted to vote at any eec
/ Un ifor. lid, other than white freeman. of -
years more, who shaft have resided Ia ths State at
least year, aud la the election distrc. where he
oticrsto yut. least ter dJ immediately proceeding
| the lection and within Two wears paid .tte or
county tax, winch shall have been assessed at least
/ ten DAYS before the election; but ct zen OF the
| United states who had been previously d qualified
voter Of tins state and removed thpreirUn ard return
ed aud who shall have resided 10 tue election district
and paid taxes aforesaid shall be emitted TO vote
utter residing IN the Stne sia months ProViued that
the white frrenlen Citzrns OF the Umtd states, be-
tween the age of 81 aud - years and having resided
in this Stity yer, and ln the district ten dysas
aforesaid shall be enttl.d loVos alshous they have
| NOT paid taxes.
| Noluten Il all be entitled TO vote whose is
continued in The list oi taxable inhabilahis lurns
by the Commissioners unless lie produce reception
the payment, within two years, of STAGE or county
tax assessed agree tbll u the constitution or g'is sht
isfelury ey dence either his uath affirm On Of
another that he has paid such tax ON hiufc procure
such receipt shall make oath OF the payment thereof,
OF second IT he claims tu be an eecOi between the age
u a aud ~ years shall deposo cath affirmation
hat hn rs, m M stneut least one year next before
his apple Jn AMI make such proof oi his rssidenee In
the district required 10y tins Act aud thAl he does
veiy believe from the account given HIM, that he Is OF
qu by Isis Act; whCIeupOn, the name OF the person
as admitted vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical
is by the inspector, and note mnde opposite thereto
by writing lie word TAX, II lie shall be permitted
vote by reason OF having paid tax Or the wOid' Age,
II lac shall be admitted account OF his age and eIti
er ci-r the reason such vote shall bu cuiir on othe
clerks who shall make the llso note in tue list o voters
kept by tiiein
IN ai cases where the name of the person claiming to
lie is not found the lst furnished by tue Commits
suups aud Assessor OF his right 70 vote whether found
there OF not objected to b. one lddhcd citizen, it
luli hp lp %
on oath his qualcttOus anu 1! he claims 70
have restdrI in the state one yeT more, his oath
shall be sulicie proof thereof bn he shall IN ke pruu
by least competent witness, VINO sIa boa qlal
ed clectur that he mas resided IN the district for more
tina ten days noxt immediately pfece edins said
ou and shall himself swear O h buut hie residchce in
pufuure of his lawful calling witin the district ami
| n,,l Cr The purpose OF voting hcren'
.Jf any persOn shall present, or ATTEMPT TO prevent
an officer OF election unde, this aetG ON holding
such el ton, or use or threaten any Violence 10 any
such o shaii Interrupt or Improperly htstete
w.ti Inn, Ia the execution OF his duty, shall block
up, or attempt 10 blosk up the wihdJwi or the ave
une TO any window where the same my oe hol leu or
shall rutiusiy disturb the peace of sucn elccten
shall use or practice any Intimidation, threat force
! oT violence with tue design to influence uuduy, OF
overpower any elector, or t. prevent him fr,R voting
or Il, restrain the freedom oi hh choice, such person,
on conviction. shall be tned any sam not exceeding
bvp hundred dollars ami be Imprisoned u any time
not exceeding twelve mOntnsi and II shalt be shown
TO the Court where the trial of suGh ontnce shll ne
had TINT the person offending was not eldtnt OF
th. citv ward district or township where the sid
| offence was committed, and not entitled To vute
therein. then ou Cunv ton ne sudl ne stHteucCu 10
pay ane 1t les.th JneLuldred or III re thdn one
th9,,nd dotfs and 20 be lInp-is ned mot l.ss thun
SIX month. ncr more han two years
Mad If any persJrar persons Shdii h'ke ahy oet
or AZ ,upr upo the Tsuts of any ii, elton within this
LomInu Iwralt hor shall tfer To make amy such bel
tgcr, eithir by verbal prucldidtlon thereol' or
efwis he or they shall forfeit three times tue
! amount so bet or offered to bel -
..Ifan, pei sou not by law qWllihtd shall ltfadu-
lenty vote at any election within this Commonwealth
| or be ~ Otherwise quil'led, SUN vote out oI ms
| nj Iurp ti
vote the person persons so ufending, shall on con
| viction e fined any SUN not exceeding two hundred
dollars aud be imprisoned lot any leIm ho' executing
.sIf any person sh,l vote at more than election
district or otherwise fr udulenty vCt. aud deliver to
the Inspector two tickets tOgttner with hten to tlr-
cally vote or shall vote the saIue or II any pers IN
sh II advise procure another to do So he or they so
frnding shall, conviction, be ii ed in any y IN
not less than y, more than five hundred dnlifs
and be imprisoned for any term not less than three
| hor nIole tha Twelve months.
la acc liance with the provision, .; the sth section
! Of an act,nt Id a further supplement to TIE Flee
| tion laws Of this Commonwealth publish tue f1.-
WnERs,s, by the tct of the Congrei. Of ID, UnltcI
Sut5s eutitivd act to amend the several acts here
tofore ptsed TO provide or the enrolling aud calling
out the National forces and Tor other purposes, aud
| approved March third ono thousand eight Lundredan
sNty-hye, all persons who have deserted the military
service of the United states, and who have not
been discharged relieved from the penalty, or disi-
biiity therein provided are dtemei, and taken 10 have
Voluntarily rcnqushed aud forfeited, their rights of
citizenship, and their rights to become citizens and
deprived OF exercise ug any rights of citizens thereof:
And tOhsrets, Persons, not citizens Of the United
Stltes under tho Constitution and laws Of Penn
! sylyania qualified electors of tins Commonwealth:
SfCIIvN /. BE Il enacted, DC. That in al elections
hereafter to be held in this Commonwealth il shall be
unlIw f fur the Judge o Inspector Of amy such election
10 receive any ballot ballots from any person per
sons embraced the PROVISIONS aud subject 10 the dis
sbili y, imposed ny said act Of Congress approved
March third, thousand eight hundred and sixty ynye,
and shall be unlawful for any such pefson TO uer 10
vote any ballot, or baots,
SEC ION That II any such Judge and inspectors Of
election, or one OF them shall receive OF consent 10
eve, any such unlawful ballot, or ballots from sny
such d quahed person. he or tiey so offending shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof IN any cJut uf qUa,ter sessions of this Com
mOnweilth, he SHALL for each offence, be sentenced 10
pay nue. Of than one hundred dOllar., and to
undI rgD imprisonment, m the Jail VI tue proper
county, for not less than sixty days
SECTION That II auy person DEF rived Of citizenship,
and disqualified aiheslid siiaii any election,
hereafter TO he held in tns Comm nwea tn, vote,
tender to the officers thereof, and offer TO vote, bal
lot, ballots any person, offending, shall be deem
ed guilty of mi=demeanor. AMI On conviction thereof,
ia any court Of quarter sessions Of this Commonwealth
shall for each offence, he punished in ike manner
is provided IN the preceding section of this act, in the
Of officers OF election receiving such unlawful bal
10; or, ballots
suade or advise. any person, perpns, deprived Of
citizenship md disqualified Aforesaid. to offer any
ballot ballot, to the officers Il any election here
after To lie held in this Commonwealth, shall per-
suade advise any such officer u receive any ballot
or ballots from person deprived OF citizenship. and
disqualified aforesaid such person, Offending shall
be guilty of mis- emeaIof and upon Convection there