North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-09-19
AN ACT
Regu lating the mode of voting at all elections, IN
the several counties of this Commonwealth.

Regulating the mode OF voting AT all elec'ons, III
| the several counties Of this Commonwealth
| SECTION L Be it enacted by the Senate and
! House OF REPRESENTATIVES IF the Commonwealth of
Pepps, ,lvania in General Assembly met and it is
hereby enacted by the authority OF The same, mat
the qualified voters of the severG counties OF this
| Commonwealth, at all general, township borough
and special elections are hereby, hareater author
| lied and required 70 vote, by tickets, prlntei or
written or partly printed and partly written sever
| aIlv classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
the Names of all judges OF courts voted for and to
| be labelled outside, '.judicia ry; one ticket ball
embrace the names Of all state officers voted for,
| and to be labelled, "stae;" one ticket shall en-
brace the names of all county officers voted Tor In
| cludng Office of senator, member, and members OF
assembly if voted tor and members of congress If
voted for. and he labelled, 'county;' ticket
shall embrace the names of all township officers vO-
| ted for and be labelled, 'Iownshp;" one ticket
| shall embrace the ramcs of all borough officers vO
ted for and be labelled, thorough :; and each class
shalt be deposited i'll separate baiIot-boxes'
| ANpwHEREAs, By the act of the Congress OF the
United States enSitled IAN act to amend the sew
eral acts heretofore passed to provide for the en-
| rolling and calling out the National forces and for
other purposes " and approved March third, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-hve, all pc ersons
who have deserted the military Or naval service OF
| the United States and who have not been dis
charged or relieved from the penalty or disability
J therein provided are ieemed, and taken, to have
voluntarily reIinauished and forfeited their rights
OF itizeashIp, and their right to become citizens
apd are deprived Of exercising any rights OF citizens
| thereof
Avn WHEREAS. Persons. not citizens of the United
| States are not under the Constitution and laws of
| Pennsylvania qualified electors Of this Common
| SrCTIoS |. Be it enacted by the Senate and
| Uousa If Representatives OF the Commonwealth OF
| par,svIvauia in General Assembly met ana il Is
| hereby enacted by the authority Of the same, That
in all elections hereafter to be he ID IN this IN
| monweah it shall be unlawful for the judge or in
sp,ctors Of any such election to receive ballot. or
| ballots from any person or peTSohS embraced IN
| the nroyisions and subject to the disability, i'm =
nsal bv saId act of Congress approved March third
| one Thousand eight hundred and siXty-fve, and it
| shall be unlawful for any such person 20 offer to
| vote any ballot, or ballots,
| SECrIox ?. That if any such judge and inspectors
of election or anv one Of them shall receive or ron
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot, or ballots.
from any such disqualified person. he, or they, So
| offending shall lie guilty of a misiemeanor and
| uron conviction thereof, in anv court OF quarter
sessions Ofths Commonwealth he snail, f'r each o.
Fense be sentenced to pay fine of not less than
| one hundred dollars aud to undergo al imprison-
ment in the Jail IF the proper county, for not less
| than sixty days
SEC 3 That if any person deprived of citizen
shin aud disqualified aforesaid shall at any eiec-
| ton hereafter to be held in this Commonwealth
vote or tender to the officers thereof and offer 10
e.
shall be deemed guilty of mis1emeanor, and on
conviction thereof any court Of quarter sessions
Of this Commonwealth, shall. foi each ofense, be
| runishca in like manner as is provided in tie pre-
ccedipg section Of this 10 the of officers of
| election receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC That if any person shall persuade, or
advise anv person persnns, de prived of citizen
ship and disqualified aforesaid to offer any bal
lot or ballots the officers of any election, here
: after 10 be heI il this Commonwealth, or shall
\ 10 raIyi
ballot or balIn;s from any person deprived of cti-
zenship and disqualified as aforesaid, such person
so offending shall be guilty of msdemean"r. and
upon conviction thereof in any court ofquarter ses
sinns of tits Commonwealth shall be punished in
like manner as is provided in the Sc ond section Of
this act in the case of officers of such election re-
ceving such unlawful ballot, or ballots
AgreeabIv 10 the provisions of the sixty first sec
tion of "a id Act every general and special election
she'll be orened between the hours of eight and ten
in the forenoon ami shall continue without Interrupt
tion adjournment until seven O'Clock IN the even
ing when the polls shall be closed
Pursu ant to the provisions contained in the 10th
section of the Act the Judges of the aforesaid dis
tricts respectively shall take charge of tie cerif
cate or of the election of their respective dis
tricts and produce them at a meeting OF one Judge
from ef eh district at the Court House in the bo
rough of Tunkhannock, on he third day after the
day of election being the 18th day of 0cto er next
fhen and there to do and perform tn duties re
| nuired law OF SAID Judges. Also, that where
Judge by sickness or unavoidable accident is unable
to attend said meeting of Judges then the certif
! Gates on return aforesaid shall be taken charge o
nv one of the inspectors Clerks Of election Of sale
district who shall do and perform the duties requr
ed Of said Judge unable to attend.
Also. that in the 3st section Of said Act. it i
enacted that when two more counties shall com
pose District for the choice of a member mem
, bers of the senate of this Commonwealth of tn
House of Representatives, Of the United States o
this Commonwealth, or President Judge, the Judge
or the election in each county having met as afore
sal d. the Clerks shall make out fast statement
all the votes which shall have been given at suc
election. within the county for every person vote
for as such member members. or Presiden
, j Judge, which shall be gned by said Judges an
attested by the Clerks and one Of the said Judge
sh all take charge of said certificate and shall pro
duce the same at a NEE tin of one Judge from eac
county in such districts is may be appointe
by law for this purpose. which meeting shall be hel
, the seventh day after the election"
Given under NY hand at my Office in the Btroug
of Tunkhannock, the 18th day of Sept. A. D. 1866
, (GoD SAVE THE CoMMoNwEALTH)
, AHIRA GAY, Sheriff