Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-10-05
TEEE DEsERTEFs Law.

We would call especial attention to the
following provisions Of the DISTINGUISHING
act which Sheriffs are required to publish in
their Election Proclamation:
WHEREAS, BY tlfe act of the Congress of
the United States. entitled, An act to
amend the several acts heretofore passed to
provide for the enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes,
and approved March third, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty five, all persons
who have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, and who have not
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 rights to become citizens, and are de-
prived Of exercising any rights Of citizens
thereof; and
WHEREAS, Persons not citizens Of the
United States are not, under the constitu.
ton and laws Of Pennsylvania, qualified
electors Of this Commonwealth:
SECTION /, Be 10 enacted, etc, THAT
IN ALL ELECTIONS HEREAFTER
TO BE HELD IN THIS COMMON
WEALTH., IT SHALL BE UNLAW-
EUL FOR THE JUDGE OR INSPEC-
TORS OF ANY SUCH ELECTION TO
RECEIVE ANY BALLOT OR BAL
LOTS, FROM ANY PERSON OR
PERSONS EMBRACED IN THE PRO /
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MARCH THIRD, ONE THOUSAND
FIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY=FIVE
AND IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR
Any SIGH PERSON TO OFFER TO
VOTE ANY BALLOT OR BALLOTS.
SIC. .. THAT If ANY. SUCH JUDGE
AND INSPECTORS OF ELECTION, OR
ANY ONE OF THEM, SHALL RECEIVE,
OR CONSENT 20 RECEIVE ANY SUCH
UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR BALLOTS
FROM ANY SUCH DISQUALIFIED
PERSON, HE OR THEY SO OFFEND
ING SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MlSDE-
MEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION
THEREOF IN ANY COURT OF QUAR-
TER SESSIONS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH, HE Shall, FOR Each A.
0FFFNSE BE SENTENCED TO PAY A
FINE OF NOT LESS TIM ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS, AND TO UNDERGO
AN IMPRISONMENT IN THE JAIL OF
THE PROPER COUNTY FOR NOT LESS
THAN SIXTY DAYS.
SEC. 3. THAT ANY PERSON DE
PRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP, AND
DISQUALIFIED AS AFORESAID,
SHALL, AT ANY ELECTION HERE
AFTER TO BE HELD IN THIS COM
MONWFAIIHH, VOTE OR TENDER
TO THE OFFICERS THEREOF, AND
OFFER TO VOTE, 4 BALLOT OR
BALLOTS, ANY PERSON 50 OF
Tending SHALL BE DEEMED I4D
GUILTY OF & MISDEAIEAN0R AND
ON CONVICTION THEREOF, IN
ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES-
SIONS OF THIS C0MM0NW EALTH,
SHALL, FOR EACH OFPENSE, BE
PUNISHED IN LIKE MANNER AS
Is PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING
SECTION OF THIS ACT In THE
CASE OF OFFICERS OF ELECTION
BECEIEING SUCH UNLAWFUL
BALLOT OR BALLOTS.
SEC 4. THAT IF ANY PERSON
SHALL PERSUADE OR ADVISE
ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, BIZ
PRTVFD OF CITIZENSHIP AND DIS
QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID, TO
OFFER ANY BALLOT OR Ball
LOTS TO THE OFFICERS OF ANY
ELECTION HEREAFTER TO BE
HELD IN THIS COMMONWEALTH,
/ OR SHALL PERSUADE OR ADVISE
Any SUCH OFFICER 10 RECEIVE
AM. SUCH BALLOT OR BALLOTS
| FROM ANY PERSON DEPRIVED
OF CITIZENSHIP, SUCH PERSON
| so OFFENDING SHALL BE GULL
Try or A MISDEMEAN0R,. AND
UPON CONVICTION THEREOF IN
ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES-
| SIONS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH,
| SHALL BE PUNISHED IN LIKE
| MANNER AS is PROVIDED IN
! TIL. SECOND SECTION OF THIS
/ ACT. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS
! OF SUCH ELECTION RECEIVING
| SUCH UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR
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