The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-19

Commonwealth accurate duplicates or
exemplihcations of such rolls and records
embracing the names of all such disqual-
lted persons as had their residence Within
the limits of said counties respectively at
the time OF their being marked or desig-
mated as deserters and it shall be the
duty OF the clerks of the several Courts
OF Quarter Sessions of this Commonwealth
TO preserve in books to be kept for the
purpose all such copies and exempHfca-
tions Of such rolls and records 50 furnish
ed, aud to allow access thereto, and fur
nish certified copies thcretrom, on request,
in like manner as in the cases of other
records of such courts.
SEC 6. That certified copy or extract
of any such record from the clerk Of
Court of Quarter Sessions of this Com
monweath shall be a ori0,n fncie evidence
before any election board of the fact Of
desertion and consequent disability and
disqualification as an elector Provided,
that if any person shall wiIfully use or
present any false, fraudulent or forged
paper purporting to be certified copy or
extract aforesaid, he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and on couvic
tion thereof shall be punished as misde-
meano:s are now by law punishable. And
| provided, however, that if by the produc-
| ton IF a certificate of his honorable dis
charge 1t shall appear that such person
| so offering to vote was in the military
service of the United Suites before and
at the time Of his beius drafted into such
| service, and thereupon failing to report ;
or in case of the fact of desertion appear
ing by certified copy Of his company roll,
if it shall appear that he was afterwara
acquitted thereof, and honorably dis
charged, such proof shall be received as
evidence to disprove his said diSdualifi
cation. And provided, further, That L
any person liable to be objected to as
disqualified, as aforesaid, shall produce
before any board Of election officers any
false or fraudulent paper, purporting ol
pretended to be his honorable discharge
trom the United States service, he shal
be deemed guilty of forgery, and on con
viction thereof shall be punished as per
sons are now by law punishable tor forgery
SEC. 7. That it shall be the duty of the
judges and inspectors of elections hereaf
ter to be held in this Commonwealth
whenever the name OF person Offering Il
them ballot or ballots shall be founC
upon certified copy or extracEffcsss pis hec
trom SAID rolls or records by clerk of /
Court of Quarter Sessions, marked as
deserter, or whenever any person shall bt
objected TO as disqualified as aforesaid a
any election by any qualified voter, at the
request or suggestion of such person
offering ballot, to examine such person
on oath or affirmation a. tc the fact ap
pearing from such certificate. or alleged
against him by the eeotur so obiecting
aud If he deny It, as to the reasons there
for; provided, however. that if any of hi,
answers under such examination are false
such person shall he deemed guilty of the
crime of perjury, aud upon Conviction
thereof he shall be punished as person:
are now punishable by law for perjury.
SEC s. That it shall be the duty Of the
sheritfs In the several counties OF this
Commonwealth to insert, in their proola-
nations of elections hereafter TO be held
the first four sections of this act, with the
preamble thereof.
SEC. 8 That in the trial of all cases
arising under this act, it shall be the duty
of the Courts trying the same to inquire
into and determine any question OF fac
as to alleged desertion involved therein
upon proofs furnished by cxemplifca
tions, or extracts from such roll, anc
records, duly certified by the proper CLERK
of Court of Quarter Sessions, which art
hereby made evidence thereof, aud alSc
from such proofs by parol as may be
given in evidence by either party.