Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-04-18
.lifssE DISFRANCHISEMEN OF DESERTERS
FROM THE ARMY.

The following bill has been passed by
both Houses of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature
A further supplement to the Election Lars
Of this Commonwealth
WHEREAS, By the act Of tho 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 pur-
poses," and approved March third one
thousand eight hundred and sixty five, all
persons who have deserted the military or
naval service of the United States, and
who have not been discharged or relieved
from the pepslly or disability therein pro-
gided, are deemed and taken to have vol
unfairly reliuqulshed and forfeited their
rights of citizenship and their rights to
become citizens, and are deprived Of ex
ercisiug any rights Of citizens thereof !;
and
WHEREAS, Persons not citizens Of the
United States are not under the cOnstitu-
tiop and laws of Pennsylvania, qualified
electors OF this Commonwealth
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com.
monweath of Pennsy igauia, ia General
Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, :hat in all
elections hereafter to be held in this Com
moHs.ealth, it shall be unlawful for the
judge or inspectors Of any such election
to receive any ballot or ballots from any
person or persons embraced in the provi-
sions and subject to the disability imposed
by said act of Congress, approved March
third, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty five, and it shall be unlawful for
any such person to offer to vote any ballo.
or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such Judge aad in
spectors Of election, Or any one of them,
shall receive or consent to receive any
such unlawful ballot or ballots from any
such disqualified person, he or they so of
Tending shall be guilty Of misdemeauor
and upon conviction thereof in any Court
of Quarter Sessions of this Common
wealth, he shall, for each offence, be SEN
fenced to pay fine of not less than one
hundred dollars, and to undergo an im-
prlsonment in the Jail of the proper county
for not less than sixty days.
Sec. 3. That If any person deprived of
citizenship be disqualified as aforesaid,
shall, at any election hereafter to be held
in this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to
the officers thereof, and offer to vote,
ballot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and On conviction thereof in any Court of
Quarter Sessions of this Commonwealth
shall for each offence be punished in like
manner as provided in the preceding see-
lion OF this act in the case of officers Of
lection receiving such unlawful ballot or
Dalots
Sec. 4. That if any person shall here
liter persuade or advise any person or
PERSONS, deprived of citizenship and dis
lualliied as aforesaid, to offer any ballot
n oailots to the officers Of any election
hereafter to be held in this Common
wealth, such person so offending shall be
,u;lty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
'iction thereof in any Cour, of Quarter
sessions OF this Commonwealth, shall be
'ul ished in like manner as is provided ip
he second section of this act in the case
f officers Of such election receiving such
Unlawful ballot Or ballots.