Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-09-28
TIE AFPAIR AT PLATTE CRY
THE DEsERTER 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 the 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 fer other purposes
and approved March third, one thousand
sizl-. L~-.-I-el s-5 eivfv-fira OIL I,areor,s
who have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, and who have not
been di scharged 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
priyed 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:
IN ALL ELECTIONS HEREAFTER
WEALTH, 1T SHALL BE UNLAW-
Full FOR THE JUDGE OR INSPEC-
TORS OF ANY SUCH ELECTION TO
RECEIVE ANY BALLOT OR Ball
LOTS, FROM ANY PERSON OR
PERSONS EMBRACED IN THE PRO
VISIONS AND. SUBJECT TO THE
DISABILITY IMPOSED BY SAID
ACT OF CONGRESS, APPROVED
MARCH THIRD ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FI
AND IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR
ANY SUCH PERSON TO OFFER TO
VOTE ANY BALLOT OR BALLOTS.
SEC 2. THAT IF ANY SUCH JUDGE
| AND INSPECTORS OF ELECTION, OR
| ANY ONE OF THEN, SHALL RECEIVE,
OR CONSENT TO RECEIVE ANY SUCH
| UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR BALLOTS
FROM ANY SUCH DISQUALIFIED
| PERSON, HE OR THEY so OFFEND
ING SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDE-
THEREOF IN ANY COURT OF QUAR-
TER SESSIONS OF THIS COMMON,
WEALTH, HE SHALL, FOR EACH
| OFFENSE BE SENTENCED TO PAY A
FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUN
| DRIED DOLLARS, AND To UNDERGO
! AN IMPRISONMENT IN THE JAIL OF
| THE PROPER COUNTY FOR NOT LESS
| THAN Sixty DAYS.
SEC. 8. THAT ANY PERSON DE
PRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP, AND
DISQUALIFIED AS AFORESAID,
8H{A4lk 8 {A4l ~ At BA ANY Y Ell ELEGFIQH CT M HEBE ERE
MONWEALTH, VOTE OR TENDER
| TO THE OFFICERS THEREOF, AND
| OFFER TO VOTE, A BALLOT OR
| BALLOTS, ANY PERSON so OF
Tending SHALL BE DEEMED Ed
! GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION. THEREOF, in
! ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES-
/ SIONS OF THIS C0MMONW EALTE,
| SHALL FOR EACH 0FFENSE, BE
PUNISHED IN LIKE MANNER AS
! is PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING
| SECTION OF THIS ACT IN THE
! CASE OF OFFICERS OF ELECTION
| RECEIVING SUCH UNLAWFUL
BALLOT OR BALLOTS.
SEC. 4. THAT If ANY PERSON
| SHALL PERSUADE OR ADVISE
! ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, De
| PRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP AND Dis
| QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID, TO
| OFFER ANY BALLOT OR BALI
LOTS TO THE OFFICERS OF ANY
! ELECTION HEREAFTER TO BE
| HELD IN THIS COMM0NWE
| Oh DnAIL EhD OADI1 Wv ~ n = ' 1hJ15
ANY SUCH OFFICER TO RECE1NE =
ANY SUCH BALLOT OR BALIOIS
FROM ANY PERSON DEPRIVED
OF CITIZENSHIP. SUCH PERSON
| SO OFFENDING SHALL BE GULL
/ TY OF A MlSDEMEANOR, AND
! UPON CONVICTION THEREOF IN
! ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES-
i STONS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH,
i SHALL BE PUNISHED In LIKE
| MANNER AS is PROVIDED in
THE SECOND SECTION OF THIS
ACT. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS
/ OF SUCH ELECTION RECEIVING
/ SUCH UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR
/ RaIT OTIS