North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-03

such Ofense shall be had that the person offend
Ing was not resident of the city, ward district OF
! township where the offence committed, and no
entitled to vote therein, then convi i"tiOn ht
shall be sentenced to pay fine of not less than on,
hundred dollars and be imprisoned not less tina,
| six months or more than two years.
AN ACT
Regulating the mode Of voting at all elections, ir
the several counties of this Commonwealth.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate snd
House OF Representatives of the Commonwealth o
Pennsy lvania in General Assembly met, and it il
hereby enacted by the authority of the same, Thai
the qualified voters of the severUl counties of thu:
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough
and special elections hereby, ,reafter, author
lied and required TO vote, by tickets, printed or
wrtt.n or partly printed and partly written, sever
ally classified follows: One ticket shall embrace
the naIles of al Judges Of courts voted for and to
be labelled, outside 'judiciary' one ticket shall
embrace the names of all state officers voted for,
and to be labelled, ''sate;" one ticket shall en-
brace the Of all county officers voted for in
cluding office of senator, member. and members of
,ssamhly. if voted for and members of congress if
voted for ard he labelled, .cOunty;' one ticket
shall en- brace the names of all township officers
ted for, and be labelled, "rownship;" one ticket
shall embrace the rames OF at, borough officers vo-
ted for, and be labelled thorough - and each class
shall be deposited III separate ballot-boxeS.
AND WHEREAS By the act of the Congress of the
United States, enSitled "An act to amend the sew
eral acts heretofore passed to provide for the
rolling and calling out the National forces and for
other purposes" p" and approved March third. one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-fve all pc rsons
who haze deserted the military naval service of
the United States and who have not been dir
charged or relieved from the penalty. disability
therein provided are ieemed and taken, to have
voluntarily relinquiShed and forfeited their rights
= cit ShYn md heir ripEt tn hppOme cifi
and deprived of exercising any rights of citizens
thereof
AND WHEREAS, Persons, not citizens of the United
States arc not under the Constitution and laws of
Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this Common
wealth
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
PennsyIvania in General Assembly met, and il is
hereby enacted by the authority Of the same, That
in all elections hereafter to be held in this IN
monwealth il shall be unlawful for the judge in
50 .ctors of any such election to receive ballot or
ballots from any person or persons embIa in
the provisions and snhject to the disability i'm
posed by SAID act of Congress approved March third
one thousand eigh hundred and sixty-fve, and it
shall be unlawful tor any such person 20 offer to
vore anv ballot, or ballots,
SECTION 2 That if any such judge and inspectors
Of election or any one cf thom shall receive or con
sent to receive any su unlawful ballot ballots
from any such disqualified person, he, or they, 50
ufeniing shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, in any court Of quarter
sessions of this Commonwealth he shall. fIr each Of
fense, be sentenced to pay 6nc of not less than
one hundred dollars aud to undergo inprison-
ment in the Jail the proper county, for not less
than sixty days
SEC g. That if any person deprived of citizen
ship and disqualified aforesaid shall at any elec-
tIon, hereafter to be held in this Commonwealth.
vote tender to the officers thereof, and offer 10
vote ballot or ballots, any person, offending,
shall be deemed guilty Of mis1emeanor, and on
CONNECTION thereof IN any court of quarter sessions
of his Commonwealth, shall, 70. each ofense, be
punisbed in like manner is provided in tie pre-
ceedng section of this act in the case of officers Of
election receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. That if any person shall persuade, or
advise any person. persons de prived Of citizen
ship and disqualified aforesaid, to offer any bal
10, or ballots TO the officers of any election, here
after to be hell i, this Commonwealth, or shall
persuade or advise, any such officer to receive any
ballot or ballo.s from any person deprived of cti
zenship. and disqualified as aforesaid, such person.
so offending, shall he guilty Of misdemeanar. and
upon conviction thereof in any court OF quarter
si1ns of tiis Commonwealth, shall be punIshed in
like manner as is provided in the onu section Of
this act in tn, Of officers of such election re-
ceiving such unlawful ballot, or ballots
Agreeaply to the provisions of the sixty first Sec
ton Of aid Act every general and special election
in the forenoon and shall continue without Interrupt
ton or adjournment until seven o'clock in tho 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
trics respectively shall take charge of tie certi-
cate or return of the election of their respective dis
triets and produce them at meeting of one Judge
from e eh district, at the Court House in the O.
rough of Tuukhannock, on he third day after the
day of election, being the 18th day of Octo next,
fhen and there TO do and perform th' duties re-
aured ny law of said Judges Also, that where a
Judge bv sickness avoidabe accident is unable
to attend said meeting Of Judges then the certif-
Gates on return aforesaid shall ne taken charge OF
by one of the inspectors Clerks OF election of said
district who shall do and perform the duties requir-
ed of said Judge unable to attend.
Also, that in the 3lst section of said Act it j:
enacted that when two more counties shall com.
pose District for the choice of a member mem
hers of the senate of this Commonwealth of the
House of r. presentatIves of the United States o
this Commonwealth, or President Judge the Judge:
OF the election in each county having met af0re
sal d. the Clerks shall make out fast statement o
all the votes which shall Eave been given at sucf
election. within the county for every person voted
for. as such member or members, Presiden
J Judge which shall be signed by said Judges aRC
attested by the Clerks and one of the said judges
SD all take charge of said certificate and shall pro-
duce the same at a meetiuy of one Judge from eacf
county in such districts as is or may be appointed
by law for this purpose which meeting shall be helc
| the seventh day after the election"
| Given under NY hand Mt my office in the Be rougl
! oF TrpL har tba 9th Law of A. n RS66