The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-09-13

RIGHTS of citizens thereof:
And ,chereas. Persons, not citizens of the
United States. are not, under the constitu-
tion and laws of Pennsylvania qualified elec-
TORS of the commonwealth:
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
nnd House Of Representatives Of the Com
monwealh Of Pennsylvania IN General AS
sembly met, and IL is hereby enacted 6y au-
thoritv of the same, That IN all elections
hereafter to be held in this commonwealth,
it shall be unlawful for The judge or lnspec-
tors of any such election to receive any bal
lot. or ballots, from any person, or persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to
the disa bility, imposed by said act of Con-
oress. approved March third, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five, and it shall be
unlawful for any such person to vote any
ballot, or ballots.
SECTION 2. That if any such Judge or in
vneciors of election, or any one of them shalt
receive, or consent to receive, any such un-
lawful ballot, or ballots, from any such dis
qualified person, he, or they, so offending.
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof in any court of quarter
sessions of this commonwealth, he shall, for
each offence, be sentenced TO pay fine of
not less than one hundred dollars, and to un-
dergo an imprisonment. in the jill Of the
proper county, for not less than sixty days.
SECTION g. That if any person deprived
of citizenship, and 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, bal Iot or
ballots, any person, SO offending, shall be
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 is provided in
che preceding section of this act, in the case
of officers OF election receiving such unlaw-
ful ballot. or ballots.
SECTION 4. That il any person shall here
after persuade, or advise, any person, or per-
sons, deprived of citizenship, and disqualified
as aforesaid, to offer any ballot, or ballots. to
the officers OF any election, hereafter 10 be
held in this commonwealth, or shall persuade,
or advise. any such officer TO receive any bal
lot, or ballots, from any person deprived OF
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid,
such person, so offending, shall be guilty OF
a ni>demeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
in any court Of quarter sessions oi this COM
monweaIth. shall be punished in like man.
ner as is provided in the second section of
this act, in the c,se of officers OF such cleo
ton receiving such unlawful hailot, or bal
lots
SECTION 8. That it shall be the duty Of the
sheriffs. in the several counties of this com
monwealth, 10 insert in their proclamations
of elections, hereafter II be held, the firsf
four sections OF this act, with the preamble
thereof, and upon conviction OF any violation
OF the requirement Of this section, any sher-
if shall be guilty of mislemeanor in Office,
and be punished in Ike manner as the o.
fences prohibited by the second. third and
fourth sections of this act are punishable.
The law regulating the election of Presi-
dental electors. provides as follows:
NozEce Es Hereby Given.
That every person, excepting Justices Of
the Peace, who shall hold an ofice CT ap-
pointment of profit or trust under the United
States or of this State Or any city or corpo-
rated district. whethera commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or agents
who is Or shall be employed under tie legis-
latve, executive or judiciary department of
this State or the United States, or Of any
Incorporated district and also, that every
member of Congress, and Of the state iegis-
lature and Of the select or common council
of any city, or commissioner Of any incorPo-
rated district is by law incapable OF holding
or exercising at the same time. the appoint
ment Of Judge, inspector, or clerk Of any e.
lection Of this commonwealth, and that no
inspector, Judge or other officer of such cleo
ton shall be eligible TO be then voted for.
And the said act of Assembly, entitled
''an act relating TO elections of this common
wealth, passed July ID. 1850. further provides
That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
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ing the election in the district to which they
respectively belong, before nine O'Clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tober, and each Of said inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be qualified vo-
Ter.
at shall be the duty Of said assessors re-
spectively to attend at the places Of holding
every general, special or towship election
during the whole time said election is kept
open, for the purpose Of giving Information
TO the inspectors and Judges, when called on
In relation to the right Of any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other matters in relation to the assess
ments of votes Us the said inspectors or jGdg-
es, or either Of theF, shall from time to time
require.
Agreeably TO the provisions Of the sixty
hrst section OF SAID act every General and
Special election shall be opened between.
the hours Of eight and ten in the forenoon,
and shall continue without interruption or
adjournment until seven in the evening,
when the polls shall be closed.
i'No person shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained IN the list Of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com
missioners, unless first he produce receipt
for payment within two years, Of 4 State OF
county tax assessed agreeably to the Consti-
tuition, and give satisfactory evidence either
on his own oath or the affirmation Of another
that he has paid such tax, or on failure TO
produce a receipt, shall make oath TO the
payment thereof: or, second if he claims
right to vote by being an elector between
the ages of II and p years he shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in
the State at least one year next before his