The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-09-27


aforesaid, shall not have paid taxes.
Pursuant to the provisions contained
in the 4th Section Of the Act aforesaid,
thc .Tudres of the aforesaid districts
shall respectively take charge OF the
certificates or return OF elections Of their
respective districts, and produce them
at meeting of one Judge from each
district. at the Court House in Ridgway
on the third day after the election. be-
inc tor the present year, on FRIDAY,
the l2th dag Of October next, then and
there to perform the duties required by
law OF said Judges also where Judge
by sickness or unavoidable accident, is
unable to attend said meeting of Judges.
then the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken in charge by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of The election of
said drtrict, who shall do ard perform
the duties required Of said Judge una
bic to attend
AN ACT regulating the mode Of vo.
tine at all elections, in the several coun'
tics of this Commonwealth
SEcrroN l. BE Il enacted by the Sen
ate and H,usc ef Representatives Of N"
Communicable Of Pcnn~ira"l" IN
GcncyH .AsscmIN met and it's hcrrby
c,,actcd be- Ho avtiorj,y of he same
Tha; the qualified voters of the several
counties Of this commonwealth, at all
general township. borough and special
cIccions are hereby, hereafter, author
lied and required to vote, by tickets,
printed or written, scvcraIly classified
as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names Of all Judges Of coutts voted
for, and to be labelled, outside, Judi.
cilry :" one ticket shall embrace the
names Of all state officers vnted for, and
be labelled " State;" one ticket shall
embrace the names CT all county officers
voted for, including Office Of senator,
member, and members Of assembly, ii
/ voted for. and members Of congress, il
voted for. and be labelled, county, y
ono ticker shall embrace the names Of
all township officers voted for, and be
| labelled, " township;' one ticket shall
embrace the names Of all borough Off
I co.'s voted for. and be labelled, " bor
o7lah;" and each class shall be dcposi-
: tel in separate ballot boxes.
4 A ruRTHrR SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELEC
TloN LAVE OF TIE COMMONWEALTH
Hh,ycos by the uct of the Congress
/ of the United States, entitled "An Act
to amend the several acts heretofore
/ passed, to provide for the enrolling aud
calling out the national forces, and fol
/ other purposes aud approved March
third. one thousand eight hundred a1d
sixty FIVE, al! persons who have deserted
the military or naval service OF tie Uni
ted S,atcs, aud who have not been dis
! charged or relieved from the penalty ol
disability therein provided, arc deemed
| and taken 20 have voluntarily rciin
uaishQd. and forfeited their rights o
citizenship, and thci: rights to become
citizens. and are deprived OF eXerciSln:
any rights Of citizens thereof,
/ AaW Whereas, Persons, not citizen
of the United States, are not, under tn
constitution and laws OF Pennsylvania
qualified electors of this commonwealth
SEcqIrN J. BE il enacted by tn
Senate and House Of Representative
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvani
in General Assembly met, and it !
hereby enacted ty authority Of tn
same, That in all elections hereafter t
be held IN this commonwealth, it sha
, lr unlawful tor TIE judge ur inspector
oi any such clcctCu, to receive any ba
ist OF ballots, from uny person, or pei
IONS embraced in the provisions, an
subject to the disability imposed by sal
( act oi Congress. approved March, tbirt
one thousand eight hundred and siXt,
five. aud it shall lie unlawful for an
.uch pcrsrn to offer to vote any ballo
. or ballots.
SECTION > That if any such judg
aud inspectors Of election, or any cue
5 them shall receive, or consent to r
=. ceive. any such unlawful ballot, or ba
b lots. from any such disqualified perso
q he or they So offending, shall be gull
Of uiSdcmeauur aud. uron c0nvIchC
t thereof, in any court Of quarter session
t of this commouwealth, Gc shall, for ea(
r. ciIeucc, be sentenced to pay iiue Of n
il less than one hundred collars, aud
Il undergo an imprisonment, in the jail
!. the proper county for not less than SIX
T. days.
y SECTION 3. That if any person d
!. prived Of citizenship, aud disqualii
as aforesaid. shall, at any c'co'Ion, her
d after to be held in this commonweaIl
d vote. or tcudcr TO the ciHccrs thcre'
II and offer to vote, a ballot, or ballots, Al
, rcryon 50 offending, shall be deem
r guilty OF misdcmeanor and on cow
u pion thereof, in any court Of quarter S'
Is sions OF this commonwealth, shall,
each offence. be punished in like ma
a. ncr us is provided in the preceding st
I'd ton Of this acr, in the case OF olhc'
nt Of election receiving such unlawful b
Cs lot on ballots.
H. SFrTTON 1 That IF any Such DeTs