The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-04-27

ballot or ballots to the officersUfa
election hereafter to be held in this
commonwealth, such persons so often
ding shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof in any
Court OF Quarter Sessions of this Com
monwealth, shall be punished in like
manner rs is provided in the section
of this act in the case of officers of such
election receiving such unlawful bal
lot or ballots.
SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty Of
the Adjutant General Of this Common
wealth to procure from the proper Of
ticers of the United States, certified
copies of all rolls and records contain
ing official evidence of the fact Of the
desertlOn of all persons who were citi
Zens Of this Commonwealth, and who
were deprived of citizenship and dis
qualified by the said act Of Congress Of
March third, one thousand eight hund-
red and siXty-tive, and 10 cause to be
recorded and preserve in books to be
provided and kept for that purpose in
his office, full and complete eXemplifi-
cations Of such rolls and records; and
TO cause true copies to be made Thereof
and furnished to the clerks Of the sew
eral Courts of Quarter Sessions Of this
Commonwealth accurate duplicates Or
eXempliEicatiOn of such rolls and rec
Ords embracing the names OF ali such
disqualified persons as had their resi-
dence within the limits of saidcOunties
respectively at the time of their being
markedo or designatedaS deserters and
it shall be the duty of the clerks Of the
several Courts OF Quarter Sessions OF
this Commonwealth to preserve in
books 10 be kept for the purpose of all
copies and eXemplificatiOnS Of such
rolls and records 80 furnishod, and to
allow access thereto, and furnish certi-
fed copies therefrOm on request, in
like manner as i'll the case Of other ret
OrdS Of such courts.
SEC. 6. Thata certified copy or eX-
tracts of any such record from the
clerk Of a Court Of Quarter Sessions OF
this Commonwealth shall be prima ia
cia evidence before any election board
OF The fact of desertiOn and consequent
disability and disqualification as an G.
lect0r, Provided, that if any person
shall wilfully use or present any false,
fraudulent or forged paper purpOrting
to be q certified copy or extract as "a
1Oresaid, he shall be deemed guilty OF
a miSdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished as misde-
mean0rs are now by law punishable.
And provided, however, that if by the
production of a certificate of his hon
OrabIe discharge it shall appear that
such person so offering to vote was in
the military service Of the United
States before and at the time of his be-
ing drafted into such service, and there
upon falling to report, Or in case Of the
fact Of hesertiOn appearing by certified
copy Of his company roll, if ii shall APP
pear that he was afterwards acquitt, d
thereof, and honOrably discharged,
such proof shall perceived "a evidence
to ,disprove his said disqualification.
And provided further, That if any
person liable to be objected to as dis
qualified, a. aforesaid, shall produce
before any DO rd OF election officers a.
ny false or fraudulent paper, purpoFt-
ing or pretending to be his honorable
discharge from the United States ser
vice. he shall be deemed guilty Of for
gerry. and on conviction thereof shall
be punished rs persons are now by law
punishable for forgery.
SEC. :. That il shall he the duty OF
the judges ana inspectors of elections
hereafter to be held in this Common
wealth, whenever the name OF any
person Offering to them a ballot or bai-
lots should be found upon a certified
copy or extract furnished from said
rolls or records by clerk Of a Court OF
/ Quarter Sessions, marked aS de-erter,
or whenever any person shall be Ohicc-
ted to as disqualified as aforesaid at a.
NY election by any qualified voter, at
the request or suggestion of any such
person offering a ballot, to exam
inc such person on oath or affirmation
as to the fact appearing from such GER
tificate or alleged against him by the
electOr so Objecting, and if he deny it,
as to his reasons therefor: provided,
however, that ifany of his answers un-
der such examination are false, such
person shall be deemed guilty of the
crime of perjury, and upon conviction
thereof he shall be punishedaS persons
are now punishableb 10y law for perjury.
SEC. S. That it shall be the duty of
the sheritis in the several counties OF
this Commonwealth to insert, in their
prOclamatiOns of elections hereafter to
be held, the first four sections of this
act, with the preamble thereof.
SEC. 9 That in the trial of all cases
arising under this act. it shall he the
duty Of the Courts trying the same, to
inquire into and determine any ques-
ton OF fact as 10 alleged desertion in
VOWED therein, upon proofs furnished
by eyemplitiCati0ns, or extract from
such rolls and records duly certified by
the proper clerk of a Court of Quarter
Sessions, which are hereby made evil
dence thereof, and also from such proofs
by either party,