Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-21

deliver to the Inspector two tickets together with
the intent Illegally to vote rise and procure another
TO do so, he or they offending shall, upon oonvio
tion, be fined in any not less than fifty
than hye hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than three nor more than twelve months.
III any person not qualified 10 vote in this Com
monweath egreeably TO law, Except the sons of
qualified citizens,) shall appear at any election for
the purpose Of issuing tickeis influencing the ci
zens qualified to vote he SHALL conviction forfeit
any SUN not exceeding one hundred dollars for every
such offence, and be imprisoned for any term not
eeeding three months"
AN ACT
Regulating tic moas of voftng at all elections,
"a tie seUcyaf ooHHtseS Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
oil Representatives of the Common wealth OF Penn.
syiVana in General Assembly met, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same That the quail
ned voters OF The several counties Of this Common
wealth, Ut all general, township, borough and spe-
ciai elections, are hereby, hereafter authorized and
.eluIed 70 Voto, by tickets, printed, or written
partly printed and partly written, seyoraly classi.
ned as follows One ticket shall embrace the names
oil All judges OF courts voted for and TO be labeled
outside, judiciary one ticket sball embrace the
names oi all state officers voted ior and 10 be la
beied, "State one ticket shull embrace the names
OF all county officers voted for, including office of
| senator member aud members OF Assembly, if voted
Tor and members of Congress, if voted for and bo
| labeled, county ~ one ticket shall embrace the
| names of all township officers voted for and be la
oeied, township one ticket shall embrace the
ed borough and each class shall bo deposited ia
| separate ballot boxes
AND WHEREAS, BY the act OF the Congress of the
United States entitled IAN act To amend the sov,-
raj acts heretofore passed to provide for The enroll.
ing and calling out the National forces and for other
purposes, and approved March third. one thousand
| eight hundred and sixty-hve all persons who havo
deserted the military or naval service Of the United
| States and who have not been discharged or re-
| lievcd from the penalty disability therein proyi
dod, are deemed, and taken 10 have voluntarily re
linqushed and forfeited their rights of citizenship
and their rights 10 become citizens, and deprived
! of exercising any rights Of citizens thereof
| AND WHEREAS, Persons not citizens of the United
states are not, under tho Constitution and laws of
Pcnnsyl tania qualified electors of this Common
| wealth
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate and House
| OF Representatives of the Commonw calth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met, and il hereby
enacted by the authority of the same That in ali
elections hereafter to bc held III this Commonwealth
| II shall be unlawful for the judges inspectors Of
any such election 10 receive ballot or ballots. from
any person oi persons embraced in the provisions,
and subject to the disability imposed by said act of
| Congress approved March third, thousand eight
hundred and sixty and il shall be unlawful for
any such person to offer to any ballot ballots
Section 2. That if any such judge and inspectors
| OF election, or amy ono OF them shall receive
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot or ballots
from any such disqualified person, he or they of
tending shall be guilty Of msdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof i'll any court of quarter Sessions ..
This Commonwealth he shall, for each offence, be
sentenced 10 pay ne OF not less than one hundred
dollars, and to undergo imprisonment, i'll the jail
oi tho proper county, Tor period OF not less than
| sixty days.
SECTION 3. That il any person deprived Of citizen
ship, and disqualified aforesaid, shall at any Gle
tion, hereafter 10 be held in this Commonwealth h
vote, or tender to the officers thereof, and offer
vote ballot or ballots any person SO offending sb al
| be deemed guilty OF Il niisdemeanor, and On convio
ton thereof, in any court of quarter sessions of lin
Commonwealth, shall, for each offence be pun isheC
III like manner as is provided in the preceding
tion of this act in the of officers OF elections ro
| ceiVlnG such unlawful ballot OF ballots.
| SECTION I. That if any person shall persuade. O
advise any person, persons, deprived Of citizen
ship, and disqualified aforesaid, TO offer any bal
lot or balots to the officers of any election heyeaf
ter to be held in this Commonwealth or shall per
suado or advise any such officer to receive any bao
| or lots, from any person deprived of citizenship
and disqualified as aforesaid, such person 50 offend
ing shall be guilty of misdemeanOr, and upon con
viction thereof, in any court Of quarter sessions
| this Commonwealth shall be punished in like man
ner ms is provided in the second section of this act
in the of officers of such election receiyu. sue
| unlawful ballot or ballots
| The election to open between tho hours Of an
10 o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue ope
without interruption or adjournment until u'cluc
| in the evening, when the polls shall be closed
The several Inspectors and Judges elected on tli
| I'd Friday of February last, in pursuance of tho 8
| section Of the act of the ID of July, 1880, will hol
tho election on Tuesday the Sth day of October mex
! Tho Judges are to make their returns for IT.
county of Northumberland, at tho Court House. i
Sunbury, on Friday the tn Of October, A. D $50,
Given under my hand and seal, at Sunbury tn
| llth day of September, A. d. 1867.
DANIEL BECKLEY, Sheriff
sherif's Office sunbury, Sept II, ls67.-3t