Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-28

deliver to te Inspector two tickets together, with
the intent Illegally TO vote, rise and procure another
TO do %, he they offending shall, upon oonvio-
ton, be fined in any not less than ffty nor more
than five hundred dollars, and be Imprisoned not
lees than three nor more than twelve moaths
'lf any person not qualified 70 vote In this Com
monwenlth sgroeably 70 Law, (otcept The sons OF
Qualified oiifens) shall appear at any election foc
the purpose OF issuing tickets or influencing the cu'
sens qualified 10 vote, he shall conviction, forfeit
any sum not exeeeding hundred dollars for eys'y
such offence and be Imprisoned for any tenn not ca
eeeding three months"
Regulating the ~oda Of Dot,ng at all eleettons.
IN the several counties Of this Commonwealth
SECTION l. Bo 1t enacted by the Senste and House
Of Representatives of the Commonwealth Of Penn.
sylvania, in General Assembly met, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authority of the snme, That the quail
lhed voters Of the several counties Of this Common
wealth, at all general, township, borough and spe
cla elections, arc hereby, hereafter authorized and
required to vote, by tickets printed or written,
partly printed and partly written, severally CLASH
ned as follows One ticket shall embrace the names
OF all judges Of courts voted for and to be labeled,
outside, judiciary !" one ticket shall embrace tho
names of oil State officers voted for, and to be la
beled, "State; one ticket shall embrace the names
of all county officers voted for, including Office Of
Senator, member and members Of Assembly if voted
for and members of Congress II voted for, and be
labeled, county !" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all township officers voted for, and be la
beled, 'township;' one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers voted for, and be label
ed thorough !" aud each class shall DO deposited H
separate balot-boxes
AND WHEREAS, by the act Of the Congress Of the
United States, entitled IAN aot to amend the seve
raj acts heretofore parsed TO provide for the enroll
ing and calling out the aonal forces and Tor other
purposes" and approved March third one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-fNe all persons who hay 8
deserted the military naval service OF the United
States, and who havo not been discharged or re-
lieved from the penalty disability therein proy-
ded are deemed and taken, to have voluntarily re-
hal. tad hair
and their rights to become citizens and are deprived
of exercising any rights of citizens thereof:
AND WHEREAS, Persons not citizens Of the United
States are not, under the Constitution and laws OF
Pennsylvania, qualified electors OF this Common
wealth
SECTION |. Bo i, enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvana in General Assembly met, and II s hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That in all
elections hereafter be held in this Commonw ealth
it shall be unlawful for the judges or inspectors OF
any such election to receive ballot or ballots IRON
any person OIL persons embraced in the provisions.
and subject to tho disability imposed by said act OF
Congress- approved March third, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty Eve, and it shall be unlawful for
any suoh person to offer to vote any ballot or ballots
SECTION g That if any such judge and inspectors
of election any of them shall receive or oon-
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot or ballots
from any such disqualified person, he or they so o.
Tending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof in any court OF quarter sessions oil
| this Commonwealth, he shall for each offence, De
eentenced to pay fine of not less than one hundred
dollars and to undergo imprisonment in the jail
of the proper county, for period OF not less than
sixty days.
SECTION 3 That IL any person deprived OF citizen
ship, and disqualified aforesaid shall at any cleo
| ton hereafter to bo held in this Commonwealth
vote or tender to tho officers thereof, and oner e
vote ballot or ballots, any person So offending snail
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and On convic
ton thereof in any court Of quarter sessions OF thu
Commonwealth shall, for each offence, be punished
in like manner as is provided in the preceding sec
ton of this act in the Of officers Of elections re-
eeivng such unlawful ballot or ballots
SECTION 4. That if any person shall persuade, oi
advise any person. persons, deprived of citizen
ship and disqualified aforesaid, to offer any bal
lot ballots, to the officers of any election hereat
ter to be held in this Commonwealth. or shall Per
susde or advise any such officer to receive any balo
or ballots, from any person deprived OF citizenship
and disqualified MS aforesaid, suoh person 80 offend
ing shah be guilty oil msdemeanor, and upon con
yiction thereof, in any court of quarter sessions
this Common wealth, shall be punished in like man
ner as is provided in the second section Of this act
in the of officers of such election receiving suc
, unlawful ballot or ballots.
The election to open between the hours Of 8 an
20 o'clock In the forenoon. and shall continue ope
without interruption or adjournment until o'oloc
, in the evening, when the polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected on tn
Sd Friday of February last in pursuance of the b
section Of the act of tho ID of July, 1890 will ho
the election Tuesday tho 9Th day of October next
The Judges to make their returns tor tn
county of Northumberland, at the Court House, i
Sunbury on Friday, the / lth of October A D.. 1866
Given under my hand and seal, at Sunbury, thi
] lth day Of September, A, b. 1867.
DANIEL BECKLEY, Sheriff.
sherif's Office sunbury, Sept. II, lSo7.-St