American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-09-18

have received tho second highest number Of votes 70
Judge tire next preceding election, shall act as in
spectcr his place. and In the person who shall
HAYS received the highest number Of votes for nspec
shall attend the present elected Judge shal
appoint an inspector In bis ana IN case the perso
received the highest number of votes shall appoint
Judge ir bis places and If any vacancy sha eontinu
In the board for the space of one hour after the tim
Bxed by law for the opening of the election, the quail
fed voters of the township ward district for whic
such officers shall elected present at the plac
of election shall elect Of their number TO fill suc
t shall be the duty Of said Assessors respectively
to attend at the place Of holding every general speea
or township election during he time said election
open for the purpose of giving information TO the In
spee.ors ana Judges wien called on In relation 20
elections or such other matter in relation TO tn
assessment Of voters the said Inspectors Judges
or either OF them shall from time TO TIME require
''No pers shall be permitted to vote at any elec
tion aforesaid other than white freeman, Off year
more who shall have resided In this State at eas
year, aud In the election district where he offers
vote at least ten DAYS Immediately proceeding the eiec
tio and within two years paid State county tax
which sha have been ASSESSED at least ten days bef
the election but citizen of the United States WHIT
had been previously qualified Of this Stete and
removed thercfrom and returned and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes as aoe
said shall be entitled to vote after residing In the State
six months; Provided that the white freemen Ctizen
Of the United States, between the age Of 81 aud 2
the district ten days Aforesaid, sha be entitled 10
vote although they have not paid taxes
"No person shall be entitled to vote whose name Il
not contained in the list Of taxable Inhabitants furnish
Ell by the Commissioners unless lie produce receipt
for the payment within two years Of State or county
tax assessed agreeably TO the Constitution or
lsac,ory eVl1enee ether on ms oatn' OF , all'
snoher that he has paid such tax on fsure to procure
such receipt sha make oath Of the payment thereof
or second If he claims TO be an elector between the
Of 2l ond - years. he shall depose on oath or afr-
nation that he resided in the State at least year
next before his application and make such proofoi his
residence in the district is required by this Act and
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him tha he Is Of the age aforesaid and give sueh otn
evidence Is required by this Act wherenpon the
of the person admitted to vote shall be insef-
ted in the alphabetical list by the inspector and note
made opposite thereto, by writing the word TAX u
he shall be permitted to vote by reason of having paid
tax the word cage, II he shall be admitted on
account Of his age and either the reason Of such
vote shall be called out to the clerks, who snail make
the like note in the list of voters Kept 10y them
In all eaces where the name of the person. claiming
to vote Is not found the list furnished by the Com
mssinners and Assessor his right to vote, whether
found there not is objected to by one qualified ct
zen it shall be the duty of the inspector TO EXAMINE
such person oath as 10 his qualifications. and IT he
claim to have resided in the State one year or more
his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof but he shall
make proof by at least one competent witness, who
shall lie qualified eector. that he has resided in the
district for than ten days next Immediately pre-
ceeding said election, and shall himself swear toHkis
bodshde residence in pursuance of his lawful calling
is within the district and not for the purpose of voting
therein.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent
officer of the election under this act from holding
such ELECTION, threaten any violence to any
such officer shall interrupt Improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty shall bl ck mp
attempt to block up the window, the to any
window where the same may be holden, or shall riot
ousy disturb the peace of such election or shall use or
practice any intimidation, threaten force violence
with the design ID influence unduy. oyerpower any
elector to prevent him from voting TO restrain the
freedom of his choice such person, conviction, shall
be fined any not exceeding hve hundred dollars,
and be Imprisoned for any time not exceeding twelve
months; and If II shall be shown to the Court where
g hal
offending not resident of the city ward district,
township whore the said offence cOmm tied and
not entitled 10 vote therein, thea conviction he
shall be sentence to pay fine not less than one hun
dred, more than thousand doals aud to be i'm
prisonsd not less thad six months more than two
years.
And II any person or persons shall make any bet
wager upon the results Of any election within this Com
monwaalth shall offer to make any such bet or
ger, either by verbal proclamation thereof or 9th orwso
he or they shall forfeit three times the amount so bet
offered to bet -
"If any person not by law qualified shall radulently
vote at any election within this Commonwealth being
otherwise qualified shall vote out Of his proper dis
trict, person knowing the want Of such quslif
cation shall aid procure such persons to vote the per
persons 50 offending shall, on conviction, be fin
ed any rot exceeding two hundred dollars and be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months
lf any person shall vote at more than ono election
district otherwise fnuduently vote and deliver 70
the Inspector two tickets together with intent t. lille
gally vote, shall vote the same IL any perscn
shall advise procure another to do he they
offending shall, conviction. be fined in sum not
less than fifty, than five hundred dollars and
he imprisoned for any term not less than three more
than twelve months.
Iu accordance with the provisions Of tho Sh section
Of act ensted "a further supplement to the Eelc
ton laws Of this Commonwealth publish the follew-
ing:
WHEREAs, BY the act Of the Congress Of the Uuited
States entitled amend the several acts here
tofore passed to provide for the enrolling and calling
out the National forces and for other purposes and
apDrOyel March third thousand eight hundred and
sxy-ve all persons who have deserted the military
naval service of the United States, and who have not
been discharged, relieved from the penalty, disa
bility thereinpT deemed and taken to have
voun. .arily reuqushed, and forfeited their rights of
citizenship and their rights to become ctizensand
deprived of exercising any rights of citizens thereof
And Dhsrsds, Persons, not citizens Of the United
States are not, under the Constitution and laws of
Pennsylvania, qualified electors Of this Commonwe
SECTION l. BE II enacted, de-, That in all election
hereafter to be held in this Commonwealth, II shall be
unlawful for the judge Inspector of any such election
TO receive any ballot, ballots from any person. or
persons embaccdn the provisions and subject to the
disability imposed b said act Of Congress, approved
March third theusand eight hundred and sixty five
and II shall be unlawful for any such person to offer to
vote any ballot, or ballots.
SECTION . That II any such judge and inspector OF
election any of them shall receive consent to
receive any such unlawful bal OF, ballots from any
such disqualified person, he or they offending shall
be guilty OF misdemcanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any court Of quarter sessions of this Com
monweath, be shall for each offence, be sentenced to
pay a fine Of not less than hundred dollars, and to
undergo an imprisonment, in the Jail of the proper
county for not less than sixty days.
srcoN o. That II any person deprived of citizenship
and disqualified aforesaid, shall at any election,
hereafter to he held in this Commonwealth vote, Of
tender to the officers thereof and offer to vote bal
lot. ballots any person. offending shall be deem
ed guilty of a msdemeanor; and conviction thereof
in the court of quarter sessions of this 90 wealth
shall, for each offence, he punished In like manner as
provided in the preceding section of this act in the
of ofcersof election receiving such unlawful bal
lo or ballots.
SrcrIoS 1. That If any person shall hereafter per.
suade, or advise any person, persons deprived of
citizenship, end disqualified aforesaid, TO offer an
ballot or ballots, to the officers of any election here.
after TO be held in this Common wealth shall per
ballots from person deprived of citizenship and
disqualified ms aforesaid such person, offending shall
be guilty of misdemeanOr and upon conviction there
Of in any court Of quarter sessions Of this Common
wealth, shall be punished in like manner rs Is provided
in the second section of this act in the ocen of
such election receiving snch unlawful ballot ballots
Particular attention is directed to the first section
the Act Of Assembly, passed the 3Oth day Of March,
D. 1896, entitled IAN Act regulating the mpnner Of
Voting at all Elections in the several counties of this
Commonwealth;
''Thst the qualified voters Of the several counties Of
this Commonwealth, at all general township borough
and special elections hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote by tickets, printed written,
partly printed and partly written seyeray classified
follows One ticket shall embrace the names of all
judges of courts voted for and to be labelled outside
"judicnry = ticket shall embrace the of all
state officers voted for, and be labelled state . one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all county officers
ted for including office Of senator, member and mem.
If voted for and be labelled county " one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all township officers voted for and
be labelled, township ticket shall embrace the
Of all borough officers voted for and he labelled
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