Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-09-25

printed and partly written, seyer:,Ily cis-aI-
hedlas iollos 8: Onc ticket shall embrace, tho
naises oi all Jldges Uf courts voted tor. ana
Ia be labelled, oa,side, Judiciary :" one Ticket
Shall embrace the names Of all State officers
voted for, ard bcaabcied state :" ore ticket
shall embrace the names of all county officer,
voted Tor, inculing Office OF senator. mem
bcr and members of assembly, il voted fpr.
and members of congress, it voted for anil
be labelled, county one ticket shal! en-
brace the names of ali township oilie,is 70 cd
for, and be labelled, ''township;" one ticket
shall embrace the names OF all borough otl-
GERS voted for, and be labelled, "borOu.h;"
and each class shall be deposited III separate
baliotboXes.
AND WHEREAS, BY the act of the Congress
Of The United States, entitled AN act 10
amend the several acts heretofore passed tu
provide FOR the enrO ling ana calling out OF
the nahona! iorceS, and for other purposes"
and approved March third, one llGusan,
eight hundred and sixty five, all pcr-ons hn
have deserted the military or naval service of
the United States, and who have not bcel
discharged, or relieved from the penalty. or
disability therein provided, are deemed, AMI
lakcn, To have voluntarily rrlinquished ar,,
forfeited their rights of citizenship, AMI their
rights to become citizens, and are deprived OF
exercising any II hts Of citizens thereof:
ASD u HHEcrh$, Prisons, not citizens Of the
United States, are not under the Constitution
and laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors
of this Commonwealth:
SE"TION !. Be- it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives uf the Common
wealth of Pennsy iyanil IL General Assembly
met, and ii is hereby enacted by the authority
Of the same, That i'll all elections hereafter to
be held in this Commonwealth, it shall be I'LL
lawful iur the judge or inspectors OF any such
election 10 receive ballot, or ballots, froin any
person or persons embraced in the provisions,
ana subject to the disability. imposed by stiL
act of Congress, approved March third, one
thousand eIght hundred and siSty-fivc, and it
shall be unlawful FOR anT sjch person to offer
to vote any ballot or balluis. -
SECTION , Thnt # anv such Judge or ir-
spectors or election, or any one OF them shall
receive or consent 10 receive, any such un-
lawful ballot or ballots from any such dis
qualified person, he, or they, So oiFcndin-,
shall he guilty OF q msGGmcanor, and upon
conviction thereof IN any cour: OF quarter
sessions of this Commonwealth, he shall for
each offence he sentenced 10 paya fine ofnot
less than one hundred dollars, and to under
60 an imprisonment IN The jail Ol the pronir
county Tor not less than sixty days.
F.. SECTION ). Thai if any person deprived of
citizenship, and disqualified a. aforesaid. shall
al any lection hereafter 10 be held IN this
tO!ninuaw calih, vote, or lender TO the rfficer,
thereof, ana offer to Vote II balli. or ballots.
any person so offending siIui. be duclnrt Unit,
oi 1t mlsGcnIt amor, uIfd on conviction thereof
i'll any court of quarter sessions of this Conn
monwealth, shall, Tor each offence, be punish
cd i'll like manner rs is provided in the pr,,- &.
cedng section Oh This act, in the case OF oti-
GERS Ui election receiving such unlawful bal
lot or ballots.
SECTION 4. That if any person shall per-
sua,ie or advise any person or persons, ,epri-
we'd of citizenship, and !isqu.t4iiied az atorr-
said, to oilcr any ballot or ballots, TO the Off.
GERS of any election hereafter Ia he held in
this Commonwealth, OF shall persuade, OF al
wise, any suc'I officer 10 receive anv ballot or
ballots from any person deprived of citizen
ship. and disqualified as aforesaid such per-
son So offending shall he guiIty of a mis- 4:
meahor, aud upon conviction thereof in any
court OF quarter sessions ot This Common
wealth, shall DC punished in like manner a,
Is provided IN the second section of this act.
IN the case OF officers oi such election rnceir
ing such unlawful ballot or ballots.
Pursuant 10 the provisions contained in the
9th section Of The Act first aturcsaiI-tb.
judges of the aforesaid districts shall respect
IVely take charge OF the certificate of return
OF The election of their respective districts
and produce them at a meeting of the Judr-
cS from each district, at the Court House IN,
the borough Of MfilintOwn, on the Third d,y
after the day of .he election, being for the
present year on Friday the llth day Of Octo-
her, then and there to do and perform the (,,l-
ties reg irtG Y law OF sgid Judges. Also.
that were - Judge ~ sickness or unGyoiCia.
tlc accident : unable TO attend sail meeting
II Judges, then he eIttticdfc Cf return afnr,.-
said sit.ill hot - ,r,,, 6 l..
inspectors or Clerks of the election Of sail
district. who shall do and perform the duties
required Of sail judges unable To attend
also make known and give notice. as in
aud lay The 18th section of The aforesaid ac,I
am directed, that every person excepting
justices Ot the peace. " iln shall hold any Of
icc or appointment Of Office or trust under
the United States, OF this State, or any city
or Incorporated district, whether a commits
stoned officer or otherwise. II subordinate o.
ticer G. agent Who is or shall be cnploycd
under the legislative, executive or judiciary
department Of this STATE, or of The UnittI
States, or of any Incorporated city or district.
and also that every IL, mbtr Of Congress and
OF the State Legislature, and Of the select or
common council 81 any city, or commissioner
Of any Incorporated district, is by law, inca
pahle of holding or exercising at the same
time thr office or appointment of Judge, in
specior or clerk of any elections Of this Com
monwerlih, and no judge, inspector or other
officer of such election shall be eiipihle tn
any office then 10 be voted tor"
Also, that in the 9Th section of the Act of
Assembly. entitled, An Act relating to exc
cGilons and Tor other purposes" approved
April 18TH, 1910, it is enacted that the ifore-
said 18Th section shall not be construed so
as to prevent any military officer or borough
officer from scrvin. as judge, inspector or
clerk OF any general or special election of
this Commonwealth"
Also, that an act OF Assembly, entitled An
Act relating 10 elections of this Common
wealth" passed July ., 1888, further provides
as follows, TO wit:
That the Inspectors and JUDGES shall
NEE; at tie respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district to which
they respectively belong, before o'clock in
the morning of the 2d Tuesday of October.
and each OF said Inspector shall appoint one
clerk who shall be a qualified voter of such
districts"
The Return Judges for this Senatorial Dis
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