The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-02
ge0al Aarsrtissments.

June 9TH, lists, entitled'A further supplement-
10 the election laws of this Commonwealth ~
WHEREAS, BY the act OF Congress OF the United
acts heretofore passed to- prov vs,e for the enroll
ing and calling out the national forces and for
thousand eight hundred and siSty-five ali per-
sons who have deserted the military or naval
service OF the United States, and whol not
disability therein provided are deemed and
taken 10 have voluntarily relinquished and for
ieited their rights Of ciiizenshp and their rights
csing any rights of citizens thereof; and
WHEREAS Persons not citizens OF the United
states, are not, under the constitution and laws
OF Pennsy ylvania, qualified electors OF this Com
SECTION l. BE it enacted by ,hs senate and
House OF Representatives ofthe Com monwealth
| OF pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
lt shereby enactedb by the authority OF the same,
That in all elections hereafter TO be held in this
| Commonwealth, it shall be unlawful for the
Judge or Inspectors of any such election to re-
ceiveany ballot or ballots from any person or
persons etfsbraced in the provisions and subject
to the disability imposed by said act OF Conlsfess
approved March third one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty five, ard it shall be unlawfui for
any such person 10 OFFER TO vote any ballot or
ballots.
SEC. :. That if any such judge and inspectors
OF election or any one of them, shall receive or
| consent TO receive any such unlawfal ballot or
ballots from any such disqualified person, he or
aney 50 @ offending shall be guilty Of mlsdemeanor,
| Quarter sessions OF this Commonwealth, no
shall Tor each offence be sentenced 10 pay fine
| OF not less than one hundred dollars and to un-
dergoan imprisonment In the Jail of the proper
| county FOR not less than sixty days.
SEC, y; Ihat II any person deprived OF citizen
ship and disqualified as aforesaid, shall at any
| election hereafter to be held in this Common
wealth. vote or tender to the officers thereof and
otlertu vote ballot or ballots any person so Of
| Tending shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemean-
Or and on conviction thereof In any court OF
| quarter sessions of this Commonwealth, shall
Tor each offence be punished in like manner as is
provided in the preceding section Of this act In
cases Of officers Of election receiving such nn-
| lawful ballot or ballots.
SEC. 4. That If any person shah hereafter per-
suade or adviseany person or persons deprived
offer any ballot or ballots to the officers OF any
election hereafter to be held in this Common
wealth, or shall persuade or advise any such off,
Ger To receive any ballot or ballots from any per-
sou deprived OF citizenship and disqualified as
| aforesaid, such person so offending shall be
gully o! misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof III any court of quarter sessions OF this
| Commonwealth, shall be punished in like man
ner es Is provided In the second section of this
| ing such unlawful ballot or ballots,
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
| As therein directed, also give official notice
| Of the following provision of an Act approved
| March 10, is66 entitled IAN Act regulating tho
mode OF voting al all the elections In the several
| counties of this Commonwealth. :"
| SECTION l.. BE II enacted by the Senate and
| House of REPRESENTATIVES, OF the Commonwealth
| of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
| II is hereby enacted by the authority OF the same
| That the qualified voters of the several counties
ofthis Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections, are hereby here
| after rauthori2ed and required to vote by tickets
printed or written, soverally classified as follows;
| one ticket shall embrace the names OF all
judges of courts votcdior, and to be labelled out
| side judiciary = one ticket shall embrace tho
names OF all state officers voted for, and labelled
| estate" one ticket shall embrace The names of
all county officers voted for including office Of
| senator, member and members OF Assembly II
voted for, ana members ofCongress, II voted for,
and be labelled County zone ticket shall en-.
brace the nathes of all township officers voted
| for, aud be labelled Township" one ticket
| shall embrace the names Of all borough officers
| voted for and be labelled thorough ;'SAnd each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot-boxes.
ELECTION OF JURY COMMISSIONERS.
| also make known that by an act entitled "An
| Act for the better and more impartial selection
OF persons to serve jurors In each of the coun-
| ties ofthis Commonwealth" approved the 10Th
day OF April, a. d., 1867 II Is directed as follows:
| "That at the general election to be held on tho
| second Tuesday OF October, Ammo Domlni ona
| thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and
| tri-annually thereafter, at such election tho
qualified electors of the several counties Of this
| Commonwealth shall elect, In the manner now
provided 10y law for the election Of othercounty
| officers, two sober, intelligent and judic!ous
| persons, to serve as jury commissioners in each
| of said counties, for the period of three years
| ensuing Their election but the same person, or
| persons, Shall not be eligible for reelection
| more than once in any period of six years:
PROVIDED, That each of said qualified electors
shall vote for one person only as Jury commits
slOncr ana the two persons having the greatest
number of votes, for Jury commissioners shall
be duly elected jury commissioners for such
county
Given under my hand Mt my Office, in Waynes-
hurg, thls llth day of september, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven, and in the ninety-frst year of the Inde-
4 pendence OF the United States.
| 9;ll-te. HEATH JOHNS SIiERrFy.