Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-14

deliver to the rnpss,or two tickets together, with
the intent illegally 20 vote rise and procure another
10 do he hsy e. offending shall, upon oonvio
than ave- handrsd doilsr,. and Be imprisoned not
s no stS % in hi. Com
monwealth agreeably to law, lsxcept, the sons Of
qualified otifets,) shall appearat any election for
The purpose Of Issuing tickse or nnuenens the cti-
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for every
such offence, and be imprisoned for any term not eI
| ceeding three months"
AN ACT
lRegviafingl the epods of posiRg at oil elections,
m The keyera( oorafies of fhfs Commonpeafh.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the Commonwealth Of Penn.
sylvanis in General Assembly met, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same, That the quail
ihed voters Of One seteral counties Of this coinmop
weaiths at all general, towAship borough and spe.
cia elections are hereby, hereafter, authorised and
required to vote, by tickets printed or written or
partly printed and partly written, severally cass.
fed as follows One ticket shall embrace tho names
Of all judges Of courts voted for and to be labeled
outside 'judciary % ticket shall embrace the
names Of all State officers voted for, and TO be la
beled "State;n 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, If voted for, and be
labeled, county Z, 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
cd, borough ~ and each class shall DO deposited in
AND WHEREAS, BY the act Of the Congress Of the
| United States, entitled Gan act to amend the
raj acts heretofore passed to provide for the enroll
ing and calling out the National forces and for other
purposes" and approved March third, thousand
eight hundred and sixty.fve all persona who have
deserted the military naval service Of the United
States, and who have not been discharged or re-
eyed from the penalty, or disability therein provi
ded, are deemed, and taken TO have voluntarily re-
lnquished and forfeited their rights Of citizenship
and their rights to become citizens and 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: , -.
SEcrIoN I. De it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the Comtnonw ealth Of Penn.
syvania, in General Assembly met, and IL is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same, That in all
elections hereafter to be held in this Commonwea
it shall be unlawful for the judges or inspectors of
any such election receive ballot or ballots from
any person or persons embraced in the provisions
and subject to the disability imposed by said act Of
Congress, approved March third, thousand eight
hundred and sxtyfye, and it shall be unaw lul for
any such person to offer to vote any ballot or ballots
SECTION q That If any such judge and inspe ctors
of election, or any one of them shall receive
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot or ballots
from any such disqualified person, hc they Of
Tending shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof any of quarter sessions of
this Commonwealth he shall, for each offence, be
sentenced TO pay fine Of not less than hundred
dollars, and to undergo an imprisonment, in the jail
Of the proper county, for period OF not less than
sixty days ..
SECTION g. That If any person depriy cd Of citizen
ship and disqualified aforesaid, shall at any cleo
ton, hereafter to be held in this Com monw eath,
VOTE tender to the officers thereof, and offer to
vote ballot, ballots, any person offending shall
be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor and on cOnvic-
on thereof in any court of quarter sessions of this
Commonwealth, shall, for each offence be punished
in like manner as is provided in the preceding
ton of this act in the of officers Of elections re-
\ ceving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
SECTION 4, That If any person shall persuade, or
advise any person. or persons, deprived OF citizen
ship, and disqualified aforesaid, TO offer any bal
lot or ballots, to the officers of any election, hereaf
| ter to be held in this Commonw ellth or shall per-
suade Or advise any such officer to receive any ballot
or ballots, from any person deprived Of citizenship
| and disqualified as aforesaid, such person offend
| ing shall be guilty Of msdemeanor, and upon
viction thereof in any court Of quarter sessions of
ncr as is provided in the second section Of this act
in the OF officers of such election receiving such
| unlawful ballot or allots. fsrt. ...... .,s H
The election to open between the hours Of and
| 70 o'clock in the forenoon and shall continue open
without interruption or adjournment until O'Clock
] in the evening when the polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected on the
I'D Friday of February last, in pursuance of the I'd
section of the act Of the ID of July, $780, will hold
the election on Tuesday the Sth day Of October next
The Judges are to make their returns for the
county of Northumberland, at the Court House, in
Sunbury, ON Friday the lth Of October, A. D., 1866
Given under my hand and seal, at Sunbury, this
1lth day of Sep cmber A. ID. 1867.
DANIEL BECKLEY, Sheriff.
Sherifs Office Sunbury Sept II, 1867 -3t