Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1868-09-23

their rights to become citizens. ard are de.
prived Of exercising any riguis of ciiizeLs
thereof;
Asp WHEREAL, Persons, not citizens of The
United States, are not, under the Constitution
and laws Of Pennsy ivaaia, qualified electors
Ct this Commonwealth.
SEcTroS |. BE ii enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Common
wealth ct Peansy ylvania N General Assembly
met, ard it is hereby enacted by the authority
Of the same. That in all elections hereafter
to be held in this Common wealth, it shall be
unlawful for the judge or inspectors OF any
such elections to receive ballot. or ballots,
from any person or persons embraced in :he
provisions, and subject to the disability, im-
posed by said act Of Congress approved March
third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
five, and it shall be unlawful for any such
person TO offer to vote any ballot or ballots.
SEcrIcN 2. That il any such judge Or in
spectors of election. or any one of them shall
receive 5orcoussEtt to rscei,s any such una
lawful ballot or ballots frolh any such dis
qualified persons, he, or they, SC offending.
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any court of quarter
sessions Of this Commonwealth, he shall for
each offence be sentenced to pay fac Of not
less than one hundred dollars and TO undergo
an Imprisonment in the jail OF the proper
county fOr not less :han sixty days.
SECTION 8. That if any person deprived os
citizenship. and disqualified aforesaid
/ shall at any election hereafter 10 be held in
! this Commonwealth. vote or tender to the Of
| icera thereof, and offer to vote ballet OF bal
| lots, any person so offending shall be deemed
| guilty Of a misicmeanor, ant n conviction
I thereof in any court Of quarter Sessions OF
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punished in ike manner as is provided in The
preceding sec,ion Of this act, in the cs . of
officers OF election receiving such unlawful
bailo: or ballots.
SEcTIoS !. The. r. cay person slslt per
suade or adYise any person or rercons, de-
rriyed of citizenship, and disqualified
aforesaid, to offer any ballot CT ballots. 20 ths
officers of any elecuon here@fter 10 be held ia
this Commonwealth, or shall persuade, OF sd-
wise, any such cifcer to recciYa any ballot or
! ballots from any person deprived OF cjtlzon-
| ship, and disqualified as aforesaid snca per-
son so Offending Shall be guty Of a misde-
meanor. and upon conviction thereof, in any
court of quarter sessions of tnis Common
wealth, shall be punished in like maRner ~
! is provided in the second section of this act,
| in the case Of officers Of such election receiv-
/ ing such unlawful ballot OF ballots.
uiSu.AL - ltosi-tpHs CUA'f-Bci IA
the 9th section of the Act first aforesaid
the judges Of the aforesaid district s..ai! res-
pectively take charge of the certificate OF re-
turn of the election CT their respective ti.-
! tric!s ard produce then st meeting Of III.
| Judges from each district. at the Court
! House in the borough Of Mfiintown, on the
third day alter the day Of the election, being
the present year on Friday the 18th day Of
| October, then and theie TO do and perform
the duties required by law of said judges
| Also. that where Judge BY sickness. c. IN.
ayoidabie accident is unable 10 attend .ai
meeting Of judges, then the Certificate OF re-
turn aforesaid, shall be taken cha-ze oi by
one Of the Inspectors or Clerks Of tie elac-
! tion of said districts who shalt do and Per-
/ form the duties required Of said Judges una
| ble TO attend.
| Also, that il the Slst section of SAID act it
| is enacted that ''when two or more counties
sLall compose a district :or the choice OF u
member or members of the Senate OF Lis
Commonwealth or of the House of Eep-esen-
:atiyes of the United States, CT Of this Com
monwealth the Judges of the election in
each county having ret as aforesaid, TIE
| clerks shah make out lair st.JeTuen. OF al
! the votes which shall have been given at such
elections within the county. for every person
voted for as such member o. members.
which shall, be signed by said JUICES and al
led by tie Clerks, and one OF sid Judges
shalt be charged Gf such cGsi.hcare ana snail
produce the same 81 meeting of one Judge
from each county At sych place in such d;s
trct. as is or may be appointed hy law for
| the purpGSe.
Also, that an act of Assembly, entitled ''Iu
Act relating 10 elections o. this Common
wealth" passed July J, 1858. further pro-
yides rs follows, to wit:
That the Inspectors and Judges .;.ali meet
at the respective places arpoin cd for holding
| the election ir the district to which they re-
spectively belong, before O'clock in Ii,
morning Of tDc - Tuesday oG Oc,ohe... and
each of said Inspectors shail appoint one
clerk who shall be qualified voter Of such
/ districts"
The Retuyn Judges for this Rcpresent1t;-e
District will meet in Lewistown, on Tuesday.
Oe.ober 10Th. 1868, then and there to do ani
perform such tuties rs are required by law
of said Judges.
Agreeabiy to the provisions of the fir' src-
ton Of SAID act, every General and special
! Election shall be opened between The h0ars yf
ei .ht and ten o'clock in the forou1aD, amt
shall cont aue without int, rrnption nr aGjcnra-
nisnt until seven o'clock in the er....L, VIXEN
the polls shall be closed.
Given under my hand at my ofice, II ti,s
borough of MlthintOwn, this first dag OF Sep
tember, i ID. 1868.
JOHN DIETRICH, Sheriff.
| Sherif's Office. NiAintown,
September l. 1868.