Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-07

himself or any other person, wiltuliy de-
pose, declare or affirm any nistter To be fact,
knowing The same TO be false, or shah IN like
manner deny any nItter To be tact, knowing
the same TO be true, shall be deemed guilty.
of perjury and ariy certificate of natlraliza
ton issued in pursuance of any such depo'i-
ton, declaration or affirmation sha. be null
and void: and il shall be the duty Uf the court
issuing the same, upon proof bcing made be-
fore II that it Was fraudulen.ly obtained, To
take immediate measures for recalling the
same tor cancellation, and any person VINO
shall vote or attempt 10 vote, on any paper
so obtained: or who shall in any way aid in,
connlve ut or have aEy agency whatever la
the issue, circulation or Use of any fraudulent
naturalization certificate, shall be deemed
gully OF Il misdemeauor. and upon e0nyic-
Ton thereof, shall undergo an Imprisonment
in the penitentiary lor not more tnan two
years, and pay fine not more than 0ne
thousand dollars, for every such otfencr, OF
either or both, u. the discretion OF the court.
SEC. IA Any assessor, election officer OF
person appointed as an oyerseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
joined by this act, without reasonable or legal
cause, shall be subject 10 penalty OF one
hundred dollars .......r. ..--..
oush, township and election officers shall
hereafter be held on the second Tuestay OF
October. subject TO all the provisions oi the
laws regulating the election OF such Office ut
that time, shall take their places at the cX
piration Of the terms of the person holding
the same at the time of such election; but Ro
election for the office of assessor or assIStarH
assessor shall be held, under this act, uniil the
year one thousand e.ght hundred and seven
~. .....
SEC. Is. AZ all elections hereafter held TN
der the Jaws of this Compton wealth, the polls
shall he opened between the hours nf s:N and
seven O'Clock \. v, and closed at seven o.
clock T. "
SEC. L. I, shall he She duty Of the Srcrp-
tary of The Common ii eaith To pIeV,Ie foFw
for all TIE blanks iiiade necessary hy tins a,r
and furnish copies OF the same to The county
Commissioners at TIE several counties Ut the
Commuuw ealth and the county Commits
S!one!S Of zach county shall, as soon aS may
b0 necessary after receipt oithc same, at The
proper expense " tire county, procure ami
furnish all tbe election officers ot the eiaetIDn
districts oi lheir respective counties copies Of
such blanks, in s,.ch quantities as may be rem
Gered necessary sOr The discharge Of theic d,,-
ties under tAiS sft.
SIC. ~ Thif ~.,;Eca. %. this State .enipAr-
ariiy in the serve ~ The Stag or ot the ja.-
lc,i S'-''3 gnvc1IHen- -, c'rrfal ~ Hfhr-
dEfy. am, Vl.o -, not ,uir where thus e:E-
ploycG, shall nj b. thrre'.v 6cpriyrl af thr
riIi. To vote in il.cr several election districts
if otherwise duly quaiifed
SEC. 20 fiIe at entitled "A further sup
plenlent to the ant relating to the eicCilnn "f
this Commonwealth" approved Aprit fourth
Anne Domini one :hOt.-msl eight hundred
and sixty eight am! t6hrr !,tyis altered ur sIip-
piled by this act, lie ana tss SANE are hereby
repealed
WEeysas. The fifteenth Amendment OF the
Constitution Of the llyiiea States is us fol
lows tf- ..,
SECTION /. The right ot citizens Of the
{ Unlted States to vote shall not he deHied or
abridged BY tbe Unitel States .: By any State,
on account otracc, ,cpio- or rGeTious condition
Of seryitude.
~SEc. that Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate icgis-
latlon"
Axu WHEREAS, The Conrrcs. Of the
United States ON the 3lst day Of March,
1870, passed an act entitled Tn act 10 en-
force the right cj' cit.zc7S Of he Trjtei S'ntoS
70 rate az tie se1.ra' States # he ThioR, and
for otdsr ps7Poses - The frs; an;i second, sec
siOns Of which are Us follows:
..Srcr,oy r. ., en,cteJ D., fbs Eeaats
o,oy JE.,,ss of J[a,-,.,.,.,l;r,x = he i-oleJ
ctoteg nf A,,,s-i.t 4, C.0.,r-yx ,,..c.g5LJ
That al c;,i,ers nf The I-,.i,.l St,t,.. VIM
,ye mr. shall L.. o.brrvfs.. o,,l;f.1t, v,.e -,
any .lectinn IN, iI,a peonlr -, at,,, STATE ter
rirory disir-ri. c,lu,;v. c,v riri-h tnvn-
shin school lisfric, ,,uf,tciuItfr,. ,,b,.r
terrritor ial suhIi,ision shall lie entitled and
allowed To v,,,p :; .,II s,,cb ,Ir,fi,p ,yiihn,t
distinction of ~..4,. ,,,l,r ar ,,r4yio,,s c,ndi
,ion of s.rvit,uIe ,,nv cnn,t;iuriun Law cus-
tom. usage, ,r regulation Of ;.pv - lie or
hy or under is rutAori;y. IN lie contrary
SEC q dgJ 5e II f.,yfg,,. s,.,-tsy Tb,t Il
by or under the aui.nritv Of In. cpusritu-
tom or laws of any State. nr ih, l,yys If amy
Territory. any nct is q. silniI nc rc,uirel -
be REQUIRED to lie ,t,,ne :. ,,r,tt.,.rIi,ir.c or
lualitication FOR voting. and ,y srIcl corsli-
utiou or laws uersons ar oiIi,.rs are. an st,,II
Dp chsr,ed wiz, fine nr,t,rIra.,c,. nf dl,ri,..
in furnishing ,s ,itizrus an nouo,inpity 10
perform such Dr-sr,.Uj,;fl. or TO beeo,,,. .il7al
fled to vote. il sluu be the ,,uty o. every
such person an,i .'1icer 20 r.v,. tIl citizens of
he United Statss ihr sam, and eo1al o-,I,,,r.
unity TO perfo.,o sucL nrrrq,,,i.i,a and l.,
,ecome Qualified To- vote without distinction
If race, color, or prtrions condition of scrv-
Iiude and if ;ry sucb r,.rsor or nlia.r
hall refuse or knpvinrly omit 20 rive f.Ill
fleet to this scc.lc,f In. shall ,nr every sr,h
,fense, forfeit and paw the sum of five hun
lred dollars to- the person agnriey.d lher,i,v
o be recovered. liv mn action in the ease. win
ull costs and such a.,oyauc, for counsel
ees as the court shal! deem inst and sbaIi
llso, for every such otIensc. he deemed rniltv
If misGemeannr. and s..aII. ON conviction
hereof, be fined no; less tGau five hundred
lollars, or be imprisoned not less thin one
month and not more than np,. wear or ho,b
Il the discretion of the court
lind achereas. Il is declared by the second
section Of the VI article ot The CouS;.iu-
ion o. the United State; f;;3t ..TAi, C.n-ti.
,llion and The laws OF The United Safe.
which shall be ,n,,,i,. in r,r,rs,,,rcq th,,,,i