Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-09-14

lent or N m'schevious intent or for any improper
! purpose, the person offending shall be guilty
of high misdeme amor, and on conviction shall
be Vanished by fine not exceeding Eve hundred
| dollars or imprisonment not exceeding two years
| or both, at the discretion of the court
| SEC. IS. All elections for city. ward, borough,
| township and election officers shall hereafter be
held on the secsnd Tuesday of October, subject to
all the provisions Of the laws regulating the cleo
ton OF such officers not nconsisen Mt with this act
thepersons elected to such Offices at that time shall
| take their places at the expiration Of the terms
Of the pc sons holding the same at the time Of
such election: but no election for the Office of
SCISSOR or assistant assessor shall be held nnder
| this act until the year ono thousand eight hun
dred and seventy.
the laws Of this commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened between the hours of six and o.
| clonk. a. m, and closed at seven p. m.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth to prepare forms for all
the blanks made necessary by this act and fur
nish copies of tha same 10 the county commission
ers Of the several counties of the commonwealth;
and the county commissioners of each county
sh all as may be necessary after receipt of
the same. at the proper expense of the county.
procure and furnish to all the election districts Of
their respective counties copies of such bs nks in
such quantities as may be rendered necessary for
the discharge Of their duties under this act.
| SEC. Is. That citizens of this State tempora-
rfly in the service of the State or of the United
| States governments on clsrca or other duty and
| who do not vote where thus employed, shail not
| be thereby deprived Of the right to vote in their
several election districts if otherwise duly qusli
| fed.
| PROCLAMATION.
To the County Commissioners and Sheriff
of the County of CiedrffeH
| WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment of
the Constitution of the United States is as
follows:
SECTION j. The right of citizens of the u
nited States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States, or by any
State, on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
| Sec. 2. That Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the Uni
ted State. on the 3lst day of March, 1870,
posed an act entitled. ''An act to enforce
the right Of citizens of the United .States Of
this Union, and for other purposes, the
first and second section. of which are as fol
lows:
SECTION l. Be it enacted Jy the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assembled,
That all citizes Of the United States who are
or shall be otherwise qualified to vote at any
election by the people in any State, territory;
district, county, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality or other territorial sub
|
at all such elections, without distinction of
color, race or previous condition of servi
tude; any constitution, law, custom, usage
or regulation of any State or Territory, or
by or under its authority, to the contrary
notwiths tanding.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
if by or under the authority of the constitu-
tion or laws of any State, or the laws OF any
territory, any act is or shall be required to be
done as a pre- requisite or qualification for
voting, and by such Constitution or laws
persons or officers are or shall be charged
with the performance of duties in furnishing
TO cities an opportunity to perform such
pre- requisites. or 10 become qualified to vote
it shall be the duty of every such person and
officer to give all citizens of the United
States the same and equal opportunity to
perform such pre- requisite. and to become
qualified to vote without distinction of race,
color, or previous condition OF servitude ;
and if any such person or officer shall refuse
or knowingly omit to give full effect to this
section. he shall for every such offence, tor
felt and pay the sum OF five hundred dollars
to the person aggrieved thereby, to be re
covered by an action on the case, with fui
costs and such allowance for counsel fees as
. the court shall deem just, and shall also, for
: every such offence, be deemed guilty OF q
mi.demeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one
, month and not more than one year, or both
at the discretion of the court
AND WHEREAS, 1t is declared by the
.. second section of vi. article of the Consti
tuition of the United States that This Con
. .titution, and the laws of the United States
which shall be made in pursuance thereof,
shall be the supreme law of the land,
anvthino in the IDusfIfufiOu or l1trS
, of anu State to the contrary not,otthstdnd
AND WHEREAS, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth on the 9Th day of April
1870, passed An act entitled "A further sup
plcment to the act relating to elections IN
| this Commonwealth" the tenth section o.
which provides as follows
SEC. TO- That so muck of every act o.
> Assembly as provides that only white free.
men shall be entitled to vote or be registered
a. voters, or as claiming to vote at any gene
f raj or special election Of this commonwealth
: be and the same is hereby repealed; anf
that hereafter all freemen, without distinc
s tioD of color. shall be enrolled and registered
; according to the provisions of the first sec
ton of the act approved the 18th day o
April, 1869, entitled IAN act further sup
$ Elemental to the act relative to the elections
of this Commonwealth" and shall, wheI
otherwise qualified under existing laws, b'
! entitled to vote at all general and specia
: elections in thi. Commonwealth.
: AND WHEREAS, 1t is my constitutions
and off cial duty Ito take care that laws b
: faithfully executed :" and it has come to m,
; knowledge that sundry assessors and regis
r ters of voters have refused and are refusing
to assess and register divers colored NAL,
, citizens Of lawful age, and otherwise quail
, fed as electors
Nop, therefore, in considerations of th'
/ premises, the County Commissioners of sait
{ county are hereby notified and directed t.
instruct the several Assessors and Register
: of voters thereof to obey and conform to th
requirements of said constitutional amend
: ments and laws and the Sheriff of SAT-
county is hereby authorized ana required t.
publish in his Election Proclamation for th
ensuing elections the herein recited consti
t tutional amendment, act of Congress, ant
act of Legislature to the end that the SAM
may be known, executed and Obeyed by al
, assessors, registers OF voters, election off
: GERS. and others; and that the rights ant
a privilege. guaranteed therein may be secur
: ed to all citizens of the Commonwealth en-
.. titled to the same.
> Given under my hand and the grea