Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-09-28

Is tst, or lear down or remove the same from
me P4d%e here 1t has been f-ea with ira iau-
ieht or m schevious intent. or for any improper
purpose, the person SO offending shall be guilty.
OF nigh niSdeme eauor and on conviction shall
be "hished by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred
ieiiars or imprisonment not exceeding TWO wears
OF n9th. al the discretion Of the court
Sse, 10 All elections for CITY ward bor,urb
oHIshlp ana election officers shall hereafter he
"E'u On ihe second Tuesday of October subject To
All the provisions Of the laws reguIatipg tbc aI,c
ton OF such officers not inconsisfent ~ ,L:.
me persons elected TO such Offices at that time sbp
20 &c their places at the expiration of the terms
l =. tie pc sons holding the same at the time of
NN erection; but no election for the Office of as
SCISSOR or assistant assessor shall be bcId n,Sc,
nus ms ''ct Ghhi the year thousand eight hum
dred and seventy S' -
SEC, 10. At all elections her.,f,or III,
the laws of this commonwealth Tho ,,oIIs III 10
opened between the hours Of six and seven a,
cionk m, and closed a; seven p. m
SEC. IL 1t shall be the duty ii the Secretary
OF me commonwealth to prepare forms for all
tho blanks made necessary by tbis act and fur
hlsh copies OF tina same TO the county commission
ers OF the several counties of the commonwealth;
and the co1nty comm iSsiuners of each eouptv
shi' as soon as may be necessary after receipt Of
tue same At the proper expense of the county
procure and furnish 10 all the election districts of
tneir respective counties copies Of such blanks.in
such quantities as may be rendered necessary for
lhe discharge of their duties unde. this act
SEc !? That citizens Of this State tompora-
rlly IN the service of the State or of the United
states governments on cleriaa n or other dutv and
VINO do not vote where THUS smrloy.l shall no,
he thereby deprived of the ri stt ts.yote i, fbciy
.sysFai lection districts if other wise duly ouzIi
fed.
PROCLAMATION.
To the Comfy Commissioners. an,E Sheriff
of the County Of Cjcarticid:
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendments of
the Constitution of the United States is as
follows:
SECTION |. The right Of citizens Of the IT,
nited States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States, or by auy
State, on account of race, color, Or previous
condition of servitude
SEC. .. That Congress shall have power
to cnlorco this article by appropriate legs
Iajion.
AND WHEREAS The Congress of the Uni
ted States on the 3lst day of March. 1870,
poised an act emitted. "An act 10 enforce
the rigAt Of citizens Of the United States of
n's Cnion, aud yjor other purposes, the
5rst and second sections o! which are as fol-
lows:
SECTION T. BE it enacted By The Senate
ana Lfo"Se 0f Representatives. of the United
.NtdseS q -dneI1c1, Il Congress asScHrdIe,!,
That all citizeS Of the United States who are
or shall be otherwise qualified to vote at any
CCStI'i bA iit I'cOl'lc IN any 0aie, territory,
district, county, city. parish township, school
'dlstrlct, munlcipaliy,o or other territorial sab
division, shall be entitled and allowed to vote
At all such elections. without distinction Of
color, race. or previous condition Of scryi-
tudc any constitution, law, custom. usage,
or regulation of any State or Territary, or
by or under its authority, to the contrary
nolwiths standing
SEC. .. And be it tutker e7tqctcd, That
If by or under the authority Of the constitu-
: ion or laws 0i any State, or the laws OF any
territory, any act is or shall be required 10 he
done as a pre- requisite Or qualification for
voting, and i,y such Constitution or laws
persons or officers are or shall be charged
with the performance OF duties il furnishing
TO cities an opportunity 20 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 pro requisite. and Become
qualified to vote without distinction of race,
col II, or previous condition of sersitudo;
and if any such person or oifcer shall rci1s,
or knowingly omit to 9ive full effect to this
section. he shall for every such offence, for
felt and pay the sum Ot five hundred dollars
to the person aegrie, ed thereby. to b. re
covered by an action on the case, with full
the court shall deem just, and shah also, for
every such offence, he deemed eniity OF Il
nIisdcnseanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more Chan one year, or botl,
AT the di5cretioa of the court.
AND WHEREAS. 1t is declared by the
second section of VI. article OF the Com>ti-
tuition Of the United States, that This Con
stitution, and the laws OF the United States,
which shall be made in pursuance thereof,
shall be the supreme law of the land,
. anything in the Constitution or idt0s
Of a7y State to the contrary notto'thstand-
ing.
AND WHEREAS, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth on the 9th day Of April,
1870, passed an act entitled 4 further sup
nlf mett tn the act relating 10 elections IN
this Commonwealth. the tenth section of
y Th;ch provides as fDiiows-
So TO- That 50 much of every act Of
Assembly "a provides that only white free
men shah be entitled to vote or be registered
as voters, or as claiming To vote at any gene
raj or special election OF this commonwealth,
be and the same is hereby repealed and
that hereafter all frcen;en, vithout diStiBc
tion OF color. shall bCenrolied and registered
according 10 the provisions oi the first sec
April, 1869, entitled An act further sup
picmenial 10 the act relative to the elections,
OF this Commonwealth, and shall, when
otherwise qualified under existing laws, DC
entitled to vote az all general and special
elections in this Commonwealth y
AND WHEREAS, 1t is my constitutional
and OH cial duty ITO take care that laws be
faithfully executed - and it has come TO my
Snowledge that sundry assessors and regis
tcrs of voters have refused and are refusing
TO assess and register divers colared male
c,izens OF lawful age, and otherwise quail
fled as electors:
Nolc therefore, in considerations of the
premises, the County Commissioners OF said
county are hereby notified and directed to
instruct the several Assessors and Registers
of voters thereof to obey aud conform TO the
requirements of said constitutional amend
ments ard laws; and the Sheriff Of said
county Is hereby authorized ana required to
publish in his Election Proclamation for the
ensuing elections the herein recircd con>ri
tutional amendment, act of Congress, and
act of Legislature. to the end that the same
may be known, executed and o5cyed hy all
assessors, registers of voters, election 9th =
GERS. and others; and that the rights and