The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-29
HARRISBURG.

Rssistration of CoIored Citizens-Prociama-
tioD by Governor Geary.
HARRIsBURG, Aug. 27.-The Governor to-
day issued the following proclamation
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARR1sBURG, Pa,
Aug 27, 1S70.-To the County Commission
ers and Sheriff of the county of -.
Whereas, The fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution of the United States is as fol-
lows
Section /. The right OF citizens OF the United
United States, or by any State on account Of race
color, or previous condition OF servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
4An0 achereaS, The Congress of the United
States, on the 31st day of March, 1870, passed
an act entitled SAN act to enforce the right
of citizens of the United States to vote in
the several States of this Union, and for
other purposes, the first and second sections
of which are as follows
Section l. Be it enacted, etc. That all citizens OF
the United States who shall be otherwise qual
lied TO vote at any election by the people in any
State, Territory, district, county, city, parish town
ship, school district municipality other territorial
subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at
all such elections, without distinction OF race, color
previous condition OF servitude: any C0nstitu-
ton, law, custom, usage or regulation OF any State
Territory, or by or under It's authority, to the
Section q Aud be it further enacted That if by or
under the authority OF the Constitution or laws Of
any State the laws of any Territory, any act is
shall be required to be done as prerequisite or
qualification for voting, and by such Constitution
laws persons or officers are or shall be charged with
the performance of duties in furnishing to citizens
an opportunity to perform such prerequisite, or to
become qualified TO vote, 1t shall be the duty OF
every such person and oicer to give all citizens of
the United States the same and equal Oppor-
tany to Perform such prersG9hise and to
ton OF race, color, or previous condition OF servi
tude; and any such person or oficer shall refuse
or knowingly omit to give full effect to this section,
he shall for every such ofense forfeit and pay the
SUM OF five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
with full costs and such allowance for counsel fees
the court shall deem just and shall also for every
such onense be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and shall ON conviction thereof be fined less than
i've hundred dollars or be imprisoned not less than
one month and not more than one year, or both, at
the discretion OF the court.
Ind aohereds, 1t is declared by the second
section of the sixth article of the Constitution
of the United States that This Constitution,
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 laws of any State to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
-And aohereds, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth, on the 9th day of April, A.
d. 1870, passed an act entitled ga further
supplement to the act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth" the tenth section of
which provides as follows:-
Section 10. That so much Of every act of Assem-
bly, as provides that only white freemen shall be
ed to vote or be registered as voters, or as claim
ing vote at any general or special election OF this
Commonwealth, be and the same is hereby repealed
and that hereafter all freemen without distinction
Of color shall be enrolled and registered according
20 the provisions OF the first section OF the act APP
proved the 18th day of April 1869, entitled An act
further supplemental TO the act relative to the elec
tiOns OF this Commonwealth" and shall, when
otherwise qualified under existing laws, be entitled
10 vote az all general and special elections in this
Commonwealth
and aohereas, 1t is my constitutional and
official duty ''to take care that the laws be