Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-21

a tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shall
vote, or attempt To vote on any certificate OF
naturalization not issued to him, he shall be
guilty Oft high misdemeanor; and either or
any ofthe persons, or their aiders OF abettors,
guilty of either of the misdemeanors afore.
said, Shall on conviction, be fined in a sum
, not exceeding one thousand dollars, and i'm
prlsonment IN the proper renitentary for u
period not exceeding three years.
SEC. 13. ANY person who on oath or affir-
nation, in or before any court IN this State,
or officer authorized TO administer oaths shall
|, to procure a certificate of naturalization, for
. himself or any other person, willfully de-
, pose. declare or affirm any matter to be fact,
knowing the same to be false. or shall in like
manner deny any mtter to be fact, knowing
the same to be true, shall be deemed guilty
OF perjury; and any certificate of naiuraliZa-
ton issued in pursuance of any such deposi-
ton, declaration or affirmation shall be null
and void and it shall be the duty of the court
issuing the same, upon proof being made be-
fore it that it was fraudulen.ly obtained, to
take immediate measures for recalling the
same Tor cancellation, and any person who
shall vote or attempt to vote, on any paper
SO obtained: or who shall in any way aid in,
connlye at or have any agency whatever in
the issue, circulation or use of any fraudulent
naturalization certificate, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
lion thereof. shall undergo an imprisonment
in the pentcItlary Tor not more tnan TWO
years, and pay Il fine not more than one
thousand dollars for every such offence or
either or both, a, the discretion Of the court.
SEC Ii. Any assessor, election officer or
! person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse TO perform any duty en-
| joined by this act, without reasonable or legal
cause, shall be subject to I penalty OF one
hundred dollars.
SEC. ID. All elections for city, ward, bor-
! Ough, township and election officers shall
hereafter be held on the second Tuesday of
October. subject TO all the provisions OF the
laws regulating the election of such offices at |
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 no |
election for the office of assessor or assistant !
assessor shall be held, under this act, until the |
year one thousand eight hundred and seven |
ty. ..l.. .r,
SEC 16 At all elections hereafter held, un- |
der the Jaws of this Commonwealth the polls |
shall be opened between the hours of six and |
seven o'clock a. NJ, and closed at seven o.
clock p. NJ.
SEC II. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary OF the Commonwealth to prepare form |
for all the blanks made necessary by this act
and furnish copies of the same to the county |
Commissioners of the several counties of the |
Commonwealth; and the county Commits
sioners of each county shall, az soon as may
be necessary after receipt of the same, at the
proper expense of the county, procure and
furnish all the election officers OF the election
districts of their respective counties copies of
such blanks, in such quantities ms may be rem
dered necessary for the discharge of their du-
ties under this act. ,.-.
SEC. 10. That citizens OF this State temper
arilv in the service of the Stale OF of the Uni
ted States government, on clerical or other
duty, and who do not vote where thus en-
ployed, shall not be thereby deprived of the
right to vote in their several election districts
if otherwise duly qualified.
SIC 90 The act entitled "a further sup
plement to the act relating to the election OF
this Commonwealth" approved April fourth
Anne Domini one thousand eight hundred
and sxty-eight and other laws altered OF sup
piled by this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed. 1879
Whereas The fifteenth Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States is as fol-
lows: --'h .. .. .fH E.
SECTION /. The right OF citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States,o or by any State,
on account OF race, color or previous condition
of servitudr.
"SEc That Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation."
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the
United States ON the 31st day of March,
1870, passed an act entitled An act TO en-
force tie right of citizens Of the United States
10 cote IN the sereraI States Of ,he Union, and
for otaer purposes ;" the first and second sec
tions of which are as follows;
"SECTIoN /. BE 1t enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the United
States of AD,erica, in Congress assembled,
That all citizens of the United States who
are or shall be otherwise qualified to vote at
any election by the people in any State, ter
ritory, district, county, city, parish, town
ship, school district, municipality, or other
terrritor ial subdivision, shall be entitled and
allowed to vote at all such election, without
distinction of race, color, or previous condi-
ton of servitude; any constitution, law GUS ,
tom, usage, or regulation of any State or
by or under its authority, in the contrary
notw withsiandng. I
SEC. 9 And be ii further enacted, That if
by or under the authority of the constitu-
ton or laws of any State, or the laws of any G
Territory, any act is or shall be required to :.
be required to be done is a prerequisi or
qualification for voting, and by such consti- G
tuition or laws persons or officers are OF shall ,
be charged with the performance of duties
in furnishing to citizens an opportunity to G
perform such prerequisite, or to become quail 6
flied 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 oppor
tunity to perform such prerequisite, and to
become qualified to vote without distinction t
of race, color. or previous condition of serv- I
itude and if any such person or officer
shall refuse or knowingly omit to give full Z
effect to this section, he shall, for every such c
offense, forfeit and pay the sum of five hun
dred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered by an action in the case, with a
full costs and such allowance for counsel
fees as the court shall deem just, and shall
also, for every such offense, be deemed guilty +
of a misGemeanor, 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,, (
ct the discretion of the court" 10 .4--.I
And whereas, It is declared by the second
section of the VI article of the Constitu- s
ton o! the United States, that This Consti-
tuition and the laws of the United States