Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-10-05

was Hauuuieutiy lSsueu, OF Sllail EOte, OT dl
: tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shal
vote, or attempt TO vote on any certificate o
naturalization not issued to him, he shall b,
guilty ola high misdemeanor and either o
any ofthe persons, or their aiders OF abettors
guilty of either of the misdemeanors afore
: said, shall on conviction, be fined in sun
not exceeding one thousand dollars, and i'm
prisonment IN the proper pen:lentiary for q
a period not exceeding three years.
SEC. 13. Any person who on oath or afiir
nation, in or before any court IN this State
or officer authorized 10 administer oaths shal
to procure a certificate Of naturalization, GoI
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 inter TO be fact, knowing
the same 10 be true, shall be deemed guilty
of perjury; and any certificate of naturalza
lion 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 trauduien;ly obtained, to
take immediate measures for recalling the
same for cancellation, and any person who
shall vote or attempt 10 vote, Oh any paper
so obtained: or who shall in any way aid in,
connive at or have any agency whatever in
the issue, circulation or use of any fraudulent
naturalization certificate, shall be deemed
guilty Of q msdemeanor, and upon convlc-
ton thereof. shall undergo an Imprisonment
in the penitentiary Tor not more tnan Two
years. and pay 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 10 a penalty OF one
hundred dollars. ..Ft
SEC. 10. 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 ex-
piraiion of the terms of tie 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 e'ght hundred and seven
iy.
SEC. Is. At all elections hereafter held, un-
der the laws 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 T. 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, as soon as may
bs necessary after receipt ofthe 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 as may be rem
dered necessary for the discharge of their du
ties under this ect.
SEC. 10. That citizens of this State tempor-
arily in the service of the Stale or 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.
SEC 90 The act entitled "A further sup
piement to the act relating to the election of
this Commonwealth" approved April fourth
Anne Domini one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight and other laws altered or sup
piled by this act, be an1 the same are hereby
repealed. -.r
Whereas, The fifteenth Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States is as fol-
lows: -..
l.. Inc TluUt vi CitlLeuS vi tile
United 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 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 rote in the sereraL States Of tie Union, and
for otter purposes :" the first and second sec
tions of which are as follows: 20 r. af0i
SECTION /. BE At enacted By tie Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the United
Suites Of America, 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-
lion of servitude; any constitution, law GUS
tom, usage, or regulation of any State or
by or under lis authority, in the contrary
notwithstanding. .." '
SEC. 2. 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
Territory, any act is or shall be required to
be required to be done is prerequisite or
qualification for voting. and by such cOnsti-
tuition or laws persons or officers are OF shall
be charged with the performance of duties
in IurnislIing to citizens an opportunity to
perform such prerequisite, or to become quail
fled to vote, it shall be the duty of every
such person and officer TO give all citizens OF