Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-09-29

0lilcers voted fbr, AID he labelled ''Stasr;n
ono ticket shall embrace the nnMns 0t III
county officers voted fer, and be labelled
county one ticket shall embrace thp
names uf ell township niileofA voted f1F,
aud ho labelled 'toWnshlp one Ticket
shall embrace the nauies nf all borough
0liicefs voted hr. aud bb labelled ''ber-
ongh aud each shall b. dHPgaitna b feii-
ctpte balloi-boxea.
XIV Amendment Constitution u. S.
SECTION /. The right of rlusens ofthe
United SfatYs ~ vote shal not hr denied
pr abridged by the United States, or by
amy State 3u Hccaul af rare, color, ~ pre-.
I Yiuus condition of snfYiiudH
First and Second Section of Act nl
Congress March 81, 1870.
Section !. Bs i raa-tff by M seuatt
aud Hotar ~ RrpgfsrHfHfieFs ~ fhH United
Sfafcs II dmcFiea is CbHgFsu afseulsicf
( That all citizens of tho Unlted States, who
are, or shall be otherwise qualified bY las
Z 10 vote at any election bY tbr people, Ia
any State, Territory. district. county. city
parish. township school aistrlet manicl-
palily or other territorial sub division.
shall he entitled aud Rlin@ai 30 vote ~ nll
such elections, without distinction pf race,
i
iaHy Cgnsi.lutl0n. Law, custom, usagu og
regulation otany State oF Territory, on by
nF under ~ authority, o. thp contrary not
withstand.nR
Sac .. aad b. Il Garfher enacted That
4, IL By law az under the authority of Cunsti.
tuition or laws ~ any State. 0f laMs Of AnY
Territory, any act is or shalt be required
10 be done as q prerequisite Or qualification
tJF voting, and By such Constitution or law
persons or ohlecrs ara 0r shall ba charged
with the performance ~ duties Ia furnish
ing 10 citizens m opportunity 81 perform
such prerequisite or 20 become qualified %
vote, il shall BE- the duty 81 every such
person aud officer % give o. ail citizens nf
the United State - same and equal 0pp0r-
lnniiy - perform aucA prerequisite aHd %
become qualified 30 Ruto without dlstine-
ton Of race color or previous condition
Of seryitude and III any such person or
officer shall refuse or knowing 0mit - give
fall effect q this section he shall. for every
such oiiense, forfeit aud pay the sam us
i've handled dollars 10 the person ag-
gTieyed thereby, 70 b. recovered by an
action on the ease, with fall enst anl such
allowance for counsel fees as the court
shall deem just aud shall also. for every
such otIense, be deemed guilty of lnied,s-
meanor. sud shall. an conviction thereof
be fined not less than dive hundred doll
lars, or be imprisoned not less than one
month, or more than one year or both at
the discretion Of the court
SIC 10 Of an Act ofthe Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature Of April 6 a. a. 1879.
Sac. 10. That 50 much Of every act ofG
Assembly AS provides that only white free
men are entitled % vote aruaae registered
eral clectlon or special election Of this
Commonwo .lth. be aud lie same Is hereby
repealed and that hereafter ai freamen.
without disticli0n Of color. shall be enrolled
and registered according u the provisions
OF the first section of tho act approved I7th
April. 1862. entitled An net further sup
Elemental Ga the sel relating 70 the ulec- I
Ii0ns of this Common wealth, and when 1
otherwise qualified under the e1istlngi
,aws, be entitled q a. AL general and spe.
cial elections in this Commonwealth
Pursuant u ihe provisions e0nlaiaed IN 4
the seventy sixth se stan # the act ars.i
aforesaid The Judges II ihe aforesaid dis- 4
lricts shall respectively take charge of thei
certificates of tae return af the election of
their respective districts, and produce the,ni
ai meeting of one judge from each dis
lrict al the Court House, la the bor OF Bel
fonte. on the .hir1 dAF aner the dHyof
election being "a FRIDAY, THE 8TH
DAY OF OCTOBER 1871 a zen o'clock
A. m. then and there iD 90 aud perform ihell
duties required by law 0fsaid judges.
Also, that where "a Judge. by sickness 81
unavoidable accident, Is unable d attend
such meeting ~ judges 'hea ihe corliEcatoI
or return shall be taken charge az bv one
sf the inspectors or elcri1s of fha election sfi
ihc district. who shall Do and perform theI,
duties required ~ said Judge nnabie 70 ai-l
tend.
Given under nay hand. 81 my oiflep IA
Bcllcfonte ihi. 5lh dsy 0f Sap,etn Der. in
the wear ~ oar Lori. one thaasand eight
hundFed and sovcniy-ane. and Ia the nine-i
ty-iparih year ~ the Independence af thel
Unigcd States
D. ~. W00DRIGG.
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