The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-23

and officer to give all citizens of the United
states the same and equal opportunity to per-
form such prerequisite and to become qualified
10 vote, without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude; and if any
such person or officer shall refuse or knowingly
omit to give full effect to this section, he SHALL
for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum
or hve hundred dollars to the person aggricved
thereby, to be recovered by an action on the
case, with fun costs and such allowance for
cOunSel fees as the court shall deem just. and
shall also, for every such offense, be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, on convic-
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not more than one year, or both, at the dis
SECTION 10 OF AN ACT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
LEGISLATURE OF APRIL g, A. d. 2870.
SEC. 10. That so much OF every Act of Assem-
bly, as provides that only hite freemen are en-
titled to vote, or be registered as voters, or as
ton Of This COMMONWEALTH, be and the same is
hereby repealed; and that hereafter ali free
rolled and registered according to the provi-
sions of the first section OF the Act approved
supplemental to the Act relating to the Elec-
tions OF this Commonwealth and when other
wise qualified under the existing laws eIiti-
tled 10 vote at all general and special elections
IN this commonwealth.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
i also make known the following Act approved
the I'd day of June, 1871, entitled AN Actato
calling Convention to amend the Constitution
of Pennsylvania
SEC. /. BE it enacted, &C. That the question
OF calling convention TO amend the constitu-
ton of this commonwealth be submitted to
vote OF the people, at a general election to be
held on the second Tuesday of October next,
the said question to be voted for in manner fol-
lowing, to wit: In counties and cities in which
slip ticket voting is authorized by law, votes for
and against convention may be expressed and
given upon the ticket headed or endorsed with
the word state, =" and not otherwise, and the
words used shall be constitutional conVen-
tion,' and underneath for convention" or
against L convention; and in counties or dis
tricts in which slip ticket voting shall not be
authorized by law, each electOr voting upon
said question shall cast a separate ballot, en-
dOrSed on the outside constitutional cOnVen-
tiOn," and containing on the inside the words
and all votes cast aforesaid shall be received,
counted and returned by the proper election
officers and return judges as votes for Governor
are received, counted and returned under
listing laws.
DUTIES OF THE RETURN JUDGES.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
seventy-siXth section of the Act first aforesaid,
the judges of the aforesaid districts shall re-
SpectiVely take charge of the certificate
turn of the election in their respective districts
and produce them at a meeting of one Judge
from each district, at the Court House in the
day of election, being on FRIDAY, the 10th day
of OCTOBER, 1871, at 10 o'clock, a. m, and then
and there to do and perform the duties required
by law of said judges. Also, that where judge,
by sickness or unavoidable accident is unable
to attend such meeting of judges, then the GER
one of the inspectors clerks of the election of
the district, who shall do and perform the du-
ties required of said Judge unable to attend.
GIVEN UNDER n HAND, at my Office in Ebens-
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sey-
enty-one, and of the independence of the Uni
ted States of America the ninet y-fifth.
Sept HIT. w B. DONACkER, Sheriff.