Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-20

seiccteu anu tppointeu. every convenience
and facility for the discharge of their du-
ties; and il said election officers shall re-
fuse to permit said overseers to be present
and perform their duties as aforesaid. or if
they shall be driven away from the polls by
violence or intimidation, all the votes
polled at such an election district may be
rejected by any tribunal trying contest
under said election: Prorided. That no
person signing the petition shall be ap-
pointed an orerseer.
SEC. T. If any prothonotary. clerk, or
the deputy Of either. or any other person,
shall affix the seal of office to any naturali-
zsiion paper. or permit the same to be af-
hxed, or give OUT. or cause or permit the
same TO be given out in blank, whereby il
may be fraudulently used, or furnish n
naturalization certificate to any person who
shall not have been duly examined and
sworn in open couri, in the presence Of
some of the judges thereof. according to
the act Of Congress. or shall aid in. con-
nive al. or in any way permit the issue of
any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
ne snail he guilty OF high misdemea eanor:
or. if any one shall fraudulenrly use any
such certificate of naturalization knowing
that it was fraudulently issued or shall
one shall vote, or attempt to vote on any
certificate of naturalization not issued to
him. he shall be gnilty of a high misde-
mennor; and either or any of the persons,
or their aiders or abettors. guilty Of eitLer
Of the misdemeanors aforesaid. shall on
conviction be fined in sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars. and Imprisonment in
the proper penten,iary for period not
excee ling three years.
SEC. Is. Any person who on oath or af-
hrmation. in or before any court in this
State, or officer authorized To administer
oiths. shall, to procure certificate Of nat
uralizaiiou, for himself Or any other per-
son, wi fully depos,. declare or affirm any
matter /, ne fact, knowing the same 10 he
false. or shall in like manner deny any
matter to he fact. knowing tho same to be
true. shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and any certificate of naturaiiz ition issued
in pursuance of any such deposition, dc
claration or affirmation shall be null aud
void and it shall be the duty Of the court
issuing the same. upon proof being made
before il that il was fraudulent|y obtained,
to take Immediate menrures for recalling
the same for cancellation and any person
who shall vote or attempt to vote. on any
aid in, connve 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 conviction thereof, -hall undergo
an Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not more than two years and pay fine
not more than one thou-nni dollars, for
every such offence or either or both. at the
discretion OF the court
SEC IA. ANY assessor election officer or
person appointed as an overseer. who shall
neg ecf or refuse 10 perform any duty en-
joincl by this act without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject 10 a penalty of
one hunired dollars.
SEC. III A. all elections hereafter held.
under the laws of this Commonwealth. the
polls shall be opened between the hours of
six and seven o'clock 4. NJ, and closed at
seven o'clock =. NJ
SEC Il. 1t shall be the duty Of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth to prepare
( form for all the blanks made necessary by
this net and furnish copies of the same 10
I the county commissioners of the several
counties Of the Commonwealth: and the
county commissioners of each county shall.
as soon as may he necessary after receipt
/ Of the same at the proper expense of the
county. procure and furnish all the eiec-
ton Off ;ers Of the election districts of
:heir respective counties copies of such
! blanks. in such quantities as may be rem
drred necessary Tor the discharge OF their
! duties under tins act.
/ SIC - That ciIizens of this State tenn
! porarilv in the service of the State or of
] the United States government on clerical
or other duty. and who do NOT vote where
/ thus employed. shall not be thereby de.
( pr iy.d of the rigt, to vote in their several
election district if otherwise duly Guali-
{ fed.
! SEC. - The act entitled "A further sup
plemeut to the act relating to the elections
of tins Commonwealth" approved April
fourth. Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight and other laws
| altered or supplied by this act, be and the
ssine are her, by repealed
Hh>reas The fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution of the United States is as fol-
lows:
"SEcrloN |. The right Of citizens of the
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 hy appropriate legis-
| la,ion."
AND wHEuEAs. The Congress of the
United States on the 3lst day of March,
! 1870, passed an act entitled I'm act 10 en-
force tie riyht Of ett,zens of the Un,ted States
! 10 rate in the sspsral STATE, of The Uaion. and
for other purposes = the first and second
sections of which are as follows:
..SvCrIo:, l. Be it enacted 6y the Senate
and House of Represe,ltat,res of the Jn,te1
! States Of .ime,ea. IN Congress assembled,
That all citizens of the United States who
| are or shall be otherwise qualified to vote
at any election by he people in any State,
territory, district. county. city, parish,
township. school district. municipality, or
other territorial subdivision. shall be en-
tirled and allowed to vote at all such cleo
ii ,ns, without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitu9e any CEN
/ Niturion. law. custom. usage. or regulation
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