Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-13


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: Provided. That no
person signing the petition shall be ap-
pointed an Overseer.
SEC. II. 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-
liked, or give out, or cause or permit the
same to be given out. in blank, whereby it
may be fraudulen,ly used, or furnish
naturalization certificate to any person who
shall not have been duly examined and
sworn in open court, in the presence Of
some of the judges thereof. according to
the act OF Congress. or shall aid in, con-
nive at, or in any way permit the issue Of
any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
he snail be guilty of high misdemeanor;
or. if any one shall fraudulenily use any
such certificate of naturalization knowing
that it was fraudulently issued or shall
vote, or attempt 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 of a high misde-
mennor; and either or any of the persons,
or their aiders or abettors. guilty of either
OF the mlsdemeanors aioresaid, sha'i on
conviction be fined in a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars. and Imprisonment in
the proper penitentiary for u period not
excee ing three years. .r .. n
SEC. l3. Any person who on oath or af-
frmstion. in or before any court in this
State, or officer authorized TO administer
oatns' SNAIL I" procure certlncSte OF nat
urhlzation. Tor h'mseii or any other per-
son. wiltuily uep1se' declare or anrm any
matter TO ne tact, knowing the same 10 ne
ia'se. or shal III IKE manner seny any
matter 10 oe 'act' showing tue same 10 Dc
true' shaii ne 'eehed guiity OF perjury
ana any cernhcate OF naturalization issued
IN pursuance OF any such deposition, de-
ciaration or afhrma'ion snail DC nuii ana
void ana IL sha'i he the du'y OF the court
ISSUING 'he same upon PROOF oeihg made
oeiore !. 'ha' IL was ir"uduientiy obtained.
10 'aSe Immediate measures Tor recailihg
'ne same ior cahcei'anoh' anu any person
VINO s"a'' .o'e VI a''eiip' 10 Foie' GU "hy
PhPer 81 'o''i"eu' UT "no sn''i ]" any way
aiu H. coh'Fe a. OF nave any agency
Whatever IN 'he Issue, CIRCULATION OF use ol
ahy 'I'"'u'e"t n'iu'"''ha''ou cer''"ca'e'
SUM- ne uce"eo g"'"y oi "'sue"'eanor'
anu upon cohVictlon thereof shali undergo
'n ihpr'sohheht III 'he Pehiteh'iary ios
uo' more thah Two years. anu pay Hne
NOT more tnan one '"ohsahi uonars' ior
every s"eh ohehce' or ei'ner or oo'u' NJ the
u'sore'ioh y. Tue coor''
! CHI IL any assessor' eiec''oh Queer OF
person appointed as hh o'erseer' VINO sha'i
! neg ecu Ut reiuSe 10 perform any hu'y en-
Joihei oy TINS act. without reasohaole or
"gai cause, snaii De SUBJECT 10 a pehai'y Oh
enc huhureh aotars.
,I'' w. Al an eiec'io"s here'''er he,u'
uhuer the Jaws ot this oomihonweath' the
p"'s shaii De opener between tue hours OF
SIX ''iu seven 0 cIocA A. NJ ahu c'oSea A'
sere" c'oIk r VI,
SEc. ~. IL snhii ne tue du'y OF 'he sec
retary OF me commonwealth 10 prepare
form 'or an 'he o!ahRs uade necessary ny
'nis ACT anu iurhish copies OF 'he same 10
the county commissioners OF me several
counties ol 'he OommonNeai'h' anu tne
county commissioners Oh eacn county sha'i,
as sooh rs may oe necessary ai'er FeceiPt
oi 'he same al 'he proper expense Oh inc
county: procure anu lurhish al 'he e'ec-
non ON GERS oil the eiectlon uistricts OF
b'ankS' IN Snch quantities as may De rem
dtred necessary Tor the discharge OF their
duties nnder tnis act
SEC, ~ mat c'tlzens OF TINS state tenn
porhrliy IN the service OF the State or OF
the oniteu states government, on clerical
or other duty. and who do not vote where
mus empioyed' shaii not be thereby de-
Prlved of the rigt TO vote in their several
election districts II otherwise duly uuall-
fed.
SEC -. Ihe act entitled "a further sup
pIement to the act relating to The elections
of tins Commonwealth, approved April
fourth, Ammo Domlni one thousand eight
hundred anu sixty eight ana other laws
altered or supplied by this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Hhereas, Ihe hifeenfh amendment OF the
Constitution OF the United States Is as fol-
lows:
''SEcrIoN l. 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 ny appropriate legis-
lation.'
-A'p ""H""N'' iho No"6'ooo VI 'nC
United States on the 3lst day of March,
1870, passed an act ent'tled ''-1n act TO en-
force tie right Of citizens Of the Onued States
to vote IN the several States Of the Union. and
for other purposes;' the first and second
sections of which are as follows:
SECTION l. he At enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives, Of the Cn,ted
States Of 1mer'ca. an 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,
territory, district, county. city, parish,
township, school district. municipality, or
other territorial subdivision, shall be en-
titled and allowed to vote at all such cleo
uons, without distinction OF race, color, or
previous condition OF serVltuae any CEN
stitution, law, custom. usage, or regulation
OF any Stale. or by or under ITS authority,
TO the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC = ARd he n further enucLsd That if