The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-09-14

neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-.
| joined by this act, without reasonable OF
| legal couse, shall be subject to penalty OF
one hundred dollars, and ifand assessor shall
assess any person as voter who is not qualifi-
ed or shall refuse to assess any one who is
quail lined, he shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
IN office, and on conviction be punished by
hne or imprisonment, and also be subject Ia
an action for damages by the party aggriev-
ed; and IT any person shall frauduIentiy
after, add 10, deface or destroy any list of
voters made out as directed by this act. or
tear down or remove the same from the place
where 1t has been fixed, with fra udulent or
mlschIevous intent, or for any improper pur-
pose, the person so offending shall be guilty
of high mlsdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be punished by a fine rot exceeding
five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not
exceeding two years, or both, at the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec Is. All elections for city, ward
borough, 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 officers
not inconsistent with this act the persons
elected to such offices at that time shall take
their places at the expiration of the terms of
the persons 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
eight hundred and seventy.
Sec. l6. At all elections herafter held un-
der the laws Of this commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened between the hours of six and
seven O clock, a. m., and closed at seven
O clock, p. IN.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Sccre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare forms
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
sloners Of each county shall, as soon as may
be necessary after receipt of the same at the
proper expense of the county, procure and
furnish to all the election officers of the cleo
ton districts of the respective counties copies
OF such blanks In such qualities as may be
rendered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act
Sec. 10. That citizens of this State
temporarily in the service of the State or of
the United States governments, on clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where thus
employed, shall not be thereby deprived of
the right to vote in their several election dis
tricts if otherwise duly qualified.
Sec. 20. The act, entitled GA further
supplement to the act regulating to the cleo
tions of this commonwealth, approved April
fourth, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight and all other laws
altered or supplied by this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
also make known the following act ap-
proved the I'd day of June, 1871, entitled
"An act TO authorize popular rote upon The qles-
# a.
ton Of Pennsylvania"
Sec. l. Be it enacted, &C., That the ques-
ton of calling convention to amend the con-
stitution of this commonwealth, be submitted
to a vote of the people, at the general election
to be held on the second Tuesday of October
next, the said question to be voted for in man.
ner following, to wit in counties and cities in
which slip ticket voting is authorized by law,
votes for and against convention may be ex-
pressed and given upon the ticket, headed or
endorsed with the word Estate" and not other
wise, and the words used shall be constitutional
and underneath "for a conven-
ton" or against a convention ;" and in coun-
ties and districts in which slip ticket voting
shall not be authorized by law, each elector
voting upon said question shall cast separate
ballot, endorsed on the outside constitutional
and containing on the inside the
words "for convention" or against conven-
ton and all votes cast as aforesaid shall be
received counted and retured by the proper
election officers and return judges as votes for
Governor, are received, counted and returned
under existing laws.
And the Judges of the respective Districts
are by the said act required to meet
at the Court House in the Borough of Strouds-
burg, on the third day after the said day of
election, being FRIDAY, the THIRrEErH day
of OCTOBER, then and there to perform the
things required of them by law.
God .Sare the Commonwealth.
PETER MERWINE, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Stroudsburg,
Sent IA 1871