The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-09-26

one ticket shall embrace the names of all
| state officers voted for, and be labelled
| State : one ticket shall embraceth the names
of all county officers voted for, including
I office of senator. member and members of
assembly if voted for, and members Of
congress If voted for, and be labelled
! County? one ticket shall embrace the
names of all township officers voted for,
and be labelled Township one ticket
shall embrace the names of all borough
officers voted for, and be labeled 'Borough;
and each class shall be deposited in sepa
rate ballot boxes.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
| Sheriffs in the several counties of this
! Commonwealth, 10 insert in their election
procldmations hereafter issued the first
section oftllis act. -'-it -'
JAMES r. KELLY.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved the goth day Of March, n. d.,
1856. .a ar. a. g. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the
act entitled IA Further Supplement to the
Election Laws of this Commonwealth"
dlsqualiiying deserters from the army of
the United States from voting, has recent
ly been declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now
null and void, and that all persons former
ly disqualified hereunder are now lawful
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRIsBURGH,
Pa, August 81 ls70--To tho County Com
missioners and Sheriff of the county of
Forest.
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment
of the Constitution of the United States is
as follows:
Sec l. The right of citizens of the Unit
ed States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States, or by any
State, on account of race, color, or pres
vious condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That Congress shall have power
to enfore this article by appropriate legis-
lation."
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the
United States on the 3lst day of March,
1870, passed an act entitled "&n act to en-
force the rights of citizens OF the United
States TO vote in the several States OF the
Union, and for other purposes the first
and second sections Ofwhich are rs follows:
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
That all citizens of the United States that
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
tons, without distinction of race, color. or
previous condition of Servitude; alty con-
stitution, law, custom, usage, or regula-
ton of any State or territory, or by or nm
der lis authority, to the contrary notwith-
standing. -He .rt
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
If by or under the authority of the consti-
ton or laws OF any State, or the laws of
any territory, any act is or shall be re-
CURED 10 be done as prerequisite or quail
lncatlon for voting, and by such constitu-
ton or laws persons or officers are or shall
hn
IN furnishing TO citizens an opportunity
to perform such prerequisite or to become
quallned TO vote, it shall he the duty of
every such person and officer to give all
cillZens OF the United States the same and
equal opportunity to perfom sucn pre-
requisite, ana TO become qualified to vote
without distinction OF race. color, or pre-
Vlous 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 ofIense.
forfeit and pay the sum OF $500 TO the per.
son aggrleVed thereby, to be recovered by
an action i'll the case, with full costs and
such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem just, aud shall also, for
every such offense, be deemed guilty. of q
mlsGemeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than $500 or be
imprisoned not less than one month and
not more than one year, or both, at the
ulSclStlOtl Vi INC court.
And whereas, It is declaeed by the I'd
section of the vi. article of the Constitu-
tion of the United States, that This Con-
stltation and the laws of the United States
which shall be made in pursuance thereof
shall be the supreme law OF tho land
anything In the Constitution of any State to
the contrary notwithstanding'
And whereas, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth, ON the 9th day of April,
n. d., 1870, passsd AN act, a further sup
plement 70 the act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth, the 10th section of
which provides as follows:
''Sec. 10. That so much of every act of
assembly Us provides that only white free
men shall be entitled 10 vote or be regis
tered as voters or as claiming b. vote at
any general or special election of this Cons |
monwealth be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and that hereafter all freemen, with |
out distinction of color, shall be enrolled !
and registered according TO the provisions |
of the urst section of tine act approved the |
18th day of Aprl 1869, entitled AN act |
further supplemental to the act relative TO |
the elections OF this Commonwealth; : and |
shall, when otherwise qualified under ex- |
listing laws, be entitled TO vote at all gen- |
eralor special elections in this Commons |
wealth.
And whereas, 1t is my constitutional |
and Official duty 'tp take care that the laws |
be faithfully executed;' and il has como to /
my knowledge that sundry assessors aud |
registers of voters have refused and are re-
fusing to assess aud register divers colored |
male citizens of lawful age, and otherwise |
qualified as electors.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the |
premises, the county commissioners Of /
said county are hereby notified and direct /
ed 70 Instruct the several assessors and reg |
listers OF voters therein 10 obey and con- /
form to the requirements of said cOnstitu- 4
uonal amendments and laws; and the .
Sheriff Of said county is hereby authorized |
and required TO publish in the election |
proclamation for the next ensuing ectiOn /
the herein recited constitutional amend |
ment, act of Congress, and act Of the Legis-
latu q, to the end that the same MAY be |
known, executed and obeyod by all as
sOsOrs, registers of voters, election officers |
and others, and that the rights and priv
iieges guaranteed therein NAV DO secured |
TO al the citizens OF this Commonwealth |
entitled to the same.
H.. $. Given under my hand and the great |
seal of the State at Harrisburg, the day /
and year first above written.
JOHN w. GEARY.
+. JORDAN,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Also, I hereby give notice Of the follow
ing Joint Resolution proposing am amend
mept to the Constitution Of Pennsylvania; |
Bo IL Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of the Commonwealth I
Of Pennsylvania in G0peral Assembly met,
That the following amend meut of the Con-
sutauOn of this Common bo pro-
DOspd 10 tho ucODle for their alopfion ar |