The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-09-14

ceir, 70, the pnymen, within two years oi
n State or county tax assessed nureenhly
IL tAe Constitution. and give saiisfacior
evidence either on bis own oath or nfiirma.
tiofi m the oath or affirmation Of another
that he hns pnid such tar. or on fnilurc Ia
produce q receipt shall mnde oath IL the
payment thereof. or Second, ifhe claims n
right 10 vote by beisg nm elcctor between
the ages Of twenty one and twenty two
years he shall deposc on ssih or afirma.
lion that he has resided ia The State nj
least o year before his application and
make such proof Of residence in the dis
trict NJ Is required by this act, and that he
does verify believe from The accounts given
him that he Is Of the aforesaid ngc, aud
give such other evidence as is required bv
iii. act. whcteuron the name Of the per, on
80 admitted Ia vote shall be inserted H.
tho alphabetical list, by the inspectors. and
note made opposite thereto Nv writing a. c
VOID TAN IL lc shall he admitted To- vo',
by rca' Oh Of b t'ng paid lax ,r the word
,GE if he slall he admitted to vote hy ron
son Of such age. shall he called out 10 the
clerks who shall make tn, like notes IN
tie list Of voters kept by them
IL any person shall vote at more than
one election district, ur otherwise frnudu.
'cnily vote more than once on the same
day or sLall fraululenily fold and deliver
10 the inspector IWo tickets together with
the iuieni illegally TO vote. or advise aud
procure another 80 to do. le or they 81
offending shall Oh conviction be fined in
any sum not less ihan fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars aud he imprisoned
not less Than thrce nor more than twclv,
months,
"lf any person not qualified TO vote ir
his Common yc1ltl, agrfgab!y 10 law, lex D..
ccpi the sons Of unqualified citizen y sta,
appear nj any place of election for the tur
pose Of issuing tickets orof influencing
The citizens qualified TO vote hc shall on
conviction. forfeit and pay any sum no
exceeding enc hundred dollars for ever,
such offence. and be imprisoned for an,
term not exceeding three months
I In accordance with the provisions .
the 9Th section Of nm act entitled 4" \ fur.
ihcr supplement TO the Election Laws ol
this Commonwealth" publish the follow
ing.
wnrRsAs. ny the act Of the Congress o
the United States, entitled IAN Act I,
amend The several acts heretofore passed T.
provide for the enrolling and calling on
the national forces aud for other purposes
and approved March Sd one thousand cigh
hundred and sixty.fve. all persons WI
have lescric,l the military or naval servic
Of the uhiicd States. and WHO have no
/ been discharged or relieved from the pen
atty or disability therein provided, ar
deemed and taken 10 have voluntarily rc
linqushcd and forfeited their rights Of cit
igcnship md their rights to become citizen
and are deprived Of exercising nny rgh
Of citizens thereof
And whereas persons not citizens of th
United States nrc not. under the Consliiu
ton and laws Of Pennsylvania. qualiic,
electors Of this Commonwealth
Il SEcTIoN. /. lie il enacted &c. That II
nll elections hereafter ie be held in III
Commonwealth, IL shall be unlawful f,r IN
judge inspector of any such election to re
cc!ve any ballot or ballots from any rcrsor
or persons embraced in thl provisions an,
subject to the disability impo cd 10y sai,
act OF Congress, approved March 3d. on
thousand eight hundred arl siyiy.ivc an
it shall bc unlawful for any such pcrso oi
to offer 10 vote any such ballot or ballots
SrcIirS, That If any such judge an
inspectors of'clcclion. or any one Of then
such unlawful ballot or ballots from nu
such disqualified person, he or they 50 of
Tending shall be guilty Of u misdcmeanor
and ON conviction thereof in any court u
Quarter Sessions of this Commonwealth III
he chall for each offence be sentenced 4
pay u fine Of not less tnan ono hundre,
dollars, and to undergo an imprisonmcn en-
IN the jail of the proper county for not les
than sixty days,
SEc1IoN Tint ifany person deprived @
citizenship. and disqualified as nforesni
shall, At amy election hereafter to be hel
in this commonwealth. vote or tender I
he officers thereof, and offer to vote,
ballot or ballots, any person so oGcndin
shall be deemed guilty of n misdcm cunoi
and on conviction thereof in any court q
Qua rter sessions of this commonwealth
shall for each offence be punished in lik
manner as provided in the preceding sec
lion of this net in the case Of officers q
election receiving such unlawful ballot O
ballots.
SECrioS 1. That ifnny person hall here
after persuade or advise any person or pc,
sons, deprived Of citizenship and disqunl
fed as aforesaid, to offer any ballot of bal
lots to the officers of any election hcroat
ter TO be held in this commonwealth, sue
person so offending shall he guilty Of
msdcmcanor, and on conviction ihcrcc
in any court Of Quarter Sessions Of thi
Commonwealth shall he punished in lik
manncr.as is provided in the I'd section {
this act as in the case Of officers Of sue
election receiving such unlwaful ballot q
ballots.