The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-10-05

neglect or refuse TO perform any duty en-
joined by this act without reaso enable or
legal couse, shall be subject 10 a penalty OF
one hundred dollars, and ifand ass essos snail
assess any person a a voter who IS not aualih-
ed or shall refuse to assess any one who is
| qualified, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
IN Office, and on conviction be paBished BY
| fine or imprisonment, and also be subject To
an action for damages by the party agyriev-
ed; and if any person shall iraudulenty
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 it has been fixed, with fraudulent or
mischievous intent, or for any improper pur-
pose, the person so offending shall be guilty
! of a high misdemeunor, and on convection
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not
exceeding TWO years, ot both, at The discre-
lion 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 10. 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. ~, and closed at Seven
o clock, D. H.
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 eeunty
commissioners of the several couaties 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 elec-
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 49, That citizens of this State
Temporarily in the service of the State OF 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 "a further.
supplement to the act regulating to the cleo.
tioRs 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.
I also make known the following act ap--
proved the ID day Of June 1871, entitled!
An act to authorize q popular avte upon the ques-
tiOn Of calling contention to amend The C0nstitu
tiOn of Pennsylvania"
Sec. l. Be it enacted, &c, That the ques-
ton of calling a 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: i'll couaties 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 ''State," and not other,
wise, and the words used shall be constitutional
convention" and underneath ''for a conven-
tom or against 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 a separate
ballot endorsed on the outside constitutional
convention" and containing on the inside the
words "for convention or against conven-
ton ; and all votes cast as aforesaid shall be
received counted and retared by the proper
election officers and return judges rs votes for
Governor, are received, eousted and returned
under existing laws.
And the Judges of the respective Districts
aforesaid, are by the said act required to meet
at the Court House in the Borougi,of Strouds-
burg, on the third day after the said day of
election, being FRIDAY, the TIIIRrBErH day
of OCTOBER then and there to perform the
things required of them by law.
God Sdre the Commonwealth
PETER MERWINE, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, StroudSbarg,(
Sept. II, 1871.