Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-06
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uralizsfion, FOR himself or any o.hr- per-
son. ii fully depese. declare or af6rm any
matter to he fact, knowing the sane 10 be
false, or shall in ike manner deny any
matter to be fact, knowing the sane TO be
true. shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and amy cerii6cate OF naturalization issued
in pursuance of any such deposition. de-
oiaration ar aHirmstioa shsIl DO null and
void and it shall be the duty OF the court
issuing the same. upon proof being made
before il thar it was fraudui. .'utly obtained.
to take Immediate measures or, recalling
the same for cancellation, and ny person
Whs shall vote or attempt to vote, on any
paper SO obtained. or who shxll iu si>y way
aid in, eonrive at. or have any ag ency
Whatever in the i-sue, circulation or use Of
any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
shau he deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof. shall undergo
an imprisonment in the peniteutiary for
not more than two years, aud pay fne
not more than one thousand dollsrs, for
every such offence. or either or both, at the
discretion Of the court.
SEC II. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed ~ an overseer. who shall
neg ect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined by this act. Without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to penalty of
enc hundred dollars.
SEC l6. A, all elections hereafter held,
under the laws of this Commonwealth. the
polls shall be opened between the hours of
six and seven o'clock A. NJ, and closed at
seven o'clock P NJ
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the Sec.
retary of the Commonwealth to prepare
form 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 commissioners of each county shall,
rs s"on as may be necessary after receipt
Of the same, at the proper expense of the
county. procure and furnish all the elec.
tion officers Of the election districts of
their respective counties copies of such
blanks. In such quantities As m,y be rem
dered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act ru E-fTgTs .H
SEC. 10. That citizen. of this State tenn
porarily in the service of the State or of
the United States government, on clerical
OF other duty. aud who do not vote where
thus employed, shall not be thereby de-
prived of the right to vote in their several
election districts if otherwise duly quail
fed.
SEC. 20 The act entitled "a further sup
plement TO the act relating to the elections
Of this Commonwealth" approved April
fourth. Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight and other laws
altered or supplied by this act, he aud the
same arc here by repealed.
Whereas. The fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution Of the United States is as fol-
lows:
"SEcrroY |. 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 svc0unt of race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
"Ssc. ,. That Congress shall have power
to enforce 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 din ac, 10 en-
force tae rtyht Of citi-eHS Of he Un,ted Stdt.s
to pote IN the Ssvsral States Of tie Eaion. aR,i
for Other purposes - rhe first and second
sections of which are as follows:
"SEGTIoN /. BE 10 enacted hy tie Senate
and House Of Representatives, Of tie Ta,tea
States of .iaertca. IN Congress assembled.
That all citizens of the United States who
are or shall be otherwise qualified 10 vote
at any election by he people in any State,
territory, district, county. city, parish.
township, school district. municipality, or
other territorial subdivision. shall be en-
titled aud allowed to vote at all such elec-
tions, without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition Of servitUie any con-
s,i,ution. law, custom, usage, or regulation
OF any Stare, or by or under It's authority,
to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. =. ind Be Il further enacted That if
by or under the authority of the corstitu-
lion or laws Of any State, or rhe laws Of
any Territory, any act is or shall be re
quired to 0e done as a prerequisite or
quail fcaiion for voting, and BY such con-
stitutIon or laws persons or officers are or
shall he charged with the performance of
duties in furnishing to citizens an opportu-
nifty 10 perform such prerequisite or to
become qualified to vote, it shall be the
duty OF every such person and officer to
give all citizens of the United States the
same and equal opportunity 70 perform such
prerequisite. ami to become qualified 10
vote without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude and if
any such person or officer shall refuse OF
knowingly omit to give fall effect 10 this
section, he shall. for every such offence,
forfeit and pay the sum of FIVE hundred
dollars TO the person aggrievcd thereby,
to be recovered by an action in the case,
IL F.D
counsel fees as the c)urt shall ieem lust,
and shall also, for every such offence, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall,
on conviction thereof be fined not less than
fve hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than one month and not more than one
year. or both, at the discretion Of the
court"
And phereas, 1t is declared by the sec
ond section of the vi article Of the Con-
stitution of the United States, that ssTbis
Constitution aud the laws Of the United
States which shall be made in pursuance
thereof, shall be The supreme law Of the
land, anything in The Constitution
or ia'cs Of any State to the contrary aofpith-
;taaday."
Aad ghreaS, The legislature of the Com
Jh tuc slAtu VI April, a.
D. 1870, passed an act. A further supple
ment to the act relating to elections in this
Commonwealth" the tenth section Of which
provides as follows;
"SEc. 10. That so much Of every act of
assembly AS provides that only white free
men shall be entitled to vete or be regis
tered as voters, or rs claiming to vote ut
any general or special election OF this Com
n onwealth be and the same is hereby re-
pealed ; and that hereafter all freemeu,
without distinction Of color. shal be en-
rolled and registered according TO ,he pro.
visions of the first section OF the act ap-
proved the lIuh day of April 1863. enti-
tied An act further supplemental 20 the
act relative TO the election Of this Common
wealth and shall. whe Otherwise quail
fed under existing laws, be entitled to vote
at al general and special election. in this
Commonwealth
/ ALSO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the fol-
lowing act, restoring spring elections, was
passed by he Legislature and approved
June %, 1871:
SECTION l. BE il enacted, &c, That the