The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-30

term not less than three nor more than twelve
months: and if it shall be shown TO the court
where the trial of such offense shali be had that
the person SO offending was not resident on
the city, ward, district or township where the
Offense was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, then, on conviction, he shall be sen
fenced 10 pay a fine OF not less thal one nun
drcd nor more than one thousand dollars and
be Imprisoned nos less than six months nor
Ifany person not by law qualified hall fraud
ulently vote at any election OF TINS common
wealth, or. being otherwise qualiiied' Siiil Noto
out of his proper district, or II any person know
ing the want of such qualifications shall AID or
procure such person to vote, the person oHcld-
ing shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars, and be impris-
oncd in any term not exceeding three months
If any person shall vote at more than one cleo
tion district, or otherwise frauduientIy vote
more than once on the same day. or snail fraud
ulently fold and deliver to the inspector TWO
tickets together, with the intent Illegally 10
vote, shall procure another TO 90 SO, ne or
they so offending shall on conviction, be lined
in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisonci for term
not less than three nor more than twelve months
If any person not qualified to vote in this
commonw ealth agreeably to law except the
sons of qualified citiZcusl shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose OF influencing
the citizens qualified to vote, he shall, ON CON
yiction, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars for every such oheHsc, anu
be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
AN ACT regulating the mode, OF voting at an
the elections IN the several counties oil TINS
commonwealth, approved March 3d. IoC6 !:
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted bD the Senate and
House of Representatives, 0I the C0nihoRtctdtH V
PENNSYLVANIA in General Assembly met, and il is
hereby enacted bB the authority OF the &'H1e; That
the qualified voters of the several counties OF
this Commonwealth, ut the general, township,
borough special elections, are hereby mere
after authorized ana required TO vote by tickets
printed or written, or partly pflhtc4 anu party
written, SeveralIy class!iied as to!ioWS one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all judges oi
courts voted Tor, and be iaheilea oulSide Jt-
dietary; one ticket shall embrace the Eaiilfs
of all State officers voted Tor, and be labeIed
state; one ticket snail enbritct tie hSiIieS OF
all county officers voted for aud be labelled
County; one ticket shall embrace the names
OF all township officers voted for and be Labelled
'Townsip"; one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers voted for, and be
abged ~ Bororgh and gSGR c,sS Si be oe
AsiENDMENT TO L. :. CONSTITUTION.
s.SECTiON /. The right of citizens of the Uni
ted States 70 shall not be denied or abridged
by the United states, or by any state, on ac-
count of race, color, or previous condition OF
FIRST AND SECOND SECTION or ACT OF CONGRESS
or MARCH 81, 1870.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives 0f the United states ot
AmeTicd in Congress assembled, That ali citizens
of the United States who are or shall be other
wise entitled to vote at any election by the peo-
pie any state, territory, district, county city,
parish. township, school district, municipality,
or other territorial subdivision, shall be enti-
tied and allowed to vote at all such elections,
without distinction of race, color. or previous
condition of SCrVitude, any constitution, law
custom, usage or regulation OF any state or ter
rtory, or by or under its authority, TO the con
.sSEC ? 4 nj be it further enacted, That if by
or under the authority Of the constitution or
laws of any state, or the laws OF any territory,
anv act is or shall be required to be done as -
prerequisite or qualification for voting, and by
such constitution or law persons or oIHctiS al
or shall be charged with the performance Of
duties in furnishing to citizens an opportInltE
perform such prerequisite or to become quail
flied to vote, it shall be the duty of every person
and officer to give all citizens OF the Unitcd
Form s,1rh nrr,,cGIIisitd and to become qualified
to vote without distinction OF race. color, or
previous condition of sCTEitude: and II any
slIch ncrson or nfc,.r shall refuse or uoyyiugiy
tn civ
for every such CffcnsC, forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person aggriCVCC
thereby. to be recovered by an action on the
case. with fun costs and such allowance Tor
Counsel fees gs the court shall deem lust. ana
shall also, for every such OtcnSe. be deemed
lion iherc0f he fined not less than Tye hundred
doIlars,or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not more than one year, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court
LEGISLATURE Of APRIL ., a. ID. 1870
SEC. 10. That so much of every Act OF Assem-
bly, as provides that only white fUgeGEel are en-
titled TO vote, or he registered as-v0tcrs, or as
claiming TO vote ar any general or Speclal eleG-
hereby repealed; and that hereafter all free
men. without distinction of color. shall be en-
rolled and registered according to the proyi-
SiOns of the first section of the Act approved
ITth of AnriI 1859 entitled IAN Act further
supplemental to the Act relating to the Elcc
tiOns of this Commonwealth, and when other
wise qualified under the existing laws be eHti-
in this common wealth.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
! also make known the following y ct approved
the 2d day of June, 1871, entitled An Acteto
authorize a popular vote upon the question of
calling "a Convention to amend the Constitution
OF PennSylNanla-
SEC l. BE it enacted &C. That the question
of calling a convention to amend the cOnstitu-
ton of this commonwealth be submitted to
Eote OF me people; NJ a general Sitctipn 20 be
the said question to be voted for in manner fol-
lowing, to wit: In counties and cities in which
slip ticket voting is authorized by law. votes for
and against a convention may be expressed and
given upon the ticket headed or endorsed with
rHa 1~BP1AN f4Nr3 -i-E fta.a
words used shall be constitutional conven-
tion," and underneath for convention" or
tTicts in which slip ticket voting shall not be
authorized by law, each elector voting upon
dorsed on the outside constitutional cOnven-
tion," and containing the inside the words
and all votes cast as aforesaid shall be received,
counted and returned by the proper election
officers and return Judges rs votes for Governor
are received, counted and returned under
listing laws
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
scvcnty-siXth section of the Act first aforesaid,
SpectiVeiy take charge of the certificate or re-
turn of the election in their respective districts
from each district. at the Coii,t Ho,ss ia fbe
Borough Of EbeRSbaTg, the third day after the
Of OCToBE is5l at 10 o'clock a nv ~. and then ,
and there 70 do and perform he duties required
by sickness or unavoidable accident. is unable
to attend such meeting of judges. then the Ger
one of the inspectors or clerks of the election of
the district, who shall do and perform the du-
ties required of said Judge unable to attend.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, at my office in EbenS-
burg. this 9th day of September, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
euty-one, and of the independence of the Uni
ted States of America the ninety-tifth.
sept. I4.-4t. w b. BONACKER, Sheriff
PROPOSED a MEN OMEN I
THE
CONSTITUTION of PENNSYLVANIA,