The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-10-10

for, and to be labelled outside Judiciary 2
one ticket shall embrace the names of sll
State officers voted for, and be labelled
State !; one ticket shall embrace the names
Of all county officers voted for, including
office OF senator, member and members of
assembly IL 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, to insert i'm their election
proclamations hereafter issued the first
section of this act.
JAMES X. KELLY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
| Speaker of the Senate.
Approved tho 30th day Of March, A. D.,
1855. A. G. CURTIN.
Election officers will take notice that the
act entitled "a Further Supplement to the
Election Laws of this Commonwealth, -
disqualifying 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 ulSquallHPO Increunuer are now lawful
voters If otherwise qualified.
| EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRIsBURGH,
Pa, August "a, 1S70-To the 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 "An 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 of which are as iollows:
| Sec. l. Be 1t 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 70 vote at all such cleo
tions, without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude; any con-
| stitution, law, custom, usage, or regula-
ton of any State or territory, or by or un-
der lis authority, to the contrary notwith-
standing.
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-
| quired to be done as a prerequisite or quail
itication for voting, and by such constitu-
ton or laws persons or officers are or shall
be charged with the performance of duties
in furnishing to citizens an opportunity
| to 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 to perfom such pre-
requisite, and 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 oI
knowingly omit to give full effect to this
section, he shall, for every such offense
forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the per
| son aggrieved thereby, TO be recovered by
an action in the case, with full costs and
such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem just, and shall also, foi
every such offense, be deemed guilty of Q
misdemeanor, 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
discretion of the court"
And whereas, 1t is declaeed by tho I'd
| section of the vi. article of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, that This Con-
stitation and 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 of any State to
the contrary Notwithstanding
And whereas, The Legislature of this
/ (fOm m nrlx xvanlfh fha Rfh haU of A nril
A. d., 1870, passsd an act, a further sup
plement 10 the act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth the 10th section OF
which provides as follows:
"Sec. lO. That so much of every act oi
assembly as provides that only white free
men shall be entitled TO vote or be regis
tered as voters or as claiming to vote at
any general or special election of this Com
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 first section of the act approved the
18th day of April 1869, entitled AN act
further supplemental to the act relative 70
the elections of this Commonwealth; : and
shall, when otherwise qualified under eX-
isting laws, be entitled to vote at all gem
eral or special elections in this Commons
wealth.
And whereas, 1t is my constitutional
and official duty to take care that the laws
be faithfully executed; and it has come 10
my knowledge that sundry assessors and
registers of voters have refused and are re-
fusing TO assess and register divers colored
male citizens of lawful age, and otherwise
qualified as electors.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the
premises, the county commissioners o.
said county are hereby notified and direct
| ed to instruct the several assessors and reg
listers of voters therein to obey and con
form to the requirements of said constitu
tional amendments and laws; and the
Sheriff of said county is hereby authorized
and required 10 publish in the election
proclamation for the next ensuing Q ectioI
the herein recited constitutional amend
ment, act of Congress, and act of the Legis
lature, 10 tho end that the same may b.
known, executed and obeYed by all as
sesors, registers of voters, election officer
and others, and that the rights and priv
ileges guaranteed therein NAV be secure,
90 all the citizens of this Commonwealth
entitled 10 the same.
IL. ST. Given under my hand and the grea
, seal of the State, at Harrisburg, the da.
and year first above written.
JOHN w. GEARY,
+. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Also, / hereby give notice of the follow
ing Joint Resolution proposing an amend
, ment TO the Constitution of Pennsylvania
BE Il Resolved by the Senate and Hous
) of Representatives Of the Commonwealth
of PennsylVaniainG General Assembly met