The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-10-07

nv them TO vote at such election, such other
matters in relation TO the assessment of voters
as the said inspectors, or either of them, shall
from time to time require.
NO person shall be permitted to vote at any
election, as aforesaid other than freeman OF
the age of twenty-one years or more VINO shaIi
have resided in the State at least one year. anu
in the election district where he offers TO vote
at least ten days Immediately precedlng sIch
election. and has within two years paitd a STATE
/ or county tax. which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election But
I citizen of the United States who has previous
+ ~ been Il qualified voter of this state and re-
moved therefrom and returned ana VINO sliali
have resided IN the eIecIioh ulstlIGl dt.u PAU
/ taxes. rs aforesaid. shall be entitled to vote
I after residing in the State six months. PI6Cid-
; ed, That the freenlen citIzcls OF lhe ChIleu
States between twcnty-one and twenty-five
years. who have resided in an election district
as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although
they shall not have paid taxes
( No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list Of taxable in
habitauts furnished by Commissioners, unless,
D First, he produces 4 receipt Tor the payment
within two years OF a state or county tax. as
{ sesSed agreeaby to the Constitution, and give
I satisfactory evidence, other on his oath or al
! nrmatlOn Of another, that he mas paid such Il
( tax, or on failure to produce Il receipt, shan
/ he claim the right to vote by being an elector
between the ace of twenty-One and twenty
ton that he has resided in this State at least one
year next before his application, and make
! ouircd 10y this act, and that he does verify be-
/ ieVe from the account given him that he is of
is required by this act: whereupon the nane
{ of the person thus admitted to vote shall be
/ ors and a note made opposite thereto by writ
| ing the word tax if he shall be admitted to
vote by reason of having pald tax, or The word
age" if he shall be admitted oVotcb by reason
/ of such age; and the same shall be called out to
I list of voters kept by them
/ In all cases where the name OF the person
/ claiming to vote is found on the list furnished
by the cOmmissiOnerSand assessors, or his right
to vote, whether found thereon or not, Is OBJ
iected TO 10y any qualified citizen it shall be the
duty of the inspectors to examine such person
I ON oath to his qualifications. and if ne claim
= hly q within
/ OF more, his oath shall not be sufficient proof
/ thereof, bat he shall make proof by at least one
competent witness. who shall be Il qualified cleo
TOR, that he has resided in the district tor more
7 than days next Immediately preceding such
/ election, and shall also himself swear that his
calling, is in said district, and that he did not
remove into said district Tor the purpose OF
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
. shall make due proof. if required, of his resi-
{ dence and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall
/ be admitted to vote i'm the township, ward or
[ district in which he shall reside.
/ IL any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
| vent any officer of any election under this Act
| from holding such election. or use or threaten
/ any violence to any such officer, or shall inter
execution of his duty, OF shall block up the
window or avenue to any window where the
same may be holding, or shall riotousiy disturb
the peace a such election, shall use any in
timidating threats, force or violence, with de-
sign to influence UHaUiy or oEolT'Wet.ny cIcctCr'
or to prevent him from voting, or to restrain
the freedom of choice such person. on couNic-
five hundred dollars, ard be Imprisoned for any
term not less than three nor more than twelve
months: auQ IL IL snail De shoEh 70 lnt court
where the trial of such OfTCnsc shall be had that
the person 50 offending was not feSi"cht OF
the city, ward district or township where t.ic
Olfeuse was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein then, on CONVECTION ne ShaH be sen
fenced 20 pay a hne OF not less tLah one nun
drcd nor more than one thousand dollars, and
be imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than two years
II any person not by law qualified hall fraud
wealth. or. being otherwise qualified, shall vote
out of his proper district or Il any person know
ing the want of such qualifications shall aid or
. procure such person to vote. the person offend
ing shall on conviction, be fined in any sum not
oucd in any term not exceeding three months.
If any person shall vote at more than one cleo
more than once on the same day, or shall fraud
ulcntly fold and deliver to the Inspector two
tickets together, with the intent illegally to
vote, or shall procure another to do so, he or
they so offending shall, on conviction, be fined
| hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for term
not less than three nor more than twelve m ont lis
If any person not qualified to vote in this
/ sons OF ntfdiified citiZcusi shall aDuelr at any
place of election for the purpose OF influencing
the citizens qualified to vote he shall, con-
yictiou forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
/ one hundred dollars for every such Ofiense, and
I, be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three
CHANGE IL THE MODE OF VOTING.
An ACT regulating the mode of voting at all
the elections IN the several counties of this
commonwealth, approved March %, 1866
SECTION 1. BE It enacted by the Senate and
HJltSa Of Representatives. Of the CgmIHoHrCOith Of
/ Pennsylvania in General 4Ssenbly met and il is
hereby enacted b the authority Gf the same, That
the qualified voters of the several counties of
I this commonwealth at the general, township,
borough or special elections, are hereby here
after aut horized and required TO vote by tickets
printed or written, or partly printed and partly
written, seVeraIiy classified rs follows: one
courts voted for, and he labelled outside ''Ju-
of ali State officers yoted for and he lgl,eIJod
state; one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted Tor aad be labelled
County: one ticket shall embrace the ria mes
names Of all borough officers voted for. and he
loI.iI.3 a,1J f,rI, .,-- .I,alI b., a.,
posted in separate ballot boxes.
''SECTION L The right OF citizens OF the Uni
ted States to vote shall OF be denied abridgcd
by the United States, or by any State, on ac-
count of race, color, or previous condition of
seryitude."
FIRST AND ; CoND SC TION OF ACT OF COHGIts s
OF MARCH 81, 1870.
SECTION ]. BE II enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of tie LHited states Of
IHCTjcd in Congress oSscHIblcd, That all citizens
of the United States who shall be other
wise entitled to vote at any election by the pcO-
pie i'm any state, territory district county. city,
parish, tow nshp, school district, municipality,
tied and allowed to vote at all such elections,
condition OF scrNltude, any constitution, law,
custom, usage or regulation of any state or ter
ritory, or by or under its authority, to the con
trary notwithstanding.
SEC > 4 ma b, it llgthc' enacted, That if. by
laws OF any state, or the laws of any territory,
any act is or shall be required to be done as Il
prerequisite OF IOi NpilIlG ana UN
such constitution or law 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 quail
flied TO vote it shall be the duty of every person
and officer to give all citizens of the United
States the same and equal opportunity to per-
form such prerequisite and to become qualified
TO vote. without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude; and if any
such person or officer shall refuse or knowingly
omit to give full effect to this section, he shall,
for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum
OF five hundred dollars to the person aggrievcd
thereby, to Oe recovered by an action on the
case, with full costs and such allowance for
counsel fees as the court shall deem just, and
shall also, for every such offensc. be deemed
guilty of miSdemeanor. and shall. on cOnVic-
tion thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
doiars,or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not more than one year, or both, at the dis
erection OF the court.
SECTION 10 OF AN ACT OF THE PENNSYTVA MA
LEGISLATURES OF APRIL q, A. d. 1870.