The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24

power TO enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
AHs l9hereas, The Congress of the
unteu states on the 3lst Of March
lo'V' passed an act entitled, "An act
70 epiorce the hight OF citizens of the
Oniteu states TO vote In the several
states OF the Union, and Tor other
purposes, the first and second sections
OF wnicn are as follows:
SECTION L. be 1t. enacted by the
oeua;e ana tiouse OF Representatives OF
the Oni'ed states OF America in Con-
gress assembled. That all citizens
OF the United States who are or
shail be otherwise qualified to vote at
any election by the people OF any State,
territory, district, city, county, parish,
township school district, municipality, or
oIner territorial suovision shall be entitled
and allowed to vote at all such elections,
without distinction OF color, race, or
previous conul'ion Oh servltude; any con-
o.''uion' law, custom, usage, or regula-
'iou vi any state or territory, or by or
unuer It's authority, to the contrary,
NOTWITHSTANDING.
"Eo; q An" be u further enacted
na' II py or undcr the constitution or
laws OF any state or the laws OF any ter
rltory' any act Is or shall be required to
De done as prerequisite or qualification
Tor voting, anu by euch constitution or
laws persons or officers are or shall be
charged with the performance OF duties
III turnlshng to citizens an opportunity to
perform such prerequisites, or to become
qualned 10 vote 1t shall be the DUTY OF
every such person and olilcer to give all
cltizens ol the United States, the same
ana equal opportunity to perform such
prerequisite ana TO become quallhed to
vote without tHisunc'lon OF race, color OF
previous cooul'ion OF serVitude; ana II
any sucn persons or offlcers shall refuse,
or. hnowIng'y omit 10 give fuii erect TO
tuiS secIlon. ne sha'i for every su:h OF
renee, ior'eit ana pay 'he sum OF hVe
INJURED oollars' 10 the persons agSrieVea
'Gereoy' 10 oe recovered ny an act'on on
the case with fuil costs ana such low,
ance Ior counsel ices as the court shaii
ueeul JUST, auu S'lali also iot every sue"
ohence De deemed guilty OF mlsdemean-
or, ana snaIl on conviction thefeot De
ineu not Tess thah nVe hunureu dollars
OF 10 oe inP'lsoned not less than one
mon'h ana not more than one year, or
oo'n' al tme me, discretion OF the court.
A"a "heTe"S, IL Is ueciareu oy the
secuou section OF tne VI article OF the
CONSTITUTION OF the onltea states, that
ms constitution oi the onlteu states
whicG shaii oe maoe ID pursuance thereoi
snaIl oe the supreme law OF the lana ="
anything ID me Co"S"t"'''" or
eoWS y oHy S."'e' u e"e co"''o'y, "ot-
c""se""d'"J'
I'm" ""eTeaS' Inc Legislature ol thiS
Eolmon"ea,'D' Io9n Gu Tue oth uay ot APrll
io'V' passeo an act en'''ieo IA iur''er
supplement 10 the act reia,ng u elee-
tions 10 this Commonwea'th' Tile loth
sectloh pro'lues as ioiio"S'
0ECIloN lo, lha' 50 inucu o' every
act OF Assembly as pro'iues ihat on'y
"hite ireeheh slaii os eh'ilieu " 'ote'
OF De reS's'ereu as 'oterS' OF rs oia1niuS :
~ 'o.e AZ auy Sene'a, y, Spe0,'. o'o'''o' ~
VI tn'7 Soul'nonwea''n' Ee aot ,'o ea.po ''
Is nereoy lePea'eu' anu 'ia' ne'e'i'o'
az iIoellien wi'hou' als'lie'lon :, VI I oo'ol
sn"'l n9 en'o''eu auo resis'eleu ao0oiu'
lns ~ 'ne PROVISIONS PROVISIONS oi 'le n'S' Se0..2n n
~ 'acn .ne "ct "ppio'eu ''i' =" u "A P'''
l0o'' eu'''ieu' An ao' iuitne' suPP'o'
nen'u' M " an ao' ieinIiVe =, 10 'ie eie0.iou' H
.. 'hiS O"'n'npuwgal'u' T., anu sna.l Tnou @
p'nel "isG .:.I "alinou uuu'l =, .N'''.us 'a"o
oe en'lviou i. 20 VOC AZ AZ "i senera' inV
SpcG'a. o,eC.'o,S ~ '.i'S i.I DoinnJn 'ea', ,,
No Peleol S""i' Ue pe'u''t'ou ~ ~ Wv T
W'oso uainc iS ho' oonta.uGu ~ t"o .L .,S
=, ."Aao;e 'u'iaD..an.a % - Lu' ,a'sneu y Wv
Ooui'nlss.onc'S' :s' u"'esS ho n's1 ptouuoo'
ieoo'rt c iol '"o pay nion. " "''"'u 'D,, Wv,
Sc"'s' Ti ',.'.s o' Cy Coun.y 'aA' "s10S? F;.'
aof" ,;SatSr u ID, rHG o"o o;,hon ~ M h;1 or,
ooth or affi;rmo,ion or another tb,t h,
has noid snch tav or ON faiInre to y,ro
dnce sncb recent Shall make oath oftb
noympnt thereof. if hc claims 70 vote b.
being an elcctor between the aces O
twonfv.one and twon.v.two wears h
shall dencse on oath or affirmation tina
f he has resided in tbe State Mt least on
0 yo,r before his onn,ication and NIX
r. nroof of his residence within his distric