The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

United States, on the 3lst OF March
1870, passed an act entitled, "An act
to enforce the right OF citizens OF the
United States to vote in the several
States of the Union, and Tor other
purposes" the first and second sections
of which are as follows:
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives OF
the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled. That all citizens
Of the United States who are or
shall be otherwise qualified to vote at
any election by the people of any State,
Territory, district, city, county, parish,
township, school district, municipality, or
other territorial subvision shall be entitled
and allowed to vote at all such elections,
without distinction Of color, race, or
| previous condition OF servitude; any con- |
stitu.ion, law, custom, usage, or regula-
ton of any State or territory, or by or
under its authority, to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
SEC. 2. Aad be 1t further enacte''
That if, by or under the constitution or
laws of any State or the laws OF any ter
ritory, any act is or shall be required to
be done as a prerequisite or qualification
for voting, and by euch constitution or
laws persons or officers are or shall be
charged with the performance CT duties
in furnishing to citizens an opportunity to
perform such prerequisites, or to become
qualified to vote it shall be the duty oi
every such person and officer to give all
citizens of the United States, the same
and equal opportunity to perform such
prerequisite and to become qualified to
vote without distinction of race, color or
previous condition OF servitude; and il
any such persons or officers shall refuse,
or knowingly omit to give full effect to
= this section, he shall for every such Of
. fence, forfeit and pay the sum OF five
! hundred dollars, to the persons aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered by an action on
the case, with full costs and such a low
ance for counsel fees as the court shall
deem Just and shall also for every such
, offence be deemed guilty ot misdemean.
: or, ana shall on conviction thereof be
i fined not less than FIVE hundred dollars
or to be imprisoned not less than one
= month and not more than one year, OF
@ both. at the discretion Of the court
J. And Whereas, 1t is declared BY the
+ secnod section of the VI article Of the
# Constitution of the United States, tina
l. This Constitution of the United STATE:
al which shall be made in pursuance thcreo
IS shall be the supreme law of the land
d * anything in tie Constitution o
,r lars Of opy State, to the contrary, not
IL acithstandiny."
:. amt whcreaS, The Legislature Of thi
cf Commonwealth, Gu the 9th day of Aprl
40 1870, passed an act entitled "a iurthc
ct supplement to the act relating to cleo
> tions in this Commonwealth the lot
en section provides as follows:
of SECTION TO- That SO much of ever
10 act of Assembly as provides that onl
. white freemen shall be entitled to vot
Of or be registered as voters, or as clalmin
II. to vote at any general or special electio
all of this Commonwealth, be and the san
is hereby repealed, and that hcreat'
all freemen without distinction OF colo
~, shall he enrolled and registered accor
~ ~ ing to the provisions OF the first secti'
om o of the act approved the 18th OF Apr
." 1869, entitled, "An act further suppl
~ ueutal to an act relative to the elccuo
w. ~, Of this Commonwealth and snail VIII
ny otherwise qualified under existing Law
:. be entitled to vote at all general al
~" special elections in this Commonvealt
y; ~ No person shall be permitted to sc
~. whose name IS not contained in the
'''' Of taxable inhabitants furnished by
~ Commissioners, unless be first produ'
receipt for the payment within
'''o wears, of State or County tax, assess
lou agreeably to the Constitution. aud g
%',%|9 satisfactory evidence either on his o
:D oath or affirmation Of another that
m T has paid such tax, or on failure to F
-: duce such receipt shall make oath OF
. '.' payment thereof; if he claims 10 vote
=. 80 being an eect0r between the ages
tweuty-one aud twenty-five years
o|shall depcse on oath or affirmation
OF he has resided in the State at least
Z to year before his application, and IN
ap, proof of his residence within his dist
c'eu as required by the act, and that he
cou- verify believe from accounts given /
a Ut that he is OF the aye aforesaid and !
age, such other evidence as is required
al OF tic act whercupon the name OF the
l'h' son so admitted to vote shall be IT
said tered in the al phabetical list by the
al or spector, and a note made opposite th
ween 20 by the word "tax," it he shall
fore been admitted to vote by reason of
rrup. ing paid tax, or the word Sage" il
,ning shall have been admitted to vote
reason OF age, shall be called out to
vote clerks, who shall make like notes in
white list kept by them'
years. In all cases where the name of PEI
4 this claiming to vote is found on the lis
elec- nished by the Commissioners and
tie, at SCISSORS, and his right to vote VIII
ediug found thereon or not, is objected by
paid qualified citizen, it shall be the In
have tors duty to examine such person
before oath as to his qualifications, aud
'nited claims to have resided within the
quail for one year or more, his oath shall
moved be sufficient proof thereof, but
have make proof thereof by at least one
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