The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-25

Commonwealth. shall be addressed to that
officer alone and not TO the Speaker of the
Senate.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment of profit or
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise,
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
be employed under the legislature, oXecu-
tive or Judiciary department of this state,
or of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con-
gross and of the State Legislature, or of
the select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of gny incorporated dis
trict. is by law incapable of holding or cX-
ercising at the time, the Office or appoint
mont Of judge, inspector or clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that
no inspector, judge or other officer of such
election shall be eligible TO be then voted
for.
Also, that in the 4th section of the act of
Assembly entitled " An act rotating to
elections and for other purposes" appro-
we'd April 18th 1852 it is enacted that the
| 18th section shall not be so construed as to
prevent any militia or borough officer
! from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerk,
at any general or special election in this
/ Commonwealth.
A further supplement TO the election
| laws OF this COmmOnWeath:
Whereas. by an act of tho Congress
of the United States, entitled "An
act to amend the several acts hereto
fore passed to provide for the enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
Tor other PURPOSES and approved March
%, 1865 All persons who have deserted
the military or naval services of the Uni
ted States, and who have been discharged
or relieved from the penalty or disability
therein provided, are deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and for
ieited their rights to become citizens, and
are deprived of exercising any rights O.
citizenship hereof:
And whereas, persons. not citizens o
the United States, are under the constltu
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors ofthis Commonwealth
SEC. l. Be il enacted by the Senate anC
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met, and it is hereby enacted by tn,
same and in all elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth; it shall b,
unlawful for the judges or inspectors o
any such election to receive any ballot o
ballots from any persons embraced in thu
provisions, and subject to the disabilitie
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March 3D., 1865. And it shall he unlawful
for any such person to offer to vote an,
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such judge or inspec
tors of election or any of them shall receiv
or consent to receive any such unlawiu
ballot or ballots from any such disqualifie'
person, he or they so offending shall b
guilty of misdcmeanor, and upon convic
| ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses
, sions of this Commonwealth, he shall TO
each offence be sentenced to pay IA fine c
not less than one hundred dollars, and
= undergo Imprisonment in the Jail of tn
proper county for not less than sixty day,
SEC. 3. That If any person deprived {
citizenship and disqualified as aforesal
> shall at any election hereafter to be hel
in this Commonwealth vote or tender
i the officers thereof, and offer to vote bal
, lot or ballots, any person so oilcndin
! shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and o
conviction thereof in any Court of Quartz
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall fo
> each offence he punished in like manne
= as is provided in the preceding section {
! | this act, al the case of officers Of election
, receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots
! ! SEC. 4. That any person shall hereattC
. persuade or advise any person or person
= deprived of citizenship and disqualified Q
. aforesaid, TO offer any ballot or ballots
the officers of any election hereafter to
: held in this Commonwealth, or shall pc
d suade or advise any such officer 90 receiN
. any ballot or ballots from any person dt
= prived of citizenship and disqualified {
= aforesaid. such persons so offending sha
= be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upo
!, conviction thereof in any court of Quartz
- Sessions OF this commonwealth, 5 all
= punished in like manner rs provided i'll II
y second section of this act, in the case
u officers of such election receiving such III
:. lawful ballot or ballots.