The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-19

ihohtho' ITOOtue0, mat the treemen,
citizens of the United States, who are
between the ages of twenty-one and
twenty-five years, and who have resided |
u the election district ten days as afore-
said, shall be entitled to vote, although |
they have not paid taxes. ~
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amend
ment of the Constitution Of the United
States is as follows:
SEorioS /. The right of citizens of
the United States shall not be denied o.
abridged by the United States on ac-
count OF lace, color, or previous condi-
tion Of sarvi;uJe. IN #t3 t
SEC. 2 That Congress shall have
power to enforce this article By approprj-
ate legislation i,t -..
Ana achcycas, The Congress Of the
United States on the 81st 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 oil the Union, and .ior other
purposes the first and second sections
OF which are as follows:
Be It en9ctcc1, &c., That all citizens
OF the Uni ed 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 shalbe entitled
and allowed to vote at all such elections.
without distinction OF color, race, or
previous condition Of scrvitude; any con-
stitu.lon, law, custom, usogc, or regua-
tion of any State or territory, or by or
under It's authority, to tie contrary,
Notwithstanding.
SEC. p dad be Il further eaacte
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 prerequisite or qualification
Tor voting, and by euch constitution or
laws persons or officers are or Shall be
charged with the performance ct duties
IN furnishing to citizens au opportunity to
perform s0eh prerequisites, or to become
qualified to vote it shall be the duty O!
every such person aud olicer to give ali
cjiizeus ol the United States, the sine
and equal opportunity to parf,,rm such
prerequisite aud to become qualified to
vote without distinction of race. coluI or
prcyions condition ol scrvituGc; aud ii
any such persons or officers shah refuse,
or knowingly omit to give full effect to
this section, he shall for every such of
fence, Forfeit aud pay the sum OF five
hundred dollars, to the persons aggricved
thereby, 10 be recovered by an action on
the case, with fuii costs and such Il low
!aRce tOr counsel fees Us the court shall
deem Just, and shalt also for every such
offence be deemed guilty OF tnisdelnean.
or ana shalt On conviction thereof be
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.
And Whereas, it Is declared b. the
secuod section OF the VI article OF the
Constitution of the Unitei States, thai
This Constitution OF tue United States
which shall be uade in pursuance lhorcut
shall be the supreme law OF the laad "
= anything III the Co"Stit,tjJm o..
: t"'cS cf ""y .Stute, u tie contrary, not
withstu"d"y"
Aad vhreas, The legislature Of thi,
Commensurate, On the 9th day OF Apr
1870. passed au act entitled ~ further
supplement to the act relating to elyc
lions III this Commonwealth" tic lU,l
section provides as follows:
SECTION 10. That 81 much Of ever,
act of Assembly as provides That only
white ireemen shall be entitled to vote
or be registered as voters, or as claimiu!
to vote at any general or special election
, of this Commonwealth, be aud the saln,
is hereby repealed, and that hereStte
all treemgn without distinction OF color
+, shall be enrolled and registered accord
/ ing TO the provisions OF the first section
1 Of the act approved the I7th OF April
! 1869, entitled, IAN act further supple
! nenta! to an act relative to the election
c o! this Commonwealth" l." and snail ghc
Y otherwise qualified under existing law;
= be eutitled to vote at al general an,
= special elections in ;his Commonwealth
No person shall be permitted TO vot
: whose name g not contained in the lis
5 ol taxable inhabitants furnished by th
J Commissioners, unless he first produce
o receipt Tor the payment within lw
c years, Of State or County tax, assess
d agreeably y 10 the Constitution, and Civ
y satisfactory evidence either on his ow
{ cath or aiillrma.lOG ot another that h
c has paid such tax, or on failure to pro
! duce such receipt shall make oath Of tn
5 payment thereof; il he claims to vote b
j being an elector between tie ages
e twenJy-oue and twenty-five years h
shall depcse on oath or affirmation thu
# he has resided iu the State at least Oh
o year before his application, and MAX
= proof Of his residence within his distri,
d as required by the act, and that he do,
+ verify believe from accounts given hin
,r that he is Of the age aforesaid and giN
q. such other evidence as is required |
,r tie act whereupon the name OF the pc
son SO admitted to vote shall be regi
tered in the al lphabetical list by the i
q spector, and note made opposite ther
'r 20 by the word "tax," if he shall ha'
u been admitted to vote by reason of ha
t. ing paid tax, or the word 'age" if
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