The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-13

tors maze out MS directed by this not or t
down or remove the same from the place ,vj, W ~
1t has been liked, with fraudulent or n,tsc5 'o
ous Intent, or flr any improper pur,lsn
person so offending shall be guilty vi n I..,
mi-demeanor, and on conkJ ction shSu ". ',N
tShcd by Il iine not exceeding one hu.. ir.I
lars or Imprisonment not exccedu .,..
or both. at the discretion of tbs cpur
Sec. lj All elections for cuv, va
township aud election officers sh1ll
held on the second Tuesday of Oct
TO all provisions OF tue laws regulat.
ton OF such officers not inconsl tie
act ; the persons elected to such o.
time shall take their places at tae e., r...
the terms of the persons holding W .r
time OF such election but no eler ..r
Office of assessor or assistant asses. o.. sh D.
held, under this act, until the ycaroDr : =, ,..
eight hundred and seyenty.two
In obedience to the requirement. of T,hr IA
Geary, Governor of the Commonwealth iu nr b.
sylvania,I hereby publish the FlItceut Am.
ment of the Constitution OF the Uui"l St.,
the Act OF Congress enforcing the sutls nnd' ...
Act of Assembly relative thereto:
The Fifteenth Amendment of the Cyn,,tui.,..
of the United States Is MS follows: '
SECTION |. The right of citizens Of i|I, T-r,..,
states snail not be denied or abrldgal hy ,l,
United states, or by any State on croilt or "
color, or previous condition of servitudr
"SECrIoN 2 The Congress shall have power g.
enforce this article by appropriate loL illtinr''
United states to vote in the several Stitps ofis,5
Union and for other purposes:
,"sEcrIIoH J. BE cnaced by Ms Ssaalr oai
Amcricd IN Conqress Assembied. Tha. t,, cisllDn,
of the United States, who are, or shall l, ,'l,,.
wise qualified by law to vote at any i''tiDu D.
the people, In any state Territory, dtS,".ri clu .
ty, city, parish, township, schoo' district, MAJ
cipality, or other territorial sub.dly ipu, SIN
he entitled and allowed to vote Mt nll such pi
tions without diStinctonof race, color, nr nr.,..
Gus condition of servitnde; any c. ,tUu,il,
law, custom, usage, or regulation Of any s.,
Territory, or by, or under It's autlDrity, ID "a.
contrary Notwithstanding"
SECTION 2. And be 10 further entciei Thl',f
by or under the authority of the CJustuuttDuh
law of any State. or the laws of any Territory
any act ii or shalt be required TO be done ASA
preFe4st1 q" or iop votaS or mi az &
or shall he charged with the reriDrm lnce 0r
duties IN furnishing to citizens an oprortuuly
ihcu to vote It shalt be the duty ot every suia
person and officer to give TO all citi2snS OF IN,
United states, the same and equal o opnortiuity
qualified to vote without distiuctlDl Of rt,c,
color, or previous condition of servitude; ulli}
any such person otlicer shall refuse " kulN.
iugv omit TO give full effect TO this sertiou 10.
shall, for every such offence, forfeit an pay u,
sum of five hundred dollars 70 tho per pu at.
grieved thereby, to be recovered by al ASTON ut
the case. with full costs aud such allowance IT,
conn, counsel fees as the court shall deem ,Si a.!
guilty of misdcmeauor, and shall on cJuvlrtpl
thereof. he fined not less thau Ave nun irri dp-
lars. or be imprisoned not lass thuu one N in.I,
and not more than one year. or bD,h, ~ th dl,-
cretion of the Court"
A further supplement to the act r5lltng u
elections IN this Commonwealth:
"SECrIoN ID. That so much of every ac' of As
sembiy as provides that ouy wnite frcemel
ers, orr rs claiming to vote Rt any general Or
special election of this COmmonw wealth. bA aud
the same Is hereby repealed; and tlaL her'at,
that all freemen, without distinction OF color,
shall be enrolled and registered acCOr ing - n
provision OF tn first section of the act approved
the 18th day of April, 1889, entitled Am Act
further supplemental to the act relating u he
elections OF this Commonwealth" and when
otherwice qualified under existing laws be gu.
titled to vote mt all general aud special elections
in this Commonwealth"
Given under my hand. at my office In Blooms,
burg this 9Th day OF December, IN the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred AMI sew
enty-two, and in the ninety-seventh year of tha
Independence OF the United States.
AARON SMITH,
Sheriff OF Columbia Con nty.
Bloomsbury, Pa. December o. 1872.