The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-18

offending was not resident OF the city,
ward, district or township where the
said offence was committed, aud not
entitled to vote therein, and on con-
viction he shall be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than one hundred or
more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than six months or
more than two years. '-
WHEREAS, By the act of the Con-
gress of the United States, entitled "An
Act to amend the several acts heretofore
passed, to provide for the enrolling and
calling out the national forces, and for
other purposes" and approved March
third, one thousand eight hundred and
slxty-hve, all persons who have deserted
the military or naval service OF the
United States, and who have not been
discharged, or relieved from the penalty,
or disability therein provided. are
deemed, and taken, to have voluntarily
relinquished, and forfeited, their rights
OF citizenship, and their rights to become
citizens, and are deprived Of exercising
any rights of citizens thereof:
And ochereas, Persons, not citizens Of
the United States, are not, under the
constitution and laws of Pennsylvania,
qualified electors Of this commonwealth
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the
Senate and Hoase o f Rep resentatives Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania an
General assembly met, and It is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same,
That in all elections hereafter TO be held
in this commonwealth, it shall be unlaw-
full for the jndge or inspectors of any
such election 70 receive any ballot, or
ballots, from any person, or persons, en-
braced in the provisions. aud subject to
the disability, imposed by said act of
Congress, approved March third, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-fve,
and it shall be unlawful for any such
persons to offer to vote any ballot, or bal
lots.
SECTION 2. That if any such judge
and inspectors of election, or any one of
them shall receive, or consent to re-
ceive, any such unlawful ballot, or bal
lots, from any such disqualified person,
he, or they, so offending, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, aud upon conviction
thereof, in any court Of quarter sessions
of this commonwealth, he shall, for each
offence, be sentenced to pay fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars, and
to undergo an imprisonment, in the jail
of the proper county, for not less than
sixty days.
SECTION 3. That if any person de-
prived OF citizenship, and disqualified
as aforesaid, shall, at any election, here
after to be held in this commonwealth
vote, or tender to the officers there, and
offer to vote, ballot, or ballots, any
person, so offending, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con.
: viction thereof, in any court of quarter
, sessions Of this commonwealth, shall
for each offence, be punished in a like
; manner as is provided in the preceding
section of this act, in the case of officers
of electioa receiving such unlawful bal
e lot or ballots.
SECTION 4. That if any person
shall hereafter persuade, or advise, an,
e person, or persons. deprived of citizen
t ship, and disqualified as aforesaid, t.
e offer any ballot, or ballots, to the officer
S of any election, hereafter to be held il
0 this commonwealth, or shall persuade
/ or advise, any such officer to receive an,
e ballot, or ballots, from any person de
q prived of citizenship, aud disqualified a
t aforesaid, such person, SO offending
0 shall be guilty OF misdemauor, ant
] upon conviction thereof, in any cour
0 OF quarter sessions of this commonwealth
9 shall be punished in like manner as il
0 provided in the second section of thi
: act, in the case of officers OF such elec
9 tion receiving such unlawful ballot, o
/, ballots.
a Pursuant to the provisions containe,
1 in the 4th section as aforesaid tn
: Judges of the aforesaid districts shall
. respectivelystake charge of the certi6
e Gates or returns of election to their re
e speotive districts aud produce them a
3 a meeting Of one Judge from each dis
i strict at the Court House in the Town
e ship Of Ridgway on FRIDAY, TIL
18th DAY OF OCTOBER next, thel
e and there to perform the duties re
g quired by laws OF said Judges ais
a where Judge by sickness or unavoida
, Bile accidents is unable to attend sucl
0 meeting of Judges then certificate a
aforesaid shall be taken in charge of b.
one OF the Inspectors or clerks of tn
: election Of said district who shall d
Q and perform the duties of said Judg
to attend; and the return Judges 0
r the said districts aforesaid are rcqueste,
= to meet in Ridgway, the county.seat o
: said county, on Friday, after the secon,
$ Tuesday OF October next, then an
e there to discharge the duties require,
; by law.
t Given under my hand at Ridgway
4 the 18th day of September in the yea
: OF our Lord, one thousand, eighLt hun
| dreG and seventy-three, aud OF the in
? dependence OF the United States tn
/, ninty-seventh.
d. c. OYSTER, Sheriff.
Sheritt's Office, Sept. 18th, 1878.