The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-03


ny Them TO vote at such election. or s11ct1 other
matters in relation to the assessment on VoteTI
as the said inspectors, or eltuei VI 'iiS'ii' '
from time to time require. -
No person shall be permitted to vote az any -.
election, as aforesaid, other than free man OF
the age of twenty-one years or more VINO sntli i
have resided in the State at least one YEAR anu
In the election district where he offers 20 vote
Mt least ten days immediately preceding s sucn
election, and has within two years paIo q S StdtS
or county tax. which shall have been assessor
at least ten days before the election. But
citizen of the United States who has pr@evi9u9sly @ sly
heen n qualified voter of this state aud re-
moved therefrOm and returned, and VINO snaIi
have resided in the election district and pald
Ives as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
after residing in the State six months. PfoUt5
Ted That the freemen, citizens OF the Unlteo
states between twenty-one and twenty-five
years, who haye resided in an election qhstriG6
they shall not have paid taxes:
No person shall be permitted TO vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by Commissioners, unless
| First he produces a receipt Tor the payment
| sessed agreeably to the Constitution, and give
satisfactory evidence, either on ms oash or al
| tax or on failure to procure receipt. shall
| make oath TO the payment thereof. second, II
/ between the age of twenty-One ana tHenly-IWO
| wears he shall depose on oath or affirmation
| that he has resided in this State at least one
! wear next before his application, ana make
such proof of residence in the distrlct as Is re-
quired by this act ana that ne does very pc
lieve from the account given MN thttt ne Is vi vi
! the age aforesaid, and such other evidence as
is required by this act WI re IPf & tg h i
| serted in the alphabet list by the 1rspee-
tors and note made opposite thefe5o pS WI wiz. u.
! vote by reason Of having paid tax, or the word
age if he shall be admitted to vote by reason
| of such age; and the same shalI DS CaIIeu ouC
| to the clerk, who shall make the like notes on
! the list of voters kept by them. ,
| In ali cases where the name of the person
! claiming to vote is found on the llst InrnlShel
by the commissioners and assessors, OF his right
to vote, whether found thereon or not IS % %0D-
jected to by any qualified citizen, 1t snail De the
duty of the Inspectors TO 3 Sfeb f h PIsi
/ TO have resided within the State for one year
/ or more. his oath shall not be sufficient proof
thereof, but he shall make proof oy at HeSts5
I one competent witness, who shall be q qualItled
/ eIector that he has resided in the district for
/ moro than ten Iays next Immediately preced-
! inc such election, and shallalso himself swear
that ms 63nanqe is G said district. and that he
| did not remove into said district Tor the pur-
p9sy yerv or pers6n Qualified as aforesaid and who
! shall make due proof, If required, OF his resi-
| be admitted to vote in the township, ward or
district in which he shall reside.
vent any officer Of any election under this
Act from holding such elections, or use or
| threaten any violence to any such officer or
! shall interrupt or improperly interfere with
| him in the execution of his duty or shall block
| up the window or avenue TO any window where
the same may be holding, or snail FlOtousIy dlS-
Uurb the the peace at such election, or shall use
any intimidating threats, force or violence,
with design 10 influence unuuIy or oEeIdWe
any elector, or to prevent him from voting, or
| on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not
I exceeding five hundred dollars, ana be I'M
| IRn6re man twelve months: and if it shall be
| shown TO the court where the trlal OF sllch Oh
was not a resident of the city, ward, district or
| tGwnship where the offence was committed
| and not entitled 10 vote therein, then, on con
! viction, he shall be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than one hundred nor more than one
! thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less
than six months OF more than two years.
/ If any person notify law qualified shall fraud
/ ulently vote at any election OF this common
wealth. or, being otherwise qualIhed snail vote
/ out of his proper district, or if any person
/ nrrt q QuaInCallOnS
/ aid or procure such person to vote, the person
| Offending shall, on conviction, he fined in any
| sum not exceedjng two hundred dollars, and
| be imprisoned in any term not exceeding three
If any person shall vote at more than one
election district,Or otherwise frauduiently vote
/ frauduIentIy fold and deliver to the Inspector
two tickets together with the intent illegally
to vote, or shall procure ahoihcf 20 90 So nc
or they so offending shall, on conviction, be
fined in any sum not less than dfty nor more
/ than five hundred dollars, ana ne imprisoned
/ for term not less than three nor more than
I II any person not qualified to vote in this
COMMONWEALTH agrceGbly to law Except the
sons OF qualified eitizeus) shall appear at any
place u GtGetlou loE tilt puiPOsC ~
ing the citizens qualified 70 vote. lie shall. on
offence, and lie imprisoned foE any Term not
CH9NGE N TIIE MODE OF VOTING.
| An Act regulating the mode of voting at all
conm0nwealth. approved March 30th, 1895.
SFCIION !. BE it enacted bB the Senate and
u Pennsylvania jll General sSemblg met, and it
! is HcrebB enacted hg the authority Of the same,
of this Commouw eaith. at the general, town.
ship, borough or special elections, are hereby
| hereafter authorized and required 10 vote by
tickets printed or written, or partly printed
! and partly written, seyerally classified as fol-
I lows: One ticket shall embrace the names of
ali Judges Cf Courts voted for, and be labelled
oufsitlt. j uiici,ry'': one ticket shall embrace
the names Of al state officers VDte1 for, and be
names Of ali County officers vofcd for, aud be
iah l4tls 'aI
the names of ali Township officers voted Tor,
embrace the names of all Borough officers vO-
ted for, aad be labelled borough and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot-bON.
AMENDMENT TO TIE u. s. CONSTITUTION.
SECTION l. The right OF citizens OF the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United states or by any State on account
of race, color, or previous condition OF servi-
tude.
GEEss or 81 ARCH 81, 1870,
SEC l. Be Il enacted bB the Senate and HOJtSt
0f Representatives. Of the United states Of amer
Tea IA CongrcSS dSStmDt6d, That all citizens oi
| the United States vino are or shall otherwise be
entitled to vote at any election by the people
in any State, Territory, District, County, City
| Parish, Township, School District. Municipal.
ity, or other territarial subdivision, shall be
entitled and allowed to vote at all such elec-
tons, without distinction of race, color, or pre-
! vious condition of scTVitude, any constitution
law, custom, usage or regulation of any State
or Territory or by or under its authority, to
SEC. 2. AIld he Il further enacted, That IL by
Z under the authority of the constitution OF
laws of any State, or the laws of any Territory
any act is or shall be required 20 be done as a
prerequisite or qualification. for voting, and by
such constitution or law persons or officers are
or shall be charged with the performance OF
duties in furnishing to citizens an opportunity
to perform such prerequisite to become
qualiaed to vote it shall he the duty of every
person and officer 10 give all citizens of the Uni
ted States the same and equal opportunity to
perform such prerequisite and to become quail
iftcd to VOTE without distinction of race, color
or previous condition OF seryitude; and if any
such person or order shall refuse or kuowingl ly
omit TO give full effect to this section, he shall
Ior every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum
} OF hVe hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered by an action on tho
case, with full costs and such allowance for
counsel fees as the court shall deem just, and
shall also, for every such OffeuSe, be deemed
guilty OF miSdcmeanOr, and shall on conyfc-
ton thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one
month nor more than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SECTION 10 AN ACT OF THE pENNsyTvANT ,