The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-25

district, for the purpose OF voting
therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid,
and who shall make the due proof, If
qualified. of bis residence and pay
ment Of taxes aforesaid, in she town
ship, ward or district in which he shall
reside.
If any person shall prevent or attempt
to prevent any officer Of any election un-
der this act from holding such election,
or use or threaten any violence to any
such officer, or shall interrupt or inprop-
erly interior with him in the execution
of his duty, or shall block up the win
dow Or avenue to any window where
the same may be holding, or shall riot
ously disturb the peace at such election,
or shall use or practice any intimidation
threats, force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or overawe any elec-
tor, or TO prevent him from voting, or to
restrain the freedom of choice, such per-
sons on conviction shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned for any time not less
than one monthn or more than one years
and if it be shown that the persons SO
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 can
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 handred aud
sixty-five, 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 ,chercds, Persons, not citizens of
the United States, are not, under the
constitution and laws of Pennsylvania,
qualified electors OF this commonwealth :
SECTION l. BE it enactI By the
Senate and House Of Representatives. OF
tic Commonwealth Of Pcnnsylgauiu In
General assembly met, AMI it is hereby
enacted by the authority Of hc same.
That in all elections hereafter TO be held
in this commonwealth, it shall be uniaw-
full for the jndge or inspectors of any
such election to receive any ballot, or
ballots, from any person, or persons, en-
braced i'll the provisions. and subject to
the disability, imposed by said act of
Congress, approved March third, one
thousand eight hundred aud sixty five,
and it shall be unlawful for any such
persons to offer to vote any ballot, or bal
lots.
SECTION 2. That if any such jud ge
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, i'll the Jail
OF the proper county, for not less than
sixty days.
SECTION 3. That II 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 misdemeanor, and on con-
vlction thereof, 10 any court Of quarter
sessions Of this commonwealth, shall,
for each offence, he punished iD like
manuer as is provided in the preceding
section Of this act, in the case OF officers
of election receiving such unlawful bal
lot or ballots.
SECTION 4. That if any person
shall hereafter persuade, or advise, any
person, Or persons, deprived of citizen
ship, and disqualified as aforesaid, to
offer any ballot, or ballots, to the officers
of any election, hereafter to be held in
this commonwealth, or shall persuade,
or advise, any such officer to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person de
prived of citizenship, and disqualified as
aforesaid, such person, So offending,
shall be guilty oi misdewapor, aud
upon conviction thereof in any court
Of quarter sessions of this commonwealth
shall be punished in like manner as is
provided in the second section of this
act, in the case Of officers OF such elec-
tion receiving such unlawful ballot, or
ballots,
Pursuant to the provisions contained
in the 4th section as aforesaid the
Judges OF the aforesaid districts shall
respectively;take charge of the certif-
Gates or returns of election to their re-
spective districts and produce them at
meeting Of ore Judge iron each dis
strict at the Court House in the Town
ship of Ridgway on FRIDAY, THE
18th DAY OF OCTOBER next, the1
aud there to perform the duties re-