Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-09-12

him and his witness under oath, In
regard to his right OF suffrage al said election,
to examine hispnpers produced; and the officers
of said election are required to afford TO said
overseers go selected and appointed every conve-
nience and facility for the discharge of their
duties and " said election officers shall refuie
TO permit said overseprs to be present, and per-
form their duties aforesaid, or if they shall be
driven away from the pools by violence and iu-
all the votes polled at such election
district may be rejected by any tribunal trying a
contest under said election Provided, That no
person signing the petition shall be appointed an
overseer. 's
. That the citizens of this State temporarily in
the service Of the State or Of the United States
on clerical or other duty, and who
do not vote where thus employed, shall not be
thereby deprived of the right TO vote in their
several election districts If otherwise duly quail
fed. .....
XIV. AMENDMENT CONSTITUTION US.
''SEcTIoN /. The right of citizens of the Unit
ed 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 servitudc.
SEC. 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
~ The following instructions from His Excel
lency Governor Geary explain the duties Of us
SCISSORS, registers and election officers, in regar
to all freedmen Of this Commonwealth
... EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
HARRIsBuRG Pa, August Is, 1873.
To the Sheriff Of the County Of Northumberland
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States as follows
"sECTIoS l. The right Of the 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 seryitude.
''S.c. 2. The Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation"
Aud whsreas, The Congress of the Uuited
Gtutac thn Q1ct nf Mar Eand
an act entitled Gan act to enforce the right of
cetzeRs Of the United States to vote in the sew
eral States of this Union, and for other pur-
poses, the first and second sections of which
are rs follows:
SECTION /. Be II enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That all citi-
Zens OF the United States, who are or shall be
otherwise qualified by law to vote ut any cleo
tion by the people, in any State, Territory, dis
trict, county, city, parish, township, school dis
trict; municipality other territorial sub-diyi-
slons shall be entitled and allowed to vote in all
such elections without distinction of race, color,
or prcvions condition of servitude; any consti-
tuition, law, custom, usage, or regulation of any
State, Territory, or by, or under its authority,
10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 9 And be II further enacted, That If by or
under the authority of the constitution or laws
OF any State, or the laws of any Territory any
act Is or shall be required to be done AS prcre-
quisite or qualification for voting, and by such
constitution or laws persons or officers are or
shall be charged with the performance of duties
in furnishing TO citizens an opportunity to per-
form such prerequisite or to become qualified to
vote, IL shall be the duty of every such person
and officer to give to all citizens of the United
States the same and equal opportuntyto to perform
such prerequisite, and to become qualified to
vote, without distinction Of race, color or pre-
vious condition of serytude and If any such
person officer shall refuse or knowingly omit
to give full effect to this section. he shall, for
every such otfcnse, forfeit and pay the sum of
five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
hereby to be recovered by an action on the case,
with costs and such allowance for counsel fees
as the CONT shall deem just and shall also for
| every such offense be deemed guilty of mlsde-
I meanor and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined
not less than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
! prsoned not less than one month and not more
than one year, or both, at the discretion oil the
court"
And ,rhertas, il is declared by the second Sec
ton Of the vi article of the Constitution OF the
United States, that "This Constitution, and the
laws Of the United States which shall be made
| In pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law
| of the and, anything in the Con-
stitution or laws OF My State to the contrary
| Notwithstanding"
| And uAersas, The Legislature of this Common
! wealth, on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1870,
| passed an act entitled "a further supplement to
| the act relating to elections in this Common
wealth, the tenth section OF which provides AS
| follows
| SEC. 10. That so much Of every act Of Assem-
bly, as provides that only white freemen shall be
entitled to vote or be registered as voters or rs
| claiming to vote at any general or special cleo
tion of this Commonwealth, be and the same is
! hereby replied and that hereafter all freemen,
without distinction Of color, shall he enrolled
and registered, according to the provisions of the
! first section ofthc act approved l7th of april,
| 1869, entitled San act further supplemental to
the act relating to the elections of this Common
wealh," and when otherwise qualified under eN
isting laws, be entitled to vote at all general and
and special elections In this Commonwealth"
And whereas, II is my constitutional aud OIL
| cial duty to ''take care shat the laws be faith
| fully executed" and il has come to my know
| ledge that sundry assessors and registers or So-
ters have refused, and are refusing to assess and
registered divers colored male citizens of lawful
| age, aud otherwise qualified as electors:
| Nor therefore, In Consideration of the premises,
the county commissioners OF said county are
hereby notified and directed to instruct the sew
eral assessors and registers OF voters therein, to
obey and conform to the requirements of said
constitutional amendment and laws and the
| sheriff OF said county is hereby authorized and
| required to publish in his election proclamation
for the next ensuing election herein .recited con-
stitutonal amendment, act OF Congress, and
act of the Legislature, TO the end that the same
may be known, executed and obeyed by all the
assessors registers OF voters, election officers and
others and that the right and privileges guaran-
lteed thereby may be secured TO all the citizens Of
| this CDmmOnNeA tntitlcu 70 tnc ehlle-
| ISrALl Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State at Harrisburg, the day and year
first above written. JOHN w. GEAR1.
| Attest F. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The qualified electors will take notice OF the
following act of Assembly, approved the 18th
day of March, 1869 An Act regulating the
mode Of voting at all elections in the several
, counties Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be is enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
, Pennsylvania in the General Assembly met, and
is hereby enacted by the authority Of the same
That the qsalifed voters nf the several counties
OF this Commonwealth at all general, township,
borough and special elections, are hereby here
after authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
q printed or written or partly written, seyerally
classified rs follows One ticket shall embrace
the names OF all judges of courts voted for, and
=, to be labeled outside, Judiciary :" one ticket
shall embrace the names OF all State officers
voted for, aud be labeled estate :" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all officers voted foc,
: and members OF Congress, IL voted for, and be
I labeled "county - one ticket shall embrace lhe
: names OF all township officers voted for, and be
labeled ''township;' one ticket shall embrace the
names of oil borough officers voted for, and
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