The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-22

at all elections i'll the several counties in the
Commonwealth" as / am required by the
second section of said act:
SECTION l. Be IL enacted By the Senate
and the House Of Representatives, &C., That
the qualified voters of the several counties
Of this Commonwealth, at all general town
ship ard special elections are hereby here
after authorized and required TO vote by
ticket, printed or written, or partly writ
ten and partly printed, severally classified
as follows: One ticket shall embrace the
names of all the Judges of the
Courts to be voted for and to be
labelled on the outside, "Judiciary;" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all State
officers to be voted for and labelled State,
ore ticket shall embrace the names of all
county Offices to be voted for including the
office of Senator, member or members Of
Assent ly, if voted for, members Of Con-
gress, if voted for and labelled County"
one ticket shall embrace names Of all the
tow nshlp officers voted for and be labelled
Borough or "Township;" and each shall
be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 10Th section OF aforesaid act,
am directed that every peron except
Justices Of the Peace, who shall hold any
Office appointment of trust or pl oft, under
the Government Of the United States. or
this State, or any city or incorporated dis
trict whether q commissioned officer or
otherwise a subordinate officer or ageut who
is or shall be employed under the legisla.
tive or judiciary or executive department
of this State or of the United States, of any
city or incorpo district and also every
member of Congress and State Legislature,
and the select and common council Of any
city. Commissioner of incorporate district, is
by law incapable of holdingOr exercising at
the same time the office or appointment Of
Jud ge, Inspector or Clerk, Of any election
of this Commonwealth, and that no In
spector or Judge, shall be eligible to any
Office then to be voted for.
Also in the 4th section of the Act Of As.
sembly entitled "An act relating to elect
ions and for other purposes" approved
April 10th 1869, it is enacted that the 14th
section shall be SO construed as to prevent
any militia or borough officer from serving
as Judge, Inspector, or Clerk, at any gem
eral or special election in this Commen-
wealth.
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment of
the Constitution Of the United States is as
follows
SECTION /. The right of citizens OF the
United States shall not be denied or abrid-
ged by the United States on account o:ra &C,
color, or previous condition of servitudc,
SECTION .. That Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro'
pirate legislation.
and phcrca8, The Congress of the
United States. on lie thirty first day o1
March 1870, passed an act entitled, "An
act TO enforce the right OF citizens Of the
-. / .ln u
of; Union, aud for other purposes the
first and second sections OF which are as
follows.
Be it enacted. Sc, That all citizens OF
the United States who are or shall be
otherwise qualhed TO vote at any election BY
the people Of any State, Territory, district
city county, parish, township, school dist
riot, municipality, or other territorial sub
division shall be entitled and allowed to vote
at all such elections, without distinction Ui
color race, or previous condition OF servi
tude; any constitution, law, CUSTOM usage
or regulation Of any State or Territory, or
by or under its authority, to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
SECrIoN >. -ip3 be It farthcr cndctcd
That if by or under the constitution or
laws of aily state or the laws OF any Terri.
tory, any act is CT shal! be required to be
done as Il Prerequisite or quail iication for
voting, and by such constitution or laws
Win tLe rorlormorce Of duties in turni9h-
ing to citizens an opportunity to pret0Im
such prerequisites, or to become qualified
to vote it shall be the duty of every such
person and officers to give all citizens o
,ne UHeo 1,,ts SrfS e S%'"e @na v!'n op
~ hocnr!o onraiit;oI to vota withont Jistinct.
ion Of race, color or previous condition Of
serYitude; aud II any such persons or Of
Eer5 fH S c, It'so Gs sI % rov
@ypry snch offence forteit and nav the sum
of five hundred dollars; to The person agrio
we'd thereby, to be recovered by an action
en- the case wl'h loil costs ana sucii al'o| v,
I"or, "st ar a,.r tor ovorv sncI "f
l,nce be deemed euiltv OF a misIemeanort
and shall On conviction thereof be fined not
less than five hundred dollars or to be i'm
prlsonGu not less 'Aah one mont anu ho'
,ion i'gn Of ''T the V,'1 CONT t"' 'O'D' " '-'
And pAcreos, 1t is declared by the
seconc section the VI article Of the Con-
slitu'ion of the L, 5, that This Cons,itu'
.loh 81 tne un'e" N,@es oS ~l' sE s5'" II" ,e he
SUPREME l law Of the land !; + ); awning in
tie Co1sst,tution or laus of any State, to tie
contrary not ''"@s'a"%'"y. sSy .,
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