The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-29


Commonwealth" as / am required by thc
second section of said act:
SECTION |. Be il enacted By the Senate
and tie House of Representatives., &c, That
the qualified voters of the several counties
of this Commonwealth, at all general town.
ship and 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,
orc ticket shall embrace the names of all
county Offices to be voted for, including the
ofIic Of Senator, member or members of
Assent y, 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 "Townshp;" and each shall
be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18th section OF aforesaid act,
am directed that every peron except
Justices of the Peace, who shall hold any
the Government of the United States, or
this State, or any city or incorporated dis
trict whether commissioned officer or
otherwise subordinate officer or agent who
is or shall be employed under the legsla.
tive or judiciary or executive department
of this 81 ate or of the United States, of any
city or incorporated district and also every
member of Congress and State Legislature,
and the select and common council of any
city. Commissioner of ofincorpora;e district, is
by law inca pable 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 elegible to any
office then to be voted for
Also in the 4th section of the Act of As,
sembly, entitled can act relating to elect
ions and for other purposes" approved
April 10th 1869, it is enacted that the l4th
section shall be so construed as TO prevent
any militia or borough officer from serving
as Judge, Inspector, or Clerk, at any gen
cral or special election in this Commen-
wealth.
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment OF
the Constitution of the United States is as
follows
SECTION l. The right of citizens OF the
United States shall not be denied or abrid-
ged by the United States on account o: raj ce,
color, or previous condition Of servitude,
Section .. That Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro
pirate legislation.
Ind achcreuS, The Congress Of the
United States. on lie thirty. first day ol
acr % 70 70 errorca lp H t6e r@ht Of citizens Of tho
United States to vote i'll the several States
Of The Union, aud for other purposes the
first / ,; and second sections OF which are as
Be il enacted. &c., That all citizens OF
the United States who are or shall be
otherwise qualted to vote at any election by
inc people Oh any H'a'e, territory, ois'Tict' 5
r;ci mnni1ciiraplitv 1ii or other te,ritorior snh.
division shall be entitlcd and allowed to vote
at all such elections, without distinction of
color race, or previous condition OF servi-
ouue any eohsti'u'Ion' law, oTS'o.h' usage
m by or Under it's omtboritv> 70 the contrary "
notwithstanding.
sEclloN .. Ind be Hfmthcr enacted,
mat # by or under the constitution oi
i"ws ot amy 'a.e VI % 'i,o "ws W. o. Any erra II,
done as as Irereonisite or onali tica,ion TO,
voting, and by such constitution or laws
pers ons or officers are or shall be charged
WIN me performance OF uu'les IN iurnish l.-
such prerequisites, or u to become qualified
TO vote it shall be the duty Of every such
person ana officers to give all citizens o.
,he Iea 1,"rfs te Sne nro gGan. cpi
to to become 0uaiiiied to vote without distinct,
ion of race, color or previous condition OF