The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-15
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An Act regulating the mode of voting all the eet
tious in the several counties of this commonwealth
approved March 3oth 1853.
SECTION !. Be ii enacted by the Serate and Borse q
Representatives of TIE Commonwealth 81 JsaHsglrGRia %
General Assembly met and hereby ~ the
ftory oftke same That the qualified voters Of the
o sonntias of this corunonweaitll at tire general
township borough special elections hereby here
after authorized and required 10 vote by tcses printed
ally classified as follows One ticket shall embrace III,
of all Judges of Courts voted for aud be labelled
names of all state Officers voted for and be labelled
"Sta,e"; one ticket shall embrace the names Of all
Count, officers voted for, aud he labelled County
one ticket shall embrace the names of all Township
Ulcers voted for, and lie labelled : Township one
voted for, ana be labelled Borough zach clss.
shall se deposited in separa'e ballot-bns-
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
whereas, The Congress of the United States,
on the 3ist day of March, 1870, passed an Act
entitled An Act to enforce the right of ciii,
zens of the United States to vote in the several
States of this Union, and for other purposes,
this is to give notice that the first and second
Sections of said Act are as follows:
FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS OF AAT OF CoN
GREsS OF MARCH 81, 1870
SEC l. BE- IL enacted etc, That ALI citizens of
the United states who are or shall othwcrwise be
any state. Territory, District County. City. Par
ish, Township, School District, BInnieipality. or
other territorial subdivision. shall be entitled
and allowed TO vote at all such elections without
distinction OF race. color previous condition ot
servitute, any constitution. law. custom usage or
regulation OF any state or Territory or by or IN
der its authority. to the contrary Notwithstanding
SEC. 2. II by or under the authority cl Ihe con
stitution laws of any State. or the laws OF any
Territory, any act is or shall be required to be
done a prerequisite or qualification fer voting
and by such constitution or law persons or oHcers
are shall he charged with the performance OF
duties I'm furnishing 20 citizens an opportunity to
perform such prerequisite or to become qualihed
to vote. it shall be the duty of every person and
officer to give all citizens of the United states the
same and equal opportunity 70 perform such pre-
requisite and to become qualified 70 vote, without
distinction of race, cOler. or previous condition
servtude; and if any such person or order SHAH
refuse or knowingly omit TO give full effect 70
this section, he shall. for every such offence Tor
felt ami pay the sum of FIVE hundred dollars to
the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by
ac;icn the case, with full costs and such al
IOwance for counsel fees as the court shall deem
Just, and shall also, for every such offence, he
deemed guilty of a misdcmeanor, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one
month nor more than one year, or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
GIVEN under my hand. at my Office in Ebene-
burg, this first day OF October in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sevenfy five, aud OF the Independence OF the
United States of America tie ninety ninth.
HERMAN AUMER, Sheriff.
SheriG's Office, Ebcnsburg, Oct. /, 1915.