The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-20
DAVID FLEMING
Srenker 0f the Ssaafe
Approved the f3th lay Of March. Anb0 Doael
one thossanl eight hunired and &xfysL
A. G. CURTIN
F1FrEEvTH ANENDNENT


AyD wHzrEss, TIE Couzrrss Of the United
States On the Ji;t dag Of Ia7ch, Is7O. passed an
act entitled an al 70 enforce he rights Of Cit
GEMS - ~ Usaed States 20 r0fe IN ne ssre-sg
safes II he taioH and for other purD0ssr,1 lao
first and second sections Of which arr as folsEs
-SDcTioSl Be u enacted BY Ae SEafs and
Il1usc Of Representatives. Of tMe UR.sd SafeI Of
sreric1 n Congrezs Gssenrsied, Tsat all citizens
OF the Inited states VINO are o. ssau Be otherwise
qualified % vote ut any chcti1n By the people IN
any State- TernterT. disifst. e1uaty. cEy. parish,
township. school diss-3at, municipality, ~ other ter
ritoriIl subiivisiga shall be entitled aud allowed o.
vote - all z=eA elections without distinction %
rlce. color. Or previous condition u servitudc. any
clnstalion. law, custom, usage " regulation "a
aly Sute 70 Territory OF - Or under its authority
q TIRE contrary uotuithSaHiing.
SIC . lad BE- q further enacted, That n b. o.
unicr the authodty d the e0n-titutiGn o. hss0T
any state. OF the laws Of any TerTt0sy. aAy ass 10
or shau be required 10 be done a. a prerequisite OF
Qualification ior voting. ami ~ sHch constitution Or
l4gs persons or officers ae or shall be charged VIVA
the peri FINANCE Of la ;cs In furnishing 10 citizens
an opportunity te perform such prerequisites. or to
bec0me quaii9ci % vote, IL shall be the duty Of
every such persons AMI officers - giFs&il eitissns OC
the Cnited States the sane AMI equal opportunity
% perform such prerequisites AMI % becomequzln-
81 b vote without disttnctioa. Of race, color % PRE-
yilus condition Of servifuie: and II any such per
full effect 70 this seetNn 10 shall for ever such Of
fence Forfeit and pay the sum % i've hundred dol
lars . tAe pof=oa aeSr1eyei thereby 20 be recover
e1bF IN 1et-1n N the ease, viii fun eosts AMI s1eh
AENaAa NA LAAANAA 10 -
y1st. and shall also. forevery such offence, Be deeIa-
ei guilty OF a m~i=demeaBor. and shall. % eonrse.
ton thereof be tined not less than I'VE hufsireJ
dollars or be Imprisoned not less than 0ns DGath
and not sore than enc year, or both AT the disefe-
tiou q the court.
And the iufzsz u the respective districts ai0re-
all are rs1ulFeI 10 meet 81 Somerset On the ri
.Iav uext SHOWING he holding Of said e~l1stier,
then and there 70 periosn those things regs@S
Of them By law.
~ faIses living within twelve NILS ...fhc.
Pr0thGnoay's Office. or within twenty miles.
n thcir residence be Ia a town, v1saxe. or city
upoa the line Of . railroad leadiax h The county
sat, shall. before Two o'clock uSu meridian Of the
day after The election, and aSOtherj Judges shall,
before twelve o'clock nesa@r Of the second day
AFTER the election, denver the returns together
with return sheet, - iae PrOthonotary Of The s0arr
81 Common Pieas 9f the county, which said stun
sheet ssasi ~ Eled, and the day and Doe Of 1lnG
inaEEgt tAeEce7, and shall Be p~rescrzsd ~ The pro
tt9o0tsry Er pubic Inspection
Given gIler my haaft at ny saaca IN Sonerset-
Tbs sfh day 0f Oct6bers n The year Of Gar Lori
one Thousand eizb< aggdIed and <rsnfy asA
and In the niIsty-QiaLb rear az la lHfe2~N
dence ~ tbs Waited SrateA
OLIVER EN7Rrn Sasxs6
She-iEs Once. SouerserS
Oct. 4sh, fs5S