The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-13
the I3th day OF March, Anno DOuis
thousand eight hundred and sixty-siI-
A q. CURTIN.
FIFTEENTH AHENuMENT

ASD WHEREAS. The Congress Of the United
States On the 5lst day Of March, 1870. pas-e- an
act entitled In act 70 enforce the righfs Of eide
zeHs Of the United STATES 10 cote "a tse se-eIsl
States Of the Union and for other parD0s>s," tAs
first ami second sections Of which are - folicws
-SECTI0S /. Be IL enacted by hs S>ssfs and
House Of RepressnfGffres Of fhs United States 81
An<rfes in C0Hgress assembled, That all citizens
Of the United States who are " shall oe otherSis
qualified % vote az a5y election By the peo2ls Ia
any State, Territory. district, county. city, parish.
township. school district. municipality. or other Ter
ritorial subdivision shall be entitled and allowed 70
vote At all such elections without distinction II
race, color, or previOu scondifion or serEitsde; aay
Constitution. law custom, usage o. regulates -
10 the contrary notwithstanding
SEC. Z And be II further ssGefed, fhN II sy sr
unier the authority % the Constitution or laws q
any State, or the laws Of any Territory. ssJ so =
or hall be required 20 BE done As . prsr-quisfts 90
qualification tor voting. and By such cocsissrtoo ~
laws persons or officers are or shall % sssrzsdvi
the performance OF duties in furnishing 70 sttS~ns
an opportunity 20 perform such prere91latss IS
become qualified 70 vUte, 10 hail b tbs dsfy e
every such persons and ofacersto giysall ahsses9
the United States the sam and e4nsl sppota.tJ
10 perform such prerequisites and 20 beoonsqasuA
Ell TO vote without distinction. ofrss-. eoiors r 7r-
Vi0us condition Of servitude; and nesy ~sh
sou or officer shall refuse or knowingly omit give
fuIf sfrrf 10 mi. .ecttOn he shall. for every sseh a.
senee fo-fsir .nd nav TIE sum Of ave hzndrsd dsf-
lars % the person agg1eyel tnerso{- 1900
al bv an acton in the ease. Tith lui eoss snd rss
slfox.nee ~ counsel fees az tbs oourt shall dss7
-, ~ shsiI aIso. for every such offence. ssd-.-
FL euiity Of a mi-iemeaasor, and shall % znve
tso5 thereof be aned not less than ave hsndr-d
dollars or be imprisoned not lees than ons Dosh
and not more than one yesr, or bSth, 81 the ds1~
ton Of the court
AMI the Judges Of the respective distrsss sferN
saEj are required 70 meet at Somerset On ths Br-
day next following the holding of ssis sissro.
then aud there % perform those things rsq7irN
Of them BY Law.
All Judges living within trelvs niles ans
Pr0thOnotary's ofhee. or within tvcnty-fo1r nnsS
II their residence be IN q town, Vulsgs oosJ
UPON the line Of \ railroad leading 70 ne eanty
seat. shall. before Two 0'ctOck post ner1alsso % "a
day afer the election. and all other J1nsessssu
\. IRE twelve O'Clock MERRIAM Of The seeono oey
alter the election, deliver the returns &C.,
return sheet. to the Parliamentary oft1e cooh
n Common Pleas OF the county, which aid rssan
.seet shall Be nied. and the day snd hosr o. annS
n.arkeI thereon. and shall Be preserved ~ tAepc
th0notay for public inspection- -
Given under ny hand. AZ ny onee La Scnscs.
this sth day o. October. in the ysA< 81 sar Lere.
one Thousand eight hu1dred and ess1-{.r"
anf in the ninety ninth year Of tns Ao->f<@
deree Of the United States
OLIVER KNEPPEk, S1cri1.
Sherifrs Ofiee- Somerset
Ort- 9Th, fsTS