The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-14
wealth, approved March &c


1866.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted 5y the Senate
and The Hous' of Representdhuss, &C., That
the qualified voters of the several coun ties
of this Commonwealth, at all general town.
ship borough and special elections are
hereby hereafter authorized aud required to
vote by ticket, printed or written, or pa.tly
written and partly printed, severally classi-
fed 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 EN-
brace the names of all State officers to be
voted for and labelled estate" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all county off
GERS TO be voted for, including the office of
senator, member or members of Assembly,
if voted for. members of Congress, if voted
for and labelled County" one ticket sha Il
embrace the names Of all the township off =
GERS voted for and be labelled thorough" "
or "Township;" and each shall be deposited
in separate ballot boxes.
also make known aad give notice, as in
and by the 10Th section of aforesaid act, l
am directed that every person except
Justices of the Peace, who shall hold any
Office appointment of trust or profit, under
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 leg
islative or judiciary or executive depart
ment of this State 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 incor-
porated district, IS by law incapable of
holding Or exercising at the same time the
office or appointment Of Judge, Inspector
or Clerk, of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector or Judge
shall be eligible to any office then to be
voted for.
Also in the 4th section of the Act Of AS
rembly, entitled IAN act relating to elect
ions and for other PURPOSES" approved
April l6th 1860, ii is enacted that tn e 14th
section shall be SO constructed as to pre-.
vent any militia or borough officer from
serving as Judge. Inspector, or Clerk, at
any general or special election in this Com
monwealth.
I also make known the following:
WHEREAS. The Fifteenth Amendment
of the Constitution of the United States is
as follows:
SECTION l. The right Of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any
State on account Of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude,
SECTION 2. That Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation,
And whereds, The Congress of the
United States, on the thhty-tirst day OF
March 1870, passed an act entitled, IAN
act to enforce the right of citizens of the
United States to vote in the several States
Of the Union, and for other purposes" the
first and second sections of which are as
follows:
Be ii enacted, &c., That all citizens of
the United States who are or shall be
otherwise qualified to vote at any election
By the people of any State, Territory, dis
trict, city county, parish. township, school
district, municipality, or other territorial
subdivision shall be entitled and allo wed to
vote at all such elections, without distinct
ion of color race. or previous condition of
servitude; any constitution, Jaw, custom,
usage, or regulation of any State or Terri
tory, or by or under its authority, to the
contrary, Notwithstanding.
SECTlOS Z. ana Oe II JWtheT en- cted,
That if by or under the authority of the
constitution or laws Of any state or the laws
any Territory, any act is or shall be re
quired to be done as Il prerequisite or quail
hcation for voting, and by such constitu-
tion or laws PERSONS or officers are or shall
bee harged with the performance of duties
in furnishig to citizens an opportunity TO
preform such prerequisites, Tor to become
qualified to vote 1t shall be the duty of every
such person and officers to give all citizens
ofthe United States the same and equal OPP
portunity to perform such prerequisite and
10 become qualified TO vote without distinct
ion Of race, color or previous condition Of
servitude; and if any such persons or Off
GERS shall refuse or knowingly omit to give
full effect to this section, he shall for every
such offence, forfeit and pay the sum Of five
hundred dollars; to the person aggrieved
tb ereby, to be recovered by an action on
the case, with full costs and such allow
ance for council fees as the court shall
deem just, and shall also for every such
offence be deemed.guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall on conviction thereof be fined
not less than five hundred dollars or to be
imprisoned not less than one month and
MT more than one year, or both, at the
ulscretlo1 OF the court.
And rhereas 1t is declared by the
second section of the VI art icle of the Con-
stitution and of the US. tnat This Consti-
tuition of the Uni'ed States which shall be
made in pursuance thereof shall be the
sup, eme laws of the land II 4 anything in
the Constitution or lars of any Stlte, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
And whereds, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth, on the 6,h of April 1870,
passed an act entitled "a further supple.
ment to the act relating to elections in this
Commonwealth" the tenth section provides
as follows.
SECTION 10. That go much of every act
of Assembly that provides that only white
freemen shall be entitled to VOTE or to be
registered as voters, or as claiming to vote
at any general er special election of this
Commonwealth, be aud the same is hereby
repealed, and that hereafter all freemen
without distinction of color, shal! be en- :
rolled and registered according to the pro-
visions of the first section of he act ap-
proved the II of April 1869, entitled "An
act further supplemental to an act relating
to the elections of this Common wealth, 4"
and shall when otherwise qualified under
existing lrws, be entitled to vote at all gen.
eral and special elections in this Common
wealth.
/ also make known the following:
WHEREAS, By the act of the Congress of
the United States entitled "An Act to
amend the several acts heretofore passed.
to provide for the enrolling and calling out
the national forces, and for other pur.
poses" and approved March third one
thousand eight hundred and simy five all
persons who have deserted the military or
naval service of the United States, and who
have not been discharged. or relieved from