The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-21
he Common wealth. approved March 80,


and the Hous, Of Representatives. &C., That
the qualified voters of the several counties
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 partly
written aud 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, "Judioisry," one ticket shall en-
brace the names of oil State officers to be
voted for and labelled "State,' one ticket
shall embrace the names of all county oifi-
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 II
embrace the names of all the township Off =
GERS voted for and be labelled "Borough," b"
or "Township;" and each shall be deposited
in separate ballot boxes.
also make known a1d give notice, as in
and by the 9th 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
the Government of the United States, or
this State. or any city or incorporated dis
trict whether o commissioned officer or
otherwise subordinate offic er 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 10Th 1860, il is enacted that tn e 14th
section shall be so constructed as to pre-.
vent any militia or borough officer from
serving us Judge. Inspector, or Clerk, at
any general or special election in this Com.
monwealth.
also make known the following:
WHEREAS. The Fifteenth Amendr ent
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 uhereds, The Congress of the
Uniteu States, on the thirtytirst 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 1t 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, law, CUSTOM
usage, or regulation of any State or Terri
tory, or by or under its authority, to the
contrary, Notwithstanding.
SECTION 2. And be it further en- 'cted,
That if by or under the authority of the
constitution or laws ofanv state or the laws
any Territory, any ac: is or shall be re =
qured to be done as a prerequisite or quail
hcaton for voting, and by such constitu-
tion or laws PERSONS or officers are or shall
hec harged with the performance of duties
in furnishig to citizens an opportunity TO
preform such prerequisites, for to become
qualified to vote II shall be the duty Of every
su,h person aud officers TO give all citizens
ofthc United States the same and equal op'
portunity to perform such prerequisite and
TO become qualified to vote without distihct-
ion of race, color or previous condition of
seryitude; 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
thereby, 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 misdemeanor
and shall on conviction thereof be fined
not less than five hundred dollars or to be
imprisoned not less than one month and
not more than one year. or both, at the
discretion Of the court.
And wherea,, 1t is declared by the
second section of the VI article 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
supl eme laws of the land anything in
tie Constitution or idws of any State, to The
contrary Notwithstanding.
.4nd whereas, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth, on the 9Th 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 90 much of every aci
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
Commonw ealth, be and the same is hereby
repealed, and that hereafter all freemeu
without distinction of color, sbal. 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 au act relating
to the elections Of this Commonwealth"
and shall when otherwise qualified under
existing laws, 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 San Act 10
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 siuty five all
persons who have deserted the military or
naval service of the United States, and who
have not been discharged. or relieved from