The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-11-01

Whereas, by an 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
of the national forces, and for other pur-
poses" aud approved March Sd 1885, All
persons who have deserted the military or
naval services Of the United States, and
who have been discharged or relieved
| rom the penalty or disability therein pro-
| Nided, are deemed and taken to have vol
| UNFAIRLY relinduished and forfeited their
| right to become citizens, and are deprived
| pf exercising any rights of citizenship
hereof;
| AAnd whereas, persons not citizens OF the
| United States, are not under the constitu-
ton. and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
| electors of this Commonwealth
Seq l. BE il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met, and it is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth it shall be
unlawful for the Judges or inspectors of
any such election to receive any ballot or
ballots from any persons embraced in the
provisions, and subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd, 1865. And it shall be unlawful
for any such person to offer to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC That ifany such Judge or inspec-
tors of election or any of them shall re-
ceive or consent to receive anv such un-
lawful ballot or ballots from any such dis
qualified person. he or they so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, he shall
for each effence be sentenced to pay fine
of not less than one hundred dollars, and
to undergo imprisonment in the Jail of
the proper county for not less than sixty
days.
SEC. 3. that if any person deprived of
cihzenshM and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be held
in this Commonwealth vote or tender to
the OFFICES thereof, and offer to vote bal
lot or b&lots, any, person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall for
each offence be punished in like manner
as provided in the preceding section of this
act, in the case of officers of elections re-
oeiying such unlawful ballot or ballots.
SEc. 4. That ifany person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, to offer any ballot or ballots to
the officers of any election hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth, or shall per-
suade or advise any such officer 10 receive
any ballot or ballots from any person de-
privod of citizenship and disqualified as
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
Vlotion thereof i'll any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall be
punished in like manner as provided in
the second section of this act, in the case of
officers of such election receiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots.
] also give official notice of the following
provisions of an act approved the 30th of
March, 1866, entitled IAN act regulating
the node of voting at all the elections in
this Commonwealth"
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, mot, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That=the qualified
voters of the several counties of this Com
monwealth, at all general, township, bor-
ough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally clas-
sfied as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all judges of courts voted for,
and shall be labelled "Juuiciary," one
ticket shall embrace the names Of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
Estate, ono ticket shall embrace the names
of all the county officers vOted for, includ-
ing office of Senator and member of AS
sembly, IL voted for, and member of Con-
gress, If voted for, and be labeled "Coun-
ty," one ticket shall embrace the names of
all the township officers voted for, and be
labeled Township" one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all the borough officers
voted for, and be labeled. 'Borough," and
erch class shall be deposited in separate
ballot boxes.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatively take charge of the
certificates of return of the election of their
respective districts, and produce them at
the ProthOnotarys Office in the Borough
of Tionesta, as follows: "All judges liv-
ing within twelve miles of the prothon-
otarys office, or within twenty-four miles
if their residence be in town, village or
city upon the line of a railroad leading To
the county seat, shall, before two O'clock,
p. IN. on DNESDAY, NOVEMBER
EIGHTH, 1876, and all other judges shall,
before twelve o'clock, M, on THURSDAY
NOVEMBER NINTH, 1876, deliver said
returns, together with the return sheets, to
the prothonotary of the court of common
pleas of Forest county, which said return
sheets shall be fled and the day and hour
of filing marked thereon, and shall be pre-
served by the prothonotary for public in
spectiOn."
Given under my hand at my Office in
Tionesta, this 9th day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy six, and in the one
hundred and first year of the Indepen-
dence of the United States.
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