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" and 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-
Eided, are deemed and taken to have VOL
UNFAIRLY relinquished and forfeited their
right TO become citizens, and are deprived
Pf exercising any rights of citizenship
hereof;
United States, are not under the cOnstitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEe. 1. 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 tho
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. 2 That fany such Judge or inspec-
tors of election or any of them shall re-
ceive or consent to receive any 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. hat If any person deprived of
citizenshf 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 bNlots, any, person so offending
shall be guilty of a 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-
oflying such unlawful ballot or ballots.
BEc. 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 TO receive
any ballot or ballots from any person de-
privod of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, such persons so offending shall
| be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
] viction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall be
punished in like manner as provided iii
| the second section of this act, in the case of
| officers of such lectionreceiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots.
| also give official notice of the following
| provisions of an act approved the Both of
| March, 1866, entitled IAN act regulating
the node of voting at all the elections in
this Commonwealth
| SEC. /. Be it 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
authority of the same, Thatsthe qualified
voters of the several counties of this Com
monwealth, at all general, township, bOr-
ough and special cleo ions are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written. SeVerally clas-
sied 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, if voted for, and member of Con-
! gress, III 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, thorough" 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 theft
respective districts, and produce them al
| the ProthOnotary's Office i'm the Borough
! of Tionesta, as follows: "All judges liv-
ing within twelve miles of the prothon-
otary's office, or within twenty-four miles
if their residence be in town, village OF
city upon the line of a railroad leading tC
the county seat, shall, before two o'clock
p. m ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEM BEE
EIGHTH, 1876, and all other judges shall
before twelve o'clocE, M, on THU RSDAN
NOVEMBER NINTH, 1876, deliver sale
returns, together with the return sheets, /,
the prothonotary Of the court Of common
pleas of Forest county, which said return
sheets shall be filed, and the day and houl
of filing marked thereon, and shall be pre-
served by the prothOnotary for public in
spection."
Given under my hand at my Office il
Tionesta, this 9th day of October, in tn
year of our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and seventy six, and in the on
hundred and first year of the Indepen
dence of the United States.
27 At JUSTIS SHAWKEY, Sheriff.
President Andrew JaeksGn-"Ol.