The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-02


less than one month and not moro than bus rear
os both, q the discretion of tho Oours.
And Whei ees, II Ia declared ny the second soc
,,op 81 The VI srt!cis Of the Constitution Of N,
laws ofthe United dtatss witch shaii b. mi ade n
pursuance thereof, shall be thu supreme 'aw o.
thc Iaud anything IN the tonst tuition
or laws OF any State 10 the Uounssary nStwitb
And Whereas, The fJesisiature of this t,,m
monwesl,h, on u. eth ass Of April, a. u. tsit
pss'.a I On s sos entitled "a further :nppiement &c
follows.
sembiy ss Cro, tdest thht only white freemen shall
he entitled 70 vote or he registered IL voters, OF
as claiming 10 vote 81 ANY eenerai or specia eier
tion ~ this ConmohweAlth be pnd tho samo ID
hereby repealed and that hefcafter aii ircenen
without dlstnction Of color, shall be enrolled and
registered according 10 tho provisions of tho ret
2. .etion OF the act approved Seventeenth Aprii.
the act relating 70 the elections of this Common.
wealth. and when otherwise dnAiihed under
exciting laws, he entitied to vote ct ali general
and special elections in this Conmopvesith
The above recitsd amendments and adts must
I've executed ond obeyed hy all assessors regis.
tors OF voters election ofiicers and others that
ne r,sh.ss M s,s,s sna privileges guaranteed thereby
mon Wealth ehtitled to the same
ny the 18th section Of the act OF Assembly 81
January 30, 1874, II Il enacted that ~ soon as
tho polls sbn,i close this ofn GERS OF the eiectiSH
shall proceed to count all tho votes cast for
turn OF the same In tripliostp, with q return
sheet In addition, In all Of which the votes re.
cefved BY each candidate shall bo given after
nTures. and shall bs signed BY ali Sfs.ii oiesrs rs
and certified by oversecrs, ~ any 81 II hot 80
certified, tho overscets and any officer refusing
TO sign or certify, or either OF them, shall write
uron each OF the returns his or their reasons for
not signing or certifying them. Tho vote, as
y d.ci.rcd RON ihe xisdot 70 lSs eiifiitsns
votes received BY each candidate shall bS niad5
and signed W the election officers "a soon as
shs vote !, cciintsd anil Sans ,hali us im,nedl-
for information Of the puSlie. The tripiieaie re-.
turns shall he enclosed 10 euysiops and bc seal.
Cd In prescnco OF tho Officers and ons envelope
.ss. ws tho ssSs ,Ss rs,u sss ts shs
tally paper, and oaths of officers, and another
OF said envelopes shall bc given tho ninofity In
spector. All Judges living within twelve niiies
four miles, II their resideucebo In town, village
or city uprh the limo Of raiirosd iesiing To
tho county seat, shall before O'Clock past me.
.h.l 6,,sn Sass S sss ss ss ls5 sor. &o ,.. 3
tho second day after tho election. dsiivsr said
return. together With return sheet TO tho Pro-
the county. which said return shall bo nied, \
day and hour of tho hIing marked thereon, and
shall DO preserved by the Prothonotary for. pub.
lie inspection. At ~ o clock on tho second day
followitr any eicetIgn, the Prothonotary Of tho
Court q Cotftrbn Plcas shan present tho said
tettirns to tile said Court Tho re.
turns presented by the Prothcnotary shall he
opened by said Court and colnputei by su oh of
It's officers and such swoin assistants ~ the
Court shall appoint In the presence Of tue
Judge q judges o. said court, and the return
dc, the seal Of tho Curt, rs is now required
TO be done by return tudgcs' and tho vote 40