The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-10-26

of assembly that provides that only white |
freemen shall be entitled to vote or be
registered as voters, or as claiming to vote
at any general election of this Common. !
wealth, be and the same is hereby repealed,
and that hereafter all freemen. without dis
tinction Of color, shall be enrolled and reg
istered according to the provisions Of the
first section Of the act approved 18th of
April, 1860, entitled, can act further sup
Elemental to an act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth" and when otherwise
qual6ed under existing laws, be entitled to
vote at all general and special elections in
this Commonwealth.
also make known the following:
Whereas, By the act of 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 purposes"
and approved March 8, 1865, all persons
who have deserted the military or naval
rvice of the ULied States; and who have
not been discharged Or relieved from the
penalty or disability therein provided, are
deemed and taken to have voluntarily re-
linquished and forfeited their right of
citizenship, and their right to become
citizens, and are deprive Of exercising any
| rights of citizens thereof.
And Whereas, Persons not citizens of
the United States are not, under the consti-
tuition and Laws of Pennsylvania, qualified
electors Of this Commonwealth.
SECTION /, Be it enacted By the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
Genera, Assembly met, and It is hereby
enacted By the authority ofthe same,
| That in all elections hereafter to be held in
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for the judge or inspectors of any such
election to receive any ballot or ballots
from any person or persons embraced in
the provisions and subject to the disability
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March 3D., 1865 and it shall be unlawful
for any such person to offer to vote any bal
lot or ballots.
SECTION 2. That if any judge or inspec-
tor ofelection, or any one of them shall re-
ceive or consent to receive. any such unlaw-
full ballot or ballots, from any such d;squal-
fled person, he or they so offending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereofin any court of quarter ses-
sions of this Commonw ealth, he shall for
each offense, be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than one hundred dollars, and TO
undergo an imprisonment in the Jail Of the
proper county, for not less than sixty days.
SECTION 5, That if any person deprived
ofcitizenship and disqualified as aforesaid,
shall at any election hereafter to be held in
, this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to the
officers and offer to vote ballot or ballots,
any person so offending shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof in any court Of quarter sessions OF
this Commonwealth, shall, for each offense,
. be punished in q like manner as is provided
, in the preceding section of this act, IN the
. case of officers receiving such unlawful bal
! lot or ballots.
| SECTION 4. That if any person shall
hereafter persuade or advise any person Of
3 persons deprived of citizenship and dis
? qualified as aforesaid, to offer any ballot OF
= ballots to the officer of any election here
f after to be held in this Commonwealth, Of
/ shall persuade or advise any such officer o.
1 any election hereafter to be held in this
Commonwealth, to receive any ballot ol
ballots from any person or persons deprived
of citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
a such person so offending shall be deemed
{ guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon convlc
lion there Of in any court Of quarter session
e of this Common wealth shall be punished ir
t like manner as is provided in the secon'
f section of this act, in the case of officers o
: such election receiving such unlawful bal
L lot or ballots.
r also make known the following sectiol
+ of an act approved the Both day of January
A. d. 1874, entitled "a further supplenen
r to the act regulating elections Of this Com
d monwealth."
e SEC. s. At all elections hereafter hel
u under the laws of this Commonwealth, tn
! polls shall be opened at o'clock A. NJ,
" and closed at o'clockP P. NJ.
f Sec. 0. All elections by the citizen
If shall be by ballot; every ballot shall b
numbered in the order in which it shall b
n received, and the number recorded by tn
clerks on the list of voters opposite tn
l. name of the elector from whom received
', And any voter voting two or more tickets
d the several tickets so voted shall be mum
h bered with the number corresponding wit
= the number to the name Of the voter.
n Any elector may write his name upon hi
y ticket or cause the same to be write
l. thereon, and attested by citizens Of the di
trict.
SEC. 10 On the day of election an
u person whose name shall not appear on th
IS registry of voters, and who claims the rigi
to vote at said election shall produce {
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"a witness to the residence of the claimant
y the district in which he claims to be
Is voter for the period of at least two montl
Immediately preceding said election, whc
70 witness shall be sworn or affirmed, and sui
l. scribed a written, or partly written AL
partly printed affidavit to the facts stated b
ie him, which affidavit shall define clear
d. where the residence is of the person {
D, claiming TO be voter; and the person
~ claiming the right to vote shall also tax
IS and subscribe to written or partly write
~ and partly printed affidavit stating to Il
81 best of his knowledge and belief when On
.. where he was born; that he has been
" citizen of the United States for one mont
y and of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvani
le that he has resided in the Commonweal
Sc one year, or, if formerly qualified elect'
y or native born citizen thereof, and hi
~ remove therefrom and returned, that he r
> sided therein six months next precedir
u said election that he has resided in the di
&c trict in which he claims to be voter Fl
OF the period of at least two mouths il
j. nediately preceding said election that
VI pose Of voting therein; that be has
y twenty-five years Of age or upwards, paid
State or county Ia within two years, whit
q was assessed at least two months and pa
OF at least one month before the election. tt
of said affidavit shall also state when al
OF where the tax claimed to be paid by h
e. atfiant was assessed, and when and whe
BY and to whom paid; and the tax recei
rs therefor shall be produced for exsminatio
r. unless the affisnt shall state in his affda,