The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-10-12

of assembly that provides that only white
freemen shall he 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wealth, be and the same is hereby repealed,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
tlnction 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. "An act further sup
elemental to an act relating to elections in
this Common wealth." and when otherwise
qualified 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 "in act to
amend The several acts heretofore passe | to
prpv,de f4r the enrolling nd calling out
he national forces and for other purpo ses."
snd approved March 3, 1865 all persons
Who have deserted the mitit.rv cr naval
$ rv'cc Of The Nl i'cl States: aul WAC hsve
noi hacn Discharged relieved from the
pera.ty or disability therein provided, are
deemed and taken TO have voluntarily re-
i,nquished aud forfeited their right of
citizenship, and their right to become
| citizens, and are deprived of exercising any
| rights of citizens thereof.
| And Whereas, Persons not citizens of
| the United States are not, under the coneti-
tuition and Laws of Pennsylvania, qualified
electors of this Commonwealth.
SECTION 1, Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania IN
General Assen,bly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority ofthe same,
That in oil elections hereafter to be held in
1 + .1.I. IL. Sal
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 10y SAID act of Congress, approved
March Sd. 1865 and il 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 of election, or any one of them shall re-
ceve or consent TO receive, any such unlaw-
ful 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 Comnonw ealth, he shall for
each offeuse. 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 3, That if any person deprived
of ofcitizenship and disqualified rs aforesaid,
shall u, any election hereafter to be held in
this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to the
Off icers aud offer to vote ballot or ballots
any person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeauor, and on conviction
thereof in any court of quarter sessions OF
his Commop wealth. shall for each oferse,
be punished in a like manner as is provided
, in the preceding section of this act, in the
case of Off GERS receiving such unlawful H.
lot or ballots.
| SECTION 4. That if any person shall
hereafter persuade or advise any person Of
2 persons deprived Of citizenship and dis
quail ed as aforesaid. to offer any ballot Of
, ballots to the officer of any election here
f after to be held in this Commonwealth, o,
/ shall persuade or advise any such officer o.
/ any election hereafter to be held in thi:
Commonwealth to receive any ballot OF
! ballots from any person or persons deprived
of citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
D such person so offending shall be deeme'
t guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convlc
',ion tn ere Of in any court of quarter session
e of this Commonwealth shall be punished il
t a like manner as is provided in the secon
f section of this act, in the case Of officers Q
: such election receiving such unlawful bal
d lot or ballots
r also make known the blowing sectio
r of an act approved the Both day of January
4. D. 1874. entitled "a further supplemcn
r to the act regulating elections of this Com
u monwealth.'
Z SEC. g. At all elections hereafter hel
u under the laws of this Commonwealth, tn
y polls shall be opened at o'clock A. Nj
!" and closed at o'clock P. NJ.
# Sec. g. All elections by the citizen
If shall be by ballot; every ballot shall b
numbered in the order in which it shall
n received. and the number recorded by tn
clerks on the list Of voters opposite th
:. name of the elector from whom received
= And any voter voting two or more tickets
II the several tickets so voted shall be nun
h hered with the number correspon ling wit
:, the number TO the name of the voter.
m ANY eiector may write his name upon h
y ticket or cause the same to be write
4 thereon. and attested by citizens of the di
trict
SEC, 10 On the day of election aT
ol person whose name shall not appear on Il
as registry of voters, and who claims the rig
TO vole at sa,d election shall produce
ne least one qualified voter Of The dislric,
Gu witness to the residence of the claimant
" the district iu which he claims to be
Us voter for the period of at leas, two mont
immediate preceding said election, whi
We witness shall be sworn or affirmed, an gu
u scrlbed a written, or partly written a.
partly printed affidavit othe facts stated
ne him, which affidavit shall define cleai
H. where the residence is of the person
u, claiming to be voter; and the person
eu claiming the right to vote shall also ia
i's and subscribe to a written or partly writ
rs' and partly printed affidavit stating to
vs. best of his knowledge ana belief when n
~ where he was born; that he has been
U citizen of the United States for one MOI
" and of the Common ea!th of Pernsylvan
me that he mas resided in the COmmonwea
Use one year, or, if formerly a qualified elec
oy or a native born citizen thereof, and
e'' remove therefrom and returned, that he
rs sided therein six months next preced
io- said election that he ha, resided in the
ole trict in which he claims to be q voter
VI the period of at least two months
vi mediately preceding said election that
rye has not moved into the district for the p
VI pose of voting therein; that he has
ny twenty-five years Of age or upwards, pal
State or county tax within two years, VIII
ed was assessed at least two months and p
OF at least one month before the election.
r OF said affidavit shall also state when
or where the tax claimed to he paid by
JrP | efiant was assessed and when and WI