The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-18

Elemental TO an act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth" and when otherwise
qualified under existing laws, be entitled to
vote ut all general and special elections in
this Commonwealth.
also make known the following:
Whereas, By tbs act of Congress of
the Uuited 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 3, 1865, all persons
who have deserted the military or naval
service of the United States and who
have not been discharged or relieved
from the penalty or disability therein pro.
vided, are deemed and taken to nave volun-
tarily relnquished AMI forfeited their
right of citizenship, and their right TO be-
come citizens, and are deprived of exercis-
ing any rights of citizens thereof.
And Whereas, Persons not citizens
of the United States are not, under the
constitution and Laws of Pennsylvania
qualified electors of this Commonwealth.
SECTION l. BE il dldctcd by the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives. Of
the Commonwealth Of PcnRsyi0utia
IN General dSSeH6Ly met, and IL is
hereby enacted by tie authority of the
same, That in all elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth, it shall be un-
lawful for the judge or inspectors Of any
such election to receive any ballot or bal.
lots from any person or persons embraced
in the provisions and subject to the disatl-
ity imposed by said act of Congress-, ap.
proved March Sd, 1865 and it shall be un
lawful for any such person to offer to vote
any ballot or ballots.
SECTION 2. That if any judge or inspec-
tor of election, or any one Of them shall re-
ceive or consent to receive, any such unlaw-
ful ballot or ballots, from any such dIsqual
flied person.. he or they SO offending shall
be guilty of q misdemeanOr, and upon con-
viclion thereof in any court of quarter ses-
siOns of this Commonwealth, he shall for
each otfeuse, be sentenced to pay II 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 citizenship and disqualified rs aforesaid,
shall atany election hereafter to be held in
this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to the
officers and offer to vote ballot or ballots,
any person 60 offending shall be deemed
guilty of u misdemcanor, and on conviction
thereof in any court of quarter sessions OF
this Commonwealth, shall, for each offense,
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 or
persons deprived of citizenship and dis
qualitie ed as aforesaid, to offer any ballot or
ballots to the officer of any election here
after TO be held in this Commonwealth, or
shall persuade or advise any such otlijer Of
any election hereafter to be held i'll this
Commonwealth, to receive any ballJt or
ballots from any person or persons deprived
of citiziuship and disqualified as aforesaid,
such person so offending shall be deeme /
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conyic-
tion thereof in any court Of quarter ses
sions of this Common wealth shall be pun
ished in a like manner as is provided i'll the
second section of this act, i'll the case of Of
ficers of such election receiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots.
also make known the following section
of an act approved the both day of January,
A. ID. 1874. entitled "a further supplement
to the act regulating elections of this Com
monwealth."
SEC. 5. At all elections hereafter held
under the laws Of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened at I O'clock a. Nj.
and closed at { clock z. Nj.
SEC. 8. All elections By the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot shall be
numbered in tue order III which it shall he
received, and the number recorded by tue
clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector from wGom received
Ard any voter voting two OF more tickets,
the several tickets SO voted shall be mum
bered with the number corresponding wlih
the number to the name OF the voter.
Any eector may write his name upon his
ticket or cause the same to he written
thereon, and attestei by citizens OF the dis
trict.
SEC. TO- On the day of election any
person whose name shall not appear on the
registry of voters, and who claims the
right to vote at said election shall produce
at least one qualified voter of the district
as witness to the residence of the claimant
in the district in which he claims to be
voter for the period of at least two months
Immediately preceding said election, which
witness shall be sworn or affirmed, and sub
scribed n written, or partly written and
partly printed affidavit to the facts stated
by him. which affidavit shall define clearly
where the residence is Of the person so
claiming to be voter and the person so
claiming the right to vote shall also take
and subscribe 10 a written or partly written
and partly printed affidavit stating TO the
best of his knowledge and belief when and
where he was born; that he has been IL
citizen of the United States for one month
and OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
that he has resided in the Commonwealth
one year, or if formerly qualified elector
or native born citizen thereof, and has
removed therefroIn and returned, that h.
resided therein six months next preceding
said election that he has reside in the dis
trict III which he claims TO be a voter for
the period of at least two months imme-
diately preceding SAID election that he has
not moved into the district for the purpose
of voting therein that he has if twenty.
two years Of age or upwards paid State or
county tax within two years, which was as
sessed at least two months and paid at least
one month before the election. The said
affidavit shall also state when and where
the tax claimed to be paid by the afiiant was
assessed and when and where and to whom
paid and the tax receipt therefor shall be
produced for examination, unless the afii-
ant shall state in his affidavit that it has
been lost or destroyed, or that he never re-
ceived any; and if naturaIzed citizen,
shall also state when, where and by what
court he was naturalzed and shall also
produce his certificate of naturalization for
examination. But if the person SO claiming
the right TO vote shall take and subscribe
an affidavit that he is a native born citizen
of the United States, or, if born elsewhere,
shall state the fact in his affidavit and
shall produce, evidence that he has been
nlturalized or that he is entitled to citizen
ship by reason Of his fathers naturaliza-