The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-01

tered according to the provisions of the |
first section of the act approved 18th of
April, $780, entitled, s'An act further sup
Elemental to on act relating to elections in
this Commonwealth" 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 tbs act of Congress of
the Uuited States, entitled "An act to
amend the several acts heretofore passed
10 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; aud who
have not been discharged or relieved
from the penalty or disability therein pro.
vided, are deemed and taken to have voiun-
tarly relinquished 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 S ates are not, under the
constitution and Laws of Pennsylvania,
qualified electors of this Commonwealth.
SEorroN l. Be it dn0cted 6y the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives. Of
| the Commonwealth Of Pennsyiudnid
| w oCWt|ut 1SStUtOU UtSt, ttfttt q 10
| herehy enacted by the authority of the
| same, That in all elections here lfser to be
held in this Colhmonw ealth, 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 disltil-
! ity imposed by said act of Congress, ap.
| proved March 3D., 1865 and it shall be un
lawful for any such person to>offer to vote
any ballot or ballots.
SEorIoN 2. That if any judge or inspec
tor of election or any one Of them shall re-
ceive or consent to receive, any such uulaw-
full ballot or ballots, from any such dlsqual-
| flied person, he or they so offending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
vicllon thereof in any court of quarter ses.
sions of this Commonwealth, he shall for
each otfense, be sentenced to pay fine of
no: less than one hundred dollars, and to
undergo an Imprisonment in the jail Of the
proper county, for not less than sixty days.
i SECTION 5, That if any person deprived
of citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid,
shall atany election hereafter to be held in
this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to the
officers and offer to vote a ballot or ballots,
any person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemcanor and on conviction
thereof in any court of quarter sessions Of
this Commonwealth, SHALL for each otfense,
be punished in 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 t. That if any person shall
hereafter persuade or advise any person or
persons deprived of citizenship and dis
qualified 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 officer of
any election hereafter to be held III this
Commonwealth, to receive any ballot or
ballots from any person or persons deprived
of citizinship AMI disqualified as aforesaid,
such person so offending shall be deeme
guilty of msdemeanor, and upon convic
ton thereof in any court Of quarter ses
sons of this Common wealth shall be pun
ished in like manner as is provided in 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. d. 1874. entitled ga further supplement
to the act regulating elections of this Com
monwealth"
SEC. s. At all elections hereafter held
under the laws Of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened Mt O'Clock y. NJ.
and closed at 7 o'clock 7. NJ.
SEC. 8. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot shall be
numbered in the order in which it snail be
received, and the number recorded by the
clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name Of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets SO voted shall be NUM-
bered with the number corresponding with
the number to the name of the voter.
Any elector may write his name upon his
ticket or cause the same to lie written
thereon, and attested by citizens Of the dis
trict.
SEC. 10. 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 lie claims to be a
voter for the period Of at least two months
immediately preceding said election, which
witness shall be sworn or affirmed, and sub
scribed a 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 TO n written or partly written
and partly printed affidavit stating to the
hest of his knowledge and belief when and
where he was born that he has been q
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 aqualitied elector
or n native born citizen thereof, and has
removed theretrom and returned, that h :
resided therein six months next preceding
said election that he has reside d in the dis
,rict in which he claims 10 be voter for
the period Of at least TWO months imme-
dately 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 a Stale 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 atfiant was
assessed and when and where and TO whom
paid and the tax receipt therefor shall be
produced fOr eXaminstion, unless the a11i-
ant shall state in his affidavit that it has
been lost or destroyed, Or that he never re-
ceived any; and if a naturahZed citizen,
shall also state when, where and by what
court he was naturahGed 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