The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-17


unfairly relinquished and forfeited their
right to become citizens, and are deprived
of exercising the rights Of citizenship
hereof:
And whereas, persons not citizens Of the
United States, are not under the constitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives ofthis Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met and it is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth 1t shall be
unlawful for the Judges or Inspectors of
any such election to receive any ballot or
, ballots from any persons embraced in the
provisions, and subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd, 1855. And it shall be unlawful
for any such person TO offer to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That If any such Judge or inspcc-
tors of election or any of them shall re-
coive or consent to receive any such un-
| lawful ballot or ballots from any such dis
| qualified person, he or they so offending
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof in an Court of Quarter
| Sessions of this Commonwealth, he shall
| for each offence be sentenced to pay fine
OF not less than one hundred.dolars. and
| to undergo Imprisonment in the Jail of
the proper county for not less than sixty
| days.
| SEC. 8. That if any person deprived of
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid
| shall mt any election hereafter to be held
! in this Commonwealth vote or tender to
tho officers thereof and offer to vote bal
lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanOr, and on
conviction thereof in any Court of Quar-
| ter Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall
for each Offence be punished in like
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| ton Of this act, in the case of officers of
elections receiving such unlawful ballot
| or ballots.
SEC. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
| deprived of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, to offer any ballot or ballots TO
| the officers of any election hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth, or shall per-
suado or advise any such officer to receive
| any ballot or ballots from any person de-
| priYed of citizenship and disqualified rs
aforesaid, such persons so offending shall
he guilty of ii misdemearor, and upon con-
| viction thereof i'm any Court of Quarter
Sessions Of this Commonwealth, shall be
punished in like manner as provided in
the second sectien of this act, in the case OF
officers of such election>receiVing such I'M
lawful ballot or ballots.
/ also give official notice of the following
provisions of an act approved the Both oi
| IL.
the mode of voting at all the elections oi
this Commonwealth
SEC. |. BE it enacted by the Senate and
| House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
bly, met, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That the qualified
| voters of the several counties of this Com.
monwealth, at all general, township, Dor.
Ough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and party written, sevcrally clas
sfied as follows; One tickle shall embrace
the names of all judges of courts voted for
and shall be labeled "Judiciary," ont
ticket shall embrace the names of all th'
State officers voted for and be labeled
estate zone ticket shall embrace the names
of all the county officers voted for, inclnd
ing office of Senator and member of As
sombly, if voted for, and member of Con
gress, if voted for, and be labeled "Coun
ty," one ticket shall embrace the names o
ali the township officers voted for. and bC
labeled ''Township," one ticket shall EN-
brace the names of all the borough Officers
voted for, and be labeled Borough" and
each class shall be deposited in separate
ballot boxes.
shall representatively take charge of tn
certificates of return of the election of thei
respective districts, and produce them a
the ProthUnotary's Office in the Borougl
of Tionesta, as follows: "All judges liv
ing within twelve miles of the prothono
tary's office, or within twenty-four mile
if their residence be in a town, village O
city upon the line of railroad leading t
the county scat, shall, before two o'clock
D. m., on WEDNESDAY, NOV EhlBEl
SEVENTH, 1877, and all other Judges shal
before twelve o. clock, M, on THU RSDAN
NOVEMBER EIGHTH, 1877 deliver SAT-
! returns, together with the return sheets, 3
the prothonotary of the court of common
pleas of Forest county, which said retur
! sheets shall be fled and the day and hou
of filing marked thereon, and shall be pre-
served by the prothonotary for public in
: spection."
! Given under my hand at my office j
; Tionesta. this 4th day of October, in tn
year of our Lord one thousand eigl
! hundred and seventy-seven, and in tn
one hundred and second year of the Ii
dependence of the United States.
; 26 4t JUSTIS SHAWKEY, Sheriff.