The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-16

then by Justice Of the pcaco or alderman,
and tho inspectors and clerk shall bc sworn
by the judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall ba duly made out
and signed 10y tho officers SO sworn, and
attestod by the officer who administered
tho oath. Ifanv Judge or minority iuspec-
tor refuses or tails 10 swear the officers OF
election in the manner required hV this
act, or # any officer Of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or if any officer
OF election shall certify thatanv officer was
sworn when he was not, it shall be decm-
cd misdcmeauor, and uppn conviction,
the officer or officers SO offending shall be
lined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion Of the court
Notice is hereby given That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment af profit or
trust undcr the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, n sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed undcr the legislature, executive
or Judiciary department of this State..O
of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, AMI also that every member of Con-
gross and Of the state Legislature, or of tho
select or common council of any city, or
commissioners of any Incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or OK
orciSing at the time, tho Office or nppoint-
ment of judge, inspector or clerk of any
election in this Commonwealth, and that
no inspector, judge or other officer of such
election shall bc eligible to be then voted
for,
Also, that in the 4th section of tho act of
Assembly entitled "An act relating TO
elections and for other purposes" approV-
ed April 10Th, 1850, IL is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed rs to
pJeVont any militia or borough officer
rom serving os judge, inspector or clerk
ut any general or special election in this
Commonwealth.
n further supplement TO tho election
laws of this Commonwealth
whereas, by an act of tho Congress of
tho United States, entitled "An act 70
amend the several acts heretofore passed
to provide for the enrolling and calling out
OF the national forces, and for other pur-
poses" and approved March Sd, 1865, All
persons who have deserted the military or
naval services of the United States, and
who have been discharged or relieved
from tho penalty or disability therein pro-
vidod, are doomed and taken to have vol
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 Statos, are not under the constitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. l. BE it enacted by tho Senate aud
House OF Representatives ofthis Common
wealth of Pennsylvania IN General Assem-
bly, met, and ii is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter TO be
hold in this Commonwealth IL 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, 1865. 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 inspec-
tor of election, or any of them shall re-
ceive 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 ofa amisdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, he shall
for each offence be sentenced to pay fine
of not less than one hundred dollars, and
to undergo Imprisonment in the Jail of
the proper county for not loss than sixty
days.
SEC 3. That if any person deprived of
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter TO be held
in this commonwealth vote or tender to
the officers thereof, and offer to vote a bal
lot or ballots, any person 80 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 n like man
ner rs provided in the preceding section
of this act in the ease of officers of cleo
tions receiving such unlawful ballot or
ballots.
SEC 4. That If any pcrs m shall hereaf-
ter persuade or advise any person or per-
sons deprived of citizenship and disquali-
fled as aforesaid, to offer any ballot or bal
lots TO the officers OF any election hereafter
to be held in this Commonwealth, or shall
persuade or advise any such officer to re-
ceive any ballot or ballots from any per-
son deprived of citizenship and disquali-
fled as aforesaid, such persons so offending
shall be guilty of q miSdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof in any Court of
Quarter Sessions Of this Commonwealth,
shall De punished in like manner as pro-
Vided in the second section of this act, in
the case of officers of such election receiv-
ing such unlawful ballot or ballots.
i also give official notice of the following
provisions of an act approved the Both Of
March, 1866, entitled IAN act regulating
the mode of voting AT all the elections Of
this Commonwealth"
SEC. l. Be IL 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 tho
authority of the same. That the qualified
voters Of the several counties of this Com
monwealth, at all general, township, bor-
ough and special elections arc hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed on written, or partly
printed and partly written, sevorally clas-
siiied as follows: One ticket shall EN- brace
the names of all judges Of courts voted for
and shall be labeled "Judiciary;" one
ticket shall embrace the names Of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
''State;' 'one ticketshall embrace the names
of all the county officers voted for ineud-
ing Office of Senator and member of AS
sembiy, If voted for, and member of Con-
gress, if voted for, and be labeled "Coun-
tY;' one ticket shall embrace the names of
all the township officers voted for, and be
labeled Township - one ticket shall en-
brace the names of all the borough officers
voted for and be lahnlnd llInrn1irth " n,na