The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-10-14
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Thai

4 ~ the hptrs ~ AfuAflfH hh'''lu "
rrlklc,llc, ia aud for Adams i1sn-hip.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, Thai
Every person. excepting the Justices Of the
Peace and Aldermen, Nutatict Public ani per. |
'uns In tho mIli 4, service oi the state, who
.hAil hold or shall within tw" months have held
any utfcs or appointment nt pruht or trust un'
Ter the tnitcd states, or OF this tate. aud city
or cOrpDrHtcd district, whether commissioned
% ncer Or otherNhe, a subhrllnite ohcsr or /
agent WAC Il nr shall he employed under tho /
Legislature, Executive Or judiciary Depart
ment VI this state, Jr ui any city or ~ any In.
corpurated district. and also, that every m"tn. I
L,r of Congress aud of the state Legislature,
and nf the select or common council Ot any
ci,y, or commissioners ni any inclrpOratei dts. |
trict, are Dy law Incapable OI hnli'nt or ever
cisiuga at the same time the office or appoint.
ment of Judge, Inspector ur tlerk ~ nny elec'
tivn of tuis Commonwealth, and that no In
spcctor, Judge, or Oth "iiicet oi siii elce.
ton shall bc eligible to DO then voted ter.
By tho act oi Asse nUly ~ July 1851 II ~
also made the duty II very Mayor, Nhe-iii,
alderman, Justice OF tue Peace, constable, NJ
every city. county, township, Or district with
In tins C1uumbnweIth, whenever called upon
by any Oricut OF an election, or ~ three quali.
ned electors thereof, to clear any window ~
avenue to the wiud1w Or avenue To the place
OF General Election which shail be ob.tr1ctci
In such way as to prevent voters from ap-
prnuchIng the same ani II shall be the dutN
of every respective Constable Oi such ward,
ii.ttirt or township wi hin thts GOu.nunwe tlth
TO he present or by Deputy, ~ he place OF
hol ting Elections, In such whrd, district or
township, tor The. purpose of preserving the
Ai,n that In the Ith ssc'lon Of the act OF As
sonbly entitled An act relating t. executions
and other purposes." approved aptll 10, l''o,
IL ~ elAcied that tho a. rosatl ljth section,
,'shaII not be construed AZ to prevent any mill.
TIA officer or borough officer from serving as
Judge, n-pectOr ur Cierk ht any general or
special g ,itiOn In this Common se'lth."
IsN, Act nj A
day ot April. l.d', II IL enac ei that At
"ail elections hereafter held under tue laws
~ this t1inmpnweilth, tue polls sh'll be open
sd At seven O'tlJy. ~. IN. aul closed at seven
o'clock. u. ~.
The inspccte' and Iulyc of the elc tlons
shall meet at tho respective places appointed
tpr holding the election In the district To- which
tlcy re.pCctVc!y belong, before seven o'clock IN
the morning. and each ui th"se lnspoetprs
shnli sppuiut one CLERK who shan 10 ludlln.
. al voter of such district,
, ms auauuNi voter. Of this county at all
pcperaI township. borough sui special elec
tluus. arc hetony hereafter auihbr .E1l hhi re-
pucsted to vote by tickets prinioh or written,
or patty printed aud rtrih written 'e'rr'lly
classified ~ lulluws Ono ticket suall enbrtco
the u.mes .! all lui2es ut QUITS Nutci Tor aud
TO bs At, ,Ilei outside ''lud,citry " uns ttcA'
/ at snail emJfac. the names ''lall state officers
. yutcI tor ami TO lsbelIcd state Que n kct
,hali cmb ace the namc pi all county olh'rrs
voted iur, including niht ~ Neh'l",' lhehOer
and tuoWbers ut Assembly " voted tor, AMI
/ members ut tuugrcss, II Npt"l tor, anu be Ia
! belled County - one ticaet snail embrace tue
nauiu,uf all township officers voted int ahd bc
] labelled "rlwu-htp - Our ttrk"t rhhlI rnhrac"
/ th, nan rs ~ all burrush officers voted tor aud
hr labelled ~ lrnugh" ant each class sHall be-
! deposited IN separate ballot bn'"-,
! WugHEA-, Tho fifteenth Amendment OF the
| Contsi.utiJn Ot tue 'hlrd states u ne Iul'
! SGcrioSl. The riaht citizens uf the Uni
/ ted states to vote shall not be denl Il "r a.
/ Lri,iyed Dy tho Ini ell states or any state, On
account ni race, color, or previous cOud ton
SgcrI,N2 The Congress shall have power
| to euIorce this article W appropriate leSisla
ASH wugWrAs. The Congress of the Unite
state on tho iist OF Ntrcn, th7i, passed. At
net entitled "An Act % enforce the rigut Oi
cittyrus of tie United y ates u vOto In tue
ernI states ut tui, lnibn aud toe "thet par
poses ,the nrst and seem sections OF "hici
sgCrIuN /. he tenacted by tho senate an,
Uouse OF ksrre-"ntntivrs OF thr uUitcd Stitei
OF America in q ngress assembled, ihht al
citizens ut the 4 uitrl states, Whp are, or 'hhl
be- others iss qualinei by law to vote at an!
election Jy the pen,i', IN any state, lefrlinry
district, OInty, city, PARISH township schoo
district municipality ~ other territorial SUI
division shall be ontitle I aud allowed 1 sOt,
at all .ucn elections Without distinction q
race cuiOr. or previous condition Of servit l 10
any constitution, las, custom, usage or fcSu
l.tiun of any state or Territory, or Dy, or un
der Its authority, to tue contrary nOtwith
SrcrIuS2 And be II further enacted. III,
ifby rr under the authority, OF the Constltu
tiun or laws ot any Sttte, or the laws Oi an
Territory, any act Il or shal be required To b
done a. u prerequisite or quhlihchtl0h or vOt
|, Ing, and by 81 IA ,JnstithtiIu or laws, pe SON
or officers are or sh ~ he charged with the rei
iurmancs ol duties In furnishing 10 citiLeHs al
opportunity to perform such prorel uisite nr 1
become gualihed to vote, II shall be the dutl
Of every such person and O'ncer 10 give u NJ
citIzeus OF the United Staies, the same an
equal opportunity to periotm such lrerequl
site aud IL become qualihod 10 vote "lthuu
distinction 0t race, color Or previous cOndlti0
|oi saryItuds an II any such per ,On or Office
shall refuse or knowingly omit To give iull o.
feet TO this section. he shall, f'r every such
ienne, forfeit nnd pay the -un OF hve hundre
dollars to the person asgrievol thereby, TO D.
recovered by an ,ctt IN un the case, "ith iul
Gusts and such allosance i1r counsel fees -
the court shall deem Just, an shhii also, 10
every such on. nee, he deemei guilty Ot nis
ldeIneanOr, and shall on cOnyi ton there0i
nned not less than nye hundred dollars, or I
limprlsunel not less than one month anu NJ
more than Que year, OF BOTH At Tue d'sereuo
OF the court.
Asp WHEREAS, It Is declared by the secon
section oI tue vi article Of It's Constitution
,h. United states that "This Constitution, an
the laS- Of The iuitel states which SHAH
the supr-ine law Of the laud, Hulthit
! in the Constitution or laws II any State To u
contrary notwithrtnnlihg,
AsD WHEREAS, TIE Legislhtur" Of this tpI
,nonwealth, GU the 9th day Of April, A ID. isi
passed an act, entitled - mrlhrr Suppleme
| IN the act relating to elections IN thls toHlmO
wealth. the tenth section Of which provides
foliovs:
.'SEcrIos 10. That 80 mnch Of every act
Assembly a. provides that only whilJ frren
n shall be entitled Ia vote or be registered Us
y trrR OF as claiming To vote at ahy general
+ speciii election OF this Commonwealth, be o.
the same Il hereby r.penled aud that hrTeai'
ali FREE. man. without distinction nf color, shall
; enrolled aud registered according TO 'he p
4. visions OF the hrst section Of the act approx
4. seys teenth April, 1850 entitled "An Act u
N thee supplemeni al Ia the act relating To the oil
a. tions ofthis tumtnonv vealth." aud when 9th
h wise analinei under existing Laws, ba entit
ID to vote at general aud special elections Ia u
- Com 'nonwsath.
!, The said above recite6 amendment and q
U, must be executed aud obey"d by oil assessed
d register ~ voters, .lection otieers, aud othr
II, that the rights aud privileges guaranteed the
G. by may be secured to all the eiiilcns of this
Of monweaIth entitled to the same.
By the IS h srrtiou of the act OF Assemhl,
Jauuar, 80, 1874, II Ia ensrted that as soon
70 the polls shall close, the OH ers OF election ii
~ pr,,csed to count all the voIes east for such
is aidate voted for, AMI MAKES n full return of
~ same IN tripliuaie, with return shnet tn
y. dItion, iu all NJ which tho votes received bs q
" candidate shall bs given after his name. mr.
~. words and again IN figures, and shall he sis
81 nv all ~ aid OH sers AMI certified by oyers,
lu ifany or N not 80 ceriihfi, the oversrorr
NO ANY officer refusing to Sign or earthly, o ei,
of them ehall. write upon each of tue rotnrus
T., or their reasons for not sisuiux or certifl
H. them. The vote, as soon As coun toll, sha
publtcly aud fully declared dom the win