Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-04

out tie State, but no elector shall be deprived
of the privilege by reason OF his name not being
re gistered.
SECTION 13. For the purpose OF voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained resi-
dence by reason of his presence or lost II by
reason OF his absence, while employed in the
service either civil or military, OF this State, or
of the United States nor while engaged I'D the
navigation of the waters Of this State or OF the
United States, or on the high seas, nor while
sIndent in any institute of learning, nor while
kept in any poor house or other asylum NJ pub
lie expense nor while confined in public pri-
son.
Election officers will take notice that the Act
entitled "a Further Supplement 30 The Election
Laws of the Commonwealth" disqualitying de-
serters from the army of the United States from
voting has recently been declared unconstltu-
tional by the Supreme Court OF pennsylvania,
is now null and void, and that all persons for
merly disqualified hereunder are now lawful
voters, if otherwise qualified.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth amendment OF the
Constitution of the United States is as follows
SEC. l The right of the citizens OF the United
States shall pot be denied or abridged by the
Unit ed States on account OF race, color Or pie
vious condition of servitude.
SEC. 2. That Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate Legislation.
AND WHEREAS The Congress of the United
States On the 3lst March, 1874, passed an act
entitled AN Act to enforce the right Of citizens
of the United States to vote in the several
States Of the Union and for other purposes,
the first and second sections Of which are as
follows
SEC. /. Be it enacted. &C. That all citizens Of
the United States who are or shall be otherwise
qualified to vote at any election by the people OF
any State, territory, district, CITY, parish, town.
ship, school district. municipality, or other terri
torial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed
to vote at all such elections, without distinction
Of color race or previous condition of servitude,
any constitution, law, custom usage or regula-
ton of any State or territory or by or under its
| authority, to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC q And be it further enacted, That il,
| by or under the Constitution or laws Of aIy
| State or territory any act s or shan be requir
| ed 10 be done as prerequisite qualification for
| voting ard by constitution and laws persons OF
officers ale or shall be charged with the perfor-
nance of duties in furnishing citizens an oppor-
| tunity to perform such prerequisites and become
| qualified to vote, it shall be the duty of evecy
such person and officer to give all citizens Of the
| United States the same and equal opportunity
| to perform such prerequisites and to become
| qualified 10 vote without distinction of race
| color or previous condition Of servitude; and il
| any such person or officer shall refuse, or know
ingy omit to give effect to this section, he shal
| for every such offense forfeit and pay the sun
| Of five hundred dollars to the person aggrievet
| thereby, to be recovered by an action on thS
| case, with the full costs and such allowance fol
| counsel fees as the court shall deem just, anC
shall also for every such offence be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall on conviction
| thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not lass than one
month nor more than one year, or both, at tht
discretion Of the court.
AND WHEREAS. 1t is declared by the second
| section Of the Sixth Article of the Constitution
OF the United States, that this Constitution anG
the Laws Of the United States which shall bt
| made in pursuance thereof shall be the suprem,
| law of the land . anything in the con
stitution or laws of any State to the contrar,
not withstanding.
II any person should prevent or attempt t
prevent any officer of such election under th
act from holding such election or use or threat
en- any VIOLENCE to any such officer. or shall in
terrupt or improperly intefere with him in tn,
execution Of his duty, or shall block up tn,
window or the avenue to any window where tn,
same shall be holding. or shall use or practic,
| any intimidating threats, force or violence will
design to influence unduly or overawe any elec
tor or to prevent him from voting or to RESTRAIN
the freedom Of choice, such person on conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fv,
hundred dollars; be imprisoned for any tim
not less than one month or more than one year
and if it be shown that the person so offendin,
was not resident Qf the city, ward, district o
township where The said ofense was committed
and not entitled to vote therein, and on convic
ton he shall be sentenced to pay a fine of no
less than one hundred or not more than one thou
sand dollars, and be imprisoned not less than si1
months or more than two years.