Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-17
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.

IL.
SECTION l. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age, possessing the following quallGca-
tions, shall be entitled to vote at all elections
First-lIe shall have been Il citizen of the
United States ut least one month.
Sccond-He shall have resided i'll the State
one year Tor if having previously been quail
fled elector or native born citizen OF the State
he shall have removed there and returned, then
six months) Immediately preceding the elec-
! tion.
Third He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall ofcr his vote at least Two
months immediately preceding the election.
Fourth -Iftwenty-Lwo years or upwards, he
shal! have paid within two years State or
county tax which shall have been assessed ut
least two mouths and paid at least one month
before the election.
SECTION 5. Electors shall in all cases ex-
cept treason, felony and b. each or surety OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest curing their
attendance on elections and In going TO and re-
turning thereirom.
SECTION q. Whenever any of the qualified
electors OF this Commonwealth shall be in act
ual military service under requisilun from
the President of the United States, or by the
authority OF this Commonwealth, such electors
may exercise the right of suffrage in all elec
tions by the citizens, under such regulations as
are or shall be prescribed by law, as fully as IL
hey were present at their usual places OF cleo
ton.
SECTIC n Z. All iiWS uO4HlAs,
of.the elections by the citizeus or Tor the regis
tra,ion Of electors shall he uniform throughout
the State, but no elector shall be deprived of
the privilege by reason of his IL lme not being
registered.
SECTION 49, For the purpose of voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained resi-
deute by reason of his presence or lost it by
reason of his absence, while employ ed i'll the
service either civil or military, OF this State or
of the United States nor while engaged in the
navigation OF Tic waters OF this State or OF the
United States, or on the hig h seas, nor while a
studer:t in my institute OF learning, nor While
kept in any poor hou.e Or other asylum at pub
lie expense, nor While couiined in Il public
prison.
Election officers will take notice that the
Act entitled "a Further Supplement TO the
Election Laws OF the Commonwealth" dis
quaiiiying Gesertcrs from the army of the
Tilted States from voting has recently be, IL
dcclalel unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court OF Pennsy lvania, is now null and void,
ard that all persons formerly disqualified there
und are now lawful vo.ers, if otbel wise quail
flied.
Constitution of tie United States is as follows
SEC l. The right oil the citizens OF the
United States shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States on account OF race, color
or previous condition of seryiude
SEC g That Congress shall have rower
TO enforce this article by appropriate 1egisl'-
ton. - . ,
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
States, On the 3lSt OF March. 1874, passed an
nc. entitled IAN Ect to enforce the right OF citi-
zens OF the United States 10 vote in the several
States OF the Union and for OTTER purposes, The
:rst and sccoud sections of which are as fol
| lows; .
SEC l. Be it enacted, &c, That all citizens
| of the United states who are or shall be quail
fled to vote at any election hy the people OF
any State territory district city, parish, tow l.
! shin, school district, municipality, or other
territorial subdivision, shall be eutitled and
allowed TO vote at all such elections, without
| distinction of color, + &C, or previous condition
of seTyitudc any constitution, law, custom,
usage or regulation OF any Stlte or territory;
or 6y or under its authority, TO the contrary
notw wlth- landing. -.
SEC g Ard be it further enacted, That If,
! by or under tie Constitution or laws oil any
State or territory, any act is or shall be required
TO be done as a prerequisite qualification ior
voting and by constitution aud laws persons
or officers Grc or shall be chafged with The per
forrnance Of duties in furnishing citizcus an
opportunity 10 perform such prerequisites and
become qualified to vote, IL shall be the duty OF
very such person aud Oil er to give all citi'