Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-03
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.


VIZ:
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
CONSTITUTION OF PENNsYLvANJA-ART VIII.
SECTION |. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age. possessing the following qnaiiica-
liOns shall be entitled to vote at all elections
First-He shall have been . citizen of the
United States at least one month
Second-He shall have resided in the State
one year Tor il having previously been quail
fled electOr or native born citizen OF the State
lie shall have removed there and returned, then
SIX months) immediately preceding the cleo
tiDn.
Third-Hc shall have resided in the election
district where he shall oter his vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth -Iftwcnty-two years or upwards, he
shall have paid within Two years a State OF
county tax, which shall have been assessed III
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
SECTION s. Electors shall in all cases eX-
cept treason, felony and b. each surety OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections aud IL going to and re-
turilng therCirom.
SECTION o. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be in act
ual military service under requisition from
the President of the United States, or by tic
authority of this Commonwealth, such electors
may exercise the right of suffrage in all e!ec
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are or shall be prescribed by law, as fully as il
they were present at their u ual places OF elec-
ton.
SECTGL n Z. All laws regulating the holding
of:the elections 10y the citizens Tor the regis
traIion Of electors shall be uniform throughout
the State, but no clector shall be deprived OF
tie privilege by reason OF his nlmc not being
registered.
SECTION l3. For the purpose of voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained resi-
denCe by reason OF his presence or lost IL by
reason OF his absence, while employ ed in the
service, either civil military, OF this state or
of the United Stat ties, nor while engaged in the
navigation OF the waters OF this State or OF the
United States, or on the high seas, nor while a
student in any institute OF learning, nor while
kept in any poor house or other asylum at pub
lie expense, nor while confined in 4 public
prison.
Election officers Will take notice that the
Act entitled IA Further Supplement to the
Election Laws OF the Commonwealth" dis
qualifying dcserters from the army of the
U'.ited States from voting has recently be, n
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court Of Pennsy lvania, is now null and void.
ard that all persons formerly disqualified there
under are now law ful .crs, if othcl wise quail
ilied.
WHEREAS The fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution of tie United States is as follows ::
SEC. /. The right OF the citizens of the
by the United States on account OF race, color
or previous condition of scrvitude.
SEC. 9. That Congress shall have power
TO enforce this article by appropriate legisls-
tion.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
States, On the 3lSt OF March 1874, passed an
ac. entitled "An Ect to enforce the right OF cili-
zens of the United States to vote in The several
States OF the Union and for otter purposes, the
rst and second 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
fed to vote at any election by the people OF
any State, territory, district city, parish, town
ship, school district, municipality, or other
territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and
allowed 10 vote at all such elections, without
distinction of color, &C, or previous condition
of seTvitude, any constitution, law, custom,
usage or regulation OF any State or territory;
or by or under its authority, TO the contrary
notwIihs landing.
SEC. 2 Ard be it further enacted, That if,
by or under tie Constitution or laws of any
State or territory, any act is shall be required
to be done prerequisite qualification Tor
voting and by constitution and laws persons
or officers are or shall be charged with the per-
formance of duties in furnishing cit!1crs
opportunity TO perform such prerequisites and
become qualified to vote, it shall DC the duty OF
every such person and Off er to give all citi-
zens of the United States the same and equal
opportunity 10 perform such prerequisites and
TO bccoi qualified To vote withou distinction
OF race, color OF previous condition OF seryi:ude
and if any such person or officer shall refuse or
knowingly omit TO give elect 10 this section,
he shall for every rch oiicnse forfeit ana pay
the sum Of five hundred dollars TO the per7 on
agg. icved thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the case with full costs and such allowance
tor counsel fees the court shall dt cin just,
and shall also tor every such offence be deemed
a..
tion thereof, be fined not less than five hun
dred dollars or be imprisoned not less than
one month nor more than one year, or both, at
the discretion OF the court.
AND WHEKEAs. 1t is declared by the second
section Of the Sixth Article OF the Con stitution
Of the United States, that this Constitution and
Laws OF the United States which shall be IL ade
in pursuance thereof shall DC the supreme law
of the lard any thing III the cunsttu-
ton OF laws of any Sta:e to the contrary not
wilhslauding.
II any person should prevent or attempt to
prevent any officer of such election under this
net from holding such election, or use or threat
en- any violence TO any such officer, or shall in
tcrrupt OF improperly interfere with him IN the
execution OF his duty, or shall block up the
window or the avenue to any window where
tic same shall DC holding, or shall use or prac-
tice any intimdatiug threats, force or violence
with design To ntlueuce unduly or ovcrawe
any clrctor or to p.CTcnt HIM iroin voting Or to
res rain the freedom OF choice, uch lers ~ on
conviction shril be fincd III any sum not exceed.
ing hyp hlnlrc dollars; bo Imprisoned for
any time not less than one month or mos c than
one year, aud Il it be shown that the per. IN so
offending not resident OF the city, ward,
district or township where the said offence WIS
comrniLte and not entitled to thereto,
and on conviction he shall be sentenced to pay
a fine Of not less tlau one hundred or more
than one thousand dollars, aud be imprisoned
not less than six months or more than TWO
years,