The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

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In such a way as TO prevent voters from sp-
proaUhing the same and " shall be the Int,
Of every respective CONSTABLE OF such ward.
district or township vi hin this CoImonw esitb
10 be present or BY Deputy, at he place Of
holding Elections, In such ward, district OF
township, for the purpose OF preserving the
Also that in the 4th section Of tho act Of As.
ssmbiy entitled An act relating to executions
and other purposes" approved April 10, 1890
"shall not be construed as to prevent any milf.
tia offcer or borough ofhcer from serving a.
Judge, Inspector or CLERK at any general or
,pecia election In this Commonwealth.
Dy an Act OF Assembly approved the nth
day OF April, 1869, IL is enaciec that al
"all elections hereafter held under the laws
| Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be omen.
ed at seven O'Clock q. m. and closed at seven
O'Clock. y. m.
The inspectors aud Judge OF tho elections
for holding the election in the district 10 wbicS
they respectively belong, before seven o'clock in
the morning. and each OF those Inspectors
shall appoint one CLERK who shall he auaiia.
The qualified voters OF this county at all
general, township, borough and special elec.
tions, are hereby hereafter authorised and re.
or partly printed and partly written sevcraiIy
classified as follows Ono ticket shall embrace
the names Of all Judges OF .ourts voted for and
to be labelled outside Judiciary :" ono tick.
OF shall embrace the names ofall state off,cers
voted for. and DO labelled state; !; one ticket
shall embrace the name OF all County ofncers
voted for, including ONCE OF Senator, member
and members OF Assembly. II voted for. and
members OF Congress, IL voted for, and bs Ia.
beIled "County - one ticket shall embrace the
nAme sof all township officers voted for aud be
sbelled "Towuship = QUO tic ket shall embrace
the names ~ all borough officers voted for and
BILE iabelied thorough" and each class shall be
deposited In separate ballot boxes.
WHEREAs, The fifteenth Amendment OF the
Contsi.ution OF the United states is as fol.
Vows;
SECTION :. Tho risht of citizens Of the Uni.
ted states TO vote shall not DO denied or a.
bridged by the United states, or any state on
account Of race, color, or previous condition
OF rNitude."
SECTION D. Tho Congress shall have porer
| to enforce this article by appropriate legisla.
tiop.
States, on the 3ist OF March, 1870, passed an
| act, entitled "Au Act to enforce the right Of
citizens OF the United States to vote In the sew
| srsi States of this Union. and Tor other pur.
| poses" the nrst and second sections Of which
SECTION 1. he It enacted by the senate and
| House OF Representatives OF the United states
| Of America in Congress assembled, rhat all
| citizens OF the UnIted states who are, or shall
| be otherwise qualhed by law to vote at any
| election by the people, In any state, Territory
ais,ric,' county, ely; parish; township. school
| division, shall be entitled and allowed t. vote
| at all such elections without distinction OF
race, color, or previous condition of servitude;
Il
| lation OF any state or Territory, or by, or un.
der Its authority, to the contrary notwith.
| standing.
SEcTios 2. And be II further enacted. That
| 10 by or under the authority, of the Constitu.
| I on or laws OF any Stp's, or tho laws OF any
Territory, any act Is OF shall be required to be
done as prerequisite or qualihca tion or vot.
,ng. and by such constitution or laws, persons
| or officers arc or shall be charged with the per.
| tormance Of duties In furnishing to citizens an
| opportunity to per form such prerequisite or TO
II harn IN la I,st %
Of every such person and otficer to give to u n
| citizens OF the United states, tho same and
equal oppOrtsany tsn 10 ,n.a par,oIm such Prersaui
distinction OF race, color or previous condition
o Z servitude and ifany such person or officer
ohali refuse or knowingly omit to give full Of.
iect to this section he shall for every such OF.
| ience, forfeit and pay the sum Of hve hundred
| dollars to tho person aggrieved thereby, to 10
| recovered by an action on the case, with full
| costs and such allowance Tor counsel fees as
the court shall deem Just, and shall also, for
| every such offence, be deemed guilty Of mis- {.
| demeauor, and shall on conviction thereof be
i hned not less than hve hundred dollars, or be
| imp prisonod not less than one month and not
more than one year. OF both. at the discretion
| OF the court.
| IN, United states that "This Constitution and
! the laws of the United STATES which shall be
! the supreme law of the land, anything
/ in the Consultation or laws OF any State To the
Avn WuEREAs, Tho Legislature OF this Com.
mon wealth, ON the 9th day Of April, A. l. 1870.
/ nm, sed an act, entitled "a further supplement
/ 10 the .ct relating to elections In this Common
wealth. the tenth section Of which provides AZ
| iollows:
| Assembly A. provides that only white freemcn
| shall be entitled to vote or be registered as yo
| teIs, or a. claiming to vote at auy general oI
| ID DIAL election Of this Commonwealth, bo and
| tnc same is hereby repealed and that hereafter
III freeman, without distinction OF color shall b,
enrolled and registered according to .ho pro
visions of the first section Of the act approved
| seye teenth April, 1859, entitled "Au Act fur
tber supplemental to the act relating 10 the elec
tivns OF this Commonwealth and whom other
| Wise aualincd undor existing laws be cutite,
10 vote at general aud special elections In thi
| Common wealth.
| The said above recited amendment ana act
| must be executed and oheyed by all asscasor'
register Of voters, election officers, and Others
| that the rights aud priyle guaranteed tier,
| nv may be secured to all the citizens Of this Cor
| monwoalth entitled to the same.
BY the ljtn section ut the act of Assembly q
| January 80, 1874, II IL enacted that as soon n
h. polls shall close, the officers Of election sha
pr o ed to count all the votes cast for such cal
| diuate voted Tor, and makos u iull return Of H.
SAM in triplies,e, with return sheet in a
| candidate shall be given after his name. hrst
wo DIS and again in hgures, and shall be SiSne
by all "f said officers aud certified by oycrseer
| OF IL not 10 certi ned, the ONeissors MI
any officer refusing to sign or certify, OF eitht
OF them ehall, write upon each OF the returns h
, , or thsirreassss for not signing or certify u
| en-, Tho vote, as soon az counted, shall b
publicly and fully declared from the wido
| SO the citizens present. and brief stateme
showing the votes received by each candida
ahall be made and signed by the election oihce
Is soon as the vote is counted, and the san
shall be Immediately posted upon the door OF q
election house for information OF the pnoi
The tripiicate returns shall be enclosed In env
, lopes and be sealed In presence OF the Officer
| and on a enyelope " til the nsoaled return she