The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11

Of General Election which shalt be obstructsd
In such a way rs to prevent voters from sp-
proaUhipg the same and ~ shall be the duty
Of every respective Constable Of such ward,
district or township VII hin this Common wealth
TO be present or by Deputy, at he place OF
holding Elections, In such ward, district or
township, for the purpose OF preserving the
pea ce as aforesaid"
Also that 10 the 4th section Of the act of AS
sembiy entitled An act relating to executions
and other purposes" approved April 10, 1sto,
II 10 eascted that the aforesaid 18th section,
"shsll not be construed as to prevent any mil.
tia officer or borough oficer from serving as
Judge, Inspector or CLERK at any general or
spccial election in this Commonwealth.
By an Act OF Assembly approved the nth
"ail elections hereafter held under the laws
Of this commonwealth. the polls shall be open.
ed at seven O'Clock a. IN. and closed at seven
Tho inspectors and Judge of the elections
shall meet at the respective places appointed
for holding the election In the district TO which
they respectively belong, before seven o'clock in
the morning. and each OF those inspectors
shall appoint one clerk who shall 10 a auaIia.
cd voter Of such district.
The qualified voters OF this county at all
general, township, borough and special eiec.
tions, are hereby hereafter authorised and re-.
questcd to vote by tickets printed or write I,
ei.ssinsa as follows ; One ticket shall bs emb,aess
the names OF all Judges OF ourts voted for and
to be labelled outside Judiciary !" ono tick.
OF enAll emDFhCtt tne names Nt all state OfftceFa
voted for. and be labelled 'Stato;' one ticket
shall embrace the name Of all County officers
voted for, Including office Of Senator, member
and members OF Assembly II voted for. and
members OF Congress. ~ voted for, and be la
beiied County ~ one ticket shall ombra ce the
name sol all township officers voted for aud be
.beiled "Townsntp; Que t,ck ket sh all embrace
the names of all borough officers voted for and
BILE labelled Borough" and each class shall be
deposited in separate ballot boxes.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth Amendment of the
E.nsa l..raA Al LA I'D
lows:
SECTION :, The right Of citizens of the Uni.
ted states to vote shall not be denied or n.
bridped by tho United states, or any State. on
account OF race, color, or previous condition
OF setN itude.n
sEcrIoN q The Congress shall hsvepov.r
to enforce this article by appropriate iegisls.
tion.
Asp WHEREAS, The Congress OF the trpitea
States, on the 3ist of March, 1870, passed an
act, entitled IAN Act to enforce the right Of
eral states OF this Union, and Tor other pur-
poses" the nrst and second sections of which
are as follows
SECTION 1. he It enacted by the senate and
House OF Representative OF the United states
OF America in Congress assembled, rhat all
citizens OF the United states, who are, or shall
be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any
election by the people, In any state, Territory,
district, county, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality or other territorial sub.
division, shall be entitled and allowed o. vote
at all such election without distinction of
race, color, or previous condition OF servItudc;
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or regu.
lation Ot any state or Territory, or by, or I'M.
der It's authority, to the contrary notwith.
standing.
SECTION 2. And be It further enacted. That
II by or under the authority, of the Conptitu.
ton or laws OF any Sts'e, or the laws OF any
Territory, any act Is o. shall be required to DO
done as prerequisite or qualification or vot.
Ing, and by such constitution or laws, persons
or officers are or shall be charged with the per
| iormsnce of duties In furnishing to citircns an
opportunity to perform such prerequisite or TO
| become qualified to vote, II shall be the duty
| Of every such person and officer to xIye 10 ali
| citizens OF the United states, tho same and
equal opportunity to perform such prerequi.
| site and To become qualified to vote without
distinction OF race, color or previous condition
| . { servitudo and ~ any such person or officer
| ohall refuse or knowingly omit to give full ef.
feet to this section. he shall for every such of.
| fence, forfeit and pay tho sum of hve hundred
| dollars to the person aggrievod thereby, to be
| recovered by an action on the case, with full
| costs and such allowance for counsel fees as
| the court shall deem Just, and shall also, for
| every such offence, be deemed guilty OF mis-
| deneanor, and shall on conviction thereof DO
| fined not less than hvo hundred dollars, or be
| imprisoned not less than one month and not
moro than one year, or both, at the discretion
/ OF the court.
| AND WHEREAS, 1t ia declared by tho second
| section OF the vi article ofthe Consultation OF
| the United States that "This Constitution. and
| the laws of the United States which shall be
the supreme law Of the land, anything
|
| contrary Notwithstanding.
| AID WHEREAS, The Legislature OF this Com.
monweath, on the 9th day Of April, A. l. 1870
| passed an act, entitled "a further supplement
| to the act relating to elections In this Common,
wealth, the tenth section Of which provides ~
| follows:
| SgcrIoN 10. That so much OF every act a
| Assembly, a. provides that only white frcemcu
| shall be entitled to vote or be registered as vo
| ters, or as claiming 10 vote at any general OF
special election Of this Commonwealth, he and
(, ,l.,z a,na IL IaI anA L..
all freeman, without distinction of color shall b,
| enrolled and registered according To .hc pro
visions of the first section of the act approved
seye tetnth April, 1889, entitled "Au Act fur
| tber supplemental to the act relating To the eec
tiUns of this Commonwealth and when other
wise qualified under existing laws, be entitled
to vote at general ana special elections ia thin
Commonwealth.
The said above reciteG amendment and act
must be executed and obeyed by all asscssors
| Icgister OF voters, election officers and others
| that the rights and privileges guaranteed there
| by may be secured To all the citizens OF this Con
| monwealth entitled to the same.
| BY the 10Th section of the act of Assembly %
| January 80, 1874, 1t IL enacted that as soon a
the polls shall close the officers Of election shal
| Pre- oeed To count all the votes cast for such can
didate voted for, and makes a full return Of TIA,
| same In triplicate, with return sheet in NJ
| dition, in all OF which the votes received By eacl
candidate shall be given after his name. trst II
words and again in figures, and shall be signe,
| by all of said officers and certified by oyerseera
| rif not so certi ned, the o,ers,ers an,
| any officer refusing to sign or certify, or eithc
| Of them shall, write upon each of the returns hi
| r theirrea ons for not signing or Gertifyin
| EN-. Tho vote, as soon as counted, shall b,
publicly aud fully declared from the widow
| so the citizens present. and q brief statemen
| showing the votes received by each candidate
| ahall be made and signed by the election officer
| 70 soon as the vote Is counted, and the sam
| shall be Immediately posted upon the door OF tn
| election house for Information OF the publi,
| Tks triplicate returns shall be enclosed IN enve
| lopes ana be sealed in presence OF the officers
| and ono envelope with the unsealed return sheo
given to the Judge, which shall contain one lis
| OF voters, tally-paper and oaths of officers anI
| oDathcr of said envelopes shall be given TO tn,
minority inspector. All judges living within
| twelve miles of the prothonOtary's Once o
| within twenty-four IN lies, II their residence b,
In town, village or city upon the line OF q RI H.
road leading to the county seat shall, before tw,
| O'Clock post meridian OF the day after the elec
ion, and all other judges shall before twelv,
O'Clock meridian OF the second day after tn,
| election, deliver said return, together with re
turn sheet, to the ProthonotAry OF tho Court o
Common Pleas OF the county which said returI
sheet shall be hled, aud day and hour Of the hiin
| marked thereon, and shall be preserved by tn
Prothonotary for public inspection. At tweIv
O'Clock on the said second day following an,
election the ProthonotAry of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas shall present tho said rsturnst to tn
The returns presented by the Prothonotary shai
be opened by said Court and computed by sucl
OF Its ofhcsrs and such sworn assistants as tn
Court shall sppoint In the presence OF the jude
or judges OF said Court aud the returns csrtine,