The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13

red,iircd by law 10 be conducted and the returns
thereof shall be made, certified 10y the election
officers OF their respective districts In the same
manner and at the same time as the returns OF
the general election.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Every person, excepting the Justices Of the
sons In the militia service OF tho state, who
shall hold or shall within two months have held
any office or appointment OF prOht or trust un-
der the United states, or OF this tate. and city
or corporated district, whether a commissioned
ofIiccr or otherwiie, n subordinate officer or
agent wac Is or shall be employed under the
Legislature, Executive or Judiciary Depart
ment Of this state, or Of any city or OF any In.
corporated district, and also, that every mem.
her of Congress and OF the state Legislature,
aud Of the select or common council OF any
city, or commissioners Of any Incorporated dis
trict, are by law Incapable OF holding or exer.
cising at the same time the office or appoint
ment Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk OF any eiec-
tion OF this Commonwealth. and that no IN
spector. Judge, or other officer OF said elec.
tion, shall be eligible TO bc then voted Ter,
BY the act OF Assembly OF July 1882 IL Is
also made 1.-The duty of every Mayor, Sherii,
Alderman, Justice OF the Peace, Constable, Of
every city, county, township, or district with
In this COmmOnwealts, whenever called upon
by any officer Of an election, or by three quail.
iiod electors thereof, 10 clear any window or
avenue to tho window or avenue to tho place
OF General Election which shall be o6structed
In such way as TO prevent voters from APP
preaching the same and II shall be the duty
Of every respective Constable Of such ward,
district or tow nship wit hin this Commonwealth
to be present or b. Deputy, at be place OF
holding Elections, In such ward, district or
| township, tor the purpose OF preserving the
| peace as Aforesaid
Also that In the lth section of the act ofAs-
| sembly entitled An act relating to execut oDs
aud other purposes" approved April 10, 1870,
IL is enacted that the aforesaid 18th section,
| "shall not be construed as to prevent any mill
| tia officer or borough officer from serving as
| Ind Ina N al
special election In this Commonwealth.
| by an Act OF Assembly approved tne 18th
day of April, 1889, II Is enacted that at
"ail elections hereafter held under the laws
Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall bo open.
ed at seven O'Clock a. IN. and closed at seven
| O'Clock, p. m.
| 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 be a auaIIh
| ed voter OF such district.
| The qualified voters of this county Mt nil
! general, township, borough and special elec
tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re
| quested to vote by tickets printed or written
| or partly printed and partly written seyerally
classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
| the names o! all Judges Of courts voted for nd
| to be labelled outside judiciary - one tick
| ct shall embrace the names ofall state officer,
voted for and be labelled 'Stato;' one ticket
| shall embrace the name Of all County officer,
voted for, including office of Senator, member
and members OF Assembly II voted for, AM
members of Congress, IL voted for, and be la
| belled County ~ one ticket shall embrace IA,
name sof all township officers voted for and b,
abelled Township :" one ticket shall embrac,
| the names Of all borough officers voted for and
BILE labelled "Borough;" and each class shall b,
deposited in separate ballot boxes.
| WHEREAS, The fifteenth Amendment of Ia,
| CONSTITUTION Of the United States is as fol
| lows:
| SEcTIoSs. The right of citizens of the Uni
| ted States to vote shall not be denied or n
| bridged by the United states, or any State or
account of race, color, or previous condition
SECTION q The Congress shall have pove,
TO enforce this article By appropriate iegisla
| tion.
AND wHRRFAs, The Congress o the unitet
act, entitled "Au Act to enforce the right n
| citizens OF the United states to vote In the sew
cral States OF this Union. and Tor other pur.
poses" the frst and second sections OF whicl
are as follows:
SECTION l. BE itenacted by the Senate ant
| House OF Representatives OF tho United state,
| Of America in Congress assembled, THAT nj
citizens OF the United States, who are or shat
| bo otherwise qualified by law TO vote at an,
election by the people, In any State, Territory
district, county, city, parish, township, schoo
district, municipality or other territorial sub
| division, shall be entitled and allowed 10 yot,
at all such elections without distinction o
race, color. or previous condition Of servitude
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or regu
| lation OF any state or Territory, or by, or un,
der Its authority, to the contrary notwith
| standing.
SECTION 2. And be It further enacted, Th.,
IL by or under the authority, OF the Constitu
| ton or laws OF any State, or the laws OF n M
Territory, any act Is or shall be required to b,
! done as prerequisite or qualification or yot
| ing, and by such constitution or laws, persons
or officers are or shall be charged with the per
| iormance OF duties In furnishing to citizens ar
| opportunity TO perform such prerequisite or Il
become qualihed to vote, II shall be the duty
! OF every such person and officer TO give To al
| citizens OF the United states, the same ant
equal opportunity to perform such prerequi
site and TO become qualified to vote without
distinction ofrace, color or previous condition
! 81 seTyitude and itany such person or oficel
ohall refuse or knowingly omit TO give full Of
feet to this section. he shall, for every such of
fence, forfeit and pay the sum OF ave hundred
| dollars TO the person aggrieved thereby, to b,
recovered by an action on the case, with ful
costs and such allowance for counsel fees al
| the court shall deem Just, and shall also, fol
| every such offence, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall on conviction thereof, b,
| hned not less than i've hundred dollars or b,
! Imprisoned not less than one month and moi
more than one year, or both, at tue discretion
Of the court
AND WHEREAS, 1t il declared by tho second
section of the vi article OF the Constitution o
| the United States that This Constitution ant
the laws OF the United States which shall b,
| the supreme law Of the land Anytbini
| in the Constitution or laws OF any State 10 IN,
| contrary Notwithstanding.
AND WHEREAS, The Legislature OF this Com
| mohWeatn, on 'he oth uay OF april, "A. 1870
passed an act, entitled "A further supplement
to the act relating TO elections In this Common
wealth, tho tenth section Of which provides Al
| follows:
SECTION 10. That so much of every act o
| Assembly as provides that only whlta freemeI
shall be entitled 10 vote or be registered as vo
| ters, OF as claiming to vote at any general OF
| special election OF this Commonwealth, be ant
the same Is hereby repealed and that hereafter
all freeman, without distinction OF color shall b,
enrolled and registered according 10 the pro
visions OF the first section OF the act approved
seventeenth April, 1862 entitled IAN Act fur