The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24

in such q way as TO prevent voters from sp-
proaching the same and u shall be the duty
OF every respective Constable OF such ward,
district or township wit hin this Commonwealth
TO be present or by Deputy, at the place Of
holding Elections, In such ward, district or
township, for the purpose Of preserving the
Also that in the 4th section of thea a. As
sembiy entitled An act relating to exeeut ons
IL is enacted that the aforesaid 13th section,
"shali not be construed as to prevent any milf.
tia oficer or borough officer from serving as
| Judge, Inspector or Clerk at any general or
| special election in this Commonwealth.
by an Act OF Assembly approved the nth
day OF April. 1899, II Is enacted that at
'aii elections hereafter held under the laws
Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be open.
cd at seven O'Clock a. IN. and closed at seven
Tho inspecters 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
shall appoint one clerk who shall he q auaIif.
The auaiined voters OF this county at all
general, township, borough and special eiec.
lions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re.
auested to vote by tickets printed or written,
or partly printed and partly written 'everally
classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
the names OF all Judges Of tourts voted for and
| 20 be labelled outside Judiciary /" one tick.
| at shall embrace the names ofail state ofhoers
4 voted for and be labelled 'State;' 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
nembers of congress, if voted for, and be la
| hailed 'County - one ticket shall embrace the
name sof all township officers voted for and be
abelled "Towuship - ono ticket shall embrace
the names Of all borough officers voted for and
HE iabeiled thorough" and each class shall he
deposIted In separate ballot boxes.
| WuEREAs, The fifteenth Amendment OF the
Contsitution Of the United states IL as fol.
sEcrtosg. The right OF citizens OF the Uni.
ted states TO vote shall not DO denied or n
bridged by tho United states, or any State, on
account Of race, color, or previous condition
sycTios 2. Tho Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate lcgisla.
i AND WHEREAS, Tho Congress ofthe United
States, on the 3ist OF March, 1870, passed an
act, entitled IAN hctto enforce the right OF
erai states of this Union. and for other pur-
poses "the nrst and second sections OF which
SECTION he iteuacted by tho senate and
| House of Representatives OF the United states
of America In Congress assembled, THAT all
citizens of tho United states. who are, or shall
election by tho people, In any state, Territory,
district, county, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality or other territorial sub
division shall be entitled and allowed to vote
at all such elections without distinction OF
race, color. or previous condition OF fservitude;
any Constitution law. custom, usage or regu-
der Its authority, to the contrary notwith-
standing. ,.,., -,
N by or under the authority, ofthe Oonstitu-
lion or laws OF any Stsfs, or the laws OF any
territory, any act Il Oh shall be required to be
done as prerequisite or qualincation 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 an
opportunity to perform such prerequisite or to
become qualified TO vote, It shall be tho duty
of every such person and otficer to give TO all
citizens OF the United states, the same and
equal opportunity to perform such prerequi-
site and To become qualified to vote without
distinction OF race, color or previous condition
u ST servitude and ifany such person or officer
ohal refuse or knowingly omit TO give full et-
feet to this section he shall for every such Of
| fence, forfeit and pay tho sum Of hve hundred
, dollars to the person aggrieved 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 q mis-
demeanor, and shall on conviction thereof, be
nned not less than Ave hundred dollars, or be
Imprisoned not less than one month and not
more than one year. or both, at tho discretion
ofthe court.
section OF the VI article ofthe Constitution OF
The United States that "Thie Constitution, and
the laws Of the United States which shall be
the supreme law ofthe land, anything
i'm the Constitution or laws Of any State to the
contrary notw withstandiDg."
AsD WHEREAS, The Legislature ofthis Com.
Ipassed an act, entitled "a further supplement
TO the act relating to elections in this Common.
wealth, the tenth section ofwhich provides as
follows:
SgCrIoN TO- That 80 much OF every act o Z
Assembly as provides that only white freemen
shall be entitled to vote or be registered Ms yo-
ters or as claiming to vote atany general or
special election Of this Commonwealth, be and
the same IL hereby repealed ana thAthereaUer
all freeman without distinction OF color, shall be
enrolled and registered according TO .he pro-
I,.g. ,Tt ,n Ara of he q
seyeutecnth April, 1859, entitled IAN Act fur
tber supplemental to the act relating TO the cleo
ions ofthis Commonwealth" ana when other.
wise qualified under existing laws, be entitled
to vote at general aud special elections In this
The said above recited amendment and acts
must be- executed and obeyed by all assessors,
IegIstcr of voters, election officers, aud others,
that the rights and privileges guaranteed there
by may be secured to all the citizens ofthis Com
mouwealth entitled to the same.
BY the 18th section ofthe act OF Assembly OF
January 80 1874. It IL enacted that as soon as
he polls shall close the officers OF election shall
proceed to count all the votes east for such can.
| didate voted for, and makes u full return of the
same in triplicate, with return sheet In ad
dition, In all Of which the votes received by each
candidate shall be given after his name. nrst IN
words and again In figures, and shall be signed
by all Of said officers aud certified by overseers,
i or II not so certi ned. the oNerseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or either
af them shal', write upon each of the returns his
or theirreat Dns for not signing or certifying
oem. The vote, as soon aE counted, shall be
publicly and fully declared from the widow
so the citizens present. andA brief statement
showing the votes received by each candidate
fhall be made and signed by the election officers
rs soon as the vote Is counted, and the same
thall be immedi ately posted upon the door Of the
election house for Information OF tho public
The triplicate returns shall be enclosed In enve-
lopes and be sealed in presence OF the officers,
and one envelope with the unsealed return sheet
given To the Judge, which shall contain one list
Of voters, tally-paper and oAths of officers and
onather of said envelopes shall be given TO the
minority inspector. All judges living within
twelve miles of tho prothonotary's once OF
within twenty-four miles II their residence be
in town, village or city upon the line OF rail-
road leading to the county seat shall, before two
+ O'Clock post meridian ofthe day after the elec'
ion, and all other judges shall before twelve
= O'Clock meridian OF the second day after ths
election, deliver said return, together with re.
T turn sheet, to the Prothonotary Of the Court o.
Common Pleas OF the county which said return
sheet shall be hled, and day and hour OF the hlinl
marked thereon, aud shall be preserved by thu
d ProthOnotary- for public inspection. At twelv,
o'clock on the said second day following an,
d election the Frothonotary ofthe Court Of Com
mon Pleas shall present the said returpsto tn,
The returns prese nted by the PrOthonotary shal
II be opened by said Court and computed by sucl
OF its officers and such sworn assistants as tn
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