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

OF General Election which shall be distracted
In such q way as TO prevent voters from ap.
proaC hing the same and IL shall be the duty
Of every respective Constable OF such ward,
district or township VII hin this Commonwealth
to be present or By Deputy, at he place OF
holding Elections, In such ward, district or /
township. for the purpose OF preserving the
peace as sforesaidn
Also that In the lth section OF the act AS
| sembly entitled An act relating TO execut ons |
and other purposes" approved April 10, 1870,
II ia enacted that the aforesaid 18th section, |
shall not be construed as to prevent any mill.
| Judge, Inspector or Clerk at any general or |
! special election in this Commonwealth.
az Aes An,T 81 emV isss pp,uvs pso,ss 'ds a
"aiI elections hereafter held under the laws
Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be open. |
ed at seven O'Clock q. m. and closed at seven
The 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, bafore seven O'Clock in
the morning. and each OF those Inspectors
shaii appoint one clerk who shall be quaiin.
i ed voter OF such district.
| Tho qualified voters Of this county at all
i general, township, borough and special elec.
,ions are hereby hereafter nn ,nd au,no.red and re-
/ or partly printed and partly written severalIy
classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
the names of all Judges Of ,ourts voted for and
! to beIabelisd outside Judiciary :" ono tick
ct shall embrace the names ofall Stateoffcers
voted for. and be labelled state; one ticket
voted for, Including Office OF Senator, member
and members Of Assembly. ~ voted for, and
members Of Congress, II voted for, and bo Ia
belied "County !" one ticket shall embrace the
name sof all township officers voted for and be
sbeiled Township - one ticket shall embrace
the names Of all borough officers voted for aud
: BILE labelled thorough" aud each class sbsii be
deposited in separate ballot boxes.
wHERgAs, The fifteenth Amendment Of the
CONSTITUTION Of the United states IL as fol.
lows:
SgcrIoSr. The right OF citizen. Of the Uni.
ted states to vote shall not be denied or n.
/ bridged by the United states, or any state, on
. account Of race, color, or previous condition
Al Of perS Situdo.n
! SECTION q. The Congress shall have power
2 TO enforce this articlcb by appropriate lcgisia
n hsp wnERrAs, The Congress, ofthe United
y states, on the 3lst OF March, 1870, passed an
act, entitled IAN Act to enforce the right Of
citizens of tue United states to vote In the sey.
4 eral states OF this Union. and tor other pur-
!. poses" tho irst and second sections OF whicn
= SEcTios /. he itepacted by the senate and
X House of Representatives OF the United states
" of Amcrica in Congress assembled, rhat all
X citizens Of the United states, who are, or shall
y be Otherwise qualified by law to vote at any
election by the people, In any state, Territory,
district, county, e,,y. parish, township. school
q division, shall be entitled and allowed to vote
" at all such elections without distinction OF
y Trace color or previous condition OF servitude;
any Constitution. Law, custom, usage or reRu.
llation of any state or Territory, or by, or un-
der It's authority, to the contrary notwith.
SEcTIos .. And be II further enacted. That
ifby or under the authority, OF the Oonstitu.
ton or laws OF any Ste'p, or the laws OF any
. Territory, any act Il or shall be required to be
done as a prerequisite or qualification or vot.
ing, and by such constitution or laws, persons
or officers are or shall be charged With the per.
iorma nee of duties in furnishing TO citizens an
opportunity to per form such prerequisite or "a
!, become qualified to vote. II shall be the duty
n OF every such person and officer to give to all
Lac nj ha nj ta1 N nm aDI
m equal opportunity to perform such prerequi
I'd site and to become qualified to vote Without
distinction OF facs e1Iof OF S0nd9p Sss1
ic ohalI refuse or knowingly omit TO give full et
n feet TO this section he shall, for every such Of
n. dollars to the person agerieved thereby, to be
Nj recovered by an action on the case, With full
So costs and such allowance for counsel fees as
IN the court shall deem Just, and shall also, for
no every such offence, be deemed guilty OF n mis-
demeauor, and shall on conviction thereof, be
W hned not less than i've hundred dollars, OF be
10 Imprisoned not less than one month and not
" moro than one year. or both. Mt the discretion
ie Of the court.
section OF the vi article Of the Constitution o
4. IN, United States that "This Constitution, and
~ the laws OF the United States which shall b,
w the supreme law of the land, anything
ID in the Constitution or laws Of IDy State TO the
contrary Notwithstanding"
s- Ayp WHEREAS, The Legislature Of this Com
pssssS an act. ~ entitled mt "a further Supplement
II TO the act relating to elections In this Common
h wealth. the tenth section OF which provides az
r. follows:
n SEcrIos 10. That 50 much of every act OF
r. Assembly as provides that only white freemen
lr shall be entitled To vote or be registered vo
II ters, or as claiming To vote at any general OF
In special election Of this Commonwealth, lie and
the same Is hereby repealed and that hereafter
~ all freeman, without distinction OF color, shall b.
M enrolled and registered according to .ho pro
M visions of tho nrst section Of the act approved
M scverteenth April, 1909, entitled IAN Act fur
~ tber supplemental TO tho act relating to the eec
w tons of this Commonwealth and when other
~ wise qualified under existing laws, be entitled
to vote at general and special elections In thi'
Commonwealth.
must hc executed aud obeycd by all assessors
register Of voters, election officers, aud others
that the rights and privileges guaranteed there
III may be secured to all the citizens OF this Con
~ mOuwealth entitled to the same.
OF by the 18th section ofthc act OF Assembly o.
N January so 1874, 1t is enacted that as soon as
u the poa shall close the officers OF election shal
proceed to count all the votes cast for such can
didate voted for, and makes full return of tn,
same In triplicaie, with return sheet in at
candidate shall be given after his namo. hrst n
,r words and again In figures, and shall he SIG net
by all of said officers and certified by overseera
Dr or IL not 30 cert ned, the oVerseers an,
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or eithe
"a Of thom shalt, write upon each OF the returns hit
IN or theirreai ons for not signing or certifying
in oem. The vote, rs soon as counted, shall b'
publicly and fully declared from the widow
SO the citizens present. and a brief statemen
lg showing the votes received by each candidat
fhall be made and sigued by the election officer
r. rs soon as the vote Is counted, and the SAM
thall be immediately posted upon the door of th
ry election house for Information OF the publi
The triplcate returns shall he enclosed In enve
or lopes and be scaled in presence OF the officers
and one envelope with the unsealed return shee
Dh given to the Judge, which shall contain one lis
of voters, tally.pAper and oAths of officers AM
III Onather of said envelopes shall be given 10 tn
l., minority inspector. All judges living within
III twelve miles of the prothonotary's once o
within twenty.four miles, IL their residence b
'S' in town, village city upon the line of rail
road leading to the county seat shall before tw
or O'Clock post meridian Of the day after the elec
ion, aud all other judges shall before twelv
Iu' O'Clock meridian of the second day after tn
election, deliver said return, together with re
or turn sheet, TO the Prothonotary of the Court {
Common Pleas of the county which said retur
or sheet shall be- led, and day and hour OF the lin
marked thereon, aud shall be preserved by tn
pu ProthOnotSry for public inspection. At twely
, o'clock on the said second day following an
no elertiOu the ErOthOuOtAry of the Court of lIOn