The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-05-30
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT

NUIiCE 10 VEnEDl ulNEN, 'HHi
Every person. excepting the Justices Of the
| Peace and Aldermen, NOtaries Public and per-
sons In the militia service OF the state, who
shall hold or shall within two months hssc held
| any oifice Or appointment VI proht or trust un.
| der the Uuitod states or of this tate. and city
! or cOrpOrated district, whothera commissioned
/ o.ncer Or otherShe, a subordinate officer or
| agent wac 10 or shall DO employed under the
Legislature, Executive or Judiciary Depart
ment of this state, or ofany city or Of any In.
| corporated district, and also, that every mem.
| her of Cong css and OF the state Legislature,
and of the select or common council OF any
| city, or commissioners OF any Incorporated dis
trict, are by law Incapable OF holding or ever.
| cising at the same time the oihco or appoint
| ment OF Judge, Inspector or Clerk OF any clec-
| tiUn of this Commonwealth. aud that no In.
| spectOr. Judge, or 9th T officer OF said elcc
| tion, shall DO eligible to be tn. n voted ter.
! By tho act OF Assembly ot July . ls3l II -
| also made "the duty uf every Mayor. Shetih,
| Alderman, Justice OF tho Peace, Constable, Oi
every city. county, towrship, or district with
| In this Commonwealth whenever called upon
| by any officer of an election, or by three quail.
| Ned electors thereof, TO clear any window or
/ avenue To tho window Or avenue 20 the place
| OF General Election which shall be obstructed
| In such way as to prevent voters from ap-
| preaching the same and Il shall be the duty
| of every respective Constable Of such ward,
district or township wi hin this Commonwealth
| to DO present or by Deputy, A he place OF
holding Elections, In such ward, district or
| y, ace as aforesaid"
hlsO tuat IN tue stu sfcllOu OF tue act OF as
sombly entitled An act relating to execut ons
and other purposes" approved April 10, ls.O
| II is enacted that the al rosaid 18th section,
"shall not be construed as to prevent any IN I'M.
| tia officer 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 toe 18th
day OF April. 1859, IL is enao'ea tnat M
"sll elections hereafter held under the laws
| Of this commonwealth, the polls shall be omen
cd At seven O'Clock a. IN. aud closed at seven
| O'Clock, p. m.
| The inspectors and Judge OF the elections
| shall meet at tho respective places appointed
| for holding the election In the district 10 which
| they respectively belong, before seven % oclock I'm
the morning, and each of those InspocIors
| shall appoint one clerk who shall be a auaIIh
| ed voter OF such district.
| Tho qualified voters of this county Mt nll
general, township, borough and special elec.
tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re.
| quosted to vote by tickets printed or written
| or partly printed and partly written sevcrally
| classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
| the names OF all Judges OF Ourts voted for A nd
! to be labelled outside ~ I'D ciary ~ une t,ck
| ct shall enbraccthe names ofall state eOfficers
voted for and he labelled state: one Ticket
! shall embrace the name Ofall county officers
voted Tor, Inc uiinS ONE" OF senator, member
! and members OF Assembly. II voted for. and
members of Congress, II voted for and be Ia
belled county - one ticket shall embrace ne
name soi all township officers voted for ana Ic
Abelled "TpNuship :; Que kct shall cubrarp
| the uan,s ~ all borough officers voted Tor ,ud
| ble labelled " Borough and each class shall hs
/ deposited IN separate ballot boxes.
| WHEREAS, The fifteenth Amendment of tho
Contsitution OF the United States il as fol.
| lows:
SECTION :. The right Of citizens of tho Irni.
| ted states TO vote shall not be denied or n.
| bridRed by the United states, or any State on
account OF race, COLOR or previous condition
| OF ser itude.n
SECTION 2. The Congress shall have pover
/ tiOn.
AND wuenrAs, The Congress ofthe United
IA IN 3 In Iat nf lfar,
| act, entitled IAN Act to enforce the right oI
citizens OF tie United States to vote I'm IN. sey
eral states OF this Union. and Tor other mr.
| poses" the nrst and second sections of when
| are as follows:
SEcTIosi. BE itenacted by the Senate and
House OF Represe natives OF the United states
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 sun
division, shall be entitled and allowed 10 vote
at all such elections without distinction OF
race, color, or previous condition OF seryitude;
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. Aud be 1t further enacted. That
II by or under the authority, OF tho Oonstitu
ton or laws OF any Sts'e, or the laws of any
territory, any act Is or shall be required 10 be
done as prerequisite or qualification or yot.
ing, and by such constitution or laws persons
or Ohcers are or shall be charged with the per.
| iormAnoe OF duties In furnishing to citizens an
| opportunity 10 perform such prerequisite or 10
become qualihed 10 ote, IL shall be the duty
| ofeyery such person and Officer TO give 10 All
citizens OF the United states, the same and
| equal opportunity to perform such prerequi-
| site and u become qualified TO vote without
distinction OF race, color or previous condition
serYitude ana iinny such person or officer
ohall refuse or knowingly omit TO give full az
leot To this section, ho shall, for every such Of
fence, forfeit and pay the sum OF ave hundred
dollars 10 the person aggrieved thereby to be
recovered by an action on the case with full
costs ana such allowance for counsel fees as
the court shall deem Just, ana shall also for
every such one nee, be deemed guilty OF a mis-.
| demeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be
hned not less than ave hundred dollars, or be
Imprisoned not less than one month and NOT
more than one year, or both. at the discretion
OF the court.
AND WHEREAS, II IL declared by the second
section OF the vi article of the ConstItntIon of
| the United states that "This Constitution and
| the laws Of the United States which shall be-
the supreme law OF the land, ANYTHING
| In the Constitution or laws Of any State 10 The
| contrary Notwithstanding.
| AID WHEREAS, The Legislature of this Iom,
monwealth, 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.
| follows:
SECTION 10, That so much OF every act Of
Assembly a. provides that only whita freemen
shall be entitled to vote or be registered as vo.
tors, or as claiming To vote at any general or
| special election Of this Commonwealth, be and
the Same II hereby repealed and that hereafter
All freeman, without distinction OF color, shall be