The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-26


have been elected. present at the place
au@Ssr e ali s the SsS Vacancy. Sa OUT OF 'h'''
AS commanded by the said Act of
June 10th. 1888. I hereby give notice
the Peace, who shall hold any once or
Of 81 hs United or States Or
this state or Of any city or incorpor-
ated ate ID. district, whether a commissionsd
Ger or agent who is or. shall be en-
ployed under the Legislative, Execu-
tive or Judicial department of this
city or incorporated district and also
every member of Congress, and of the
State Legislature and of the select or
missioners Of any Incorporated district,
is by law incapable Of holding or ex-
ercising at the same time. the Office or
spR sn secons s Sase e this
wealth. and that no inspector judge or
other officer of any such election shall
of election. shall elect one out of their
officer.
! also make known the provisions of
the fifteenth amendment of the consti-
tuition of the United States
SECTION |; The right Of the citi-
denied or abridged by the United States
on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
SECTION 2. That Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of
the United States on the 31st Of March,
1874, passed an act entitled IAN Act to
enforce the right of citizens of the
United States to vote in the several
States of the Union and for other pur-
poses" the first and second sections of
which are as follows:
SECTION /. BE IT ENACTED, &C,
That all citizens of the United States
who are or shall be otherwise qualified
Of any any state, territory, district @ peSRsg city
county, parish, township, school dis
trict, municipality or other territorial
subdivision, shall be entitled and al
lowed to vote at all such elections,
without distinction of color, race or
previous condition of servitude any
constitution law, custom usage or reg
ulation of any state, territory, or by or
under its authority, to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
SECTION 2. AND IT Is FURTHER
ENACTED, That if, by or under the
Constitution or laws of any state or
territory, any act is or shall be re-
quired to be done as a prerequisite
qualification for voting, and by consti-
tuition and laws persons or officers are
or shall be charged with the perform
ance of duties in furnishing citizens an
opportunity to perform such prerequi-
sites and become qualified to vote, it
shall be the duty of every such person
and officer to give all citizens of the
United States the same and equal op-
portunity to perform such prerequisites
and to become qualified to vote with
out distinction of race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude; and if any
such person or officer shall refuse, or
knowingly omit to give effect to this
section, he shall for every such Of
hundred dollars to the person agrieved
thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the case, with the full costs and
such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem Just, and shall, also
for every such offense be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall on
conviction thereof, be fined not less
than five hundred dollars or be impris-
oned not less than one month nor more
than one year, or both, at the discre-
tion of the court.
AND WHEREAS, 1t is declared by
the second section of the Sixth article
of the Constitution of the United States
that this Constitution and the laws
of the United States which shall be
made in pursuance thereof, shall be
the supreme law of the land
anything in the constitution or laws
of any state to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Given under my hand, at Brookville.
this 25th day of October, in the year of