Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-02
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election, dsanins clearly where the residence Of
the person vas.
g.. The party claiming tho right 10 vote shall
also make an sfidavit. stating 10 the best Of his
know ledge and belisf where ead when Dc was
born, that hc 10 . citIssn Of Peahsylvania and Of
the United States, that he bee redded 10 the
State one year, Or, II formerly d citizen therein
and removed ,hercfrpn that he has resided therein
six months mex tprccedng said elcction, that he
has BOT moved into the dhtrct for the purpose Of
voting therein, that be spaid State Or county
tax within two years, which was assessed at least
ten days before ,ns eleo.oo, and .ne andavit shsl
paid, and the tax receipt must he Produced unless
the afdavit shan State tha, Il has been lost or de-
stroyed, or that he received none.
e. II the applicant be- a naturalircd citizen, he
must In addition to the foregoing proofs state In
his aMdasit when, whore aud by. what court hc
was uaturalized and produce his certificate Of
naturalization.
o. Every person claiming 10 be a naturslized
citizen, whether on the registry list or producing
afidayits aforesaid, shall be required to produce
his naturalization certificate Mt the election before
voting where he has been for ten years consccu-
lively ayoter in the district shere he offers to
vote and On the vote Of such person being re-
ceysd, the Election 0ficers are TO write or stamp
the word voted on his certificate with the month
and year, and no other vote can be cast that day
in virtue Of said certificate except where sons are
entitled to vote on the naturalization on of their
father tftiF faa7f .a
O. If the person claiming 10 vote who Ia not
registered shall make affidavit that he IL native
born citizen Of the United States, or II born else
whore, shall produce evidence Of his naturaliza-
tion or that he s entitled to citizenship by reason
Of hi, fathers naturalization, and further, that be
Is between q and % years OF age and has resided
within the State one year and in the election dis
| trietl tcn days next preceding the election, he
shall be entitled TO vote though he shalf not have
paid taxes. HT F1TTNT FWh
CONSTITUTIONAL, CONVENTION.
| eti W. l77.70-a .fIE F+A-l7AET7 80
| Al the samo time and places, also, an election
viii be held for delegates to the convention 10
amend the conhtitution Of the State In conformity
with the Act entitled "An Act 10 provide for call
Ing convention TO amend the Constitution, ap-
proved April II, lsI2. As prescribed by said act,
the following rules and regulations shall apply to
said election. and the yetnrns Of the same:
lst. AT the general election TO be held the second
Tuesday OF October next, there shall be elected by
the qualified electors OF this Commonwealth, dele
gates 10 a conventicn 10 revise and amend the Con.
stituton Of this state the SAID convention shall
consist oil one hundred Hnd thirty three members,
TO be elected IN the manner following; Twenty
eight members thereof shall be elected in the State
at large, asioho"si Each 'oier Of the state shail
vote ior mol more man fourteen eandi dates, and
inc twenty eight highest 10 vote shan be declared
elected ninety'nine de'egetes shall be appointed
to and elected RON the dinsrent Senatorial dis.
tricts Of tho state, three delegates TO bc elected
Tor each Senator 'hereiromi and IN choosing all
district delegates eaeh voter shal be entitled 10
vote i0r not more than TWO OF the mem bers TO be
chosen from his district, and the three candidates
highest IN vote shan be declared elected, except
IN the county OF Allegheny, forming the twenty
third senatorial pistrst where no voter shall vote
for than six candidates, and the nine highest