Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12

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shall not extend further than to removal from
Office and disqualification to hold any Office o
trust or profit under this cominonwesl tn
pereon accused, whether convicted or acquittcd
shall nevertheless be liable to Indictment trial
Judgment and punishment according to law.
SEC. 4. All officers shall hold their Offices OF
the condition that they behave themselves vel
while In office, aud shall be removed on convic
tion of misbehavior In ofHco or OF any infauou
crime.
Appointed officers other than Judges Of th,
couits of record and the SUPERINTENDENT o
Public Instruction, may be removed at th,
pleasure of the power by which they shall hav
been appointed. All officers elected 10y the people
except Governor, Lieutenant Governor, mem ber
of the General Assembly, and Judges of tn,
courts of record, learned In the law, shsli b,
removed by the Governor for reasonable cause
afler due notice and full hearing on tue addrss,
of two-thlrds OF the senate
ARTICLE VII
OATH OF oFYIcE.
Section 1. Senators and Representatives and sb
judicial, state and county officers, shall before en-
terins the duties of their respective Offices Ia ks
and subscribe the following oath or affirmation.
u DO eolehnly swear Tor a11rin) that will sup
port obey and defend the consti tuition Of the uni.
ted States and the constitution of this oomr1oii,
office with fdelity that have not paid contrib
ssd, or Promises to pay or contribute, either d.
thing. to procure my nomination or election Tor
appointment). except for necessary and proper ex.
not Knowingly violated any election law of this
4 my 6ehsii that will not knowingly recoiyo, s,i
directly or Indirectly, any money orother valuable
thing for the performance non performance OF
any act or duty pertaining my office, other than
the compensation allowed by law"
The foregoing oath shall be administered By
some person authorized to administer oaths, and Ii,
the case Of State officers and Judges oftheSuprems
court, shall be fled In the Office Of the Secretarv
Of the commonwealth, and In the case Of other ju-
thonotsry Of the county In which the same is tax.
en-; any person refusing to take said oath Affirm
alton shall forfeit his ofice, and any person who
shall be convicted OF having sworn or affirmed
falsely, or Of having violated said oath affrms-
tion shall be guilty OF perjury and bo forever dis
within this commonwealth. -.
The oath to the members OF the senate aud house
OF Representatives shall be administered by of
the Judges Of the supreme court or of u court Of
common please, learned In the Law, 10 the hall of
the house TO which the member shall be elected.
ARTICLE Viz
SUFFRAGE AND ELEcTIoHa
Section !. Every male citizen twenty one years
Of ago, possessing the following .quai1eatiopsI
shall be entitled % vote at all elections:
States at least one month.
Second He shall have resided in the state ottS
year (or II having previously beena qualified cleo
have removed thcrefrom and returned, then sir
m9nths) Immediately preceding the election.
trict where he shall offer to vote at Iesst two
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty two years Ol age or upwards
he shall have paid within two years a state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at least
two months, and paid ut least one month before
Sec. q The general election shall be held annu,
ally ON the Tuesday next following the tirst Monday
Of November. but the general assembly may by
law nix different day. two thirds Of all the mem.
oers OF each house consulting thereto
Sec. 3. All elections tor city, ward, borough, All
township officers, for regular terms OF service,
snail be held on the third Tuesday Of February.
ballot. Every ballot voted shall be numbered In
the or er In which it shall be received, and the
presents the ballot. Any eiector may write his
npe upon 'Srn nls tese or cause the same to be
district. The election officers shall be sworn or
airmed not to disclose how any elector shall have
voted unless required to do SO as witnesses in .
judicial proceeding.
Sec 5. Electors shall in all cases except treason.
felony and breach or surety of the peace, be priv.
LEGGED from arrest during iheTninz naian-
ti99s endtntrRiDG aSiEt The quaiifed eiector, n,
tlis scnrnmonwealth shall be In actual military
ssr'ice, under requisition from the President or
the United States OF by the authority Of this com
such electors may exercise the right Of
regulations as are or shall be prescribed by law,
as iully as they were present at their usual plso
Sec. l. All laws regulating the holding of cleo
lions by the citizens or for the registration of O.
no eecor shall be deprived Sf the 'Gs priSess iH Of
voting by reason Of his name not being register
Oh.
Sec. S. Any person who shall give, or promise or
oner TO give to an electOr, any money, reward or
other valuable consideration for his vote at an O.
lection or Tor Withholding the same, or who shall
give or promise to give such consideration to any
9ther person or party for such electors vote or
shall receive or agree to receive for himself or for
another any money reward or other valuable con.
slderation Tor his vote at an election, for with.
holding the same shall thereby forfeit the right to
vote at such election. and any elec;or whose right
10 vote shall be challenged for such cause before
the election officers shall be required to swear or
a atfrm that the matter Of the challenge is untras
before his vote shall lie received
Sec: 9. Any person who shall, while a candidate
for office, he guilty of bribery, fraud willful
qualified from holding office Of trust or profit in
THIS commonwealth; and any person convicted Of
III iulyioaion OF the election laws shall in add.
tion TO any penalties provided by law be deprived
oi the right OF suffrage absolutely for term u
four years.
proceedings for the investigation OF elections, no
person shall be permitted to withhold his testimo-
ny upon the ground that Il may criminate himself
9r subject him to public infamy; but such testimo-
ny shall not afterwards be used against him In
any Judicial preceding except for perjury in CIV
Sec. II. Townships and wards Of cities or bor-
ough. shall form or be divided into election dis
ricts of compact and contiguous territory, in such
manner as the court Of Quarter session OF the city
" county IN which the same are located may df.
ect. but districts IN cities Of over one hundred
thousand inhabitants shall be divided by the
ours OF quarter sessions having jurisdiction there
han two hundred and nlty votes shall have been
1olled therein; aud other election districts when
,Yer the court OF the proper county shall be Of O.
)inton that the convenience of the electors and tie
public interests will be promoted thereby.
Sec. IL. All elections by persons In q representa-
i've capacity shall be VIVA voCE.
Sec ID. For the purpose of voting, no person
hall be deemed to have gained residence by rea-
ION OF his presence, or lose It by reason Of his alb
ence while employed In the service either civil or
military, Of this state Of the United States nor
he state or the United Stetas, ar the high
eas, nor while a student OF any Institute Of
earning, nor while kept in any poor house or 9TH
IT asylum at public expense, nor while confined In
,uhic prison.
Sec. Ia District election bos rds shall consist Of
Judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each electOr shall have
he right to vote for the judge and inspector
md each inspector shall appoint clerk. The
irst election board any new district shall be So
ecteL, and vacancies in election boards filled as
hall lie provided by Law. Election officers shall be
privileged from arrest upon days Of election and
While engaged In making up aud Transmitting re-.
urns, except upon warrant of court of record
II Judge thereof for an election fraul for felony
II Tor wantOn breach Of the peace In cities they
nay claim exemption from jury duty during their
srms oi service.
Sec. Is, No person shall be qualified to serve az
IN election oiheer who shall hold, shall within
wo months have held any office, appointment or
lnploy yment In OF under the government of the
United States, or OF this state, or ofAny city or
ounty, or fany municipal board, commissions, or
rust In any city, only justices of the De acc
nd aldermeu, notaries public and persons in the
militia service Of the state nor shall any election
tficer be eligible Ia civil office he fllsh al