The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-28
ARTICLE VIII.


yenrs or age possessing the followjng qtIalif-
cations, shall be entitle vote AT ali elections
FIRST, he shall have been citizen OF ihc
United States at least one month.
Second. He shall have resided in the state one
eiector or NATIVE hdrn citizen Of the Sture he
shall have renewed thcrcfrom ana returned,
then six months immediately pIScsulhS the
Third He shall have resided in the election
months i'm IN etlia ely preceding the election.
Fourth, II twenty-five years OF age uI'-
wards, ne shall have paid within two YEARS Il
State or county tax, which sha:i have been as
FcsSCd nj least two months and paid at least
one month before the election.
SIC. =. The general election shall he held an
nuai!y ON the Tuesday next following the first
hiiy may by lazy tx II different day, two thirds
OF all the members OF each house conseuting
SEC. 3. All elections for city. ward. borough,
and township officers, for reg liar terms of SCR
vice, shall be held on the third Tuesday OF
SEC, !. All elections by the citizens Shall be
by ballot Every ballot voted shall be mum
hered in the order in which it shall be received,
and the number recorded by the election Otii.
GERS ON the list of voters, opposite the name of
the elector who presents the ballot. ANY cleo
tor may write his T-anc upon his ucket, 80
cause the same to be written thereon and at
tested by citizen of the district. The election
officers shall be sworn or affirmed not TO dis
close how any clector shall have voted unless
required TO do so as witnesses in q judicial rr0-
c-eding.
SEC. 5. Electors snail in all cases except trea-
son, felony, and breach or surety OF Tho. pc.tcc,
be privileged from arrest during thciI. attend
ence on elections and in going 10 and returning
thcrefrOm.
SEC. 6. Whenever any or the qualified electors
rf this Commonwealth shall I've IN ,Ial mill
IHry service, under n reoufsiti0n from fhe
President of the IGnftcd Stgirs nr bI III & ,e
1hority OF this Commonwealth. such electors
may exercise the right of suffrage i'm iii Clcc-
lions 10y the citizens, under such regulations as
are or shall hc prescribed by law, as fully as ii
theS were present at their usual places OF cleo
SEC. :. All laws regulating the holding of
elections by the citizens or for the reg istrtiou
zlsfl TFy.,.,,
state, but no eiector shall he deprived of the
privilege or voting by reason OF his name not
being registered.
SEC. s. ANY person who shall give. or promise
or olser 70 give to an ciecto any money, re-
ward ar other valuable consideration for his
vote at an election or for withholding the same;
or who shall give or promise to give stICh con-
such electors Vote, or fnr the wifILoldinG
thereof and any clcctor who shall receive or
agree to receive, for himself or for aIu.ther,
my money rcwai or other valuable c'nsi'ie-
ration Tor ms vote at an election or FOR with
holding the same, shall thereby forfeit The
rlSht To vote at such e!ection- and any ciectOr
whose right To vote shall be challenged for
sich cause before the election officer. Shall be
required TO swear or affirm that the matter OF
the chailCEee Is untrue before his vote shall
SEC. 9. Amy person who shalt, while q candi-
c.te Tor once, he guilty of bribery, fraud. or
Wlliiul violation OF any election law, shall be
Forever dlsqua lied from holding any Office OF
trust or profit in this Commonwealth; and any
PERSON convicted of wiliful violation of the
rl'ctlon laws, shall, in addition TO any penal
Ties provided by law, be deprived of the right
r suffrage absolutely for term Cf T0ur Years
SEC 10 In trials of contested CicCtiunS. and
IN proceedings for the investigation of cIrc-
tionS, no person shall be permitted to withhold
his testimony on the ground that il may Grim
mate himself or subject him to public inf.ray:.
bit such testimony shall not afterwards be
used against him i'm any iudiC.i,rI rr0crcdinEr
except FOR perjury in giving such trStinlOny.
SEC. II. Townships aud wards OF cities 1r bor-
Trlcts OF compact and contiguous territory, in
such manner rs the Court of Quarter Sessions
Of the city or county in which fh" same ~ ~,
i'm cir
che hundred thousand inhabitants shall be Gi-
yided 10y the Courts of Quarter Sessions having
jurisdiction therein whenever at the next pre-
ccding election more than two hundred and
fifty votes Shall have been pollcd therein; aud
the proper county shall he of opinion that the
convenience Of the electors and the public in
tereSts will be promoted thereby.
SIC. p All elections by persons in a reprc-
Sentative capacity shall be VIVA VoCE-
SIC. IL. For the purpose of voting. no person
rhi,ll he deemed To have gained residence hy
reason of his presence. or lost il hy reason OF
his absence while employed in the service, Ci-
IGer ciNil or military, OF this State or of the
United States, nor while engaged in the pavi-
CATION of the waters Of tie State or Of the Uni
led states or on In" high seas. nor while Il stu
dent of amy Institution Of learning. nor while.
Kept in amy poor house or other yIum al pub
l.c exp xpcnSc, nor Will" confined in public prison.
SEC. II. District election boards shall consist
ot judge and two inspectors, who shall be
chosen annually 10y the citizens. Each cIactor
shall have the right to vote for the Judge and
IN" inspector, and each inspector shall appoint
one clerk. tn" ErSt election hoard FOR any new
district shall bn selected and vacancies in cInc.
ttnn boards filed as 81 all be provided lly law
Election officers shall be privileged FROM arrest
Upon days OF election and while cngugcd in
masking up and transmitting returns. cxcept
nnnn warrant OF a court Of record or Judge
thereof for an election fraud, for felony. or for
wanton breach OF the peace. In cities they
l'aE claim exemption from jury duty during
tltir tel ms or service.
SEC. II. No person shalt he qualified ia serve
rs an election officer who shall hold Oi. shall
ritntn Two mouths have held any office, ap-
Euih'Hicht, or tnploNmcnt in or under the
Govcrntnent OF the United States, or Of this
Stutc- or OF any city or county. or Of any. tuu-
hlcipal BOARD, commission, Or trust in Iuy City.
SaNe only justices OF the peace and aldermen
rotaries pnhlic, and persons in the militia ser
zee OK thc StGtc; nor SN"ll any election officer
lie eligible to any civil Office to bc filled al an
election At which he shall serve. s.ivr only 10
Sach suhordinate municipal or local offices be-
low the grade oC city or county Cftices as shall
rc designated lay general law.
SEC. 70. The Courts or Common Pleas of the
several counties of the Commonwealth shall
have power within their respective jurisdic-
lions To appoint overSecrS of election to sUDer-
wise the proceedings Of election oil, GERS and to
make report TO the court as may he required
such appointments t. bc made for any diStric.
IN city nr county, upon petition OF five Citi-
JenS. lawful voters of such election district
setting forth that sucIT atDointmc0t is :. ron
snnahie rrecauiiOn 10 secure the purify and
fairness of elections: ovcrSpcrS shall be two in
number for an election district, shalt Se resi-
dents therein. and hall bc persons qualified to
serve upon election boards, and in each case
members of different political parties; when
ever the members OF AN election board shall
Gircr in opinion, the overseers, il they shall bc
ngreed thereon, shall decide the question OF
N.
all the law Judges OF the proper court, able to
Ect at the time, shall concur in the appoint
EentS Yu..le.
SEC. l.. The trial and determination of con-
lasted elections of electors Of President and
Vice President. members of tho General As
scmhly, and of all public offlccrS. whether
State, judicial, municipal, or local, shall be by
lHe courts OF law. or hN one or more of the lu
Judges thereof; the General Assembly shall, by
general law. designate the courts ana judges
by whom the several classes of election con-
t"Sts shall he tried and regulate the manner of
lrtai emo al matters incident thereto: but 40
snch law assigning Jurisdiction, or regulating
It's exercise, shall apply to any contest arising
cut OF an election held before its passue,..
ARTICLE TX.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
SECTION ]. All taxes shuli be uniform upop
the same class of subjects within the tOrinl
limits OF the authority lt.VNiug the tax, and
shall re levied ard collected under general
laws; hut the General Assembly may, by gen
"ral laws, exempt from taxation ltTAlic pro-
perty nscd for public purposes, actuul places
Uf religious worship. places Of burial not used
or hell for private or corporate profit, and in
stiiutiols OF purely public charity.
SEC ?. All laws C1cmpting property from
taxation. other than The property above emu