Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-28
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person shall be convicted without the concur
renee OF two-thirds of the members present.
oEC. .. The Governor and all other civil officer
snail be liable to impeachment for any misde
ineanor In office, but judgment In such case
snall not extend further than to removal from
onlce and disqualification to hold any office o
Trust or profit under this commonwea tn,
person accused, whether convicted or acquitted
snail nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial
Judgment and punishment according to law.
SEC. 4. All officers shall hold their Offices or
the condition that they behave themselves wei
while in Office, aud shall be removed on conyic
lion OF misbehayior In Office or of any infamou,
crime.
Appointed officers other than Judges Of tn,
courts OF record and the Superintcndendent o
fubhc Instruction, may be removed at tn,
pleasure of the power by which they shall hav,
been appointed. All officers elected 10y the people
except Governor, Lieutenant Governor, member,
OF the General Assembly, and Judges of tn,
courts of record, learned in the law, shall bS
removed by the Governor for reasonable cause
after due notice and full hearing on the addrcs.
OF two-thirds of the Senate.
ARTICLE FIL
OATH OF oFrlCB.
Sectional. Senators and Representatives and all
judicial, state and county officers, shall before
terng on the duties of their respective Offices take
and subscribe the following oath or affirmation.
uO eOlcInuly swear (Or AfnrIn) that Will SUP
port, obey and defend the constitution of the Uni.
ted States and the constitution of this common
wealth. and that will discharge the duti es of my
office with fdclty that have not paid or contrib
utet, or promisce to pay or contribute, either d.
rectly Or Indirectly, any money other valuable
thing TO procure my nomination election Tor
appointment). except for necessary and proper eI
penses expressly authorized by law: that have
not knowingly violated any election law Of this
commonwealth, or procured Il to be done by others
in my behalt that will not knowingly receive
directly Indirectly, any money or other valuable
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any act or duty pertaining t. my office other than
the compensation allowed by law"
The foregoing oath shall be administered by
some person authorized to administer oaths and in
the case of State officers and Judges oftheSupremo
court, shallbe.fled in the Office of the Secretary
Of the commonwealth, and in the Of other ju-
dicial and county officers in the office of the Pro-
thonotary of the county in which the same is tax.
any person refusing to take said oath affirm.
alton shall forfeit his office. and any person who
falsely. Of having violated said oath or affirma.
tion, shall be guilty ol perjury and be forever dis
qualified from holding any Office oftrust OF profit
within this commonwealth.
The oath to the members of tl,e senate aud house
Of Representative shall be administered by of
the Judges of the Supreme court or of court of
common please, learned In the law, In the hall Of
the house 10 which the member shall be elected
ARTICLE VIII
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS.
Section /. Every male citizen twenty one years
ofnge, possessing the following qualifications,
shaf1 be entitled to vote at all elections:
First. lie shall have been citizen Of the United
States at least one month.
Second, He shall have resided IN the state ono
year Tor II having previously been qualified cleo
tor or native born ctisen oi the state, he shall
have removed therefrOm and returned, then six
mOnths) Immediately preceding the election
Third He shall have resided In the election dis
trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
months immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty two years OF age or upwards.
he shall have paid within two years state or
countytaI which shall have been assessed at least
two months, and paid At least one month before
Sec. 2 The general election shall he held annu-
ally on the Tuesday next following the first Monday
Of November, but the general assembly may by
bers OF each house consulting thereto.
Sec. 5. All elections for city, ward, borough, and
shall be held on the third Tuesday of February.
Sec. 4. All elections by the citizens shall bo by
the ori ier in which 1T shall be received, and the
number recorded by the election officers on tho
list of voters opposite tho name OF the elector who
name upon his ticket or cause the same to be
written thereon and attested by citizen OF the
district. The election officers shall be sworn or
affirmed not to disclose how any clcctor shall hayo
voted unless required to do 50 rs witnesses In q
Nee s. Electors shall In all cases except treason,
felony and breach Or surety OF the peace, be priv
tions and in going TO and returning therefrom.
Sec. g. Whenever any of the qualified electors OF
this commonwealth shall be In actual military
service. under requisltion from the President Of
the United States by the authority OF this com
monwealth, such electors may exercise the right
regulations as are OF shall be prescribed by law,
fully as If they were present at their usual plao-
es of election.
SEC. z All laws regulating the holding Of eleo
tions by the citizens or for the registration Of
cctors shall be uniform throughout tho state, but
no electur shall be deprived Of the privilege OF
voting by reason OF his name not being register"
ed.
Sec. g. Any person who shall give, or promise or
offer to give to an eloctor, any money, reward or
other valuable consideration for his vote at O.
lection or for Withholding the same, who shall
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other person or party for such electors vote,
shall receive agree to receive, for himself for
another any money reward or other valuable cou-
sideraiion for his vote at election, for with
vote at such election and any elector whose right
TO vote shall be challenged for such cause before
the election officers shall be required TO swear
affirm that the matter of the challenge Is untrue
before his vote shall be received
Sec. 9. Any person who shall, while a candidate
for office, be guilty of bribery, fraud or willml
violation of an election law, shall be forever dis
qualied from holding an office of trust or profit In
this commonwealth; and any person convicted of
will lulyioaton Of the election laws. shall, In Rddi;
tion to any penalties provided by law, be deprived
Of the right VI suffrage absolutely for term OF
four years.
See. 10. In trials OF contested elections, and 10
proceedings for the investigation of elections, no
person shall be permitted 10 withhold his testmo-
ny upon the ground that 1t may criminate himself
or subject him to public niany; but such testimo-
ny shall not afterwards lie used against him In
any judicial proceeding except for perjury In CIV
ing such testimony.
Sec. IL. TOWNSHIPS ana wares OF cities or Dor
oughs shall form or be divided into election dis
tricis OF compact and contiguous territory In such
manner the court Of q uaTter session OF the city
or county in which the same located may di.
rect, but districts Ia cities Of over one hundred
thousand inhabitants shall be divided by the
courts OF quarter sessions having jurisdiction there
In whenever at the next preceding election mora
than two hundred and nifty votes shall have been
pullcl therein; aud other election districts when
ever the court Of the proper county shall be of
piniOn that the convenience OF the electors and the
public interests will be promoted thereby.
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tive capacity shall he VIVA voCR.
Sec. -. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed TO have gained residence By rea
OF his presence, or lose II by of his alb
seucc while employ cd in the service, either civil OF
military of this state or OF the United States nor
while engaged In the navigation of the waters OF
the State ar Of the United States, or on the high
seas, nor while student OF any institutiou Of
learning, nor while kept in any poor house 9TH
er asylum NJ public expense, nor while contnol Ia
public prison.
Sec. il. District election boards shall consist Of.
n judge and TWO inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have
the right 10 vote for the judge and inspector
and each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election board any new district shall be So
lected, and vacancies In election boards filled "a
shall be provided by law. Election officers shall b0
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