Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-05
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shall not extend further than to removal from
Office and disqualification 20 hold any Office o.
trust or profit under this commonwealth thu
person accused, whether convicted or acquitted
shall nevertheless be liable TO indictment, trial
Judgment and punishment according to law.
SEC. 4. All officers shall hold their Offices on
the condition that they behave themselves vel
while IN office, aud shall be removed on convic-
ton of mlsbehayor In Office or Of any infamoui
crime. -
Appointed officers other than Judges Of the
counts of record and the superintendent o.
Public instruction, may he removed ut th,
pleasure of the power by which they shall hav,
been appointed. All officers elected by the people
except Goyernpr, Lieutenant Governor, member,
of the General Assembly, and judges OF tho
courts of record, learned III the law, shall b,
removed by the Governor Tor reasonable cause
after due notice and full riug on the addrest
of two-thirds Of the Scnnte
ARTICLE VII
OATH oP oPFIcH. 7
Section l. Senators and Representa- Ives and ali
judicial state and county officers, shall, boforo
terng the duties Of their respective offices to Ike
and subscribe the following oath or affirmation.
Il do sOlemnly swear Cor atirip) that Will sup
port obey and defend the constitution Of the Uni
ted States and tho constitution Of this common
wealth. and that will discharge the duties of my
office with fidelity; that have not paid contrib
uied, or promisoe to pay or contribute, either di-
1tcllN OF lDtlGcctlN, money OF Olncr NhluhDle
thing. to procure my nomination or election Tor
appointmCnt). except Tor necessary and proper ex-
penses expressly authorized by law: that have
not knowingly violated any election law Of this
commonwealth, or procured II to be done by others
in my behalf; that will not knowingly receive,
directly or Indirectly, any money Orothcr valuable
thing for the performance or non-periOrmance OF
any net or DUTY pertaining t my office, other than
The foregoing oath shall lie administered by
some person authorized to administer oaths and In
the case of State officers and Judges of ftheSuprene
,prt no tl,i n th.a af of tha ptary
of the commonwealth and In the case Of other ju-
dicial and county officers. in he office of the Pro-
thonotary of the county in which tho same Is TAX
en-; any person refusing to take said oath or Affirm
alton shall forfeit his office and any person who
shall he convicted of having sworn or affirmed
falsely or OF having violated said oath hor afirma-
ion, shall be guilty perjury, and be forever dis
qualified from holding any Office of trust OF profit
within this commonwealth.
The oath to the members Of The senate aud house
of Representatives shall be administered by one Of
the Judges Of the supreme court or OF court OF
common please. learned in the law In the hall nf
the house to which the member shall be elected
ARTICLE FIJI.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS.
Section !: Every male citizen twenty ono years
shall be entitled 10 vote at all elections:
First. He shall have been citizen oftho United
States OF least one month.
Second. lie shall have resided In the state
year (or If having previously been qualified cleo.
tor or native born cltisen Of 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 mt least two
month. immediately preceding tile election.
Fourth. If twenty two years OF age or upwards
ne shall have pal within two years state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at least
two months, and paid ut least one month leiore
tho election.
Sec. .. The general election shall be held annu-
ally on the Tuesday next following the first Monday
OF November but the general assembly may by
law fix different day, two thirds Of all tho mem
bcrs of each house consulting thereto.
Sec. g. All elections Tor city, warl, borough. and
township officers, for regular terms of service,
shall be held on the third Tuesday Of February.
Sec. /. All elections by the citizens shall bo by
ballot. Every ballot 'otc1 shall be numbered in
the or cr In which Il shall be received, and the
number recorded by the election officers on the
list Of voters opposite tho name Of the elccor who
presents the ballot. Any cleotor may write h!s
mace upon his ticket. cause the same TO bO
written thereon and attestei by q citizen OF the
district, The election officers shall be sworn or
affirmed not to disclose how any clec;or shall have
voted unless required to do So rs witnesses in d
judicial proceeding.
felony and breach or surety of the peace, be priv
iegcd from arrest during their attendance elec-
tons and In going to ana returning therefrom.
Sec. o. Whenever any of the qualified electors Of
this commonwealth shall be In actual military
service under requisition from the President OF
the United States Of by the authority of this com
munweaIth. such electors may exercise the right of
suffrage in all elections 10y the citizens under such
regulations or shall he prescribed by law
as fully as II they were present at their usual plRc
Of election.
Sec. I. All Laws regulating the holding of elcc.
uons by the citizens or for the registration of e.
lecors shall be uniform throughout the state, but
no ecctOr shall be deprived Of tho privilege Of
voting by reason of his namo not being register
eli.
Sec. $, Any person who shall give, or promise or
oler to give to an elcctCr, any money, reward or
other valuable c0nsi ,cratiun for his vote at
lection or for Withholding the same or who shall
give or promise to give such consideration to any
other person or party for such electors rotc, or
for the Withholding thereof, ami any elector wkQ
shall receive or agree to receive, for himself or 70.
another. any money reward or other valuable con
siuCratiOu for his vote election for with
holding the shall thereby forfeit the right to
vote al such election and any elector whose right
to vote shall be challenged for such cause before
the election officers shall be required TO swear or
affirm that the matter oft the challenge is untrue
before his vote shall be received
Sec. O. Any person who shall. while candidate
for office, he guilty Of bribery, fraud or wlllfuI
violation of an election law, shall be forever dis
qualified from hclling an Office of trust or proht In
this commonwealth: ani any person convicted 0f
will fulvioaton of the election laws shall In add;
tlon to amy penalties provided by law be deprived
of the right Of suffrage absolutely Tor term oil
four years.
proceedings for the invest isatiun Of elections, no
person shall be permitted to withhold his testimo.
ny upon the ground that it may criminate hmsefs
or suhicc; him To public inhmy but snch testimo-
ny shall not afterwards be used against him In
any julcial proceeding, except for perjury In CIV
Sec. ii. Townships and warls Of cities or bor-
oughs shall !urm or he divided into election dis
tricts of compact and contiguous territory. In saCs
manner the court of Quarter session OF the city
or county IN which the same are located may d.
rect hut districts IN cities of over one hundred
thousand inhabitants shall be divided by tho
courts OF quarter .cssons having jurisdiction there
In whenever al The next preceding election more
than two hundred and tfty votes shall have been
pollcd therCiu and other election districts when.
ever the court Of the proper county shall be Of O.
pn0n that the convenience Of the electors ana the
public Interests will he promoted thereby.
Sec. II. All elections by persons In u representa-
tive capacIty shall be VIVA voCE
Sec i3 For the purpose Of voting, no person
shall he dcciucd to have gained residence by rea-