The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-10

shall have removed therefrom and
then six mon+hs) immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in
the election district where he shall
offer to vote at least two months inn
mediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of
age or upwards, he shall have paid
within two years state or county
tax. which shall have been assessed
ut least two months and paid at least
one month before the election.
Sec ,. The general election shall
be held annually on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday of Novem-
Der, but the general assembly may by
law fix different day, two-thirds OF
all the members of each house con-
senting thereto.
Sec 3. All elections for city, ward,
borough and township officers for
regular terms of service, shall be held
on the third Tuesday of February.
Sec 4. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot. Every ballot voted
shall be numbered in the order in
which it shall be received, and the
number recorded by the election Of
ficers on the list Of voters, opposite
the name of the elector who presents
the ballot. Any electOr may write
his 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
clector shall have voted unless re-
quired to do so as witnesses in a ju-
dicial proceeding.
Sec ). Electors shall in all cases
except treason, felony and breach or
surety of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during their attendance
on elections and in going to and re-
turning therefrom.
Sec s. Whenever any of the quail
fed electors of this commonwealth
shall be in actual military service.
under a requisition from the Presi-
dent Of the United States or by the
authority Of this commonwealth, such
electors may exercise the right of
suffrage in all elections by the citi-
zens, under such regulations as are
or shall be prescribed by law, as full
ly as ii they were present at their
usual places Of election.
Sec I. All laws regulating the
holding of elections by the citizens
or for the registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the state,
but no elector shall be deprived Of
the privilege Of voting 10y reason OF
his name not being registered.
SEC =. Any person who shall give,
or promise or offer to give 10 an cleo
tor, any money. reward or other val
liable consideration for his vote at an
election or for withholding the same,
or who shall give or promise to give
such consideration to any other per-
son or party such electors vote. or
for the withholding thereof, and any
elector who shall receive or agree to
receive. for himself or for another,
any money. reward or other valua bic
consideration for his vote at an cleo
ton, or for withholding the same,
shall thereby forfeit the RIGHT to vote
at such election, and any electOr
MIL % l,y ahn
lenged for such cause before the cleo
ton officers shall be required to swear
or affirm that the matter of the chal-
lenge is untrue before his vote shall
be received.
Sec 8. Any person who shall, while
a candidate for office, be guilty Of
bribery. fraud or willtul violation of
any election law, shall be forever dis
qualified from holding an office of
trust or profit in this common wealth !;
and any person convicted of willtul
violation of the election laws. shall.
in addition to any penalties provided
hv law, be deprived of the right of
suffrage absolutely for term Of four
Years.
Sec 10. In trials Of contested elcc-
tions. and in proceedings for the in
vestigatiOn Of elections, no person
shall be permitted to withhold his tes-
timony upon the ground that it may
criminate hi nself or subject him to
public infamy; but such testimony
shall not afterwards be used against
him in any judicial proceeding, "
cept for perjury in giving such testi-
mony.
Sec II. Townships and wards of
cities or boroughs shall form or he
divided into election districts of com
pact and contiguous territory, in such
manner as the court Of quarter ses-
sions Of the city or county in which
the same are located may direct; but
districts in cities Of over one hundred
thousand inhabitants shall be divided
by the courts Of quarter sessions hav-
ing jurisdiction therein whenever at
the next preceding election more than
two hundred and fifty votes shall
have been polled therein; and other
election districts whenever the court
of the proper county shall De of opin-
ion that the convenience of the elec-
tors and the public interests will be
promoted thereby.
Sec II. All elections by persons in
a representative capacity shall be
viva voce.