Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-19

The foresninR oath shall be administered by
some person authorized TO administer oaihs,
and in the case OF state officers and Judges
OF the supreme Court, shall be- nlrd IN the Of
fee OF the Secretary of the CommonweaIh,
and in the case of other ludieial anu county
officers, in the office OF the ProihonotafE Oh
the county in which the same Is taken any
person refusing to take said oath or amrnlit-
tion shall forfeit his Office, and any p.tSon
who shall be convicted of having sworn or
affirmed falsely or Of having violated SAID
oath or Affirmation. shall be guilty OF peru
~. and be forever disqualified from hoidihs
any offce of trust or profit within this Cohi-
m0nwralth.
IN. oarh to the members Of the senate and
House OF Representatives shall be admins
tered by one of the Judges of the supreme
Court or of a Court of Common Pleas, learn
ed in the Law, in the hall OF the house to
which the members shall be elected.
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS.
SECTION |. Every male citizen twcnty-one
years OF age, possessing the following quail
fications, shall be entitled TO vote at all eIec-
. tIoES:
First He shall have been a citiz n of the
United states al least one month.
second. lie shall have resided in the state
one year toT II, having previously been
Qualified elrctOr or native born citizen of the
State, h- shall have removed therefrom aud
! returned, then SIX monthsJ immediately pre-
ce,iing the ELECTION.
Third. he shall have resided In the cleo
/ tion district where he shall offer TO vote at
4 least two months Immediately preceding the
I election.
I he shalt have paid within two years "A state
i or county tax, which sholi have been iisses ssed
Z nj least two months and paid II least one
I month n before I'll. election.
I sec. . The general election shall be held an
nually ON the Tuesday next following the nIst
Monday of November. but the General AS
| s.mbly may by law nix different day. two
! thirds OF all the members Of each house con-
seniing thereto.
Cugh, and township officers, for regular tel Ms
/ OF service, shall De held on the third Tuesday
| of February.
! shall he by ballot. Every ballot voted shall
! lie numbered in the order IN which IL shall
be received, ami the number recorded by the
/ election officers on the list OF voters, opposite
! the name oI the elector who presents the bal-
! lot. Any eiector may write his name upon
his ticket, cause the same TO be written
thereon and attested by citizen of the dis
/ trict. The election officers shall be sworn or
( aftirmed not To disclose how any elector shall
! have voted unless required to do so as wit
nesses in = judicial proceeding
See. >. Electors shall III all cases except
treason, felony, and breach or surety of the
peace he privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and IN going To and
| See & Whenever any Of the qualified elec-
tors OF this IOm rlCnweIlth sh..i. lie in actual
military service, under "a re,iulsaticn from The
I President of the l :iited States or by the au-
thority OF this Commonwealth such electors
may e1rrciS. the light Of suffrage in all elec-
lions by the citizens, under such regulations
as are or shall be- prescribed by law. as iully
as il they were present at their usual places
ot election.
See. :. All laws regulating the holding of
elections by the citizens or for the regisira-
ton OF electors shall be uniform Throughout
the state. but no elector shall he deprived Oi
the privilege of voting by reason of his name
not being registered.
Sc s. ANY person who shall give or prom
lse or offer To gave To AN elcctor, any money,
reward or other valuable consideration for
his vote AZ an election or for Withholding the
same, or who shall give or promise to give
sLcE CCnsiC. ration 10 any other person or
party for such electors vote, Oh for the with
holding thereof. and any ,lector " no shall
receive oT agree to receive, for himself or for
another, any money, reward, or other ValUa-
BILE consideration for his vote at an election,
or for withholding The same, snail Thereby
forfeit the right to vote al such election and
any eIector whose right To vote shall lie
challenged for such cause before the election
officers shall be required 10 swear or affirm
that the matter OF the challenge is untrue be-
tore his vote shall be received.
Sec. y. ANY person who shall. while a cam
didate for office, be guilty -! bribs ry, fraud,
or willful violation of anV election law shall
Ice forever disqualified from holding AN Office
Of trust ~ proft in this Commonwealth; and
any person convicted OF willful violation OF
the election laws, shall. in addition Io any
penalties provided by law, be deprived OF the
right of suffrage absolutely for a term of four
years.
Se,.. TO- In trials of con. ested elections and
in proceedings Tor the Investigation Of eiec-
tiOns, no person shall ne permitted To with
hold his testimony upon the ground tiiat i;
may eliminate himself OF subject nir,s-lf to
public iniamy; but such testimony shall not
afterwards be used against him in any Judi
Clsl proceeding, except for perjury in giving
such testimony.
See. IL. townships and wards Of cities or
boroaghs shall form or he divided into elec-
tlon districts Of compact and contiguous ter
ritory, in such manner as the Court OF Quar-
Ter sessions OF the ciiy or county in which
the saIle are located may direct; but dis
trlcts IA cities of over one hundred thouSa nd
Inhabitants shall be divided 10y the Courts of
Quarter Sessions having Jurisdiction therein
| whenever at the next preceding election
more than two hundred and fifty votes shall
have been poliCd therein; and other election
districts whenever the court OF tine proper
county shall he OF opinion that the conven-
renee OF the electors apd the public interests
VIII be promoted thereby.
See. l. All elections by persons in n repre-
sentative capacity shall be VIVA yoCE
sec. IL. FOR the purpose Of voting. no per-
son shall be de- med to have gained IA resi-
dence by reason of his presence, OF lost II by
reason of bis absence while employed in the
service, either civll or military, OF this State
or OF the [ nited states, nor while engage
III the navigation Of the waters OF the state
or oi the United States, or ON the high seas
nor while student of any institution OF
learning, nor while kept IL any poor house
or other asylum at pubiiceXpense, nor " hi lie
confined in public prison.
sec. IA. District election boards shai Z con-
lie chosen annually by the citizens. Each
eleetor shall have the right 10 vote for the
judge and one inspector. and each inspector
sh;ul appoint one clerk The first election
board Tor any new district shall be selected
and vacancies in election boards filI.t. RS
shall be provided by law. Election officers
sIal lie privileged from arrest upon days of
election and while engaged in making up
and transmitting returns, except upon war
rant OF a court OF record or judge thereof for
! an election fraud. for felony or for wauton
breach of he peace. In cities they
claim exemption from jury duty during
their term OF service.
See. Is. No person shall be auaIf,ied to
. serve a. an election officer who shall ho.d,
or shall within two months have held any
Office, appointment, or employ mrnt in or
under the Govern ment of the United States
oF this state, or OF any city or county OF of
! ANY municipal board, commission, or trust
! IN any city, save Only justices OF the peace
and aldermen. notaries public, and persons
In the militia service Of the State; nor shall
any election officer be eligible to any civil
I Office 10 be filled at an election ~ which he
shall serve, save only TO such subordinate
municipal or local offices below the grade. of
city or county Offices as shall be designated
| by general law.
Sec. ID. The Courts of Common Pleas Of
the several counties of the Common " ealth
shall have power within their respective iu-
| rlsdlctlOns To appoint overseers OF election
! 10 supervise the proceedings of election Q m
] GERS, and TO make report To the court may
| he required; such appointments TO De made
| for any district in a city or county, upon pe-
| titon of i've citizens, lawful vote Of such
! election district, setting forth that such ap-
/ poiElment l. q reasonable precaution to Sc
! cure the purity and fairness Of elections:
overseers shall be ~ o in nun, Der for an eIec,
tlon district, shall be residents therein. and
shali De persons qualified 20 serve Gpoa
election boards. and in each case members
! oil diiierent political parties; whichever the
members 81 al election board shall differ in
I opinion, the Oyerseers, if they shall be
agreed thereon, shall decide the question Of
dlIierence; IN appointing overseers of elec-
tion. all the law Judges OF tie proper court
able 70 act al ihe time. shall concur in the
appointments made.
Sec Ia The tiial and determination Of
contested elections OF electors OF President
and Nlce President, members OF the General
Assembly, and of all public officers, whether
Siate. iullcial. municipal. or local shall b..