The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-11-26
ARTICLE VII.
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ION aw oiths CoinmohNea%tn ~ y, , @ gu u 70 3e
Te@eiye directly or indireetly any money or other
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The % foreSoinR oath shall he Administered by some
~ t, ,er and indges of the s,,nremc couTt
shall be filed in the onlce OF the Secretary o te Com
% anu a. u, ~ ,e % se ~ ~ ,h NV ~
the county In yhicii the same is taken any person
& "a anu uH sS s'n napSon who shall he con t
having sworn or affirmed falsely, os of hGyug yio-
iry s h srsr ", aisnaIscd from haidin p1
ISy y Sd m r,,s ye or nrn whn This
Of o ~ ,i rs Sa h " d,n;nis,arod ~" hv o ~
he jddsc; cf The supreme Court Or Of a Court of
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Apr,ctr VII
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srcr,ov Eyerv ,nnio c,,,,o,, voors y,
age, possessing the following qualifications, shall be
entitled 70 vote , a. all elections -, , ,n,o,
States at least one mouth.
Second. He shall have resided I'm the State one
year or II having previously beena qualified elee-
tor nstivc born citizen of the state he shall have
removed thercfrom and returned, then six monthsl
Immediately preceding the election.
Third He shall have resided in the election dis
Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. II twenty two years OF age or upwards,
~ tax, which shall have been assessed at least two
months and paid at least one month before the cleo
aon; Tho occor., e,sc,,oD s,.,, ,e ne,d srru.,,
on the Tuesday next following the first Monday OF
SoyemiSer b9t the General A Assempy Sc m, may by law
each house consenting thereto.
SIC. ,. All elections for city, ward, borough, and
township officers for regular terms of service shall
be held ON the third Tuesday OF February
LOT All q e e shs 6e % be
order In which 1t shall be received. and the number
oppote tSs name Of the eeeor % who presents the
ballot. Any eleetor may write his name upon his
ticket or cause the same TO De written thereon ana
hcer shall be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how
any eeetor shai nave v9eu unless required 10 90 no
SIC. s. Electors shall In all cases except treason,
felony ana breach or surety OF the peace, DC PRIV
ileged from arrest during their attendance on cleo
SIC g. whenever any Of the qualified electors Of
this Commonwealth shall be in actual military ser
vice, under requisiton from the PRESIDENT OF the
wealth. such electors may exercise the right Of suf
frage in al elections BY the citizens under such reg
as il they were present at eir usual places Of elec
ton.
h e. clap M os G h rssraion srn of ecnr T
be uniform throughout the state but no eleetor shall
be deprived Of the privilege OF voting by reason OF
SEC $, Any person who shall give or promise or
offer TO give TO an elector, any money reward or ON
valuable 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
holding thereof and any elector who shall receive or
agree 70 receive ioE himself OF 9r any mon
al an election OF for withholding the same shall there
by forfeit the right TO vote at such election, and any
eleetor whose right TO vote shall be challenged for
such cause before the election officers shall be re
CURED to swear or affirm that the matter of the eha-
r. lenge is untrue before his vote shall be received
SIC, 9. Any person who shall. while candidate
for office be guilty OF bribery fraud or willtul vio-
lation OF any election law, shall be forever disqua
fled from holding an ONCE OF trust or pront IN TINS
Commonwealth and any person convicted OF Will
ful violation OF the election laws shall ~ adaili9h
70 any penalties provided by law be deprived OF the
right of suffrage absolutely for term OF four years.
SEC TO- In trials of contested elections and in pro-
shall be permitted 10 withhold his testimony upon
the ground that Il may crimnate himself or subject
him 10 public infamy; but such testimony shall not
afterwards be used against him in any judicial pro-
ceeding except for perjury in giving such testimo-
SEC. II. Townships and wards ofctes or boroughs
shall form or be divided into election districts of
eonpRet and e9n!gg9ns territory IN IN saeh manner
In which the same are located may direct but dis
rlcs in cities OF over one hundred Thousand inhao-
itans shall be divided by the Courts OF Quarter
Sessions having jurisdiction therein Whenever at the
next preceding election more than two hundred and
fifty votes shall have been polled therein ana 9th
or election districts whenever the court of the proper
county shall be of opinion that the convenience OF
the electors and the public interests viii be promot
ed thereby.
SEC IL. AL elections by persons IN representative
capacity shall be VIVA vocE.
SEC lS FOrthe purpose Of yotingn person shall be
deemed TO have gained residence by reason OF his
presence or lost II by reason OF hls aDsenee while
employed in the service, either civil or military OF
this state or OF the United states nor While engaged
in the navigation of the waters OF the State, or OF
student of any institution OF learning nor while kept
in any poor house or other asylum atpuble expense
while confined in public prison.
SEC II. District election boards shall consist OF
Judge and two inspectors VINO shall be chosen aniu-
ally by the citizens. Each elector shall have the
right 70 vote for the judge and one inspector and
each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The hfsl
election board for any new district SHAH be selected
and vacancies in election boards filled as shall be