The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-09-02
Voting Requisites.

The election, on the Sd of Novem-
Der next, will be the first general cleo
ton under the new Constitution. The
change from the old to the new system
is important and will require careful
study, in order to avoid mistakes.
~, The new duties of election officers
.cannot'be committed to memory, or be
well understood by brief study ON
election morning. Time should be
given to the subject beforehand. Per-
sons who may be members of the
Board of Election, in the several dis
rtrlcts where they belong, should give
attention to the subject now. For
their benefit we insert the following
carefully prepared summary of voting
requisites from the Pittsburgh Gazette,
Questions may arise not embraced in
this article but its clearness and com.
prehensiveness as well as its Importance
commend it to the careful attention of
every voter:
Il. Two months residence in an elec.
tion district is required, in place of ten
days as heretofore. 2. The State or
county tax must be assessed at least
two months, and paid at least one
month before election. 8. Every bal.
lot shall be numbered, and the mum.
Der recorded on the list of voters op,
posite the name Of the person voting
1t, and the voter may write, or cause to
be written, his name on the ballot. A.
In the trial of contested elections. a
witness must testify even though. his
evidence criminate himself. 5. No
person can be an officer of election
who holds, or who for two months
prior to the election has held nation
al, or State office, or in a municipal
hoard, commission. or trust in any city.
o. Iwo oyerseers may be appointed by
the Court of Common Pleas on the ap-
plication of five citizens, and have
the right to supervise proceedings, may
report to Court, and where election
officers differ, may decide the differen,
ces. 2. Foreign born citizens must
have been naturalizeda month prior
to the election. f,
To these merely personal items may
be added others that refer to the
laws, under the act of 1874. These
are sufficiently important to deserve
specific mentions: i. One Assessor
elected by the people in each district
takes the place of three canvassers.
2. This Assessor rsvises the transcript
Of the preceding year, and reetifes
the voting list. Frum the first Mon
day in August till the sixty first day
before the election, all persons are en-
titled to inspect this list free of charge,
and during this time reetifeation may
be made. B. There is a penalty for
assessing person not voter, or for
not assessing one who is a voter. ANY
person can bring an Assessor before
the Court of Common Pleas for the
non.performanes or wrong performance
of duty, and have the list corrected or
penalty enforced. 4. The election
officers--one Judge and two Inspectors
are elected by the people. 5. The
polls are 70 be opened at Z a. m. and
closed at Z p, m, @, In case persons
name is not on the assessors list, he
may vote provided one qualified voter
of the district is a witness Of his resi-
dence. 7. Election officers must re-
gard a challenge, and proof of right
to vote must be made before the b-llot
can be received. s. Eeetion officers
are to be sworn or affirmed not to dis.
3 close how any eleetor shall have voted.
81 Intimidationh whether against an
election officer challenger or voter, is
made misdemeanoE 10. Votes are
TO be counted only at the close Of eloc.