The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-19
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SEC. l. Every malo citizen twenty-one
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
FirSt.-Ho shall have been citizen of
the United States at least one month.
SccoHd.-H @ shall have resided in the State
one year, Tor, If having previously been
qualified elector or native born citizon of
the state he shall have renewed thereforn
and returned, then six moths,) immedi-
a.oly precedidg the election.
Ihir8.-He shall have resided in tho
election district where he offers to vote at
lesst two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fomth.-If twenty-five years Of ago or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years a State or county tax which shall
have beon assessed at least two months and
paid at least onomOnth before election.
SEC 2. The General election shall he
held annually on tho Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday Of November, but
the General Assembly may by law. fix n
diiferont day, two-thirds of all the men,
bers of each House consentipg thereto.
Also, the following sections OF an act en-
titled, IA further supplement- to the act
regulating elections in this Common
wealth. approved tho Both day OF Janu-
ary, 1874:
SEC. IL. 1t shall bo lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
liiE bAiS iiesiitt vi DAODOStu NOOtI Is COn-
tanned on the list of resident taxablos, to
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof OF the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
| by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the
| evidence. Every person claiming To be a
| naturalized citizen shall be required to
| produce his naturalization certificate at
| tho election before voting, except where
Nhe has been for five years cnnsccutively a
voter in the district in which he offers to
vote; and on the vote of such person be-
! ing received, it shall be the duty of the
| election officers to writo or stamp on such
| certificate the word "voted," with tho day,
month and year; and if any election Off
| Ger or officers shall receive Il second vote
! on the same day, by virtue of same GER
| tihcate, except where sons arc entitled to
| vote because Of the naturalization of their
fathers, they and the person who shall
offer such second vote, shall be guilty of a
| misdomeanor, and on conviction thereof
| shall be fined or imprisoned, or BOTH ut
the discretion of the court; but the fine
shall not exceed five hundred dollars in
| each case, nor tho imprisonment one year.
| The like punishment shall be inflicted
| on conviction on the officers of election
| who shall neglect or refuse TO make or
cause to be made the endorsement re-
| quired aforesaid on said naturalization
| certificate.
SEC. II. If any election officer shall re-
| fuse or neglect to require such proof of
the right OF suffrage as is prescribed by
! this law, or laws to which this is supple
| n1ent, from any person offering to vote
| whose name is not on this list of assessed
| voters, or whose right to vote without re-
| quirlng such proof, every person so of
| Tending shall, upon conviction, bo guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced
| for every such ofiense, to pay a fine not
! exceeding five hundred dollars, or to un-
| dergo an Imprisonment of not moro than
one year, or both, at the discretion of tho
| court.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices Of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment of profit or
| trust under the United States, or this
State, or any city or corpOrated district,
| whether commissioned officer or other
| wise, a subordinate officer or agent who
is or shall be employed under the legisla-
ture, executive or Judiciary department OF
this State, on of any city, or Of any incor-
| pOrated district, and also that every mem
Der of Congress and of the State Legisla-
| ture, or of the select or common council
| OF any oity, or commissioners OF any in
corporated district, is by law Incapable of
ho!ulng or exercising at the time, the
office or appointment of judge, inspector
or clerk Of any election in this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, judge or
| other olieer of such election shall DO eli
gible to be then voted for.
also give official notice Of the follow
ing provisions Of an act approved tho 3Dth
OF March, 1856, entitled "An act regula-
| ting the mode of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth"
SIC. I. BE it enacted by the Senate and
| House OF Representatives OF Lbe Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
Senbiy met, and it is hereby enacted by
tho authority OF the same. That the quail
lhed voters OF the seySrlu counties of this
Commonwealth, al all general, township,
borough and special elections ara hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written seVorallV clas-
sited as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all judges of courts voted for
and shall be labeled Judiciary - one
ticket snail embrace the names of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
'Statei" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the couulY Offices voted for
including Office of Senator and member OF
Assembly, IL voted FOR, and member of
Congress, if voted for, and be labeled
"County;" une ticket shall en- brace the
names ofall tho township officers voted
for, and be labeled Township :" one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all the
borough offices voted for, and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall bo depos-
tied in seperate ballot boxes.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatively take charge of the
certificates of return of the election of
their respective districts. and produce
Them at the Prothonotary's Office in the
Borough of Iionesta, as follows: "An
judges living within twelve miles Of the
ProthonotarY's office, or within twenty
four miles If their residence be in a town,
village or city upon the line of a railroad
leading to the county seat. shall before two
O'Clock p, m. on WEDN ESDAY, NO
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