The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-26
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F0uTth.--If twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least two months and
paid at least onemonth before election.
SEC. 2. The General election shall be
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, but
the General Assembly may, by law, fix n
differont day, two-thrds Of all the mem
bers of ench House consenting thereto.
Also, the following sections of an act en-
titled, ~ further supplement- 10 the act
regulating elections in this Common
wealth" approved the 30th day of Janu-
ary, 1874:
SEC, IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ing the namo of the proposed voter is con-
tanned on the list of resident taxables, to
challenge the vote OF such person, where
upon the proof OF the right of suffrage
rs is now required by law shall
DO publicly made and acted upon
by the election board" and tho
vote admitted or rejected, according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to be u
naturalized citizen shall be required TO
produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before voting, except where
he has been for five years consecutively
voter in the district in which he offers to
vote; and on the vote of such person be-
election officers 10 write or stamp on such
certificate tho word "voted," with tho dav,
month and year; and If any election ofli-
cor or officers shall receive second vote
on the Same day. Ivy virtue of Same GER
tiiicate, except where sons are entitled TO
vote because Of the naturalization of their
fathers they and the person who shall
offer such second vote, shall be guilty of n
! Inisdomeanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at
the discretion eft tho court; but tie 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 -. IF amy election officer shall re-
fuse or neglect 70 require such proof of
/ the right of suffrage az is prescribed l,v
! this law, or lawA 10 which this is q supple
ment, from ary person Offering to vote
| whose name liz not on This list of asscssed
| voters, ul whose right 30 vote without re-
! qulrlug such proof, oVerv person so Of
! jCHuf,@ shall, upOn conviction. he uiity
| OF a mishCNcanor, and shall be sentenced
] for every such o:lense. to pay fine not
| exceeding five hundred dollars. or to nm
| dcrSo an Imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion OF the
! court.
Notice II hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace WHO SHALL
| hold amy Office or appointment Of profit or
! trust unicr the Cnitod States, nr this
State, or amy ritY or corporated district.
! Whethor commissioned Otii 'er or Oth' T.
wise, subordinate officer or agent who
is or stall ho employed under the legisla-
tire, executive or judiciary Department. OF
! this S.ate, or OF any city, or uf any iucor-
! poratel district, aud also that every 'nein-
! Der of Congress and of the state lieuisla-
| tuiC, on OF the select or common council
! OF ANY Oit?, or commissioners of any in
| cprppratpL district. is hy law incaDall 10 of
! holding or exercising at the time, the
otljce "r appointment of judge Inspector
or clerk of any election in this Common
wealth, and taat no inspector, Judge or
other officer Of such election shall be eli
gible to be then voted for.
also give official notice of the follow
| ing provisions Of an act approved the Both
OF March, 1866, entitled "An act regula-
ting The mode of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth"
SIC. /. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the COmmon-
wealth of Pennsylvania in General As
sembiY met, and II is horeby enacted by
| the authority OF the same. That the quail
! iied voters ot the sevsral cou mites of this
Commonwealth, nj all general, township.
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required TO vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
| printed and partly written. seVerallY clas-
| siiied as follows: One ticket shall embrace
! the names of all Judges of courts voted for
aud shall be labeled "Judiciary !" one
ticket snail embrace the names of all tho
! State officers voted for and be labeled
| ''State !" one ticket shall embrace the
nam ofail the county offices voted for.
! including Office of Senator and member Of
| Assembly, if voted for, and member Of
fNrs 4 l., IL.
county, one ticket shall embrace tho
names fall the township officers voted
for, and be labeled -'Township;" :" orc
ticket shall embrace the names OF all the
borough Offices voted for, and be labeled
! Borough and each class shall be denos-
tied in seperate ballot boxes.
Tho Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatiyely take charge Of the
certificates of return Of the election of
their respective districts. and produce
them mt the Prothonotary's office in the
Borough of Tonesta, as follows; "AlI
Judges living within twelve miles of the
! ProthonotarY $ OihOe, or within twenty
| four miles If their residence be in town.
village or city Vpon the line of railroad
| leading 20 the county seat. shall before two
o'clock p. m. on WEDNESDAY, NO
! VENEER NINTH, 1881, and al other
judges shall before twelve o'clock, m. on
| TIL HUKSDAY, NOVEMBER TENTH.
1881, deliver said returns, together with
the return sheets, 10 the Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas of Forest
county, which said return shall be filed
and the day and hour of filing marked
therein. and shall be preserved by the
Prothonotary for public inspection.
Given under my band at my Office in Tio-
nesta, Pa, this 26th day Of september,
IN the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty one, and in
the one hundred and sixth year Of the
Independents of the United States.
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