The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-12
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION,

SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of ago, possessing tho following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
FtrSt.-He shall have been citizen of
the United States at least one month.
Second.-H @ shall have resided in the State
one year, Tor, if having previously been a
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereforin
and returned, then six moths,) immedi-
ately preceddg the election.
Third.-He shall have resided in the
election district where he offers to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
T'Ottrth.-If twenty-five years of ago or
upwards, he shall have paid State or
county tax which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least one
month before election.
Sec. 2. Tho 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 a
differont day, two-thirds of all the mem
bers Of each House consenting thereto.
Also, the following sections of an act en-
titled, "a further supplement- TO the act
regulating elections in this Common
wealth" approved the Both day of Janu-
ary, 1874:
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for amy quail
fed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ing the name 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
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
by the election board and tho
vote admitted or rejected, according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required to
produce his naturalization ceI tificate at
the election before voting, except where
he has been for five years consecutiVely q
voter III the district in which he offers to
vote; and on the vote of such person be-
ing received it shall be tho duty of the
election officers TO write or stamp on such
certificate the word ''Voted," with tho day.
month and year; and if any election Off
Ger or officers shall receive second vote
on the same day, by virtue of same GER
tlilcate, except where sons arc entitled to
vote because of the naturalization of their
fathers, they and the person who shall
o1ter such second vote, shall be guilty of q
misdomeanor, and on conviction thereof.
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at
The discretion of the court; but the fine
shall not exceed five hundred dollars in
each case, nor the 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-
qulred aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
SEC. ~. If any election officer shall re-
tuse or neglect to require such proof of
the right OF suffrage as is prescribed by
this law, or laws to which this is a supple
ment, from any person Offering to vote
whose name is not on thia list of assessed
voters, or whose right to vote without re-
curing such,proof, every person so of
fnnninH shall
OF a misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced
Tor every such offense, to pay a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. or TO mn
dergo an Imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both, at the discretion of the
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 ofiicer or other
wise, subordinate officer or agent who
Is or shall be employed under the legisla-
ture, executive or judiciary department of
thls State, or OF any city, or of any incor-
porated district, and also that every mem
Der of Congress and of the State IegisIa-
ture, or OF the select or common council
OF any olty, or commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at the time. the
once or appointment of judge, INSPECTOR
or clerk Of any election in this Common
wealth, and that 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 3Oth
OF March, 1866, entitled "An act regula-
tng the mode Of voting at all the elections
of this Commonwealth.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and !
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met and it is hereby enacted Inv |
the authority of the same. That the quaf- !
lled voters OF the sevsral counties of this |
commonwealth, at all general, township
borough and special elections are hereb1 /
hereafter authorized and required to vote |