The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-10-18


one year, on both, at the discretion Of the
court.
also make known the following pr, 4
visions of the new Constitution of Pen
sylvania;
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELEoTioN.
SEC. 1. Every male citizen twenty-oi @
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled 70 vote Mt
all elections:
First He shall havo been citizen OF
the United States Mt least one month.
Second II @ shall haveresided in the State
one year, Tor, If having previously boon
qualified elector or native born citizen ,if
the State he shall have renewed thereiorln
and returned, then six moths,) imme j.
ately precedidg the election.
Third, ale. shall have resided in tho
election district where he offers To vote nt
least tive months Immediately preceding
the election.
Foiugh.-lf twenty-five years OF age r.
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years State or county tax which slrul
have been assessed at least two months aild
paid ut least onemonth before election
SEC. 2. The General election shall l. 2
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, but
the General Assembly may, by law, fi& 81
difieront day, two-thirds of all tho menu
bers of each House consenting thereto.
l also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions OF an act approved the Both
of March, 1865, entitled San net revula-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
of this Commonwealth"
SEC. ]. he 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania i'm General As
semblY met, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That the quail
HnA M
Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required 10 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
and shall be labeled Judiciary - one
ticket snail embrace the names of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
state" one ticket shall embrace the
namts ofa the county Offices voted for,
including office of Senator and member of
Assembly, if voted for, and member OF
Congress, if voted FOR, and be labeled
County," one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the township officers voted
for, and be labeled 'Township;r - one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all the
borough officer voted for, and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depos-
tied in seperate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment ofprofit or
trust under the United States, or this
State, or any city or corporated district,
whether commissioned oiliser or other
wise, n subordinate Off Ger or agent who
is or shall be employed under the legisla-
ture, executive or judiciary department OF
this State, or of any city, or Of any incor-
porated district, and also that every MEM
ber 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
holding 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 officer of such election shall be ELI
gible to be then voted for.
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 Tionesta, as follows: "All
Judges living within twelve miles of tho
ProthonotarY's office, or within twenty
four miles If their residence be i'm town,
village or city upon the line of a railroad
leading to the county seat. shall before two
O'Clock p. M. on WEDNESDAY, NO
NEMBER EIGHTH, 1882, and all other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, m, on
TIL URSDAY, NOVEMBER NINTH,
1882, deliver said returns. together with
the return sheets, to 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 hand at my Office in Tio-
nesta, Pa, this 10th day of september,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two, and in
the one hundred and seventh year of the
Independence of the United States.
c. w. CLARK, Sheriff.