The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-10-31
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

fHAAsE AND ELECTION.
SEC. |. Every male citizen twenty-oi o
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote al
all clectons
FirSt.-IIe shall have been citizen OF
the United States at least one month.
HccoRd.-he g shall have resided in the state
one year, (Or, If having previously been "a
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the state he shall have renewed thereiorm
and returned, then six moths,D iinme l.
a'ely precedidg the election.
IhTd. lie shall have resided i'm tho
election district whore he oilers tO vote 81
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fourth.-Gf twenty-five years of age II
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years state or county tax which sh;,l
have been assessed at least two months ami
paid at least onemonth before election.
SEC. >. The GeneRl election shall I
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the ftfst Monday of November, bat
the General Assembly may, by law, fla "a
dtleront day, twu-thirds Of ali the mrm-
bers of each House consenting thereto.
also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions otan act approved the Both
of March, 1886, entitled "An act regulu-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth
SEC. /. he u enacted hy the Senate and
House of Representatives OF ,he Common
wealth uf Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met, and ii is hereby enacted hv
the authority Of the same. That ih. quail
ihed voters OF the seVsrHi counties of this
commonwealth, NJ all general, township,
borough and special elections ARE hereby
hereafter authorized and required 10 vote
by ticNe'S printed or written, or partly
p intCd and partly writtan, scVernllv r!ns.
Sified as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names Of all Judges of courts voted ,or
aud shall he labeled "Judicary;" ono
ticket small embrace the names OF all the,
state uilCers voted for and be labeled
state = one ticket shall cmbra.a the
nam ota'l the county Offices voted for,
including Office Of Senator and member of
Assembly, II voted for, and menher'or
Congress, If voted tcr and be labIed
County, - one ticket shall embrace tho
names AZ all the township officers voted
Tor, and he labeled 'Towuship;" one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all tho
borough officer voted for, and be labeled
'BGr ugh, and each class shall be de pos
ited IN Seperatc ballot boxes.
Notice L. 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 OIL ser or other
wise, n subordinate officer or agent who
is or shall be employed under the legisla.
tnre, executive or judiciary department. OF
this State, or of any city, or Of any mcor-
porated district, and also that every mem
ber of Congress and of the State Legisa-
ture, or OF the select or common council
ofany oity, or commissioners of any in
coTporated 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, ana that no inspector, Judge or
other officer of such election shall be ELI
glhe to Dc then voted for
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatiyely take charge of the
certificates Of return of the election of
their respective districts, and produce
them at the PrOthOnotarys Office in the
Borough of rlonesta, as follows: Gan
Judges living within twelve miles of the
ffothonotarY's otlioe, or within twenty
lour miles II their residence be in a town,
village or city vpon the line of railroad
leading TO the county seat shall before two
O'Clock p. m. on WEDNESDAY, NO
NEMBER SEVENTH, 1888, and al other
Judges shall before twelve O'Clock, M, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER EIGHTH.
1888 deliver said returns, together with
the return sheets, 10 the Prothonotarv 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 bv the
Prothonotary for public inspection.
Given under my hand at my Office in Tfo-
nesta, Pa, this 2ith day of september.
IN the year OF our Lord one thousand
elght hundred and eighty-three, and in
the one hundred and eighth year of the
independence of the United States.
{. w. CLARK, Sheriff.