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

SEC. /. Every male citizen twenty-oi q
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
FirSt.-He shall have been citizen of
the United States at least one month.
Second ii g shall have resided i'm the State
one year, Tor, If having previously been
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six moths,) imme j.
ately precedidg tho election.
Thjrd.-He shall have resided in the
election district where he offers to vote ut
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
F0Hrth.-If twenty-five years of age ,r
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. ?. The General election shall L
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, but
the General Assembly may, by law, fix
dineront day, two-thirds of all the menu
bers of each House consenting thereto.
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"
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
Mtdlln VI L ISnIlSNlNunlN Ill denofAl A.
SemhlY met, and it Is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That the quail
iiied voters OF the sevsral counties of this
Commonwealth, ut all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized aud required To vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, SEVERAL v claS-
sitied as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all Judges of courts voted for
and shall be labeled Judiciary :" ono
ticket snail embrace the names of all the
state officers voted for and be labeled
'State;" one ticket shall embrace tho
nam' of all the county offices voted for,
including office of Senator and membcT of
Assembly, If voted for, and member of
Congress, If voted for, and be labeled
County - one ticket shall EN- brace the
names of all the township officers voted
for, and be labeled Township :" one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all the
borough officer voted for, and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depus-
tied in seperate ballot boxes.
Notice IL heroby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold amy office or appointment ofprOft or
trust undor 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 ot
this STATE, or OF any city, or of any incor-
porated district, and also that every MEM
ber of Congress and of the State Iegisla-
ture, or of the select or common council
of any oitr, or commissioners of any in
corporated district. Is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at the time, tho
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 ut the Prothonotary's office in the
Borough of Tionesta, as follows "All
judges living within twelve miles of the
ProthonotarY's otlioe, or within twenty
four miles if their residence be in town,
village or city upon the line of railroad
leading to the county seat. shall before two
O'Clock p. m. on WEDN ESDAY, NO
VEN BIER SEV VENTH, 1883, and all other
judges shall before twelve o'clock, M, on
THU URSDAY, NOVEMBER EIGHTH,
1888, 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 tho
Prothonotary for public inspection.
Given under my hand at my Office i'm 'Fio-
nesta, Pa, this oath day of september,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-three, and in
the one hundred and eighth year of the
Independence of the United States.
C. w. CLARK, Sheriff.