The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-10-24
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.
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 Tic shall have resided in the State
one year. Tor, if having previously been a
qualified clector or native born citizon of
the State he shall have renewed thereiorm
and returned, then six moths,) imme j.
atelW precedidg the election.
Third.-lle shall have resided in the
election district where he offers 90 vote Mt
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
F6artb.-If Twenty-Five years of age II
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least two months anu
| paid mt least onemonth before election.
SEQ. .. The General election shall I
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
| ing the first Monday of November, but
! the General Assembly may, by law, fix II
! difteront day, two-thirds OF all tho mcm-
| bers of each House consentng thereto.
! also give official notice of the follow
! ing provisions of an act approved the S0th
Of March, 1866, entitled ''An act regula-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth
SEC. l. BE il onac,ed by the Senate and
House of Representatives of The Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General As
semhly met, and it is hereby enacted l,y
the authority of the same. That the quail
| itied voters OF the soNSrh counties of this
| Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required 10 vote
by ticke's printed or written, or partly
piintod and partly written, seVerallY clas-
sted as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all Judges of courts voted tor
aud Shal be labeled Judiciary :" one
ticket snail embrace the names OF all the
state officers voted for and be labeled
"StatG;' one ticket shall embrace tho
nam Ofall the county Offices voted for,
including Office of Senator and member of
Assembly, if voted for, and mcnlher of
Congress- If voted for, and be labeled
County - me ticket shall embrace tho
names all the township officers voted
for, and he labeled Township - ono
ticket shall embrace the names ol all tho
borough officer voted for, and bo labeled
"Boraugh,' and each class shall be depos-
tied in -cpcratc ballot boxes.
Notice j. hereby given, That any person
eNccp,ug Justices OF the Peace wno shall
hold any office or appointment OF profit or
trust Under the United States, or this
I state, or any city on cOrvoraied district,
J whether commissioned OILS or other
+ wise, u Subordinate officer or agent who
. ture, executive or Judiciary department OF
this State, or OF any city, or of any incor-
= puratc2 district, aau also that every mem
1 ber OF Congress and of the State Legisla-
5 ture, or Of the select or common council
e of any uty, or commissioners of any in
D corporated district. is by law incapable o
$ holding or exercising at the time, the
I Office or appointment of Judge, inspector
/ or clerk of any election i'm this Common
e wealth, and that no inspector, judge ol
, other officer of such election shall be eli
1 gihle TO be then voted for.
/ The Judges Of the aforesaid districts
Il shall representatiVely take charge of tho
o certificates of return of the election @
their respective districts. and produce
5 them at the Prothonotarys Office in tn.
Il borough Of Tlonesta, as follows: "Al
4 Judges living within twelve miles of tn,
i ProthOnotarV's office or within twenty
four miles if their residence be in town
$ village or city Upon the line of "A IailloaC
II leading 10 the county seat. shall before tw,
II o'clock p. M. on WEDN ESDAY, NO
Y NEMBl1R SEVENTH, 1888, and al othe
G Judges shall before twelve o'clock, M, OF
|. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER EIGHTH
IS 1888, deliver said returns. together wit
e the return sheets, to the Prothonotary G
l. the Court of Common Pleas of FOres
e county, which said return shall be filed
e and the day and hour of filing marke
'e therein. and shall be preserved by tn
n Pruthonotary for public inspection.
W Given under my band at my Office in Tic
J. nesta, Pa, this 24th day of september
Z i'm the year of our Lord one thousan
SO eight hundred and eighty-three, and /
IS the one hundred and eighth year of IN
al independence of the United States.
IS G. w. CLARK, Sheriff.