The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-10-21
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.


SEC. |. Every male citizen twontv-o, q
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all etectons
FilM.-ie shall have been y citizen OF
the United StsteS at least one month.
Nfco1Gi.-' eshalI haveresided in the state
one year, Tor, if having previously boeu n
qua iiied electcr or native borr citizen of
tue Sttr!o he shall have renewed thereiorm
and returned, then six moths,) innlo T.,
| aclv prceGiidg the election.
7h''d.-he sbnl have resided in tho
octiOn district Wacro he offers to vote pt
lest tw months Immediately preceding
the election.
fDHrH.-if twenty-five wears of aro or
| upwards, he shall have paid within TWO
years state or county tax which shall
nave heTA assessed at least two months ant
paid ~ least onomonth before election
SEC =. ihe General election shall l.
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday OF November, but
thn ''cheral Assembly may, BY law. fix ~
dtHeront day, two thirds Of all the mtln-
bor, of each H"nse consen.ing thereto.
also give official notice ot the follow.
ing provisions Of an Get approved tie 3ath
OF Asarch, 1861, entitled IAN act rc.sula1
tin@ ,he nloGe OF voting 10 all the elcc!iuns
OF this Commonwealth
SiaC. J.. be 10 enacted by tho Senate and
House "T Representatives OF The Com NOM
wealth oi Pennsylvania i'm General As
sembiY net, and It is hereby enacted by
tile authority ofthe same. That the quai-
! lhed VVtelS of the seYsr;ll 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 writtcn, or partly
printed and partly written. severallv clas-
sified as follows: Ono ticket shall enbrace
the names Of all Judges of courts voted for
and shall I've labeled Judiciary :" one
ticket shall embrace the names Of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
state = one ticket shall embrace tho
names : ofall the county offices voted for.
including olnce of Senator and member OF
Assembly, II voted for, and member Of
Congress, If voted for, and be labeled
County" one ticket shall emhrare the
names ofall the township officers yoted
for, and be labeled Township ~ one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all tho
borough officer voted for and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depos-
tied in seporate ballot boxes.
Notice Is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices Of the Peace who shall
holu amy Office on appointment Ot' profit or
trust under the United States. or this
state, or any city or corporated district,
whether commissioned OIL ser or ether
WISE, subordinate officer or agent who
is on shall be employed under the legisla-
tnre, executive or Judiciary department OF
thls state, or ofany city, or of any incor-
porated district, and also that every MEM
Der OF Congress aud of the State Lepisla
ture, or of the select or common coun,il
OF any oity, or commissioners of any in
corporated district is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at tho time. the
once or appointment of judge, inspector
or clerk of any election i'm this Common
wealth, and that no inspector, Judge or
other ohleer OF such election shall be eli
gible 70 be then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatvely 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 Tionesta, as follows: "An
Judges living within twelve miles of the
FrothonotarY's oiiioe, or within TWENTY
lour miles If their residence be in a town,
ylllage or city upon the line of railroad
Ieadlng TO the county seat. shall before two
O'Clock p. M, on WEDNESDAY, NO
FEMBER FOURTH. 1885, and all other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, m, on
IIiO RSDAY, NOVEMBER FIFTH.
1850, deliver said returns. tQgether 11th
the return sheets, TO the Prothonotary of
Ghe Court OF Common Pleas of Forest
county, which said return shall be filed,
ana the day and hour of filing marked
therein. and shall be preserved by the
Frothonotary for public inspection
HlVen 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-hye, and in
ihe one hundred and tenth year of the
Independence Of the United States.
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