The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-10-27
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-ol @
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
FtrSt.-He shall have been citizen of
the United States at least one month.
Second.-H shall have resided in the State
one year, Tor, If having previously been a
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six months,) imme "
ately preceding the election.
Thtrd.-He shall have resided i'm the
election district where he offers to vote at
lesst two months Immediately preceding
the election.
FOu1th.-If twenty-five years of age or
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 one month 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. fix n
differont day, twO-thrds of all the MEM
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 San act reguIa-
ting the mode Of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth"
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
semblY met, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That the Quail
lhed voters OF the seVsral counties of this
commonwealth, at all general township.
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
py tlckets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally clas-
slned as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all lljudges of courts voted for.
and shall be labeled Judiciary :" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all the
STATE officers voted for and be labeled
State !" one ticket shall embrace the
names OF all the county officers 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 :" one
tlcket shall embrace the names of all the
borough officers voted for and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
nold any Office or appointment ofprofit or
trust under the United States, or this
state, or any city or corporated district,
whether commissioned officer or other
wise, a subordinate officer or apent who
ture, executive or judiciary department of
this state, or in any city, or of any incor-
porated district. and also that every mem
Der OF Congress and of the State Legisla-
lure, or OF the select or common council
or any city, or commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incapable of
holdlng or exercising at the time. the
once 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 eligi-
ble 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: "AH
Judges living within twelve miles of the
ProthonotarY's office, or within TWENTY
lour miles If their residence be in a town.
village or city Vpon the line of a railroad
leading to the county seat. shall before two
O'Clock p. M, on WEDNESDAY. NO
VEMBER THIRD, 1886, and all other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, M. on
THU RSDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH
1886, 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
ana the day and hour of filing marked
thereln. and shall be preserved by the
Prothonotary for public inspection.
NlNen under my hand at my Office in TiO-
nesta, Pa, this 9th day of september.
IN the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-six, and in
the one hundred and eleventh year of the
Independence of the United States.
l.. AGNEW, Sheriff.