The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-10-24
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SEC, l. EVERY male citizen twenty-ou
years OF age, possessing tho iollowiy
all elections;
FirSt.-EIe shall have been n citizen d
the United States at least one month.
SecoHd.-lie shall have resided In the Stat
one year, (or, IL having previously heen
qualihed elector or native born citizen (,
the state he shall have removed therefore,
ana returned, then six months,) immedI
| ately preceding the election.
Thjrd.-IIe shall have resided in in|
election district where he offers 10 vote Il
least two months Immediately precedin'
the election.
FOUrth.-If twenty-five years of are q
upwards, he shall have paid within III
years State or county tax which siia|
have been assessed at least two months am
paid mt least one month before election.
SEC. 2. The General election shall II
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of Novemhcr. ~
the General Assembly may, by law, tx
diiieront day, two-thirds of all IN mon
bers of each House cousenting thereto.
also give official notice of the follof|
ing provisions of AN act approved the 0*'
of March, 1866, entitled "An act req It'd
ting the mode of voting ut all tho election
of this Commonwealth"
SEC. /. BE IL enacted by the Senate nu|
House Cf Representatives ofthe Comn,1+'
wealth of Pennsylvania in General a.
sembly met, and IL is hereby enacted H
the authority of the same. That the qua
ihcd voters oi the several counties of tif3
Commonwealth, at all general, towusili&
borough and special elections arc hero't
hereafter authorized aud required 10 MI
by tickets printed or written, or naft+
printed and partly written. scverail ci1.'
siiied as follows One ticket shall enihfI|
the names of alliudges of courts voted X|
I N sInnIt l,l. I.l IA.
ticket shall embrace the names of all 4t
State officers voted for and be laii|3
''State;" one ticket shall ombrar.f ~
names OF all the county officers voted ~
including Office of Senator and mcmlst "
Assembly, il voted for, and memhof
Congress, If voted for, and be lntit'|
County = one ticket shall embrace 't
names of all the township officers VU
for. and be labeled "1'ownship n
ticket shall embrace the names OF tiif u.
borough officers voted for and be lAIt
Borough" and each class shall be az
ited in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any pI.1-
excepting Justices of the Peace WHO N
! hold any office or appointment Of pro- f.
trust under the United States. oi' .
State, or any city or corporatod disi
/ whether commissioned officer or o{H
wise, subordinate officer or agofI
| is or shall be employed under the lttt<
ture, executive or judiciary departtu1t
| this state, or in any city, or oi any /t[
| porated district, and also that every i
/ bcr of Congress and of the State If|
| ture, or of the select or common GOD
| OF any city, or commissioners Of sl71lI
! corporatod district, is by law incap&|
/ holding or exercising ut the un14
/ office or appointment of Judge. l1s|$
or clerk OF any election in this coItl
wealth, and that no inspector, iN<|
/ other officer of such election shall III
| hlc to be then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid Ii&
4 shall rcpreScntativoly take cilasgtt ~
certificates OF return of tho al3tj''|'|
their respective districts. and i,ftV r.
| them ut the ProthOnOtary's Office In4 4
! Borough of Tionesta, as foil awS
/ Judges living within twelve milo *
/ Pruthonoiarv's office, or within I@43,
| four miles II their rcs!dei &C be In d .|&1
/ village or city rpon tho line of a II'|E
! leading To the county seat. shall ueI'a
/ o'clock y. ~. ou WEDNESDA&, =
/ NEMBER SEVENTH. 1888, and 4 |7
/ Judges shall before twelve o'clock. iI|' II
/ THURSDAY, NONEM BER 'El1iIH|
loss deliver said returns, toacther
/ the return sheets, TO the ProthonotaI
the Court OF Common Pleas of f
county, which said return shan lie IN
| and the day and hour OF Hing md III
therein. and shall be preserved ~
! PruthOnotary for public inspection.
Given under my hand mt my Office ia |3
nesta, Pa, this 9Th daS of Septel'f|
in the year of our Lord one thactt
eight hundred aud eighty-eight, ai3I[
the one hundred aud thirteenth yt&|
the independence of tho United ~Ia
GEO. W. SAWNE ER, Sa0Ii