The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-29
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections:
FHst.-He shall have been citizen OF
the United States at least one month.
SccoRd.-He shall have resided in the Stato
ono 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,) immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Th'rd.-He shall have resided in the
election district where he offers to vote ut
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fou1th.-If twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years a 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 be
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, hut
the General Assembly may, by law, fix a
ditferont day, two-thirds of all til MEM
bers of each House consenting thereto,
/ also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions of an act approved the 30th
of March, 1866, entitled "An act regula-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
of this Commonwealth"
SEC l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Ct Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by
tho authority of the same. That the quail
iiied voters of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally cas-
siticd as follows One ticket shall embrace
the names of ALI Judges 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 tho
names of all the county officers voted for,
including Office of Senator and member of
Assembly, ii voted for and member of
Congress, if voted for, and be labeled
"Connty - one ticket shall embrace the
names uf all the township officers voted
for, and he labeled "1ownship !" ono
ticket shall embrace the names of all the
borough officers voted for and he labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depGs-
tied i'm separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, Thatany person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment of profit or
trust under the United States, or this
State, or any city or corporatcd district,
whether commissioned officer or other
wise, subordinate officer or agent who
is or shall be employed under the legisla-
ture, executive or Judiciary department of
this State, or in any city, or OF any incor-
pOrated district. and also that every mem-
bcr of Congress and of the State Legisla-
ture, or of the select or common council
of any city, or commissioners of any iu-
corporated district, is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at the time, the
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 eligi-
hle 20 he then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall rcpresentatively take charge of the
certificates of return of the election of
their respective districts, and produce
them M the ProthOnotarys office in the
Borough of Tlouesta, rs follows: "All
Judges living within twelve miles of this
Prothouotarv's Office, or within twenty
four miles ii their residence be in town,
village or city VpOn the line of railroad
leading To the county seat. shall before two
o'clock p. m. on WEDN ESDAN, NO
NlfMBER FIFTH, 1890. aud al other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, m.,
on THURSDAY. NONEM BIER SIXTH,
1880, deliver said returns, together with
the return sheets, 10 the Prothonotary OF
the Court of Common Pleas of Forest
county, which said return shall he tiled,
and the day and hour of filing marked
therein. and shall be preserved by the
Prothonotary for public inspection.
Given under my hand at my Otlieo in TiO-
nesta, Pa, this 18th day OF September,
i'm the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety, and in the
one hundred and fifteenth year of the
Independence of the United States.
GEO. W. SAWYER, Sherih