The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-01
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SIC. /. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections;
FiSt.--He shall have been a citizen OF
the United States at least one month.
Second II shall have resided in the Stats
one year, Tor, if having previously been n
qualified olcctor or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six months,) immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Third.-Iie shall have resided in tho
election district where he offers to vote Mt
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fohrth.-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 be
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, hut
the General Assembly may, by law, fix a
difieront day, two-thirds of all tn 3 mem-
bers of each House consenting thereto.
also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions of an act approved the 30thI
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 ofIhe Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and 1t is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That the quail
itied 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 clas-
| sitied rs follows One ticket shall embrace
the names of alljudges 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 ofall the county officers voted for,
| including Office of Senator and member of
| Assembly, If voted for, and member of
| Congress, il voted for, and be labeled
! County = one ticket shall embrace tho
| names nt all the township officers voted
| for, and be labeled "Township - one
ticket shall embrace the names of all tho
! 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
hold 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, 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
! Der Of Congress and OF the State Legisla-
/ ture, or of the select or common council
/ of any city, or commissioners of any in
! 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-
/ be TO be then voted for.
/ The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall reprcSentatiyelY take charge of the
/ certificates of return of the election OF
/ their respective districts, and produce
] thom at the PrOthonOtary's Office in the
/ borough OF Toncsta, rs follows: "All
/ Judges living within twelve miles of th6
/ Pro;honotarv's Office, or within twenty
/ -four miles IL their residence be in n town,
/ village or city rpou the line of a railroad
/ leading 70 the county seat shall before two
o'clock p. M. on WEDNESDAY, NO
/ VENEER FIFTH, 1890, and all other
judges shall before twelve o'clock, m,
/ on THURSDAY, NONEM BIER SIXTH
1890, 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,
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 office i'm Tio-
nesta, Pa, this 10Th day Of September,
In the year or 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 Sheriff.