The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-10
SUFFRAGE QUALIFICATIONS.

SUFFRAGE QUALIFICATIONS
'Every male citizen twenty.one years Of
ago, possessing the following qualifications. I
shall be entitled to vote at all elections:
FIRST-He shall have been q citizen of the
United States at least one month.
SECoND-He shall have resided in the state
one year Tor II having previously been quail
ifted elector or native born citizen of the state
he shall have removed therefrom and re-
turned, then six months) Immediately pre-
ced1ng The election.
THIRD-He shall have resided in the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding the
elr ction.
FoURTH-If twenty-five years Of age or up.
wards he shall have paid within two years
state or county tax which shall have been
assessed at least two months, and paid one
mouth before the election
No person shall be pei mltted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable
inhabtants, furnished by the Commissioners,
unless, First, he produces a receiut for the
payment within two years, OF State or
county tax assessed agreeably to the constSr
tuition and gives satisfactory evidence eitt
upon his oath or affirmation ot another, thu
he has paid such a tax at least one month be-'
/ fore the election, or on failure to produce
receipt, shall make oath to the payment
thereof at least one month before election.
Second, II he claims his right 10 vote
OF twenty-one and twenty two years, he
shall depose on oath or affirmation that he
has resided In tn estate at least one year next
before his application, and make such proof
Of residence in the district MS Is required by
TINS HcL, ana LOHL ne does verify DelleNe rom
the account given him that he Is Of the age
aforesaid, and such Other evidence as is re-
quired by this act, whereupOn the name of the
person thus admitted to vote shall be inserted
In the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a
note made opposite thereto by writing the
word 'taX, ," II he shall be permitted to vote by
reason OF having paid tax; or the word "age,"
! If he shall be ed to vote by reason of
such age, shalt be called out to the clerk, who
shall make the like notes on the list of voters
| An ACT regulating the mode of voting at ali
elections in the several counties of this Com
monwealth.
SECTION l. Be il enacted 6u he Senate and
| Hotfse Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
| Of Pennsylvania in General assembly met and
| herebU eHccied bU the authority Of The same.
| That the qualified voters OF the several coun
| ties of this Commonwealth at all 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
embrace the names of all judges of
| courts 20 be voted for and has to be labeled
| "Judiciary," one ticket shall embrace the
| names Of all State officers voted for, and he
! labeled estate" one ticket sha embrace the
names of the county officers voted for, includ-'
! ing office OF Senator, member and members q
gress If voted for, and be labeled "Count
one ticket shall embrace the names OF 70
! township officers voted for and be labeled
| "Township;" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers voted for, and be
| labeled "Borough;" and each class shall be
| deposited in separate ballot boxes.
| Given under my hand, at my Office In Potts
Vile, this Sth day of october in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
niuety-oNe and in the one h udred and six
teenth year of our Independence of the
| United States.
GOD SAVE THE coMMoNwEALTH.
ANDREW COMREY, Sheriff.