The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-21

TO he held ~ aforesaid, majority of the
electors of this Commonwealth shall de-
clare in favor of n convention 10 amend
the Constitution, the said convention shall
be composed of delegates duly elected,
and shall assemble as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. At the general election to be
held on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November next, there
shall be elected by the qualified electors
OF this Commonwealth, delegates TO con-
vention to revise and amend The Coustitu-
ton of this State. The said convention
shall consist Of one hundred and seventy
seven members, TO be elected in the man
ner following: Twenty-sevcn members
shall be elected in the State mt large. Each
voter of the State shall vote for not more
than eighteen candidates, and the twenty
seven highest in vote shall be declared
elected. One hundred and fifty delegates
shall be apportioned To and elected from
the different Senatorial districts of the
State, three delegates TO be elected for each
Senator theref ON; and in choosing said
delegates, each voter shall he entitled to
vote for not more than two of the members
to be chosen from each Senatorial district,
and the three candidates highest in vote
snail be declared elected, and said dele
gates shall possess the qualifications at
present required for members of the State
Senate.
Section 4. Tho following regulations
shall apply to the aforesaid election to be
held on the Tuesday following tho first
Monday of November next and to the
return of the same.
First The said election shall he held
and conducted by the proper election oth.
GERS of the several election districts of the
Commonwealth, and shall be governed and
regulated in all respects by tho general
election laws of the Commonwealth, so far
as the same be applicable thereto and not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
Second. The tickets to be voted for or
against convention shall have on the
inside, For Constitutional Convention"
and Against n Constitutional Convon-
tion, and no other inscription thereon.
Third. The tickets to be voted for
members at largo shall have on the out
side the words "Delegatos Mt large" and
on the inside the names of the candidates
TO be voted for not exceeding eighteen in
number.
Fourth. The tickets to be voted for
district members shall have on the out
side the words, "District delegates" and
on the inside tho name or names of the
candidates voted for not exceeding tho
proper number limited as aforesaid, but
any ticket that shall contain n greater
number of names than the number for
which the voter shall be entitled 10 vote
shall be rejected.
Fifth. The return judges shall meet Mt
the same places and ut the same time after
turns thereof of tho votes cast for delegates
at large aud for district delegates TO he
members of tho said convention i'm the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth and
shall follow the same form in making out
their returns as prescribed for return
Judges in the case of an election for Govern
or, except that the said returns shall be
transmitted to the Secretary of the Com
monwoalth and shall he addressed to that
officer alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the re-
quircmonts of the Act OF tho General AS
sembly aforesaid you are horeby required
tn tn publish this notice with your prpcla-
nation for the holding ofsaid general elcc-
ton. WILLIAM +. HARRITY,
Secretary of he Commonwealth.
The act of Assembly entitled ian ac. re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July 2, 1919, provides as
follows, viz:
"In case the PERSON who shall havo re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on tho day of
any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge at tho next preceding
election shall act as inspector in his place.
And in case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number of votes for in
spector shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector i'm his
place, and in case the person elected Judge
shall not attend, then the inspector who
received the highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place and il
any vacancy snail continue in tho board
for the space of one hour after tho time
fixed by law iorthe opening of the election,
the qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present at the place OF
election shall elect one of their number 10
fill such vacancy,
/ also give official notice to the electors
of Forest county, that by an act entitled
San Act further supplemental to tho act
relative to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan.30, lS74:"
SIC. o. All the elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order in which il shall
be received, and the number recorded hy
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of tho eiector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
the several tickets so voted shall each he
numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number to tho name of the
voter. Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon, and attested by citizen
of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scribed by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any electOr shall have voted. unless
required TO do so rs witnesses i'm a judicial
proceeding All judges, inspectors, clerks
and overseers of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, he duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each ether. The Judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector if there
shall he such minority inspector, if not,
then by justice of the peace or alderman,
and the inspectors and clerk shall be sworn
by the Judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. fany judge or minority inspec-
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election in the manner required by this
act, or if any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or if any officer
OF election shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, 1t shall be deem
ed a misdemeanoT, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEQ. IL. 1t shall be lawful for amy quail
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof Of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the
evidence. Every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required TO
produce his naturalization ceI tihcate at
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