The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-07

be composed Of delegates duly elected
and shall assemble rs hereinafter provided,
Section 3. At the general election to bc
neld ON the Tuesday next following the
hrst Monday of November next, there
shall be elected by the qualified electors
of this Commonwealth, delegates TO n CON
Vention to revise and amend the Coustitu.
tlon of this State. The said convention
shall consist of one hundred and seventy
seven members, TO be elected in the man
ner following: Twenty-seven MON bers
shall be elected in the State mt larre. each
voter of the State shall vote for not moro
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 theren ON; and in choosing said
delegates, each voter shall be entitled 10
vote for not more than two of the members
to be chosen from each Senatorial district.
aud the three candidates highest i'm vote
shall be declared elected, aud said dele
gates shall possess the qualifications at
present required for members of the state
Senate.
Section, 4. The following regulations
snail apply to the aforesaid election 20 be
held on the Tuesday following the first
Monday of November next, and 10 the
return of the same.
First. The said election shall be held
and conducted by the proper election Off.
GERS of the several election districts of the
commonwealth, and shall be governed and
regulated i'm all respects by the general
election laws of the Commonwealth. so far
as the same be applicable thereto and not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
Second. Tho tickets 20 be voted for or
against convention shall have on the
inside, For constitutional Convention"
and Against Constitutional Conven-
ton" and no other inscription thereon.
Third. The tickets TO be voted for
members at large shall have on the out.
side the words delegates at large" and
on the inside the names of the candidates
TO he 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 the name or names of the
candidates voted for not exceeding the
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 to vote
shall be rejected.
Fifth. The return judges shall meet at
the same places and mt tho same time after
SAID election, aud shall make out tho re-
turns thereof of the votes cast for delegates
at large and for district delegates to be
members of the said convention i'm the SOW
eral counties of the Commonwealth and
shall follow the same form i'm max Ing out
their returns rs prescribed for return
judges in the case of an election for Govern
or, except that the said returns shall be
transmitted To tho Secretary of the Com.
monwealth and shall be addressed to that
officer alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience 10 the re-
of the. Act OF the. General AS
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To To publish this notice with your procla-
nation for tho holding ofsaidIgenoral eloc
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
viz:
"In case the PERSON who shall have re-
teived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on the day of
any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number
IF votes for Judge at the next precedinp
election shall act rs inspector in his place.
And in case the person who shall have re.
'eiNed 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, thon the inspector who
'ecelVed the highest number of votes |
hail appoint q Judge in his place and IL
my vacancy snail continue In the board
or tho space of one hour after tho timc |
liked by law forthe opening of the election.
he qualified voters of the township. ward |
'r district for which such officer shall |
lavo been elected, present at the place of |
lection shall elect one of their number to |
Ill such vacancy.
| also give official notice 20 the electors |
If Forest county, that by an act entitled |
An ACT further supplemental to the act |
elatlVe to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 30, lS74:"
SEC. o. All the elections by the citizens
hall bo by ballot; every ballot voted shall
'e numbered in the order in which it shall !
,e received, and the number recorded bv
he clerks on the list of voters opposite the
anne OF the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
he several tickets so voted shall each bo
numbered with the number correspond
ng with the number to the namo of the
oter. Any electOr may write his name
pom his ticket, or cause the same to he |
iritten thereon, and attested by a citizen
the district. In addition TO the oath now
rescribed by law to be taken and sub.
crlhed by election officers they shall sew
rally be sworn or affirmed not To disclose
ow any elector shall have voted. unless
equired TO do so rs witnesses in a judicial
'N'SN'iiS' an JuuEcSs inspectors, clerks
nj overseers of every election held under
Ills act, shall, before entering upon their
uties, he duly sworn or affirmed i'm the
reSenco of each other. The nudge shall be
worn by the minority inspector, If there
nail he such minority inspector, if not,
len by a Justice of the peace or alderman.
nj the inspectors and clerk shall be sworn |
y the judge. Certificates of such swear
~ or affirming shall be duly made out
nd signed by tho officers so sworn. and
tested by the officer who Administered
le oath. If any judge or minority iuspec-
'r refuses or fails to swear the officers of
ection in the manner required by this
y, or II any officer of election shall act
lthout being duly sworn, or if any officer
election shall certify that any officer was
worn when he was not, il shall be deem
a mlsdemeanOr, and upon conviction.
le officer or officers so offending shall be
ned not exceeding one thousand dollars.
imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
9TH, in the discretion of the court.
SEC, III. IL shall be lawful for any uuaH-
ed citizen of the district, notwithstand-
y the name of the proposed voter is con-
ined ON the list of resident taxables. to
lallenge the vote of such person, where
pom the proof of the right of suffrage
is now required by law shall
publicly made and acted upon
the election board and the !
)te admitted or rejected, according TO the o
'ldenee. Every person claiming to be a g
lturalized citizen shall be reonired toI c,
'oduce his naturalization certificate an "
q election before voting, except wheE Ii
has been for five years consecutivelIa pi
)ter Ill the district in which he Offers "
tie; and on the vote of such person -. c
z received, il shall be tbs duty Of 4 a o