The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-30

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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 n con-
vention TO revise and amend the Constitu
tlon of this State. The said convention
sevon members. to be elected in the man
ner following: Twenty-seven members
shall be elected In the State at 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 10 be elected for each
Senator thereh ON and in choosing said
delegates, each voter shall be entitled to
vote for not moro than two of the members
to be chosen from each Senatorial district,
and the three candidates highest i'm vote
shall be declared elected, and said dele
gates shall possess tho qualifications at
present required for members of the State
Senate.
Section 4. The following regulations
shall apply TO the aforesaid election to be
held on the Tuesday following the first
Monday of November next, and TO the
return of the same.
First. The said election shall bo held
and conducted by the proper election Off
GERS of the several election districts of the
Commonwealth, and shall be governed and
regulated in 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. The tickets to be voted for or
against convention shall have on the
inside, "For a Constitutional Convention"
and against a Constitutional Conven-
m az in nf
Third, The tickets to be voted for
members at large shall have on the out
side the words "Delegatos at large" and
on the inside the names of tho candidates
10 be voted for not exceeding eighteen in
number.
Fourth. The tickets to be voted for
district members shall have on tho out
side the words, "District delegates" and
on the inside tho name or names of the
candidates voted for not exceeding the
proper number limited as aforesaid, but
any ticket that shall contain greater
number of names than the number for
which the voter shall be entitled to vote
shall bc rejected.
Fifth. The return judges shall meet at
the same places and at the same time after
said election, and shail make out the re-
turns thereof of the votes cast for delegates
at large and for district delegates TO be
members of the said convention in the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth, and
shall follow the samo form in making out
their returns as prescribed for return
judges in the case of an election for Govern
or, except that tho said returns shall be
transmitted to the Secretary of the Com
monwealth and shall be addressed TO that
officer alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the re
quiromcnts OF the Act of tho General AS
sembly aforesaid, you are hereby required
to to publish this notice with your procla-
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! ton. WILLIAM +. HARRIrN,
Secretary OF The Commonwealth.
The act of Assembly entitled "an ac re-
| lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July 9, 1919, provides as
! follows, viz:
"In case the rerson who shall have re-
ceved the second highest number of votes
fer inspector shall not attend ON the day of
any election, then the person who shall
| have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge ut the 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 attond, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector in 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 the board
| for the space of one hour after the time
! fixed by law fOrthe 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
"An Act further supplemental TO the act
relative TO the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, lT4;"
SEC. 9. 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 by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector 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 10 the name of the
voter. Any eloctor may write his name
| upon his ticket, or cause the same To bC
written thereon, and attested by a 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 aS witnesses in n judicial
proceeding, All Judges, inspectors, clerks
and oVerseers of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon thcil
uttlSS, bt uulN sworn OF hIlllnltu III tl1
presence of each other. The judge shall b,
sworn by the minority inspector, if there
shall be such minority inspector, if not
then by justice of the peace or alderman
and the inspectors and clerk shall be sworT
by the judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made ou
and signed by the officers so sworn, anC
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. If any judge or majority inspec
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers o
election in. the manner required by thi
act, or If any officer of election shall ac
! without being duly sworn, or If any office
of election shall certify that any officer wa
sworn when he was not 1t shall be deem
ed misdemeanor, and upon conviction
the officer or officers so offending shal, b
fined no: exceeding one thousand dollars
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, o
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fled citizen of the district, notwithstand
ing the name of the proposed voter is con
tanned ON the list of resident taXables, t.
f challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof of the right of suffrag
as is now required by law shal
! be publicly made and acted upol
: by tho election board and tn
vote admitted or rejected, according to tb
evidence. Every person claiming to be
naturaliZed citizen shall be required /
produce his naturalization ceI titicate q
the election before voting, except wher
he has been for five years consecutively
voter in the district in which he offers t
vote; and on the vote of such person be
ing received, il shall be th3 duty of tn
\ | plgctiOn officers to write StamD Sup