The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-07
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SIC. l.. Every male citizen twentv-one
years OF age, possessing tho following
alilications, shall be entitled to vote AZ
all elections: ~
FtrSt-lie shall have been a citizen OF
the United States at least one month.
Second.-H g shall have resided i'm the State
one year, Tor IL having previously been
qualified elector or native born citizen OF
the state he shall have renewed thefeforn
ana returned, thcn six months,) immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Ihtrd.--Ile shall have resided in tho
election district where he offers to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
F0Uth.---If twenty-five years of ago or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years state or county tax which shall
nave been assessed at least two months and
paid at least ono month before election.
SEC. 2. The General election shall no
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November. Inf
the General Assembly may, by law. fix
1ltteront day, two-thirds of all ths men,
pers OF each House consenting thereto,
also give official notice of the follow.
ing provisions of an act approved the 30th
of March, 1866, entitled "An act roruls-
ting the mode of voting at all the elections
OF this Commonwealth"
SEC. !. he 1t enacted by the Senate and.
lIouse CT Representatives of the Common.f
a
sembly met, and il is hereby enacted ~
the authority of the same. That tho uuafM 81
med voters OF the several counties OF tIl;>.,
commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are heroflsH
hereafter authorized and required to vcte.
by tickets printed or written, or partlV
printed and partly written, severally clal g.
slled as follows: Ono ticket shall embraoc
the names of alliudges of courts voted fs,r
ana shall be labeled "Judiciary;" otfs
ticket shall embrace the names of all th9
state officers voted for and be labeled
state ! one ticket shall embrace tho
names of all the county officers voted for.
including office of Senator and member OF
Assembly, IL voted for, and member of
Congress, If voted FOR, and he labeled
County : one ticket shall embrace tho
names "i all the township officers voted L
for, and be labeled "1'ownship :" ono
ticket shall embrace the names of all the
borough officers voted for and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be demos. Il
tied in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any persdn Z
excepting Justices of the Peace who sba,lI K
hold any oliico or appointment ofproht oe .
trust un'cr the United States, or tfiis 4
state, or any city or corporatotl distrioI. E
whether commissioned officer or other. 4
wise, subordinate officer or agent WHO "
Is or shall he employed under the legisla-
turo, executive or Judiciary department of n
thiS STATE, or IN any city, or Of any incor-
porated district. and also that every mem
Der OF Congress and Of tho Stato Legisla I
ture, or OF the select or common connciII
OF any city, or commissioners of any in +
corporated district, Is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at tie time, tho
Once or appointment of judge. inspettof ii
or clerk ~ ANY election IN this Cnmmoni-
wealth. ana That no inspector, judge or
other officer of such elcci.On shall he nlipi-
lie tn he then voted for. i
The Judges of tho aforesaid districtaa
shall representatvely take charge of theM
certificates of return of the election M
their respective districts. and produco
them at the Prothonotarys office i'm tho
borough of Tionos.a, as follows: "Au&
Judges living within twelve miles of tina e
l'rothonotarv's office, or within twenty-
iour miles II their residence be i'm a town.
village or city upon the line of a iailroad
'eaulnS 10 the county seat. shall before two 7
o clock ?. M. on WEDNESDAY, NO
V EM BER FOURTH, 1891, and other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock. m
On rll URSDAG, NOVEMBER FIFTI+
lS'l deliver SAID returns, together witt, y
Tho return sheets, 10 the Prothonotary ofJ
me Court of Common Pleas of ForesR
county, which said return shall be 6loA :
ana the day and hour of filing markeR +
,nereln. and shall be preserved by tlin
Prothonot7ry for public inspection.
iiven under my hand at my Office i'm Tio-
nesta, Pa, this 2Sth day of September.
IN the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one, and IN
The one hundred and sixteenth wear of
The independence of the United State
JOHN X. OSGOOD. Sheriff