The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-14

to be.held as aforesaid, q majority of the
electors of this Commonwealth shall de.
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 Constitu-
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-sevon 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
tho different Senatorial districts of the
State, three delegates to be elected for each
Senator therefiom; and in choosing said
delegates, each voter shall be entitled to
vote for not more 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 the 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 tho same.
First. The said election shall bo held
and conducted by tho proper election OIL
GERS of the several election districts of tho
Commonwealth and shall he 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 The tickets to he voted for or
against convention shall have on the
inside, "For a Constitutional Convention"
aud against n Constitutional Conven-
tion," and no other inscription thereon.
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 the candidates
TO be voted for not exceeding eighteen in
| number.
Fourth. Tho 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 greater
number of names than the number FOR
which the voter shall bo entitled to vote
| shall be rejected.
Fifth. The return Judges shall meet at
the same places and at the same time after
| said election, and shall make out tho re-
turns thereof of the votes cast for delegates
ut large and for district delegates to be
members of the said convention in the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth, and
shall follow the same form in MAXI ing 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 be addressed to that
officer alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the re-
quirements of the Act of tho General As.
sembly aforesaid you are hereby required
; to to publish this notice with your procla
nation for the holding ofsaid general elcc
ton. WILLIAM f. HARRIrH,
Secretary of The Commonwealth
Tho act of Assembly entitled "an &C, re
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July 2, 1919, provides a
follows, viz:
+ 'In case tho person who shall have re
+ ceived the second highest number of vote
for inspector shall not attend on the day o
any election, then the person who shal
have received tho second highest numbe
| 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
ceiYed the highest number of votes for in
spector shall not attend, the person electet
, Judge shall appoint an inspector in hi
? place, and in case the person elected Judg
, shall not attend, then tho inspector VIII
received tho highest number of vote
+ shall appoint a Judge in his place; and
any vacancy snail continue In the boar,
: for the space of one hour after the tim
: fixed by law forthe opening of the election
= the qualified voters of the township, war
4 or district for which such officer shal
have been elected, present at the place c
: election shall elect ono Of their number
= ! fill such vacancy.
Tu1a rfNra OIL 1tfinl n
n of Forest county, that by an act entiue
"An Act further supplemental to tho az
relative to the election of this Common
: wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS74:"
4 SEC 9. All the elections by the citizen
!, shall be by ballot; every ballot voted sha
3 be numbered in the order in which it sha
/ be received, and the number recorded b
= the clerks on the list of voters opposite til
4 name of the eleCtor from whom receive,
v And any voter voting two or more ticket
the several tickets so voted shall each 1
y numbered with the number correspond
4 ing with the number TO the name of tll
v voter. ANY elector may write his nam
a upon his ticket, or cause the same to /
~ written thereon, and attested by a citize
! of the district. In addition TO the oath no
II prescribed by law to be taken and sui
: scribed by election officers, they shall seN
- erally be sworn or affirmed not To discloS
how any elector shall have voted. unle,
n. required TO do so as witnesses in a judicii
y proceeding, Alliudges, inspectors, cleri
y and overseers OF every election held und'
; this act shall before entering upon tho
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in Il
NJ presence of each other. The judge shall !
" sworn by the minority inspector, if the
at shall be such minority inspector, If nc
then by Justice of the peace or alderma
ot and the inspectors and clerk shall be swol
by the Judge. Certificates of such swea
ing or affirming shall be duly made OF
'u and signed by the officers so sworn, al
. attested by the officer who administer,
OF the oath. If any judge or minority inspe
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers
u election in the manner required by Oh
act, or if any officer of election shall a
at without being duly sworn, or if any offic
OF OF election shall certify that any officer W
OF sworn when he was not, il shall be deer
ed a misdemeanor, and upon convictio
n the officer or officers so offending shall
"a fined not exceeding one thousand dollar
ch or imprisoned not exceeding one year,
both, in the discretion of the court.
'r- SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any qua
fed citizen of the district, notwithstan
'r- ing the name of the proposed voter is co
tanned on the list of resident taXables,
OF challenge the vote of such person, wheI
upon the proof of the right of sutlra
w. as is now required by law sh
,rs be publicly made and acted up
n by the election board and t
vote admitted or rejected, according TO t
evidence. Every person claiming to be
naturalized citizen shall be required