The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-24
SUFFRAGE QUALIFICATIONS.


"Every male citizen. twenty.une year. Of
age, possessing the fol owing quail ifcations.
shall be entitled TO vote at all elections:
FIRsr-Ile shall have been citizen Of the
United States at least one month.
SECoND-He shall have resided in the State
one year Tor If having previously be a DUAL.
ined elector or native born citizen OF the State
he shall nave removed therenom and re-
turned, then six mOnths) Immediately pre-
ceding hp election.
THRD-He shall have resided in the cleo
tion district where ne shall offer TO vote al
least two months immediately preceding the
elt elton.
FoURTH-If twenty two years of age or up.
wards he shall have paid within two years a
assessed at least two months, and paid one
month before the election
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
name Is not containe in the list of taxable
inhabitants, furnished by the Commissioners,
unless, First, he produces recel;t for the
payment within two years, OF a State or
county tax assessed agreeably to the consti.
tuition and gives satisfactory evidence either
upon his oath or affirmation OF another, that
he has paid such tax at least one month be.
lore the elect on, or on failure to produce
receipt, shall make oath TO tue payment
thereof at least one month before election.
second, II he claims his right 10 vote
by being an elecior between the ages
o. tWenty-Ope and twenty two years. he
shall depose on oath or affirmation that he
has resided IN IN State at least one year next
before his application, and make such proof
Of residence in the strict as is Z, qulred by
thisact, and that he does verify believe from
the account given him that no Is of the age
aforesaid, and such Other evidence as is re.
quired by this act, whereupon the name Of the
person thus admittld d TO v g. shall be inserted
in the alphabetical list by the INSPECTORS and a
note made opposite thereto 10y Wriing the
word "taN," he shall be permitted to vote hy
reason OF having paid tax; or the word 'ageh
If he shall be admit ed 10 vote by reason Of
such ag a, shalt be called out to the clerk, who
shall make the like notes on the list of voters
kept by them.
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at all
elections in the several counties of this Com.
mOnwealth.
SECTION /. Be endnted bU the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the C0mDioni0s dlth
Qf Pennsylvania in Gcnerm ASStin inbLg met and
hereby enGoied by the authority Of The same.
Ihal the quallned voters oi the several coun-
ties Of this Commo lwealth at all township,
borough and special elections are hereby,
hereafter, authorized and required to vote by
tickets printed or written, or partly
Classified ,afa "n9 as fooWs one @'n Ticket SeVesRh sha
embrace the names of all Judges OF
courts TO be voted for. and has TO be labeled
"Judiciary," one ticket shall embrace the
names OF all State Officers voted for. and he
labeled "State," one ticket sha / embrace the
names Of the county officers voted for includ-
ing office OF senator, member and members OF
Assembly, If voted for, and members of Con,
gress If voted for, and be labeled "Countyu -
one ticket shall embrace the names OF All
township officers voted for And be labeled
"Iownship;" one ticket shall embrace the
names OF All borough officers voted for and be
labeled "Borough;" and each class shall be
deposited in separate ballot boxes.
Given under my hand, at my office in Potts
vile, this Sth day OF October IN the year OF
our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
ninety.oDe and in The one h ndred aud six
teenth year OF our independence of the
United States.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
ANDREW COMREY, sherifi.