The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-30
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE AND ELEcr1oN.

SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-ono
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections;
FirSt.-He 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 been
qualified elector or native born citizen of
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six months,) immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Third.-lIe shall have resided in tho
election district where he offers to vote nc
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
FOurth.-If twenty-five years of ago or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years a State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before election.
SEC. .. Tho General election shall bo
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, hut
| the General Assembly may, by law, fix n
difieront day, two-tbirds of all tn , NOM !.
bers of each House consenting thereto.
l also give official notice of the follow
! ing provisions of an act approved the 30th
of March, 1866, entitled can act regula-
| ting the mode of voting at all tho elections
| of this Commonwealth"
SEC. /. BE It enacted by tho Senate and
| House Ct Representatives of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and IL is hereby enacted by
1.-The authority of the Same. That the quail
| flied voters OF the several counties of this
| Commonwealth, at all general, township.
! borough and special elections are hereby
| hereafter authorized and required to voto
] by tickets printed or written, or partly
| printed and partly written, seVerally clas~
sified as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of alljudges of courts voted for,
and shall be labeled Judiciary :" ono
ticket shall embrace the names of all tho
| State officers voted for and be labeled.
estate :; one ticket shall embrace thd
names of all the county officers voted for.
| incl ,ding office of Senator and member of
Assembly, il voted for, and member of
Congress, If voted !or, and be labeled
County = one ticket shall embrace tho
names IF all the township officers voted
for, and be labclod "1ownship :" ono.
ticket shall embrace the names of all tho
! borough officers voted for and bo labeled
Borough and each class shall be depoS-
lied in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment ofproit or
trust under tho United States, or thin
State, or any city or corporgtcl district,
whether commissioned officer or othor4
wise, a subordinate officer or agent who
is or shall be employed undar the lcgisa-
ture, executive or judiciary department OF
this State, or in any city, or of any incor-
poratcd district, and also that every mcm-
Der Of Congress and OF tho state Lcgisla
turc, or of the select or common council.
of any city, or commissioners of any in :
corporated district, is by law incapable of
holding or exercising ut tho time, tho
office or appointments or judgc. inspcctnr
or clcrlt ni any election in this Common
wealth. and Tint no inspector, judge uY
other officer of such election shall DO eligi-
bic 70 he then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall representatively take charge of the
certificates of return of the election Of
their respective districts, and produce
them at the Prothonotary's office in the
Borough of Tionesta, as follows: "All
judges living within twelve miles of tho
Prothonotarv's Office, or within twenty
four miles If their residence be in town,
village or city rpon the line of railroad
leading TO the county seat. shall before two
o'clock p. m. ON WEDN ESDAY, NO
VEMBER FOURTH, 1891. and al other
Judges shall before twelve o'clock, M,
on THURSDAY. NOVEMBER FIFTH,
1891, deliver said returns, together with
the return sheets, to tine Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas of Forest
county, which said return shall be filed,
and the day and hour of filing marked
therein. and shall be preserved by tho
Prothonotary for public inspection.
Given under my hand at my office in 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 year OF
the Independence of the United States.
JOHN R. OSfiOOD. Sheriff.