The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-10-28

De composed tI UeleRateS uulN oletleu,
and shall assemble rs 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-
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-seven members
shall be elected in tho State ut large. Each
voter of the State shall vote for not more
than eighteen candidates, and the twenty
seven highest i'm vote shall I've declared
elected. One hundred and fifty delegates
shall be apportioned to and elected from
the different Senatorial districts of the
| State, three delegates TO he elected for each
Senator thereil ON; and in choosing said
| delegates, each voter shall he entitled to
vote for not more than two of the members
| to be chosen from each Senatorial district,
and the three candidates highest in 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 follow ne first
Monday of November next, 20 the
return of the same.
First. Tho said election sha held
and conducted by the proper election ofh-
GERS of the several election districts of the
Commonwealth, and shall he 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 n convention shall have on the
inside, "For Constitutional Convention
and Against a Constitutional Conven-
tion," and no other inscription thereon.
rd a ~ In voted
members at large shall have on the out
side the words "Delegatcs at large" and
on the inside the names of the candidates
To be voted for not exceeding eighteen in
number.
Fourth. The 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 a greater
number of names than the number for
which the voter shall be entitled to vote
shall be rejected.
Fifth. The return Judges shall meet Mt
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
at large aud for district delegates to be
members of the said convention in the sew
eral counties of tho Commonwealth, and
shall follow the same form in making 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
monwealth and shall be addressed to that
officer alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience to tho ro-
quirements of the Act OF the General AS.
, sembly aforesaid, YOU are hereby required
r to to publish this notice with your procla-
: nation for the holding ofSaid general cleo
ton. WILLIAM Il. HARRITY,
, Secretary of he Commonwealth
n The act of Assembly entitled IAN ac, re-
/ lntng to the elections of this Commons
I wealth." passed July ., 1919, provides rs
\ | follows, viz:
{ "In case the rerson who shall have re-
f ceived the second highest number of votes
; for inspector shall not attend or the day o
q any election, then the person who shal
: have received the second highest number
4 | of votes for Judge ut the noNt preceding
@ election shall act as inspector in his place
= And in case the person who shall have re-
l. ceived the highest number of votes for in
o spector shall not attend, the person elected
e Judge shall appoint an inspector in hi
@ place, and in case tho person elected Judge
e shall not attend, then the inspector whC
{ received the highest number of vote'
+ shall appoint Judge in his place and i
any vacancy snail continue in tho boarC
2 for the space of one hour after the time
j. | nNei nN law lOIlIc opening Oh inc plttliOn
: the qualified voters of the township, ware
n or district for which such officer shal
have been elected, present at the place o
z election shall elect one of their number Il
: fill such vacancy.
i also give official notice 10 the eloctor,
n of Forest county, that by an act entitled
"An Act further supplemental to tho &C
/ relative to the election of this Common
: wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS74:'
n SEC. 8. All the elections by the citizens
O. shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shal
q be numbered in the order in which ii shal
4 be received, and tho number recorded b.,
= the clerks on the list of voters opposite tn,
AZ name of the clector from whom received
~ And any voter voting two or more ticket
the several tickets so voted shall ench b'
a numbered with the number correspond
Al ing with the number to the name OF tn
" voter. Any elector may writo his mann
% upon his ticket, or cause tho same TO D
n written thereon, and attcsted by a citiZei
\ of the district In addition to the oath nov
II prescribed by law To be taken and sub
= scribed by election officers, they shall sew
~ orally be sworn or affirmed not To disclOs
how any elector shall have voted. unles
10 required to do so as witnesses in judicia
,s proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerk
- and overseers of every election hold undc
, this act, shall, before entering upon thei
duties, he duly sworn or affirmed in tn
=, presence of each other. Tho judge shall b
:" sworn by the minority inspector, if ther
=. shall he such minority inspector, if moi
:" then by a justice of the peace or alderman
-, and tho inspectors and clerk shall be swor
~ by the Judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made on
III and signed by the officers so sworn, an
, attested by the officer who admnistere
OF the oath. Ifany judge or minority inspeC
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers {
n election in the manner required by thi
act, or if any officer of election shall az
at without being duly sworn, or if any Office
OF OF election shall certify that any officer wa
or sworn when he was not, it shall be deem
ed n misdemeanor, and upon conviction
n the officer or officers so offending shall i
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 amy qual
fed citizen of the district, notwithstanC
'r- ing the name of the proposed voter is col
tanned on the list of resident taXables,
OF challenge the vote of such person, wher
upon tho proof of the right of suliras
~ as is now required by law sha
,rs be publicly made and acted upC
n by the election board and Il
vote admitted or rejected, according TO Il
evidence. Every person claiming to be
naturalized citizen shall be required
produce his naturalization certificate
the election before voting, except whe
he has been for five years consecutively
voter in the district in which he offers
. vOte and on the vote of such person b
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