The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-05-04

tion papers are designed to be made
Each elector signing a nomination pa
per shall add to his signature his place
of residence and occupation, and no
person may subscribe to more than one
nomination for each Office to be filled.
The signatures to each nomination
paper and the qualification of the sign
ers shall be vouched for by the affida-
Wit of at least five of the signers there
of, which affidavit shall accompany
the nomination paper, provided that
nomination papers which are not sign
ed and made out in strict compliance
with all the requirements of this act
shall be invalid.
WHAT MUST DE STATED.
Section 4. All certificates of nomi-
nation and nomination papers shall
specify: Q) The party, or policy,
which such candidate represents ex.
pressed in not more than three words !;
in the case of electors of president and
vice president of the United States the
names of the candidates for president
and vice president may be added to
the party or political 9ppellation. (2)
The name of each candidate nominated
therein, his profession, business, or oc-
cupation, if any, and his place of resi-
dence with street and number thereon,
if any. (3) The office for which such
candidate is nominated, provided that
no words shall be used in any nomina-
tion papers TO describe or designate
the party or policy or political appel
lation represented by the candidate
named in such nomination papers as
aforesaid, identical with or similar to
the words used for the like purpose in
certificates of nomination made by a
convention of delegates of political
party which at the last preceding cleo
tion polled 3 pei centum of the largest
vote cast.
Sec. 8. Certificates of nomination
for candidates for the offices of presi-
dental electors and members of the
house of representatives of the United
States, and for all State officers includ
ing those of judges, senators and rep
resentatives, shall be filed with the
secretary of the Commonwealth at
least Sc days before the election for
which the candidates are nominated,
and nomination papers for candidates
for the said offices shall be filed with
the said secretary at least 40 days be-
fore the day of such election.
WHERE PAPERS ARE FILED.
Certificates of nomination and nomi-
nation papers for candidates for all
other offices, except township and
borough offices, shall be fled with the
county commissioners of the respec-
tive counties at least AZ and 35 days
respectively before the day of the cleo
tion. Certificates of nomination and
nomination papers for candidates for
township and borough offices and cleo
tion officers and school directors in the
same shall be filed with the auditors
of the respective townships and bor-
oughs at least 10 and days respectively
before the day of the election.
Sec. 6. The certificates of nomina-
tion and nomination papers, being so
filed and being in conformity with the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed
to be valid unless objections thereto
are duly made in writing. a. In the
case of certificates and papers designed
for the State at large within 80 days
after the last day for the filing of such
certificates and papers. (2.) In the
case of other certificates and papers
except those designed for borough and
township officers within 20 days after
the last day for the filing of sach GER
titicates and papers, (3) In the case
Of certificates and papers designed for
borough ard township officers within
three days after the last day for the
filing of such certificates and papers.
Objections as to form or apparent con-
formity or non-conformity to law of
certificates or papers designed for the
State at large shall be filed with the
secretary of the commonwealth, and
shall be considered by HIM conformity
with the auditor general and attorney
general, and shall be decide finally by
a majority of these officers.
TO SETTLE OBJECTIONS.
Objections of the same kind to other
certificates and papers, except those
for borough and township offices, shall
nc ulcu Win tuC county commission
ers, and shall be decided finally by a
majority of them. Objections of the
same kind to certificates and papers
designed for borough and township
offices shall be filed with the auditors,
aad shall be decided by a majority of
them. All objections as to the validity
of certificates or papers, other than OBJ |
iections as to form or apparent con-
formity as heretofore described shall |
in the case Of certificates or papers de-
signed for the State at large, be filed
in the court of common pleas of Dau-
phin county, and in the case of all
other certificates and papers such obli-
cations shall be filed in any court of
common pleas within the judicial dis
trict of which such election district or
division or part thereof for which such
certificates or papers are designed may
be situated. In case the court is in
session one or more judges of the court
shall Immediately proceed to hear such
objections without unnecessary ad-
journment or delay, and shall give such
hearing precedence over all other busi-
ness before him or them. In case the
court is not in session any judge of
such cOurt on the presentation TO him