The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-22
LAWS RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

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And l, the said Sheriff, do furth-
er make known and give notice OF
the following provisions of law re-
lating to said elections:
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
Constitution of Pennsylvania
Article VIII.
Section Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall
be entitled to vote at all elections:
First-He shall have been citi-
zen of the United States at least
one month.
Second-He shall have resided in
the State one year, (or II having
previously been qualified elector
or native born citizen of the State,
he shall have removed therefrom
and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election.
Third-He shall have resided in
the election district where he shall
Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth-If twenty-five years of
age, 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 the election.
Section 13-For the purpose of
voting, no person shall be deemed
to have gained a residence by rea-
son of his presence, or lost 1t by
reason by his absence, while en-
ployed in the service either civil or
military, of this State, or of the
United States, nor while engaged in
the navigation of the waters of the
State, or of the United States, or on
the high seas, nor while a student
in any institution of learning, nor
while kept in any poor house or
other asylum at the public expense
nor while confined in public
prison.
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
Constitution of Pennsylvania-Art
VIII.
Section 14-District election
boards shall consist of a judge and
two inspectors, who shall be chosen
annually by the citizens. Each
elector shall have the right to vote
for the Judge and one inspector, and
each inspector shall appoint one
clerk. Election officers shall be
privileged from arrest upon days of
election, and while engaged in max
ing up and transmitting returns, ex-
cept, upon warrant of a court of
record or judge thereof, for an cleo
tion fraud, for felony, or for wan
ton breach of the peace.
Section 15-No person shall be
qualified to serve as an election Of
ficer who shall hold, or shall with
in two months have held any office,
appointment or employment under
the government of the United States
or of this State, or of any city or
county or of any municipal board,
commission or trust in any city, save
only justices of the peace and al
dermen, notaries public and persons
in military service of the State; nor
shall any election officer be eligible
to any civil office to be filed by any
election at which he shall serve,
save only to such subordinate muni-
cipal or local offices below the grade
of city or county offices as shall be
designated by general law
ACT OF JUNE 26, 1885, SEC
TION 10.
Every person excepting justices
of the peace who shall hold any Of
| flee or appointment of profit or trust
| States, or of his state, or of any city
or incorporated district, whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise,
a subordinate officer or agent who is
| or shall be employed under the leg
islative, executive or judiciary de-
partment of this state, or of the
| United States of America, or of any
| city or incorporated strict, and also
every member of Congress, and OF
| the State Legislature, and of the
select or of common council of any
| city, or commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incap-
| able of holding or exercising at the
same time the Office or appointment
| of judge, inspector or clerk of any
election of the commonwealth, and
no inspector, judge or other officer
of any such election shall be eligible
| to any Office to be then voted for
except that of an election officer.
ACT JULY, 1889.
| Section 16 If any
vacancy shall continue in the board
for the space of one hour after the
time fixed by law for the opening
of the election, and qualified voters
of the township, ward or district
| IOr Wnlcn SuCn OIllcer snail nave Deou
elected present at the place of elec.
tion, shall select one of their mum
ber to fill such vacancy.
ACT 80 JANUARY, 1874.
Section 9-All judges, inspectors
clerks and overseers of any election
held under this act, shall before en-.
tering upon their duties be duly
sworn or affirmed in the presence OF
each other. The judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector, II
there shall be such minority inspec-
tor, and in case there be no minor.
ity inspector, then by justice oi
the peace or an alderman, and the
inspectors, overseers and clerks shall
be sworn by the Judge. Certif.
Gates of such swearing or affirming
shall be duly made out and signed
by the officers so sworn, and at.
tested by the officer who admins
tered the oath.
PRIVILEGES OF ELECTORS AMI
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