The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-10-10
PROCLAMATION OF GENER.
AL ELECTION.

whereas, in and by an act Of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
General Elections within this Common
wealth. 1t il enjoined upon me to give
public notice OF said elections, and To
enumerate in said notice what officers are
to be elected, 1, Il. L. Davis, High Sheriff
of the county Of Forest, do hereby make
known aud give this public notice to the
electors of The county of Forest, that a
ty, ON the
SECOND TUESDAY (lO OF OCTOBER, 1871,
at the several districts, Wis:
In Barnett township at Clarington school
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner.
In Howe township at the house of @. f.
Fox.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury q Cos store.
In Tionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person for Auditor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Surveyor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for President Judge of the
18th Judicial District.
One person for Assembly to represent
Forest and Clarion Counties.
One person for County Commissioner.
One person for County Auditor.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment of profit or
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or cOrporated district whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, q
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
be employed under the legislature, execu-
tive or Judiciary department of this State,
or of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con-
gress and of the State Legislature, or of
the select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of sny incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercisiug at the time, the Office or appoint
ment OF judge, inspector or clerk Of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that
no inspector, Judge or other officer of such
election shall be eligible to be then voted
for.
And the said act of assembly entitled
"An Act relating TO elections of this Com
monwealth passed July 2, 1919, further
provides as follows:
"That the Inspector and Judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before o'clock
in the morning of the Second Tuesday OF
October, and each said inspector shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be a qualified
voler of such district,
TIN case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on the day
of any election, then the person who shall
avereceived thesecond highest number OF
votes for Jud ye at the next preceding election
shall act as an inspector in his place. And
in case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspector
shall not attend, the person elected Judge
shall appoint an Inspector in his place
and in case the person elected Judge
shall not attend, then the Inspector who
received the highest number of votes shall
appoint a Judge in his place and ii 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, the
qalified voters of the township, ward OF
district for which such officer shall have
| been elected present at the place of election
shall elect one of their number to fill such
I vacancy.
at shall be the duty of the several as
SCISSORS respectively to attond ut the place
| of holding every general, special or town.
| ship election, during the whole time such
| election is kept open, for the purpose o.
\ giving information to the Inspectors and
| Judge when called on, in relation to the
| right of any person assessed by them to
\ vote at such election, and on such other
| matters in relation TO the assessment OF
| voters, as the Inspectors or either of them
shall from time TO time require.
| "No person shall be permitted to vote Al
any election as aforesaid than white citi.
zen of the age of 2l or more, who shall
| hav , resided an this State at least one year
and in the election district where he offers
| 10 vote ten days Immediately preceding
| such election, and within two years paid
State or county tax, which shall have beer
assessed at least ten days before the elec
| ton. But a citizen of the United States
| who has previously been qualified votel
of this State and removed thereform anc
returned, and who shall have resided il
the election district and paid taxes afore
said, shall be entitled 10 vote after residing
in this Stale six months. Provided, Tha
the white freeman, citizen of the United
States, between the age of 21 and % year,
who have resided in the election distric
| ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled V
vote, although they shall not have paiC
| tax.
by the Act of Assembly Of 1869, knowr
as the Registry Law" 1t is provided a
follows;
/. ELECTION officers are TO open the poll
between the hours of and 7 A. NJ, on thu
day of election. Before O'Clock in thu
morning of Second Tuesday of Octobe
they are to receive from the County Com
missioners the Registered List of Voter
and all necessary election blanks and they
are to permit no man to vote whose nam'
is not on said list, unless he shall maxi
proof of his right TO vote as follows:
2. The person whoses.name is not ON tn
list, claiming the right 10 vote, must pro
duce a qualified voter of the district h
swear in a written or printed affidavit u
the residence of the claimant in the distric
for at least ten days next preceding salt
election, defining clearly where the resi-
denoe of the person was.
3. The party claiming the right to vot
shall also make an affidavit stating to tn
best of his knowledge and belief whel
and where he was born, that he is citizel
of Pennsylvania and of the United States
that he has resided in the State one year
or. IL formerly citizen therein and re
moved thegefrom, that he has resides
therein six months preceding said election
shat he has not moved into the district 70
the purpose of voting therein that he ha
paid State or county tax, within tw
years, which was assessed at least ten day
before the election, and the affidavit shal
state when and where the tax was assesses
and paid, the tax receipt must be produce
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