The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-09-26
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. IT Is enloined upon me to give
public notice OF said elections, aud to
! enunerate in said notice what officers are
to be elected, /, i. l.. Davis, High Sheriff
of the county of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice TO The
electors Of the county of Forest, that a
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on the
SECOND TUESDAY QO) or OCTOBER, 1871,
at the several districts, viz:
In eittownship at ClaringtOn school
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner t
In Howe township at the house of C. +.
Fox.
In jerks tow nship at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allender school
In Hickory township at Ball school
house. O..
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury " Cos stare.
In Tionesta township at school house in
TioneSta borough.
In Tiunesta borough at school house in
said borough.
AT which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person Tor 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 a
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 any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising 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. Itil I'D f.-t.
And the said act of assembly entitle
IAN Act relating to elections OF this Com
monwealth passed July ,, 1872 further
provides as follows:
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall
meet at the respective places app0intcd d for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before o'clock
in tAe 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.
I'm case the person who shall have re-
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for inspector shall not attend on the dag.
of any election, then the person who shall
have received thesecond highest number of
votes forJ ud se a5the neXbprceding election
shall act as an inspector in his place. And
In case thqlIerson Who shall have received
the highest mum ber1 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 numb of votes shall
appoint a Judge i'll his place; and 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, the
qalihed voters of the township, ward or
district for which such officer shall have
been elected present at the place of election
shall elect one of their number TO fill such
vacancy.
,.;,It shall be the duty of tho several as
SCISSORS respectively TO attend at the place
of holding every general, special or town
ship election, during the whole time such
election Is kept open, for the purpose of
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.
ttN N Chan ln enpptaaitfpd tN nfa OF
any election as aforesaid than white citi-
zen of the age of q or more, who shall
have resided an this State at least one year,
and in the election district where he oilers
to vote ten days Immediately preceding
such election, and within two years paid
State or coUntY tax, Which shall have been
assessed at least ten days before the cleo
ton. But citizen of tho United States
who has previously been y qualified voter
of this State and removed thereforln and
returned, and who shall have resided I'm
the election district and paid taxes atore-
said, shall he entitled to vote after residing
i'll this sta % six months. PrOpided. That
the white freeman, citizen of the United
States, between the age OF 2l and,22 Years
who have resided in the election district
ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled TO
vote, although they shall not have paid
tax.
BY the Act af Assembly of 1869, known
sNS @'N5"'f'S N-~"f ~ - PANNAeSb 10
follows: . ..
!. ELECTION officers are TO open the polls
between the hours of 6 and Z a. NJ, ON the
day of election. Before O'clock in the
of Second Tuesday of October
they are to receive from the County Com
the Registered List OF Voters
and all necessary election blanks and they
are 10 permit no man to vote whose name
is not on said list, unless he shall make
proof OF his right TO vote as follows:
2. The person whOse.name is not on the
list, claiming the right to vote, must pro-
duce qualified voter of the district TO
swear in written or printed affidavit to
the residence of the claimant in the district
for AT least ten days next preceding said
election, defining clearly where the resi-
dence of the person was.
3. The party claiming the right to vote
shall also make an affidavit stating to the
best OF his knowledge and belief when
and where he was born, that he is a citizen
of Pennsylvania and of the United States,
that he has resided in the State one year,
or, II formerly a citizen therein and re-
moved thereirOm, that he has resided
therein six months preceding said election,
that he has not moved into the district for
the purpose of voting therein that he has
paid State or county tax, within two
years, which was assessed at least ten days
before the election, and the affidavit shall
state when and where the tax was assessed |
and paid, the tax receipt must be produced
unless the ailiant shall state that il hgs
been lost or destroyed, or that he received |
none.
4. II the applicant be naturalized citi-