The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-30
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

AL ELECIlUN.
Whereas, i'm and by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled An Act 10 regulate the
General Elections within this Common
wealth. il is enjoined upon me to give
public notice of said elections, and to
enumerate in said notice what officers are
TO be elected, l. T.. 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
General Election will he held in said coun-
ty, at which time they will vote by ballot
for twenty-nine Electors for President and
Vice President of the United States, on the
FIRST TUESDAY Cd OF OCTOBER, 1872,
at the several districts, viz:
In Barnett township at Clarington school
house.
In Green township at the house of L..
Arner.
In Howe township at the house of C. t..
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 ~ Cos storc.
In Tionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In III nesta borough at school house in
said borough.
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 o. any Incorporated u.s.
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 9ny incorporated dis
trlct, 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.
Also, that in the 4th section of the act of
Assembly entitled An act relating to
elections and tor other purposes" appro-
we'd April 18th 1853, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed as to
prevent any militia or borough officer
from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerh
at any general or special e.ection in this
commonwealth.
REGISTRY LAW.
also give official notice to the electors
of Forest county that, by an act entitled
" An act further supplemental to the act
relative tn the elections OF this Common
wealth." approved April 18th, 1868, ii is
provided as follows:
SEC J. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the Common
w9altl OF Pennsylvania III General Assem-
bly, met, and it Is hereby enacted by au-
thority of the SAME, That it snail be the du-
ty of eac OF the assessors of this Com
monwealth, on the first Monday of June
of each year, to take up the transcript he
has received from the county commission
crs under the eighth section OF the act OF
18th OF April, 1884, and proceed to an i'm
mediate revision of the same by striking
theretrOm the name oi every person WHO'S
known by him to have died or removed
since the last previous assessment from the
district Of which he IS the assessor, or
whose death or removal shall be made
known to nm. and To add TO the same the
name of any qualified voter who shall be
made known to HIM, to have removed into
the district since the last previous ASSESS
ment, or whose removal into the same
shall be or shall have been made known to
hIn, and also the names OF all vino make
claim to him to he quailiied voters therein.
AS soon as this revision is completed lie
shall visit every dwelling house in ms dis
tri,'t and make careful inquiry il any per-
son whose name is on has list has uied or
removed from the district, and ii so, to
take the same thereIrom, or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose name
is not on the list, and ii SO, to aud the same
thereto, and in al cases where a name is
added to the list a tax shall forthwith be
assessed against the person, and the asses
sor shall IN ali cases ascertain by inquiry
upon what ground the person so assessed
claims 10 be a voter. Upon the completion
of this WORK it shall be the duty OF each ass
SCISSOR as aforesaid TO prOceeu 10 make out
"A list in alphabetical order OF the ireemen
above twenty-one years ot age claiming
to be qualIned voters IN the ward, borough,
township or district of which he is ASSESS
or, and opposite To each OF SAID nam rs state
whether SAID freeman Is or rs not Il house
keeper, and II he is, the number of his res
idence, in towns where the same are num-
bered, with the street, alley or court IN
which situate, and if in town where there
are no mum bers, the nameoi the street, al
ley or court ON which SAID house fronts !;
also the occupation of the person, and
where he is not Il housekeeper, the uccupa-
ton, place OF boarding and with whom, and
If working for another, the name OF en-
plOyer, and write opposite each OF said
names the word "vOleT,' and where any
person claims to vote by reason OF natur-
alIZatlOn he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he has been
for flVe consecutive years next preceding
voter III said district and in al cases
where the person has been naturaliZed, the
name all De marked with the letter"N."
Where the person has merely declared his
intention to become atIzcm AID desi .us
10 be naturaii2ed before the next election,
the name shall be marked I'D. l. Where
the clam to vote is by reason OF being be-
tween the ages OF twenty-One and twenty
two, as provided by law, the word "age"
shall be entered, ana ii the person has
moved into the election district To reside
since the last general election the letter
" B.' shall be PLACED opposite the name
1t shall be III lurther duty OF each ASSESS
or as aforesaid, upon the completion OF the
duties herein imposed, 10 make a separate
Inst OF all neW assessment made by han
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same Immediately 10 the COM
mlssioners, who shall immediately add
the names to the tax duplicates ana the
wards, township, borough or district IN
which they have beeu assessed.
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