The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-11-05
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION


AL ELECTION.
Whereas, in 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. it is 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 and give this public notice TO the
electors of the county of Forest, that a
General Election will he held i'm 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. 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-
y
In Tionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta 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 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-
orcising 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 for other purposes" appro-
we'd April 10Th 1859, 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 Clerk,
at any general or special election 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 to the elections of this Common
wealth." approved April 18th, 1869, it is
provided as follows:
SEC. J. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem-
htV mot and IL iQ hnrphU nnaataH hx,a
thority of the same, That it shall be the du-
ty of eaca of the assessors of this Com
monwealth, on the first Monday of Juno
of each year, to take up the transcript he
has received from the county commission
ers 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
therefrom the name ofevery person who is
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 him, 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
him, and also the names of all who make
claim to him to be qualified voters therein.
AS soon as this revision is completed lie
shall visit every dwelling house in his dis
trict and make careful inquiry ii any per-
son whose name is on his list has died or
removed from the district, and if so, to
take the same thereirom, or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose name
is not on the list, and if so, to add the same
thereto, and in all cases where name is
added to the list a tax shall forthwith be
assessed against the person, and the asses
sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
upon what ground the person so assessed
claims to be voter. Upon the completion
of this work it shall be the duty of each as
SCISSOR as aforesaid to proceed TO make out
a list in alphabetical order of the freemen
above twenty-one years of age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward, borough,
township or district of which he is ASSESS
or, and opposite to each of said nam es state
whether said freeman is or is not a house
keeper, and if 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 numbers, the name OF the street, al
ley or court on which said house fronts
also the occupation of the person, and
where he is not housekeeper, the occupa-
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 "voter," and where any
person claims to vote by reason of natur-
alization he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof TO the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive years next preceding
a voter in said district and in all cases
where the person has been naturalized, the
name shall be marked with the letter''N." ;"
Where the person has merely declared his
intention to become citizen and designs
to be naturalized before the next election,
the name shall be marked sd. l." Where
the claim 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, and if 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 tbs further duty of each assess
or as aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties herein imposed, to make a separate
list of all new assessments made by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same Immediately to the COM
missioners, who shall immediately add
the names to the tax duplicates and the
wards, township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
SEC. 2. On the list being completed and
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