The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-02

business in the limits OF the circulation Of
the paper to advertise literally.
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ton, for himself or any other person. will
lully dcpose or affirm any matter to be
tacts, Knowing the same to be true shall
be guilty of perjury; and any certificate of
naturalization issued in pursuance ofan
such deposition, declaration or affirma ion
shall be null and void and il shall be the
duty of the court issuing the same. unon
PROOF being made before it that it was
traudulently obtained, to take Immediate
measures for recalling the same for can
collation.; and any person who shall. vote
or attempt to vote on any paper so OBJ
tained, or shall any way aid in. connive ot
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any fraudulent natur~
allzaIon certificate, shall DE deemed guilty
OF a misdemeauor and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not more than two wears.
and pay fine of not more than one 'thou.
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
erection oftho court.
SEC. Il. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed as an Overseer who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
joined by this act, without legal cause.
shali pe subject to penalty of one hum
dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as
sess any person as a voter who is not
qualified, or efuse TO assess anv one who
is qualified, he shall he deemed guilty. orr
misdemoanur in office, and on conviction
be punished by fine and imprisonment.
and subject to an action for damage bv the
person aggrieved, and If any person shall
fraudulently add to, deiace or destroy n
list of Vo.ers made out as directed by this
act, or tear down or remove the same from
the place where il has been filed. with
fraudulent or mischievous intent. or for
any improper purpose, the person so Of
al El lnRll 10.
meanor, and on conviction shall he nun
ished bya fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
two yeais, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. l5 All elections hereafter held. nm
der the laws OF this Commonwealth, the
polls shall be opened between the hours of
six and seven o'clock a. m., and closed at
seven o'clock p. IN.
SEC. l6. 1t shall be the duty of the Seere-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare
forms for all the blanks made necessary
by TINS act, and furnish copies of the same
To all the county commissioners of the sew
eral counties of the Commonwealth and
the county commissioners of each county
shall, as soon as necessary after the receipt
OF the same, at the proper expense of the
county, procure and furnish to all the
election officers of the election districts of
their respective countless copies Of such
blanks, in such quantities as NAV be rem
dered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act.
SEC. II. That citizens of this State tenn
porarily in the service of the State or the
Unit0d States Governments on clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where
thus employed, shall not be deprived
thereby of the right to vote in their several
election districts if otherwise duly ouali-
fed.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
AS therein directed, l also give off.
cial notice of the following provisions
of an act approved the 30th of March.
1866, entitled "An Act regulating the
mode OF voting at all the elections in
this Commonwealth"
SEC. ]. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and it is here.
by enacted by the Authority of the
same, That the qualified voters of the
several counties of this Commonwealth,
at all general, township, borough and
special elections are hereby hereafter
authorized and required to vote by
tickets printed or written, or partly
printed ana partly written, severally
classified as follows: One ticket shall
embrace the names of all judges of
courts voted for, and he labeled "iudi
ciary," one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the State officers voted
for and be labeled "State," one ticket
shall embrace the names of all the
county officers voted for, including
office Of Senator and Member of AS.
sembly, if voted for, and member of
Congress, if voted for, and be labeled
County" one ticket shall mbrace the
names of all the township officers voted
for, and be labeled Township" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all
the borough officers voted for, and be
labeled Borough" and each class
shall be deposited in separate ballot
boxes.
Pursuant to the provisions contain
ed in the 10Th section of the act first
aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid
districts shall representatively take
charge of the certificates of return of
the election of their respective districts,
and produce them at a meeting of one
Judge from each district, at the Bor-
ough Of Tionesta on the Sd day after
the election, being FRIDAY THE
1lTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1872,
then and there to perform the duties
required by law of said judges.
Also, that where a Judge, by sick
ness or unavoidable accident, is un-
able to attend such meeting of judges,
then the certificate of return shall
be taken charge of by one of the
inspectors or clerks of election of the
district, who shall do and perform the
duties of said judge unable to attend.
Z. l.. DAVIS, Sheriff