The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-17
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.


General Elections within this Common
wealth., it is enjoined upon mo to give
public notice of said elections, and to
enumerate in said notice what officers are
TO be elected, l, T.. J. Van Giesen, High Sher-
iff of the county of Forest, do hereby mako
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 (l4th) OF OCTOBER, 1873,
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.
InHarmony township at Allender school
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury & Cos store.
In Tionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.
At which timo and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person for the Office of Judge OF the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
One person for the office of Treasurer of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Assembly to represent
Clarion and Forest Counties.
One person for the office of County Com
missioner of Forest County.
One person for the Office of County Aud
itor OF Forest County.
One person for the Office Of District At
torney of Forest County.
One person for the office of Jury Com
missioner of Forest CouRty.
One person for the Office OF Coroner of
Forest County.
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
trct, 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.
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 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.
A further supplement to tho election
laws of this Commonwealth:
| Whereas, by an act of the Congress
Of the United States, entitled "An
act to amend the several acts hereto
| fore passed to provide for the enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
for other purposes" and approved March
| ID, 1865. All persons who have deserted
the military or naval services of the Uni
ted States, and who have been discharged
or relieved from the penalty or disability
| therein provided, are deemed and taken
| to have voluntarily relinquished and for
feited their rights to become citizens, and
are deprived OF exercising any rights OF
citizenship hereof;
And whereas, persons rot citizens OF
the United States, are under tho constitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
| wealth of PennSylvoniai in General Assem-
bly, met, and it is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter to be
| held in this Commonwealth it shall be
unlawful for the judges or inspectors oi
| any such election to receive any ballot OF
| ballots from any persons embraced in the
provisions, and subject to tho disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd, 1865. And it shall be unlawful
| for any such person to offer to vote any
! such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such judge or inspec-
tors of election or any of them shall receive
| or consent to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disuualified
person, he or they so offending shall hC
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conVic.
ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses
sions of this Commonwealth, he shalt fol
each offence be sentenced to pay a fine o
not less than one hundred dollars, and tC
undergo Imprisonment i'll the Jail of tho
proper county for not less than sixty days
SIC. 3, That II any person deprived o
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be helC
in this. Commonwealth vote or tender tC
the officers thereof, and offeI to vote bal
lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall DO guilty OF a misdemeonor, and OF
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth shall fol
each offence be punished in a like manner
as is provided in the preceding section o
this act, in the case of officers of elections
receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. 4. That If any person shall hereafte
persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived ofeitizenship and disqualified a
aforesaid, 70 offer any ballot or ballots Il
the officers OF any election hereafter TO b.
held III this Commonwealth, or shall per
suade or advise any such officer to receiv'
any ballot or ballots from any person de
prived of citizenship and disqualified a
aforesaid, such persons 40 offending shal
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upoI
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarte
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall b'
punished in like manner as provided in tn
second section of this act, In the case o
officers of such election receiving such un
lawflli ballot or ballots.