The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-08
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
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
! enumerato in said notice what officers are
TO be elected, |. y. J. Van Giesen, High Sher-
! IN ofthe county OF Forest, do hereby make
| known and give this public notice 10 the
| electors Of tho county of Forest. that %
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on the
SECOND TUESDAY (4th) or OCTOBER, 1878,
at the several districts, viz:
In Barnett township at Clarington school
| house.
In Green township at tho house of L.
Arner.
In Howe township at Brookston, in
| Brookston Hall.
InJcnlSs 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 & Co.'S st,.re.
In Tionesta township at school house in
| Tioncsta borough.
In Tirnesta borough at school house in
I said borough.
At which time and places tho qualified
-. will elect by ballot:
o. ec'ors tor the Office of Judge of the
One p, So, a. pennsylvania.
Une person for Ia o..
Pennsylvania. ~roSent
One person for Assembly 70 rei
Clarion and Forest Counties.
One person for the Office of County CU-n-
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 County.
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
~ any city or corporated district, whether
| commissioned officer or otherwise, n
| subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
| be employed under the legislature, eXccu-
| tive or judiciai, 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-
| ercisiug ut the time, the Office or appoint
meH 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 4,h section of the act of
| Assembly entitled " An act relating to
elections and tor 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 amy 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 IAN
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
Sd, 1860. All persons who have deserted
tho military or naval services of the Uni
ted States, and who have been discharged
or relieved from the penalty or disability
Aerdin provided, are deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and for
ieite1 thoir rights to become citizens, ana
are deprived of exercising any rights of
citizenship hereof;
And whereas, persons rot citizens OF
the United States, are under the constitu-
tion and laws OF Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
| SEC. !. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of PennsylVOnia 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 DO
unlawful for the judges or inspectors of
any such election to receive any ballot or
ballots from any persons embraced in the
provisions, and subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd, 1865. And ii shall he unlawful
for any such person to oiler to vote any
: such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such judge or inspoc-
E tors of election or any of them shall receive
or consent to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so offending shall he
q guilty OF msdemeanor, and upon convic-
. ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
| slons OF this commonwealth, he shalt Tor
! each offence be sentenced to pay a fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars, and TO
undergo Imprisonment in the Jail of the
proper county for not less than sixty days.
SEC, 3, That If any person deprived OF
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter TO he held
/ | in this Commonwealth vote or tender TO
the officers thereof, and Offer to vote a bal
I lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be guilty OF misdemeonor, and on
> | conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
SessionsOf this Commonwealth, shall for
each offence be punished in like manner
/, as is provided in the preceding section OF
this act, in the case OF officers of elections
receiving such unlawful balISS or ballots.
SEC. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
| persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived Of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, TO offer any ballot or ballots to
the officers of any election hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth, or shall per
suade or advise any such officer to receive
any ballot or ballots from any person de-
= prived of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, such persons so offending shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and upor
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall be
r. punished in like manner as provided in tho