The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-01-22
Election Proclamation.

Whereas in and by the lst Section of the
Act of General Assembly of Pcnnsylva-
mia. passed the 18th day of March. 1862,
entitled, IAN Act to permit the voters of
this Commonwealth to vote every three
years upon the question of granting liz
censcs to sell intoxicating liquors." it is
enOined upon the Sheriff of every county
to give notice OF such election 10 DC held,
and in pursuance thereof, /, II. j, VAN
CT ESEN, High Sheriff of the county of
Forest, do therefore make known and give
this public notice to the electors oj the
said county of lcore5,, that a special eiec
| ton will be held in the said county on
Monday, February, Sd, 1878.
at which time tho qualified electors OF said
county will vote "ior license" or'against
license in tho manner provided by the
lst section of the aforesaid Act, hereinal
| ter recitod:
| SECTION l. BE IL enacted, &C., That on
| the third Friday in March, one thou
sand eight hundred and scventy-threc, in
| every city and county in this Common
| wealth, and at the annual municipal cleo
| tions every third year thereafter, in every
such city and county, il shall be tho duty
| of the Inspectors and Judges OF elections
| i'll tho cities and counties, to receive ticko!s,
| either written or printed, from the legal
| voters of said cities and counties, labelled
| on the outside "license," and on the in
and to deposit said tickets in box pro-
| vided for that purpose by said inspectors
and judges, as is reqired by law in the case
of other tickets received at said election !;
| and tho tickets so received shall I've count
! ed, and q return made to the clerk of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of the peace of
the proper county, duly certified as is re-
quired by law, which certificate shall DO
laid before the judges of tho said court at
the first meeting of the said court after
said election shall DO held, and shall be
filed with the other records of the court I;
and it shall be the duty of the mayors of
cities and shcrlifs Of counties, or any other
| otlicerwhose duty itInay be to perform such
service, TO give due public notice of such
special election provided for three weeks
previous to the time of holding the same,
and also three weeks before such election
every third year thereafter; ProUided,
That this act shall not 10 construed to re-
peal or affect any special law prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors, orprohib-
iting tie granting of licenses: PrOUidcd,
That when the municipal and township
elections in any county or city do not oc-
cur on the third Friday in March, the cleo
ton provided for this section shall be held
on tho day fixed for the municipal clec-
,, .:ofs in said county, AHd pTOrided f,ty-
Mer, That all licenses GRANTED after the
first day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and sevonty-three, shall cease,
determine and become void on tho first
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-thrce, if the district for which
they shall be granted determines against
the granting of license; and the treasurer
of tho proper county shall then refund TO
the holder of such license the moneys
so paid therefor, for which the said treas
urer shall be entitled to credit in his ac-
counts with the commonwealth.
SEC. 2. That in receiving and counting,
and in making returns of tho votes east,
the inspectors and judges, and clerks of
said election shall be governed by the laws
of this commonwealth regulating general
elections and all tho penalties of said
election laws arc hereby extended to, and
shall apply to the voters, inspectors, Judges
and clerks, voting mt and in attendance
upon the elections held under tho prOvi-
sions OF this act.
And the qualified electors Of tho coun-
ty of Forest will hold their elections in
the several districts as follows;
In Barnett township at Clarington school
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner.
In Howe township at tho house Of c. T.
Fox.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
Harmony township ct Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley townshipst Wheeler, Du-
senbury a COS stare.
In Tionesta township. at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.
Given undor my hand at Tioncsia the llth
day OF January, in the ear of our Lord
one thousand oight hundred and seven
ty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States the ninety-scVonth.
#. j. VAN GIESEN, Sheriff.
Sheriff 3 Once, Jan. IL, 1873.