The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-10-01
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION

Whereas, in and by an act of the General
| Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
| sylvania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
General Elections within this Commons
| wealth. il is enjoined upon me to give
public notice of said elections, and TO
| enumerate in said notice what officers are
to be elected, l, L. j. Van Giesen, High Sher-
| iff fthe 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 be held in said coun-
| ty, on the
SECOND TUESDAY llth) 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 Brookston, in
In jerks township at the court house in
| MarieH.
In Harmony township at Allender school
| house.
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.
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
| Pennsylyan
One person for Assembly to represent
Clarion and Forest Counties.
Ono 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
tornoy 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
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise,
| 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 8ny 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
fnE,-
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, il 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.
further supplement to the election
laws of this OoiImonw aalth
Where's, by an act of the Congress
of tho 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
3D., 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 the constitu-
tion and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
|
bly, met, and 1t Is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter TO be
held in this Commonwealth il shall be
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 it shall be unlawful
for any such person to otfer to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such Judge or inspec-
: tors of election or any ofthem shall receive
or consent TO receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so offending shall he
! guilty of misdemeauor and upon convic-
) ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
slons OF this commonwealth, he shalt 1ol
each offence be sentenced to pay a fine o
/ not less than one hundred dollars, and tC
undergo Imprisonment III the jail of the
proper county for not less than 81 iXty days
SEC. 3, That If any person deprived o.
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter TO be held
in this Commonwealth vote or tender tC
the officers thereof, and ofeI to vote Q bal
I lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall lie guilty of misdemeonor, and OF
: conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwe shall foi
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
rece living such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or person.
deprived of citizenship and disqualified a
aforesaid, to offer any ballot or ballots tC
the officers of any election hereafter to bC
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 a.
aforesaid, such persons so offending shal
| be guilty of a misdemeanOr and upoI
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarte
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall b,
r. punished in like manner as provided in thu
second section of this act, in the case o