The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-10
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.


Whereas, in and by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
eylvania, entitled An Act to regulate the
General Elections within this Common
wealth. it is enjoined upon me to give
public notice OF said elections, aud to
enumerate in said notice what officers are
70 be elected, l. It. ]. Van iiesen, High Sher-
If ofthe county OF Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the
electors of the county of Forest, that
General Election will be held in said coun-
", ON the
THIRD TUESDAY (l6th) OF DECEMBER, 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
Brookston Hall.
In Jenks township at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allendor school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du
Benbury Il Co.'S st,re.
In Tionesta township at school house in
In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will vote
For or Against the New Constitution,
the text of which is herewith published.
Notice ia 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
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
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 10Th 1859, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be 81 construed as TO
Prevent any militia or borough officer
from serving as Judge, Inspector or ClcrH,
at any general or special election in this
Commonwealth.
4 further supplement to tho election
laws of this Commonwealth:
whereas, by an act of the Congress
OF tho 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
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 pcnsity or disability
therein provided, are deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and fl r-
fcite1 their rights to become citizens, anu
are deprived of exercising any rights of
citizenship hereof;
And whereas, persons rot citizens OF
the United States, arc under the constitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. i. BE ii 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 bo
held in this Commonwealth it 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 81, 1865. And ii shall be unlawful
for any such person to Cffer to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such judge or inspcc-
or consent to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so offending shall he
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
sions of this Commonwealth, he shalt Ion
each offence be sentenced TO pay a fine o.
not less than one hundred dollars, and tC
undergo Imprisonment in the Jail of the
proper county for not less than sixty days
SEC. 3, That II any person deprived o.
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to bc held
in this Commonwealth vote or tender tC
the officers thereof, and Offer to vote a bal
lot or ballots, any person 50 offending
shall be guilty OF misdemeonOr, and Oh
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth shall fol
each offence be punished in like manner
as is provided in the preceding section o
this act, in the case of officers of election.
rece living such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. 4. Thati any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or person.
deprived of citizenship and disqualified a.
aforesaid, 10 offer any ballot or ballots t.
the officers of any election hereafter to bt
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
punished in like manner as provided in tn
second section of this act, in the case o
oihcers OF such election receiving such un
lawful ballot or ballots.
REGISTRY LAW.
also give official notice to tho clector