The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-01-15

Whereas in and by the LIST Section Of tho
Act of General Assembly of Pennsylva-
MIA. passed the 18th day of March, 1862,
entitled. "An Act to permit the voters Of
this Commonwealth to vote every three
years upon the question OF granting IL
censeS TO sell intox eating liquors, l. i3
cniOined upon the sheriff of every county
tn give notice of such election 10 be held,
and in pur uance thereof, l, 4. j. VAN
GItSEN, High Sheriff OF the county OF
Forest, do therefore make known and give
this public notice to the electors OF the
said county of Forest, thar special elec
ton will be held in the said county on
Monday, February, 3I, 1878.
at which time the qualified electors Of said
county Will vote "ior license," or against
license in the manner provided by the
LIST section OF the aforesaid Act, horeinat-
ter recited
SECTION |. Be it enacted, DC, That on
tho third Friday in March, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-three, 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, 1t shall be the duty
of tho Inspectors and Judges of elections
in the cities and counties, to receive tickets,
either written or printed, from the legal
voters of said cities and COUNTIES, Labelled
OH the outside license and on the in
side, "for liconse,' or against license"
and 10 deposit said tickets IN Il box pro-
vlded for that purpose hy said inspectors
and jud le8, rs rs reqrod by law III The ciise
of other tickets received at said election;
and the tickels so received Shall bu count.
ed, and "a return made to the clerk Of tIe
Court OF Quarter sessions OF the peace OF
the proper county, uuly certified as is re-
CURED by law, which certificate shall he
laid before tho judges OF the said court at
. 4
said election shall be held, and snail be
filed with the other records OF the cOuri
ana IL shall bo the duty OF the mayors Of
cities and sherlils OF counties, or any other
officer whose duty itinay be to periOrmsuch
service, to give due public notice nj 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: ProUtded,
That this act shall not be construed to re-
peal or affect any special law prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, or prohib-
lting tie granting of licenses: n PloUided,
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 tor this section shall be held
| on t,e day fixed tor the municipal cleo
tions i'll said rounty. lind pr0Ulded fur
tier, That all licenses granted after the
first day of January, one thousand oght
| hundred and seventy three, shall cease,
GateTmlne and become void on the first
dav OF 4 uril, one thousand eight hundI cd
and seventy-!hree, if the district for which
thev shall be granted determines against
tha granting OF license and the treasurer
of the proper county shall then refund 10
the holder of such license the moneys
so paid therefor, for which the said treas
] urer shall be entitled to credit in his ac-
| courts with the commonwealth.
Glrsfs t,nf ftar irag
and in making returns of the votes cast,
| the inspectors and judges, and clerks OF
said election shall be governed by the laws
| of this commonwealth regulating general
| elections and all the penalties of said
election laws are hereby eX ended to, and
| shall apply to the voters inspectors, Judges
and clerks, voting at and in attendance
upoa the elections held under the provI-
! sions of this act.
| And the qualified electors of the coun-
ty of Forest will hold their elections in
tho several districts as follows;
In Barnett township at Clarington school
| house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Amer.
In Howe township at the house of C. f.
Fox.
In jerks township at tho court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allender school
| house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
! house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
4, senbury ~ Co.'S stGre.
In i'ionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In III nesta borough at school house IN
| said borough.
Given under my han at Tionesta the llth
day ot January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred ard seven
| ty-three, and of the independence of the
| United States the nnety-sevantn.
Il. J. VAN GIESEN, Sheriff.
| SheriG's Office, Jan. IL, 1878.