The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-03
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
ga AT, FTECTTON

Whereas, In and by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
Bylvania, entitled AN Act tcsregulate the
General Elections within this Common
wealth, 1t is enioined upon me to give
public notice of said elections and 10
enumerate in said notice what officers are
tobeelected, /, T.J. Van Giesen, itiuh Sher-
iff 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-
ty, ON the
THIRD TUESDAY (l6tlfD OF DECEMBER, 1873,
at the several districts, viz:
In Barnett township at Clurington school
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner.
- In Howe township at Brookston, in
Brookston Hall.
In Jonks township at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Bail school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury d Co.'S store
In Tionesta township at school house i'm
Tionesta borough.
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 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 corporatcd district, whether
commissioned officer or g otherwise,
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
be employed under the legislature, cXecu-
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 eny 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 bo then voted
for.
Also, that in the ith section of the act of
Assembly entitled "An act relating to
elections and for other purposes" appro-
we'd April 18th 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 e 'ection in this
Commonwealth.
A further supplement to the election
laws OIL .lnlS COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, by an act of the Congress
of the United States, entitled AN
act to amend the several acts hcrcto-
fore passed to provide for the enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
for other purposes and approved March
Sd, 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
70 have voluntarily relinquished and 4 r.
feite1 their rights to become citizens, anu
are deprived of exercising any rights OF
citizenship hereof;
3 And whereas, persons rot citizens of
tho United States, are under the constitu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth f
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvon.ai III General Assem-
bly, met, and it is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter to he
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, aud subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March Sd, 1865. And il shall he unlawful
for any such person to Cffer to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. Thatif any such Judge or inspec-
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
guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
sfons of this Commonwealth, he shalt for
each offence be sentenced to pay 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 rs aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be held
IN this Commonwealth vote or tender to
the officers thereof, and ofiicI to vote n ball
lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeonor, aud on
.conyiction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this COMMONWEALTH, shall for
each offence be punished in a like manner
: as Is provided in the proceeding section of
this act, in the case of officers of elections
rece living such unlawful ballot or ballots.
SEC. A. 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 he
pbnishcd i'm like nlauneras provided in the
Second section of this act, In the case of
officers of such election receiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots.