The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-09-10
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

I
General Elections within this Common
wealth. IL is epjoincd upon me to give
public notice OF said elections, and to
enumerate in said notice what officers are
tobeclocted, l, r. J. Van Giesen, High Sher-
iff of the county of Forest, do hereby mako
known and give this public notice to the
electors of the county of Forest that n
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on the
SECOND TUESDAY Clith) OF OCTOBER, 1878,
at tho several districts, viz:
In Barnett township at ClaringtOn school
house.
In Green township at the house of l..
Arner.
In Howe township at the house of C. +.
Fox.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
sIn Harmony township at Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury ~ Cos stare.
In Tionesta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person for the Office of Judge of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
One person for tho Office of Treasurer of
PennsviS nnia. .rnr
One person for Assembly to represent
Clarion and Forest Counties.
One 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
torney 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
he 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 any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercisng at the time, tho Office or appoint
mont 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 18th 1859, it 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 i'm this
commonwealth
further supplement to the election
laws OF this Commonwealth:
IaNr Al.
of the United States, entitled IAN
act TO amend the several acts hereto
lore passed to provide for tho enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
for other purposes and approved March
Sd, 1850. 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
feite1 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-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvonia in General ASSEM-
bly, met, and 1t is hereby enacted by the
same and in all elections hereafter TO be
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 3D., 1866. And it shall be unlawful
for any such person to ofier to vote any
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such iudpe or insnec
tors of election or any 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-
sions OF this commonwealth, he shalt for
each offence be sentenced to pay a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars. and to
undergo Imprisonment in the iail of the
proper county for not less than sixty days,
SEC. ., That II any person deprived OF
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be held
IN this commonwealth vote or tender to
the oncers thereof, and olfel to vote bal
ioI or palIots, any person SO offending
shall DC guilty OF misdemeonor, and ON
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall for
each offence be punished in like manner
as IS provided in the proceeding section of
lhs act, IN the case of officers of elections
receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
SEC. 4. That If any person shall hereafter
PStSuauS Oi auNise any person or persons
deprived OF citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, 10 offer any ballot or ballots to
the officers Of any election hereafter TO be
held in this Commonwealth, or shalt per-
suade or adviseany such officer to receive
any ballot or ballots from any person de-
prlved of citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, such persons so offending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
sessions OF this Commonwealth, shall be
punished in like manner as provided i'm the
second section of this act, in the case of
officers of such election receiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots.
REGISTRY LAW.