The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-10-14
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

enumerate i'm said notice what officers are
to be elected, L, 7. j. Van Giesen, High Sher-
i'll ofthe county Of Forest. do hereby make
known and give this public notice to tho
electors of the county of Forest, that q
General Election will he held i'm said coun-
ty, on the
TUESDAY, THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1874,
at the several districts. viz;
In Barnett township at Clarlngton school
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Amer.
In Howe township at Brookston, in
Brookston Hall.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony townshipat Allonder school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury d Cos stare.
In Tioncsta township at school house in
Tionesta borough.
In Ticnesta borough at school house i'm
said borough.
At which time and places tho qualified
electors will vote for
One person for Lieutenant Governor.
One person for Auditor General.
Ono person FOR Secretary of Internal AT
fairs
One person for Judge of Supreme Count.
One person for Congress.
Ono person for Assembly.
One person for Associate Judge of For
est County.
One person for Treasurer of Forest
County.
One person for Commissioner of Forest
County.
One person for Auditor of Forest Coun-
ty.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
or nj trna nj of 49,
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or othcrwise a
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
he employed under the legislature. eNecu-
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 eN-
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 lth section Of the act of
Assembly entitled "An act relating to
elections and for other purposes" apnro-
we'd April 10Th 1859, 1t 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.
n further supplement- to the election
laws of this Commonwealth
Whereas, by an act of the Congress
OF the 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
TOR other PURPOSES and approved March
80, 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
10 have voluntarily relnQuished and for
feited their rights to become citizens. and
are deprived Of exercising any lights of
citizenship hereof:
And whereas, persons not citizens of
the United States, are under the consttu-
ton and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth
SEC /. he 1t enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Common
wealth of PCnnsylvaniam General Assem- |
bly, met and it is hereby enacted bv the
same and in all elections hereafter to be |
held IN this Commonwealth il shall he |
unlawful for the Judges or INSPECTORS of
any such election to receive any ballot or |
uaIlots ironl any persons embraced in the |
provisions, and subject to the disabilities |
imposed by said act of Congress, approved |
March 3d, 1865. And ii shall be unlawful |
lor any such person to offer to vote any |
such ballot or ballots.
SEC. 2. That if any such Judge or inspec-
tors OF election or any of them shall receive
or consent 10 receive anv such unlawful |
balIot or ballots fIomany such disqualified |
person, he or they so offending shall he |
guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon conyic-
t!on thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
slons of this Commonwealth he shall for
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not less than one hundred dollars. and 10
undergo Imprisonment in the iail of thn
proper county for not less than sixty days.
SEC. 3. That if any person deprived of
ctuZehshlp ana disqualified as aforesaid
sha!l NJ any election hereafter to be held
IN TINS commonwealth vote or tender 10
the oincers thereof, and offer to vote a bal
lou or ballots, any person so offending
snail be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
CohElcuon thereot in any Court of Quarter
sessions OF this Commonwealth, shall for
each offence be punished in a like manner
as PROVIDED IN the preceding section of
TINS act, in the case of officers of elections
receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
SEC. 4. That ifany person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or nersons
deprived of citizenship and disoualified as
aforesaid, 70 offer any ballot or ballots TO |
the olllcers of any election hereafter TO be
heIu IN TINS commonwealth, or shall per-
suade or ADVISE any such officer to receive
any ballot or ballots from any person de-
prlVed OF citizenship and disqualified as
aforesaid, such persons so offending shall
De guilty ola misdemeanor, and upon con-
NlctiOn 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
oIlcers Of such election receiving such un-
lawful ballot or ballots. {
also give official notice of the following ]
IIoNlsloiis MS OF an act approved the Both of
March, 1866, entitled 'An Act regulating I
the mode Of voting at all the elections i'm '
this Commonwealth"
SEC. ]. BE il enacted NV il,e Sapoto o,,a | /