The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-10-07
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

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iff the county Of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the
electors of the county of Forest, that a
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on the
TUESDAY, THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1874,
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 jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
Harmony township at Alender school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury Il Co.'S store.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at Court House in
snid borough.
Az which time and places the qualified
electors will vote for
One person for Lieutenant Governor.
One person for Auditor General.
One person for Secretary of Internal AZ
fairs.
One person for Judge of Supreme Court.
One person for Congress.
One 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
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'll or shall
be 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-
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 can act relating to
elections and for other purposes" appro-
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
N,
at any general or special election in this
Commonwealth.
further supplement to the election
laws of this Commonwealth
Whereas, by an act of the Congress
of the United States, entitled IAN
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
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
to have voluntarily relinquished and for
feted their rights to become citizens, and
are deprived of exercising any tights of
citizenship hereof:
And whereas, persons not citizens of
the United States, are under the consttu-
tion 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 Pennsylvaniain General Assem-
bly, met, and it 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 Sd, 1865. And it shall be unlawful
for 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 to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so offending shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses-
sions of this Commonwealth he shall fol
each offence be sentenced to pay fine Of
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 If any person deprived o.
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be helC
in this Commonwealth vote or tender tc
the officers thereof and offer to vote bal
lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and or
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions OF this Commonwealth, shall fol
each offence be punished in like manner
as provided in the preceding section o
this act, in the case of officers of election!
receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots
SEC. 4. That ifany person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived of citizenship and disqualified a.
aforesaid, 10 offer any ballot or ballots Il
the officers of any election hereafter to b'
held in this Commonwealth, or shall per
suade or advise any such officer to receiv,
any ballot or ballots from any person de
priYed of citizenship and disqualified a
aforesaid, such persons so offending shal
be guilty ofa misdemeanor, and upon con
Viction thereof in any Court of Quartz
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall b
punished in like manner as provided il
the second section of this act, in the case O
officers of such election receiving such un
lawful ballot or ballots.
/ also give official notice of the followin
provisions of an act approved the 3Oth {
March, 1866, entitled IAN Act regulatin
the mode of voting at all the elections i
this Commonwealth"
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the Senate an