The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-20
PROCLAMATION OF GENER
AL ELECTION.

Ill 4LALAAO4lO1Ns
Whereas, i'm and by an act of the General
Assembly of the CommonwealtEfiE Penn
sylvania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
Elections of the Commonwealth passed
the 2d day of July, A. D., 1859, il is made
within this Commonwealth to give public
notice of the General Elections, and in
such to enumerate:
LIST. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which the
election is to he held.
IT. J. Van Giesen, High Sheriff of
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 he held in said coun-
ty, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER, 1916,
1t being the I'd day of the month, between
the hours of a. IN. and p. in. at the sew
eral Election Districts.
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
| Maren.
| In Harmony township at Allender school
| house
In Hickory township at Ball school
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury " Co.'S st're.
In Tionesta township at Court House i'm
| Tionesta borough.
In III nesta borough at Court House in
said borough.
AT which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person for Governor of the State of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Treasurer OF the State of
Pennsylvania.
One person State Senator, in connection
with the counties of Clarion, Elk, and
Cameron.
One person for Associate Judge of For
est County.
One person for Prothonotary, Register.
Recorder, and Clerk of Courts of Forest
County.
One person for sheriff of Forest County.
Three persons for Commissioners OF
Forest County.
Three persons for Auditors of BEekt
County.
One person for Jury Commissioner oi
Forest County.
one person for Surveyo or of Forest Coun-
ty.
The attention of electors is also called tc
the following extracts from "Furthel
supplement to the Act regulating elections
J ia this Commonwealth" approved Janua
ry S0th, 1874:
SECTION 4. On the pc ition of five or more
citizens of any election district, settinl
forth that the appointment of overseers II
a reasonable precaution to secure the puri
ty and fairness of the election i'll said dis
trict, il shall he the duty of the court o
common pleas OF the proper county, al
| the law indges of the said court able To nc
AZ the time concurring, to appoint two ju
dicious, sober ana intelligent citizens o
the said district belonging To different pc
litical parties, overseers OF election 10 su
pervise the proceedings of election officer
thereof, and to make report OF the sam
as they may be required by such court
Said overseers shall he men qualified t
Sc We upnn election boards, and shall hav
the right to be present with the officers q
such election during the whole time sue
il held the votes counted, and the return
made out and signed bv- the election OH
' GERS; to keep list of voters, If they Sc
nroper; to challenge auE person offerin
to vote, and interrogate him and his wit
nesses under o 'th, in regard to his righ
of suffrage at said election and to examin
his papers produced; and the officers {
said election are required to afford to sal
overseers, so selected and appointed, ever
conVeTience and facility for the discharg
of their duties; and il said election off
GERS shall refuse to permit said overseei
to be present, and perform their duties 9
aforesaid such officer or officers shall |
guilty of a Inisdemeanor, and on convi'
ton thereof shall be fined not eXceedin
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned n'
exceeding one wear, or both, in the discr'
tion of the court; or If the overseers sha
be driven away from the polls by violent
y or intimidation, all the votes polled
such election district may be rejected b
the proper tribunal trying contest und'
said election, or part or portion of sue
votes aforesaid may be counted, as sue
tribunal may deem necessary toa just an
u | Il nf "a
SECTION 3. At al elections hereaft'
held under the laws of this common
wealth, the polls shall he opened at seve
=, O'Clock a. M, and closed at seven o'~loC
p. m.
SEC. 6. In all election districts where
vacancy exists hy reason of the disqual
cation of the of1ic or otherwise in 9
election board heretofore appointed,
where any new district shall be forme
IL, the Judge or Judges of the court of cor
g. Ge mon pleas of the proper county shall. q
M days before any general or special ele
lu tiOn, appoint competent persons, to Il
es said vacancies and to conduct the electi'
81 i'm said new districts; and in the appoin
f- ment of inspectors in any election distri
IT. both shall not be Of the same polite
party; and the judge of elections shall,
all cases, be Of the political party havil
the majority of votes in said district.
nearly as the Judge or judges can asce
tain the fact and IN case Of the disagree
ment of the iudges.as IN the selection
J.. inspectors. the political majority of d
De Judges shall select one of such inspector
'eS and the minority judge OF judges shall
lect the other.
SEc. 7. Whenever there shall be yaca
nv cv in am election board on the morning
~ an election, said vacancy shall be hlled
conformity with existing laws.
SEC. 8. At the opening of the polls at
elections il shall be the duty of I
- Judges of election for their respective d
tricts to designate one of the inspecto
whose duty II shall he to have in custo
the registry of voters, and to make I