The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-10-13

hOilce OF the General Elections, and in
such to enumerate:
lst. The officers to be elected.
2d. Designate the place. at which the
election is to be held.
|, y. J. Van Giesen, High Sheriff OF
the county of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to tho
electors of the county of Forest that a
General Election will he held in said coun-
ty, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875,
it being the ID day of the month, between
the hours of a. IN. and p. IN. at the sew
eral Election Districts.
In Barnett township at Clarington schooli
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner. --l. ..-. I-
In Howe township at Brookston, in
Brookston Hall.
In Jenks township at the court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Allender school
In Hickory township at Ball school
house. u M 6s
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury& Co.'S st,.re.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
| 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
PeDnSyl Vania.
One person for Treasurer of the State of
PENNSYLVANIA.
one person State Senator, in connection
with the coSnties 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 Forest
County.
One person for Jury Commissioner of
| Forest County.
one person for Survey or Of Forest Coun-
| ty.
The attention of electors is also called 10
the following extracts from "Further
| supplement to the Act regulating elections
il, this Commonwealth" approved Janua-
| ry 30th, 1874:
SEcTioN4 On the petition of five or more
| citizens of any election district, setting
| forth that the appointment of overseers is
reasonable precaution to secure the puri-
| ty and fairness of the election in said dis
| trict, it shall be the duty of the court of
| common pleas of the proper county, all
| the law Judges of the said court able to act
at the time concurring, to appoint two iu-
| diciOuS, sober ana intelligent citizens of
the said district belonging to different po-
| litical parties, overseers of election 10 SUI
| pervise the proceedings of election officers
| thereof, and to make report of the same
| as they may be required by such court.
Said overseers shall he men qualified to
( serve upon election boards, and shall have
| the right to be present with the officers of
such election during the whole time such
| is held, the votes counted, and the returns
| made out and signed b. the election Off
| GERS to keep list of voters, If they sec
proper; to challenge any person Offering
to vote, and interrogate him and his wit
nesses under 9th, in regard to his right
of suffrage at said election and to examine
his papers produced: and the officers of
| said election are required to afford to said
| overseers, so selected and appointed, every
| convenience and facility for the discharge
of their duties and if said election OFF,
| GERS shall refuse to permit said overseers
to be present, and perform their duties as
aforesaid, such officer or officers shall be
| guilty ofsa misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding one year, or both, in the discre-
ton of the court; or if the overseers shall
be driven away from the polls by violence
or intimidation, all the votes polled in
such election district may be rejected by
the proper tribunal trying contest under
said election, or part or portion of such
| votes aforesaid may be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to a just and
| proper disposition of the case.
| SECTION 5. At al elections hereafter
held under the laws of this conmon-
wealth, the polls shall be opened at seven
O'Clock a. M, and closed at seven O'Clock
p. IN.
SEC. 6. In all election districts whero a
#, vacancy exists by reason of the diSquali-
cation of the oflic or otherwise i'm an
election board heretofore appointed, or
| where any new district shall be formed,
the judge or judges of the court of COM
Ipon pleas of the proper county shall, ten
days before any general or special cleo
tion, appoint competent persons, TO fiji
said vacancies and to conduct the election
in said new districts and in the appoint
ment of inspectors in any election district
both shall not be of the same political
party; and the Judge of elections shall, in
all cases. be Of the political party having
the majority of votes i'm said district, as
nearly as the judge or judges can ascer-
tain the fact; and in case of the Disagree
ment of the Judges as u the selection OF
inspectors, the political majority of tho
Judges shall select one of such inspectors,
and the minority judge or judges shall Sc
lect the other
| SEC. Z Whenever there shall he Vacan-
CIV in am election board on the morning OF
an election, said vacancy shall be filled in
conformity with existing laws.
SEC. s. At the opening of the polls at all
elections it shall be the duty of the
judges of election for their respective dis
tricts TO designate one of the inspectors,
whose duty it shall be to have i'm eust0dy
the registry of voters, and to make the
entries therein required by law; and il
shall be the duty of The other of said in
spectors TO receive and number the ballots
at said election.
SEC. o. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot; every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which il shall
be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list Of voters opposite
the name of the elector from whom re-