The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-25
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

Whereas, i'm and by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania, entitled AN Act TO regulate the
Elections of the Commonwealth passed
the 2d day of July, A. D.. 1869, il is made
the duty Of the Sheriff of every county
within this Commonwealth to give public
notice of the General Elections, and in
such 10 enumerate:
lst. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which the
election Is TO he held.
I, Justis Shawkey, 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 be held i'm said cOun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1876,
between the hours of a. IN. and Z p. IN. at
the several 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
Marien.
InHarmony township at Allonder school
| In Hickory township at Hickory
| House.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
| senbnry Il Cos store.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
| Tionesta borough.
In Tionesta borough at Court House in
said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
| electors will elect by ballot:
Electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
One person for Congress, i'm connection
/ sryffI 1.o -
| Indiana and jefferson,
One person State Senator, in connection
with the counties of Clarion, Elk, and
Cameron.
One person for Assembly.
One person for District Attorney of For
est County.
One person for Coroner of Forest County.
One person for Jury Commissioner OF
\ Forest County.
The act of Assembly entitled ian act re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July 2, 1919, provides as
| follows, viz:
"rhat the inspectors and Judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed tor
holding the election in the district ut which
| they respectively belong before 8 o'clock
in the morning of the lst Tuesday of No
vember, and each said inspector shall ap-
point ore clerk, who shall be a qualified
| voter of such district.
''In case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
| for inspector shall not attend on the day OF
any election, then the person who shall
have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act as inspector in his place.
And in case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number of votes for in
| spector shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place, and in case the person elected Judge
shall shall not attend, then the inspector
| who received the highest number of votes,
shall appoint Judge in his place; and il
any vacancy shall continue in the board
| for the space Of one hour after the time fix
ed by law for the opening of the election,
the qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present at the place of
election shall elect one of their number to
fill such vacancy.
! also give official notice to the electors
of Forest county, that by an act entitled
'An Act further supplemental TO the act
| relative to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, 1915"
SEC, o. All the electians by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order in which iG shall
| be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
|
numbered with the number corresponds
ing with the number TO the name of the
voter. Any elector may write his name
| upon his ticket, or cause the same TO be
written thereon, and attested by citizen
of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
| scribed by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any electOr shall have voted, unless
| required TO do so as witnesses in a judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks
and oVerseers of every election held under
this act shall, before entering upon their
| duties be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The judge shall be
| sworn by the minority inspector, if there
shall be such minority inspector, if not
then by justice of the peace or alderman,
and the inspectors and clerk shall be sworn
by the judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. If any Judge or minority inspec-
tor refuses or fails TO swear the officers oi
election in the manner required by this
act, or If any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or ii any officer
of election shalfeertify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, it shall be deem
ed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
the officer or officers so offending shall bC
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, Oh
both, in the discretion Of the court.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any office or appointment Of profit OF
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or eorpOrated district. whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub.
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall bC
employed under the legislature, executive
or Judiciary department of this State, ol
of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con
gress and of the State Legislature, or of tn,
seleetor common council of any city, ol
commissioners of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex