The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-18
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

w icTtuS, III anu DY IN hCb OF Utle ArCOoTal
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
Elections of the Commonwealth, passed
the ID day of July, A. D., 1869, it is made
the duty of the Sheriff of every county
within this Commonwealth to give public
notice of the General Elections, and in
such to enumerate:
1st Ihe officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which the
election is to be held.
/, 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 in said coun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TlI, 1876,
between the hours of 7 a. IN. and p. IN. at
the several Election Districts.
In Barnett townshipat Clarington school
house.
In Green township at the house of L.
Arner.
In Howe township at Brookston, in
In jerks township at the court house in
Maricn.
In Harmony township at Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
II. In kingsley Ii. township at .Wheeleg,. Du-
In Tionesta township ut Court House in
TiOnosta 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 Prcsi-
dent of the United States.
One person for Congress, in connection
with the counties of Armstrong, Clarion,
Indiana and Jefferson,
One person State Senator, i'm 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 San act re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth" passed July2, 1919, provides as
follows, viz:
"rhat the inspectors and Judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed tor
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong before o'clock
in the morning of the LIST Tuesday of No
Vember, and each said inspector shall ap-
point ore clerk, who shall be a qualified
voter of such district.
"ln case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on the daV 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 rs inspector in his place
And i'll case the person who shall have re-
ccivCd the highest number of votes for in
spcctor shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place, and in case the person elected Judge
.I,,11 11rl,n nj - "a n,
who received tho highest number of gotcs
shall appoint Judge in his place; and if
any vacancy shall continue in the board
for the space Of one hour after the time fix
cd 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
IAN Act further supplemental to the act
relative to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, 1871 -
SEC. 8. All the elcctians 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 OF the list of voters opposite the
name of the clectOr from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number 10 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 he taken and sub
scribed i'y 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 inspee-
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election in the manner required by this
act or if any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or if any officer
of election shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, il shall be deem
ed a misdemeanOr, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
on imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
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 or
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed under the legislature, executive
| 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