The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-11-01
TTRSBAY. KOIEMBER 1TH. lS16.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1876,
between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. 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.
In Harmony township at Allender school
house.
In Hickory township at Hickory
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
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, in connection
with the counties of Armstrong, Clarion,
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 ofForest County.
One person for Jury Commissioner of
Forest County.
The act of Assembly entitled "an act re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth" passed July 2, 1919, provides as
follows, viz,
"That 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 lst Tuesday of No
yember, 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 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 as inspector in his place.
And in case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number of votes for in
spcctor shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector i'm his
place, and in case the person elected Judge
shall shall not attend, thon the inspector
who received the highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place; and if
any vacancy shall continue in tho 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
OF uStflCt lOT WHICH SuCn OIDCef shall
have been elected, present st 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, 1874 :"
SEC. 8. All the electians by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order in which iU shall
be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks OIL the list of voters opposite the
name OF the electOr from whom received
And any voter voting two or more tickets
the several tickets so voted shall each be
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 10 be
written thereon, and attested by q citizen
of the district. In addition TO the oath now
prescribed by law TO be taken and sub
scribed 10y election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed motto disclose
how any elector shall have voted, unless
required TO do so as witnesses in a judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks
and oYerseers 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 a 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. Ifany Judge or minority inspec-
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 misdemeanOr, and upon conviction,
| the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
| Or 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
| trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
| ercising at the time, the Office or appoint
mont ofjudge, 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 Gan act relating TO
elections and for other purposes, /" approv-
/ ed April 10th, 1859, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed as TO
prevent any militia or borough officer
| from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerk
] at anY Reneral or snecial elaction In this