The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-11-01

known and give this public notice to the
electors Of the county of Forest, that a
General Election win be held in said conn
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1876,
between the hours of 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 tho court house in
Marien.
In Harmony township at Anender school
house.
In Hickory. township at Hickory
House.
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury q Co.'S stare.
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
ost County.
One person for Coroner oil 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!
"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 LIST Tuesday of No
yember, and each said inspector shall ap-
point ore clerk, who shall be qualified
voter of such district.
"In case the person who shall have re-
ceivcd 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
spect0r 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 a Judge in his place; and if
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.
j also give official notice to the electors
0f'Farest county, that by an act entitled
| IAN Act further supplemental to the act
l IL -. 81 -
wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS74:"
SEC. 8. 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 OH the list of voters opposite the
name OF the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
| tho 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 TO be
\ written thereon, and attested by citizen
] of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law 10 be taken and sub
| seribed by election officers, they shall sew
| orally be sworn or affirmed not TO disclose
how any eleetor shall have voted, unless
required to do so as witnesses in judicial
proceeding. Alljudges, inspectors, clerk:
and overseers of every election held under
/
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The judge shall bC
| 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 swoTI
| bY the Judge. Certificates of such swear
ing or affirming shall be duly made ou
and signed by the officers so sworn, anC
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. Ifany Judge or minority inspee
tor refuses or fails TO swear the officers o
election in the manner required by thii
act, or il any officer of election Ghall &C
without being duly sworn, or If any office
of election shall certify that any officer wa,
sworn when he was not, il shall be deem
ed misdemeanOr, and upon conviction
the officer or officers so attending shall b
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, o
both, in the discretion Of the court,
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shal
hold any office or appointment of profit o
trust under the United States, or this Stat
or any city or corpOrated district, whethe
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall b
employed under the legislature, executiv
| or judiciary department of this State, o
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
select or common council of any city, o
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 an,
election of this Commonwealth, and tina
no inspector, judge or other officer of sue
election ahall be eligible to be then vote
for.
Also, that in the 4th section Of the act {
Assembly entitled can act relating Z
alacffOnq and fDr other DurDOSQa - snnrQy
ed April 10th, 1859, it Is enacted that th