The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28

house, and after that it was held there.
This is about 20 rods from where
Murray house stood The nearest
house they could get to the Murray
house was the office of DR.. Baker,
and that was got for one year. They
then petitioned for the school house.
The sherif's proclamation fixes the
ClariHgton school house. Barnett town.
ship as the place for holding the gen.
eral elections in 1876.
The conclusions Of fact, drawn from
the evidence are briefly as follows:
First On the 18th OfApriI 1885, the
house Of Alexander Murray was fixed
by the Legislature as the place for
holding the elections for Barnett town
ship, then 10 Jefferson County.
Second. Or the 11th Of April, 1913,
Forest County was erected from part
of Jefferson County, and tho whole of
Barnett township was then included
in Forest County, and was located on
both the north aud south side Of the
Clarion river. said river passing in an
sasterly and westerly direction through
the township.
Third. On the ID Of April 1860 the
north bank Of the Clarisn river at
high water mark was made the south
boundary of Forest County in Bar
nett township.
This Act Of the Legislature divided
the township, and that part Of the
same south Of the river was ia Jeffer-
son County, and the balance Of the
township, north Of the river remained
in Forest County.
Fourth. The Act Of 2lst April, 1884
fixed the house Of Orrin Butterfeld
as the place for holding the elections
in Barnett township, Jefferson County.
This left the house of Alexander Muir
ray OH the north side Of the Clarion
river in Barnett township, Forest
County, designated by the Act of 10th
Of April, 1885, as still the place for
holding the elections in that town.
ship.
Fifth. The elections were held at
this house until 1851 or 1892, when
after tho death of Murray, a new
house was erected Oh the lot near the
site Of the old one, and was kert by
the Widow Murray and man by the
name of Thing. Several Of the wit.
nesses state that the election was held
at the new Murray house in 1852, but
w. Il. Coon says he thinks that when
they changed from the old Murray
house it was to the Office Of DR.. Bak.
er, and that they wanted to hold the
election in the Murray house and were
refused. The election was held at the
Office of DIR. Baker for one or two
years. This was about fifty rods from
tho Murray house.
There were several other houses, 3
to 6, between the Murray house and
the school house, but whether suita ,le
as places for holding elections, OF
whether they could be obtained fol
that purpose the evidence does not
disclose.
After the petition was sent to the
Legislature asking that the sc',ool
house be made the place for holding
the elections, they we're held there
FIRST in the cid school house, and after,
wards in the new one near by it.
The legal rules bearing en- the facti
have received our careful and conSid,
crate attention.
The election in November last wal
not held at the place designated by
Law for the Eame.
When the old Murray house went
down, the new one, built on the same
lot AMI kept by the widow Of Murray
and Thing, Was the legal and proper
place for holding the election. Til,
prsponderanee Of the evidence shows
that the elections were held for a ySal
or two in the new hOnse when tho placS
was changed to the Office Of DR.. Baker
We have not satisfactory reasons giver
for the change. The election officers
who made il have not ntatAd Why 4