The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-24
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL, ELECTION

the I'd 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 tho General Elections, and in
such TO enumerate:
1st. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which the
election is to he held.
I, Justis Shawkey, High Sheriff of
tho county of Forest, do hereby mako
known and give this public notice to the
electors OF the county of Forest that Il
General Election will be held in said cOun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1877,
between tho hours of a. IN. and p. m at
the several Election Districts.
In Barnett township at Jacob MaZo's
In Green township at the house of l..
Arncr.
IN Howe township at Brookston, in
Broolston Hall.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marcn.
InIIarmony township at Allonder school
In Hickory township at Hickory
House.
In Kingsley township at Newtown
School House.
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:
One person for Supreme Judge.
One person for State Treasurer.
Ono porson for Auditor General.
One person for County Treasurer.
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 tho inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the districtat which
| they respectively belong bef,,re o'clock
in the morning of tho 1st Tuesday of No
veml or, and each said inspector shall ap-
| point one clerk, who shall be qualified
voter of such district.
"In case the rorson who shall have re-
| ceived the second highest number ofvotes
| for inspector shall not attend on the day of
amy 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 not attend, then the inspector who
| received tho highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place and if
any vacancy shall continue i'll the board
for the space of one hour after tho time
fixed 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 nUmbor to
fill such vacancy.
L9lso give official notice to tho electors
of Forest county, that by an act entitled
"An Act further supplemental to the act
tA n al nf mo
wealth, approved Jan. 30, lS74:"
SEC. o. All tARsoloctions by the citizens
| shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order i'll which il shall
be received, and the number recorded by
| the clerks on tho 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 DO
numbered with the number correspond
| 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
| scribod by election officers, they shall Sow
| 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. Alljudges, inspectors, clerks
! and overseers of every election held under
|
| duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
| presence Of each other. The Judge shall DO
| sworn by the minority inspector, if there
! shall he 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
attcsted by the officer who administered
| the oath. If any judge or minority inSpCc-
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 II any officer
OF election shall certify that any officer was
( sworn when he was not, it shall be deem
| ell a misdemeanOr, and upon conviction,
| the officer or officers so offending shall he
| fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, OF
| both, in the discretion of tine 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 Statos, or this State
or any city or cOrpOrated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall b6
employed under the legislature, executive
or iudiciary department of this State, OF
of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con
gress and of the State Legislature, or of tho
select or common council of any city, ol
commissioners Of any incorporated dis
tict, is by law incapable of holding or ex
ercising at the time, the office or appoint
ment of Judge. inspector or clerk Of any
election in this Commonwealth, and tina
no inspector, judge or other officer of sucl
election shall be eligible to be then voteC
for.
Also, that i'm the 4th section of the act o
Assembly entitled SAN act relating Il
H a.. 4 /.
) ed April 10th, 1859, it is enaeted that tn
18th section shall not be so construed as I,
prevent anV militia or borough Office
= from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerl
, at any general or special election in thi
| Commonwealth.
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