The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-17
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION

Elections of the Commonwealth passed
the 2d day of July, A. D., 1869, it is mado
the duty of the Sheriff of every county
within this Commonwealth to give public
notice of the General Elections, and in
such to enumerate:
LIST. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place ut which tho
election is to be held.
I, Justis Shawkey, High Sheriff of
tho county of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the
electors of the county of Forest, that
General Election will he held in said coun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1877,
between the hours of n. IN. and p. IN. at
the several Election Districts.
In Barnett township at Jacob Maze's
Carpenter shop.
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 Newtown
School House.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
Tionesta borough.
In Tionasta borough at Court House in
said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect 10y ballot:
One person for Supreme Judge.
One person for State Treasurer.
One person 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:
"That the inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the districtat which
they respectively belong before o'clock
in the morning of the 1st Tuesday of No
vember, and each said inspector shall APP
point one clerk, who shall be 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 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
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 the highest number of votes
| shall appoint Judge in his place and If
any vacancy shall continue in the board
for the space of one hour after the time
fixed by law forthe opening of the election,
the qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officer shalt
have been elected, present at the place of
| election shall elect one of their number to
| till such vacancy.
also give official notice to the electors
of Forest county, that by an act entitled
Al, A nt ft,r har. fol fn 0ct
relative to tho election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS7+:"
| SEC. o. All the elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in the order in which it shall
| be received, and the number recorded by
| the clerks on 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 he
| numbered with the number correspond
| ing with the number to the name of tho
| 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 tho oath now
| prescribed by law to be taken and sub
| scribed by 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 n judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors. clerks
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
| presence of each other. The judge shall bo
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, anC
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. If any judge or minority inspec
tor refuses or fails to swear the officers o
election ins the manner required by this
| act. or if any officer OF election shall ac
without being duly sworn, or If any Officer
OF election shall certify that any officer was
| sworn when he was not, it shall be deem
| ed a nisdemeanor, and upon conviction
the officer or officers so offending 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 persol
excepting Justices of the Peace who shal
J hold any office or appointment of profit o
trust under tho United States, or this Stat
or anV 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 judi siary department OF this State, O
I of any city, or Of any Incorporated dis
> trict, and also, that every member Of Con
Q gress and of the State Legislature, or of tn
! select or common council of any city, o
/ commissioners of any incorporated dis
r trict, is by law incapable of holding or eN
ercising at the time, the Office or appoint
ment of judge. inspector or clerk of an
election in this Commonwealth, and ths
J no inspector, Judge or other officer of sue
), election shall DO eligible to be then vote
d for.
Also, that in the 4th section of the act {
d Assembly entitled "An act relating I
!, elections and for other purposes" approx
8 ed April 18th, 1859, it is enacted that til
18th section shall not be so construed as
prevent any militia or borough Office
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