The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-16
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.


Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylVania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
Elections of the Commonwealth passed
the 2d day of July, A. D.. 1859, it is made
the duty of the Sheriff of every county
within this Commonwealth to give public
notice of the General Elections, and in
such to enumorate:
1st. Tho officers to DO elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which the
election is to he held.
/, Justis Shawkoy, High Sheriff of
the county of Forest, do hereby make
electors of the county of Forest that a
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1878,
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 ut Brookston, in
Brookston School House.
In jerks township Mt 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 TiOnoSta 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 Governor of the Com
monwoalth of Pennsylvania.
one person for Lieutenant Governor.
One person for Judge OF the Supreme
Court.
One person for Secretary of Internal Af-
fairs.
One person for Congress.
One person for State Senate.
One person for Assembly.
Que person for Prothonotary, Register,
Recorder and Clerk OF the Courts of For
est County.
One person for Sheriff.
Three persons for County Commission
ers.
Three persons for County Auditors.
Two persons for Jury Commissioners.
The act of Assembly entitled IAN acre
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 beitre s o'clock
in the morning of the lst Tuesday of No
Vember, and each said inspector shall APP
point one 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 day Of
| any election, then the person who shall
have received tine second highest number
of votos 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 attond, 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 snail 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 shall
! have been elected, present at 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
"An Act further supplemental to the act
| relative TO the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS74:"
SEC. 9. 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 eleclOr nom 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 to the name of the
voter. Any electOr may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same TO be
written thereon, and attostod by a citizen
of the district. In addition to the oath now
! prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scrbed by election officers, they shall seY-
| erally be sworn or affirmed not TO disclose
how any electOr shall have voted, unless
| required TO do so as witnesses in a judicial
! proceeding, All judges, inspectors, clerks
and overseers of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
/ duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the