The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-23
TUESDAY, NOYEMBER 6TN, lS7S.


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 School House.
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 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
monwealth 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 pei son for State Senate.
One person for Assembly.
Que person for ProthonOtary, Register,
Recorder and Clerk of the Courts of For
est County.
OHc D6ISOll lOI OlltTlI.
|. Three persons for County Commission
ers.
Three persons for County Auditors.
Two persons for Jury Commissioners.
The act of Assembly entitled IAN act re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July ., 1919, provides as
follows, viz:
"That the inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong before O'Clock
in the morning of the LIST 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 a 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 orthe 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, 1S74:"
SEC. 8. All the elections by the citizens
! shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
| be numbered in the order in which IL 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 be
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 attosted by a citizen
of the district. In addition to the 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 judicial
proceeding. Alljudges, inspectors. clerks
and overseers of every election held under
| this act, shall, before entering upon their
| duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The judge shall be
| sworn by the minority inspector, If there
shall be 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
attested by the officer who administered
the oath. If any judge or minority inspec-
! 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 if any officer
| of.election shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, it shall be DEEM
ed misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment af profit OF
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or cOrpOrated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, a sub
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed under the Legislature, executive
or judiciary department of this State, Oh
of any city, or of any incorporated dis.
trict, aud also that every member of Con
gress and Of the State Legislature, or Of the
select or common council of any city, OF
commissioners of any incorporated dis
trict, 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 voted
for.
Also, that in tho 4th section of the act o
Assembly entitled "An act relating L
elections and for other purposes" approv
ed April 10Th, 1859, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed as Il
, prevent any militia or borough Officer
from serving as Judge. INSPECTOR or clerl
at any general or special election in thi'
Commonwealth.
A further supplement to the election
laws of this Commonwealth
, Whereas, by an act of the Congress o
the United States, entitled "An act u