The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-08
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AL ELECTION.

Whereas, i'm and by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled AN Act to regulate the
! Elections of the Commonwealth passed
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 the General Elections, and in
such TO enumerate:
LIST. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which tho
election is to bo held.
1, c. A. Randall, High Sheriff of
the county of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the
electors of the county of Forest, that II
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1879,
between the hours of a. IN. and 7 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 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 tho qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person for the Office of Treasurer Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for the office of Associate
Judge of Forest County.
One person fOr-the office of District At
torney of Forest County.
One person for the office of County Sur
veyor.
One person for the office of Coroner.
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 s o'clock
in the mo rning of the 1st Tuesday of No
vemher, and ca c II said inspector shall APP
point one clerk, who shall be n 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 tho day of
any election, then tho 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 aftor the time
fixed by law fort the op ening of the election,
the qualified voters o the township, ward
or district for whic h such officer shall
have been elected, p resent at the place of
election shall elect one of their number to
fill such vacancy.
l 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, 1912
SEC. 8. All the elections by the citizens
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 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 attested by 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 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
presence of each other. The judge shall be
hxTfI
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, i'll 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 or
| trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, SUBJ
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall be
| employed under the Legislature, executive
or Judiciary department of this State, or
of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict and also that every member of Con-
gress and of the State Legislature, or of the
| select or common council of any city, or
commissioners of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the time, the Office or appoint
nlent of judge, inspector or clerk of any
! election in this Commonwealth, and that
no inspector, judge or other officer of such
! election shall be eligible to be then voted
for.
Also, that in the 4th section of the act OF
| Assembly entitled WAn act relating 10