The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-01

| sylvania, entitled An Act to regulate the
Elections of tho Commonwealth, passed
tho ID 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:
lst. The officers to be elected.
I'd. Designate the place at which tho
election is to he held.
I, G. A. Randall, High Sheriff of
the county of Forest, do hereby make
| known and give this public notice to tho
electors of the county of Forest, that a
| General Election will be held in said coun-
tty, on. ..-
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1879,
! between the hours of a. IN. and Z p. m. 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.
IRHarmony township at Allender school
I'm Hickory township at Hickory
House.
In Kingsley township at Nowtown
School House.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
Honesta 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 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 officesof 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 district at which
they respectively belong before o'clock
in the mo rning of the 1st Tuesday of No
vember, and ea { h said inspector shall ap-
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 i'm his place; and if
any vacancy snail continue in the board
for the space of one hour after the time
fixed by law forthe op ening of the election,
the qualified voters o the township, ward
or district for whic h such officer shall
haVn hQnn elQ0faH N rocnnf ~ fha rlnnn nf
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. 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 receiNed, 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,t tand attested 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 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
sworn by the minority Inspector if there
shall he such minority inspector, if not,
then by justice of the peace or alderman,
mn AnIa loll lNsar
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 a 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 ofhee'or appointment af profit or
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, or
of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also that every member of Con-
gTess 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
ment 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 "An act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approx
ed April 10th, 1859, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed as to