The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-10-10
Proclamation of General
Election.

Proclamation of General
Election.
Whereas, in 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 ID day of July, A. D. 1869, il 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 the
election is to be held.
l, G. w. CLARK, 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 a
General Election will be held i'm said coun-
ty, on
Tuesday, November q, 1883.
between the hours of a. m. and p. m. Mt
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 Library Hall.
In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.
Harmony township at Allender school
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 Treasurer of the Com
monwealth of PENNSYLVANIA.
One person for Auditor General of the
Commonw ealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Treasurer of Forest
County.
One person for Surveyor of Forest
County.
One person for Coroner of Forest Coun-
ty.
The act Of Assembly entitled ''an ac- re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth" passed July ,, 1919, provides as
follows, viz:
"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 am inspector in his
place, end 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 i'm the board
for the space of one hour after the time
fixed 10y 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. 30, lS74:"
SEC 9. All the elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered i'm the order i'm 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 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. Alljudges, inspectors, clerks
and oYerseers 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 a 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
attesCed 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.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for amy quail
fed citizen OF the district, notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tained on the list of resident taXables, to
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
NV the alpetinn hoard and ba