The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-10-10

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., 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 The
election is to he held.
L. GEO. w. SAWYER, 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
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on
Tuesday, November 9th.
1855.
between the hours of 7 Il. IN. and p. IN. at
the several Election Districts.
The Electors of Barnett township ut
Jacob Maze's Carpenter shop.
The Electors of Green township at the
house of l.. Arner.
The Electors of Ha rmony township at
Allender School House.
The Electors OF Hickory township Mt
Burns Harness Shop, in East Hickory.
The Electors of Howe township as fol-
lows: Those residing in the Election Dis
trict of Middle Howe, to-wit: those en-
braced in the following boundary, viz:
Beginning at point whore tho west line
of Warrant No. 3l9S intersects the line of
Warren and Forest counties; thence south
by west lines of Warrants 3l9S, 3l93, 3lS0,
3lS7 and 3lS5 to a point whore the
west line of Warrant 3lS5 inter
sccts with the jerks TOWNSHIP line; thence
by jerks township line east to a point
whore the eastern line of Warrant
3799 intcrsects said Jenks township
line; thence north to northeast corner Of
Warrant 3790 thence by the north line of
379A west to the southeast corner of 3SO3
thence north by said east line of 1908 to q
post the northeast corner of said Warrant;
thence by the Hulings Warrant i5i5 east
to the southeast corner thereof; thence
north by the east line of the HUI
lings lot and east line of Warrants 2s7S.
29S0, 2993, the Fox Estate, 299l and 2735 TO
whore the east line of 2735 interSects the
Warren and Forest County line; thence
by said Warren and Forest county line
west TO the northwest corner of Warrant
Sl9S, the place of beginning, at Gushor
City School House.
The Electors of Howe TOWNSHIP p residing
in the Election District of East Howe, to-
wit: Those residing east of the above de-
scribed Middle Howe, at Brookston, i'm
Brookston Library Hall.
The Electors of Howe townshi p residing
in the Election District of West Howe, to-
scribed Middle Howe, at the Balltown
School House.
The Electors OF Jcnks township at the
School House in Maricn.
The Electors of Kingsley township mt
Newtown School House.
The Electors of Tionesta township Mt
the Court House in HiOncsta borough.
The Electors of Tionesta borough at
the Court House in said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
Thirty Electors of u President and Vice
President of the United States.
Two persons for Judge of the Supreme
Court of the State of Pennsylvania, leach
clector to vote for only one pcrson.)
One person for Auditor General of the
State of Pennsylvania.
One person for Member of Congress for
the Twenty y-eighth district of Pennsylva-
mia, composed of the Counties of Forest,
Elk, Clarion, Cleartield and Centre.
One person for Assembly of Forest
County.
One person for District Attorney of For
est County.
The act of Assembly entitled ian ac' re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth." passed July ., 1919, provides as
follows, viz:
''In ease the rerson who shall have re-
ceivcd 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
spcctor shall not attend, the person elected
Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place, and in case the person elected Judse
shall not attend, then the inspector who
received the highest number of votes
.,1f IN L. .,In
any vacancy snail continue in the board
for the space of one hour after tho time
fixed by law forthe opening of the election,
the qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officer shall
have boen elected, present at the place OF
election shall elect one of their number to
ill such vacancy.
also give official notice to the electors
of Forest county, that 10y an act entitled
IAN Act further supplemental TO tho act
relative to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 80, lS74:"
SEC .. 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 elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more ticke S
the several tickets so voted shall elch be
numbered with the number correspond
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 n judicial
proceeding All Judges, 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 Il 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
attestcd 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 bAing duly sworn, or If any officer
| Of election shall certify that any officer was
| sworn when he was not, il shall be deem
! cd q misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
| the officer or officers so offending shall be
| fined no, exceeding one thousand dollars,
! or imprisoned not exceeding one year, oI