The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-10-03

Assembly OF the commonwealth of Penn
ssylvania, entitled An Act to regulate the
Elections of the Commonwealth passed
the 2d day of July, A. D., 1869, IL Is made
tho 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.
"a. Designate the place at which The
election Is TO bo 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 a
General Election will be held in said coun-
ty, on
Tuesday, November 9Th.
1855.
between the hours of n, in. and Z n, m. at
the several Election Districts
The Electors of Barnett township at
Jacob Maze's Carpenter shop.
The Electors of Green township at the
house of l.. Arner.
The Electors of Ha rmony township nj
Allender School House.
The Electors of hickory township at
Burns Harness Shop, in East Hickory.
The Electors of Howe township rs fol-
lows: Those residing in the Election Dis
trict of Middle Howe, to-wit: those em-
Beginning at II point where the west line
of Warrant No. 3l9S intersects the limo of
Warren and Forest counties; thence south
by west lines of Warrants 3l0S, 3l93, 3lS9,
3lS7 and 3lS5 To point where the
west line of Warrant 3lS5 inter-
sects with the Jonks township line; thence
by jerks township line east to a point
where the eastern line of Warrant
31gg intersects said jerks township
line; thence north TO northeast corner Of
Warrant 3799; thence by the north line of
3799 west TO the southeast corner of 1903;
thence north by said east line of 1903 TO u
post tho northeast corner of said Warrent:
thence by the Hulings Warrant I545 east
to the southeast corner thereof; thence
north by the east line of the HUI
lings lot and east line of Warrants 2S7s,
20SO, 2993, the Fox Estate 299l and 2735 to
where the east line of 2735 intcrsects the
Warren and Forest County line; thence
by said Warren and Forest county line
west to the northwest corner of Warrant
3l9S, the place of beginning, at Gusher
City School House.
The Electors of Howe township 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 township residing
in the Election District of West Howe, to-
wit; Those residing west of the above do
scribed Middle Howe, at the Balltown
School House.
The Electors OF jerks township at the
School House in Marien.
The Electors of Kingsley township Mt
Newtown School House.
The Electors of Tionesta township ut
the Court House in Tionesta borough.
The Electors of Tioncsta borough at
the Court House in said borough.
At which time and places the qualified
electors viii elect by ballot:
Thirty Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States.
Two persons for Judge of tho Supreme
Court of the State of Pennsylvania, leach
elector To vote for only one person)
ono person for Auditor General of the
State of Pennsylvania.
One person for Member of Congress for
the Twenty eighth district of Pennsylva-
mia, composed of the Counties of Forest,
Elk, Clarion, Cleariield and Centre.
One person for Assembly of Forest
County.
One person for District Attorney of For
est County.
The act of Assembly entitled IAN nc, re-
lating to the elections of this Common
wealth" passed July ?, 1919, provides rs
follows, viz:
SIN case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend ON the day of
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 for the opening of the election,
the qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officer shall
have been elected, present mt 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 tho act
relative 10 the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 30, lS74:"
SEC. o. 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 tho 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 n citizen
of the district. In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law IN 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 10 do so as witnesses in a 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 he such minority inspector, If not,
then by q 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. lfany judge or minority inspec-
tor refuses or fails 10 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, 10 shall be deem
ed a misdcmeanor, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall he
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
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