The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-07-01

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are filed to any other court in such dis
trict, if such reference is necessary to
secure more convenient and speedy
hearing, and all cases Of dispute as to
which of several courts in such district
shall have jurisdiction shall bc immedi-
ately decided by the judge being old
est in commission in such district.
PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL.
Sec. Z. Any person whose name has
been presented rs a candidate may
cause his name to be withdrawn from
nomination by request in writing,
signed by him and acknowledged be-
fore an officer qualified to take acknowl-
edgements of deeds, and filed with the
secretary of the commonwealth o days,
or with the county commissioners of the
proper county 12 days, as the case may
be, previous to the day of election, and
no name SO withdrawn shall be printed
upon the ballots
-- Sec. 8. All certificates denomination
and nomination papers when filed shall
be open under proper regulations to
served not less than two years in the
offices where they have been filed.
Sec. O., The secretary of the com.
monwealth shall, 10 days ut least prev
10 to the day of any election OF I'm
tied States or State officers transmit to
to the county commissioners and the
sheriff in each county in which such
election is to be held duplicate official
lists stating the names and residences of
and parties or policies represented by
all candidates whose nomination GER
tiiicates or papers have been filed with
him as herein provided for such election,
and have not been found and declared
to be invalid as provided in section
six, and to be voted for at each voting
place in each such county respectively
substantially in the form of the ballots
to be used there in. The county COM
missioners of each county shall also
send to the sheriff of their county at
least 10 days prior to the day of any
election an official list containing the
names, residences and party or political
appellations of all candidates except
those for election officers and school
directors whose nomination certificates
or papers have been filed with the said
commissioner as herein provided for
such election, and to be voted for at
each voting place in the county sub
stantially in the form of the ballots to
be used therein.
PRoCLAIMING THE ELECTIONS.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the
sheriff of every county at least 10 days
before any election to be held therein,
except for township and borough Off
GERS, to give notice of the same by
proclamations posted up in the most
public places in every election district,
and by advertisements in at least two
newspapers. if there be so many pub
lished in the county, representing so
far as practicable the political parties
which at the preceding election cast
the largest and next largest number Of
votes; ans in every such proclamation
or advertisement he shall: (D Emu
merate the officers to be elected and
give a list of all the nominations, eX-
cept for election officers and assessors,
made as provided for in this act and
to be voted for in such county as far as
may be IN the form in which they shall
appear upon the ballots. out the proc
lamations posted in each election dis
trict need not contain the names of
any candidates but those to be voted
for in such district. (2) Designate
the place at which the election is to
be held. (3) He shall give notice
that every person excepting justices Of
the peace, who shall hold any Office or
appointment of profit or trust under
the government of the United States,
or of this State, or of any city or incor-
porated district, whether a commits
stoned officer, or otherwise a subordi-
nate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed under the legislative, eXecu-
tive OF judiciary department of this
State or of the United States, or of any
city or incorporated district, and also
that every member of congress and of
the State Legislature and of the Select
or Common Council of any city or com
missioners of any incorporated district,
is by law Incapable of holding or eXer-
cising at the same time the office or
appointment of judge, inspector or
clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no inspector, judge or
other officer of any such election shall
be eligible to any office to be then
voted for except that Of an election
officer.
IN CASE OF DEATH.
SEC. II, 1t case of the death or
withdrawal of any candidate nominal
ed as herein provided the party, con-
yention, primary meeting, caucus or
board or the citizens who nominated
such candidate may nominate a sub
stitute in his place 10y filling in the
proper office at any time before the
day of election nomination certih-
cate or paper which shall conform to
all the requirements of this act in re-
gard to original certificates or papers,
provided that if the said convention or
citizens shall have authorized any
committee to make nominations in the
event of the death or withdrawal of
candidates, the said convention shall
not be required to re-conyenc, nor the
said citizens to sign a new nomi-
nation paper, but the said committee
shall have power to file the requisite