The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-02-07
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

TN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORI-
4 TY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA,E EXECUTIVE DE-
PARTMENT.
To JOHN R. osGOoD, Esquire, High
Sheriff of the county of Forest, or to your
successor in office, Greeting
Whereas, In consequence of the death of
the Honorable WILLIAM LILLY, who
was ongressman-at-large in the Fifty
third Congress, vacancy exists in the rep
resentation of this State in the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the
United States.
Now. therefore, 1, ROBERT e. PATTI
SON, Governor of the said Commonwealth,
in pursuance of the provisions of the consti-
tuition of the United States, and of an Act of
the General Assembly of his Commonwealth
entitled an can act relating to the elect
ions of this Commonwealth, approved the
second day of July Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred ard thirty-nine,
have issued this my wrltcpmmanding the
Sheriffs of the several counties of this Com
monwealth to hold an election initheir res
pective counties. on TUESDAY, THE
TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety four, for the election
of a Representative of the people of this
Common wealth, in the House of Represen.
tatives of the Congress of the United States,
to fill the vacancy as aforesaid and you
are hereby required and enjoned to give
lawful notice of the sal election, ard to
cause the same to be held and conducted,
and to make return thereof in manner and
form as by law is directed and required.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the State, at Harrisburg, this eleventh
day of December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
three, and of the Commonwealth the one
hundred and eighteenth.
- ROBERT e. PATTISON,
SEAL By the Governor.
Wv A. L. TILDEN, Deputy Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth,
In accordance with the foregoing from
the Governor of the Commonwealth, and
in pursuance of An Act of Assembly APP
proved the 10th day of June. 1898, it is
made the duty of the sheriff of every
county within this Commonwealth to
give public notice of the general cleo
tons, and in such to enumerate:
1. The officers to be elected, and give
list of all the nominations, except for elec
ton officers and assessors made as provid
ed in this act, and to be voted for in every
county, as far as may be, in the form IL
which they shall appear upon the ballots
but the proclamation posted in each elec
ton district need not contain the names o
any candidates but those to be voted fol
in such district.
II. Designate the place at which ih'
election is to be held
III. He shall also give notice tina
every person, excepting Justices o
the Peace, who shall hold any office o
appointment of profit or trust under tn
| government of the United States, or of thi
| State or of any city or Incorporated dis
| trict, whether a commissioned officer o
| otherwise, subordinate officer or agen
who is or shall be employed under tn,
Legislative, Executive or Judiciary de
| partment OF this State or of the United
States, or of any city or incorporated dis
trict, and also that every member of Con
gress and of the State Legislature and o
the select or common council of any city
or commissioners of any Incorporated dis
trict is, by law, incapable of holding oreX
ercising at the same time, the office or ap
pointment of judge, inspector or clerk
any election of this Commonwealth, ant
that no inspector, judge or othe. officer q
any such election shall be eligible to an.
Office TO be then voted for, except that O
an election officer.
/, JOHN II. CARSON, High Sherii
of the County of Forest, do hereby max
known and give this public notice to tn
electors of the County of Forest, that al
Election will be held in said county, ON