The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-02-14
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORI-
Il TY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLYANIA, EXECUTIVE DE-
To JOHN r. osGooD, Esquire, High
Sheriff of the county of Forest, or to your
successor in office, Greeting:
Whereas, In consequences of the death of
the Honorable WILLIAM LILLY, who
was ongressman-at-large in the Fifty
third Congress, a 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 L. PATTI
SON, Governor of the said Commonwealth,
in pursuance of the provisions of the consti-
tuition of the United States and of au Act of
the General Assembly of his commonwealth
entitled an Gan 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 writ commanding the
Sheriffs of tho several counties of this Com
monwealth to hold an election in their 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 enjOined to give
lawful notice of the sal election, AID 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.
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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
tions, and in such to enumerate:
l. The officers to be elected, and give a
list of all the nominations, except for cleo
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 in
which they shall appear upon the ballots,
but the proclamation posted in each cleo
ton district need not contain the names of
any candidates but those to be voted for
in such district.
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election is to be held.
III. He shall also 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 incorporated dis
trict whether a commissioned officer or
otherwise, subordinate officer or agent
who is or shall be employed under the
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 of
the select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of any Incorporated dis
trict is, by law, incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the same time, the Office or ap-
pointment of judge, inspector or clerk of
any election of this Commonwealth, 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.
1, JOHN II. CARSON, High Sheriff
of the County of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice 20 the
electors of the County of Forest, that an
Election will be held in said county, on