Year: 1871


General Elections within this Common
wealth., it IL enjoined upon me to give
public notice OF said elections, and to
enumerate i'm said notice what officers are
to be elected, 1, Il. l.. Davis, 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 the


SECOND TUESDAY (lO OF OCTOBER, 1871,
at the several districts, Wis:


In Barnett township at Clarington school
house.


In Green township at the house of L.
Arner.


In Howe township at the house of G, f.
Fox.


In jerks township at the court house in
Marien.


In Harmony township at Allendor school
house.


In Hickory township at Ball school
house.


In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senbury q Cos store.


In Tionests township at school house in
Tionesta borough.


In Tionesta borough at school house in
said borough.


At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:


One person for Auditor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


One person for Surveyor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


One person for President Judge of the
18th Judicial District.


One person for Assembly to represent
Forest and Clarion Counties.


One person for County Commissioner.


One person for County Auditor.


Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment of profit or
trust under the United States, or this State
or any city or corporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, a
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall
be employed under the legislature, execu-
tive or judiciary department of this State,
or of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con-
gress and of the State Legislature, or of
the select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of sny incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the time, the Office or appoint
ment Of Judge, inspector or clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that
no inspector, Judge or other officer of such
election shall be eligible to be then voted
for.


And the said act of assembly entitled
"An Act relating to elections of this Com
monwealth passed July 2, 1919, further
provides as follows:


''That the Inspector and Judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before O'Clock
in the morning of the Second Tuesday of
October, and each said inspector shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be a qualified
voler of such district.


I'm case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes
for inspector shall not attend on the day
of any election, then the person who shall
I'M fn, al,oY.
] votes for Jud, ,ye at the next preceding election
shall act as an inspector in his place. And
| in case the person who shall have received
| the highest number of votes for inspector
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 in his place and If any
| vacancy shall continue in the board for
| the space of one hour after the time fixed
| by law for the opening of the election, the
| qalified voters of the township, ward or
| district for which such oihcer shall have
| been elected present at the place of election
shall elect one of their number to fill such
vacancy.


| at shall be the duty of the several as
SCISSORS respectively to attend at the place
| of holding every general, special or town
ship election, during the whole time such
election is kept open, for the purpose o.
giving information to the inspectors and
Judge when called on, in relation to the
right of any person assessed by them t.
vote at such election, and on such othei
matters in relation to the assessment OF
voters, as the Inspectors or either of them
shall from time to time require.


"No person shall be permitted to vote a
any election as aforesaid than a white citi
zen of the age of 2l or more, who shall
hay resided an this State at least one year
and in the election district where he oilers
10 vote ten days immediately preceding
such election, and within two years paid 1
State or county tax, which shall have beer
assessed at least ten days before the elec
ton. But a citizen of the United Statei
who has previously been qualified vote
of this State and removed thereform anC
returned, and who shall bave resided il
the election district and paid taxes afore
said, shall be entitled TO vote after residing
in this State six months. ProUided. Tha
the white freeman, citizen of the United
States, between the age of 2l and p year
who have resided in the election distric


ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled y


vote, although they shall not have pat


tax.


by the Act of Assembly of 1869, know


as the "Registry Law" it is provided


/. ELECTION officers are to open the poll


between the hours of and7 a. NJ, on tn
day of election. Before O O'clock in tn


morning of Second Tuesday of Octobe
they are to receive from the County Com


missioners the Registered List OF Voter


and all necessary election blanks and the
/ are to permit no man to vote whose nam


is not on said list unless he shall max


proof IF his right TO vote as follows;
2. This person whose.name is not on tn
list, claiming the right to vote, must pre-


duce a qnSlified voteg of the district |


swear in written or printed affidavit
\ the residence of the claimant in the distrit
|, for at least ten days next preceding sal
election, defining clearly where the res
!, denoe of the person was.
8. The party claiming the right to vol


shall also make an affidavit stating TO II


best of his knowledge and belief whe


and where he was born, that he is a citize


of Pennsylvania and of the United State


that he has resided in tho State one yea


or, ii formerly citizen therein and r.


moved thegefrOm, that no has reside


therein six months preceding said election


shat he has not moved into the district Il


the purpose of voting therein that he HI


paid State or county tax, within w


years, which was assessed at ieast ten day


before the election, and the affidavit sha


state when and where the tax was assesst
and paid, the tax receipt must be produce


unless the affiant shall state that II HI


been lost or destroyed, or that he receive


none.


1, 4. If the applicant be q naturalized eli


zen, he must. in addition TO the ioregoil


nr0oel state in bis ssfidavit whan. wiz