GENERAL ELECTION.
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jrjiKAJ, by an -ct f General As-
nil'N' of the Commonwealth of Penn
' .,,;"tl,rf ' An Act relating to the Elee-
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-lV;l!11f't!.is Commonwealth," pnsscd the 2d
i'."V- jy-;. it is made the duty of the Sheriff
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.fcrtr ct,u ,..,': Mi0h notice what cf'icers
! ''"!' Jwii-d : "w therefore, I Chaki.es
a1' 10 u;. h Slicriflof the comity of Monroe,
'''"'V' known hy this Pioclamation to tlie
'r-aiJ coun'.v, that on
ESDAY, NOVEMBER THIRD, 1874,
,, .!av of the General Election, the fol
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"'1tvO i'Kl0- for Jnsiicesof the Supreme
f ,i,o C inir.onweakli of Pennsylvania.
(',iri elector to vote for lut one of said
1 ll'lOX or Lieutenant Governor of
n n ion wealth of Pennsylvania.
' '''iSF rDI'ON' or A littr General of the
vlViawealih of IVnnylvaiia.
'-' I'KIXJX J';r Sectary of Internal
of tlie ( 'ommiwnveallh of Pennsylvania.
'nJ V.'aras in Luze rne county, viz: NtM-opetk,
j.nr lifretk, Sugar Loaf, 1 hitler, Hazlc, roster,
I'rvck. l?u ks, Roaring. Ihook, Falera.
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Fairmount, Spring
C'k and that part of the
...v. 'of Koarin- IW-k C
citv oi Scranton,
Creek and east of
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of Dun-
t'W Columbus, Goldsboro, V
hite
Have"
Jodilo and Ilazleton.
M-i: pl'RSON to represent Monroe county
in the House of Representatives of the Coni
..ealth f Pennsylvania.
0"E I'LKSOX tor Commissioner of the
tl,,iiit v- of Monroe.
ONE rEKSOX for Surveyor of the County
(f o:irfe.
ONK 1'EIiSOX for Auditor of the Public
i..iaiis of the Count v of Monroe.
ONE I'i'AlUS for Siierilf'of the County of
I iUo liercbv make known and give notice.
iVit t!ic Eleeiions of the several districts of
the said county, will beheld at the places here
iil'icr designated, to wit:
I'I;m of Voting.
Tli" freemen of tlie township of Barrett,
v;; hold tiiir election at the house of
-:Vi ii A bert. in said township.
T,r' frt-e!!i'i oft!i-; township of Chesnut
; :; are to hold tli;?ir election at the house of
Y.. Slonii, in aiid township.
T:;' freci!i:'n of tlie township of Cool
(...:;:, u iil hold thnir election at the Xagles
sd'o i!-!i:'use, in said township.
Tiie freemen o!" East trotid:burr, will
J;.,' I the r t l-'it oil at tiie Auaiouiink Uoaee,
i;i snid lloM)-tj:!i
The lreni'-Ti of tho township ofEldred,
nil! liOiU l.llll llllllUII IL IliU llUUr; fji
t:ard A. Frantz, in said township
The freemen of the township of Hamilton
w;li he'd fioir election at thehouse of Chas.
Mum', in said tow nship.
T:i-' fref i:,en of the township of Jackson,
will hold their election at the house of Sam.
lln'.-ir.i h, in said township.
The freem":i of tlie township of Middle
Saithfie'd, will hold their election at the
L of Ja n 's Place, in said township.
Ti;p frcmn of the township of Paradise,
li-ild their election at the house of
hman M. Lveri't, in said township.
The fr-"--';:ien of tlie township of Pocono,
v. i;! Lo i th?ir election at the house of Ma
Uifizli Miher. in said township.
The freemen of the township of Polk, will
i: '.!! v.iT election at the house of Gocre'c
Oriv-i, ;n town-rliip.
The frceni.. n of the township of Price, will
I: their ei'-clion at the house of Lewis
I."?, in su id township.
The freen'en of the township of Res?, will
ti!u their ehvtion at thehouse of Jacob II.
''-':rr, i:isiid township.
The freemen of tiie township of StnithSeld
hj'd their election at the house of
Lv; rJ Veru.-r, in said township.
Thpfree:;ien of the townshipof Stroud, will
l.i'j Ih'ir elvction at the house of John Bald
in th? borough of StroudsLurg.
Th' frenien of Stroudsburg, will hold
t'ir (1 -ctiun at the Court House, in said
Tiie fV.
men of the townshit) of Tobvhan-
n--. wi!
l- Il th' ir election at the house of
tvy.vri 'v',irn .r, in said township.
The frcoinr-n of the township of Tunk-ta:::..M.-k,
will hold their election at the
ririini A Itein.'se.in said township.
.i?ivc I ESci'chy Given,
T i t in Artiflt" 8. Section 1 of the Constitu
ii i okIsj.-s. "J.verv maleeitizen twentv-
' v.;h- (!,'' ;it possessing tie following
.'..i!.-:ti Mull be entitled to vote at all
;t'!n,iis : Vr Ho shrill have been a citizen
": die I iti:, i .Slates at least one month. Second
-ile ii.- , 1 lutve re:ded in the State one vear,
". iiavninr prevn.u-!v i.-een aounlified elec
"rnaiive Lorn ciu.m of the Slate, he shall
" e ''"') -eu therefronj and returi:el, then six
,'r'n '-.I nnraediatelv preceding the election.
J,1 "1" re he (-hull oiler to vote at least two
i'i,r'.'tS lill:,i,-diattly .receding the elwljon.
''.MIf t'.vrnty-t w(t years of age or upwards.
"'in have paid within two vear a state or
. '""-.v tax, which shall have been assessed at
r ;- two months and paid at least one month
tlieelcciion."
- lil that it h provided bv an Act of As-
'ut".r, amoved Julv 2, 1839,. "That even
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"nil hold
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any ctiice or appointment of profit
Of If. J " "J-fvr ..v.... . ,
v 'i ucdi-r the Government of the United
rr.(, i f'ie. u,f. of any city or in
"."rated district, v helher a commissioned
'or otherwise, a subordinate officer or
:i'.,ri'o is or shall be emploved under
I'Kiit r 'r jiiLini.il uc'n-
; ,lV State, of the United States, or of
' ot an.v Jneorporated district, and
JlJJber of Congress, and of the State
(,,Uij' a"d of the select or common
' (l anv itv. fir i'(immitinncr nf anv
L';5Htl'd ditriet, is by law incapable of
h .Xt"r,-''siiig at the eame time, the
' P'ontment of judge, insjector, or
i:d il -(anV-1'( tir'n ln Commonweatlh ;
,"1 n',J"!i'?ef inspector, or other olh'cer of
i'X. '; ''Jo.-i slull be eligible to any office
voted for.
'"'d tT ''ie PPrson WMO shall have re-'
'fiii.- BfiC highest number of votes
4;iy (,jiec.!or' "hall n ,t attend on the day of
''iivd'T" tlieU ,he l0-" who 8,la,, ,iavei
jf iu '? 'C'Jnd highest number of votes'
tJ'"6"1 '!ext preceding election shall
( 'n?ecor in his place. And in case
h- ,fu' ,n Who have received ihehigh
a'T 0t vo'cs f,,r inspector thall not
Nta per''' elected judge shall a p
trJP " rn ,njiP,;ctor in his plac and in case
Wnjo0-' fe,f-cted ' jt'dgo shall notatiend.
t5;ater" lnsp'clor who'receive-J the highest
?;i;a, iVTs ha11 al'P,int 8 J'ud&e iri hia
bJaHf y vacancy thall continue in
fiv I Spi1Ce ' "e h"Ur af,ef tl)e
f! - ir,n , y law for ,he opening of the
vvh Cli,,i,ie1 voters of the town
4r1 (r dutrict for wh.ch t-uch officers
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iiK I'M'-""' '-' lo rfl,r,;iit,lt tlic i'-levcnth
r 's.-ioiul District, composed of the Coun-
'-'of Colmnhia, Montour. Carlion, Monroe,
.',, tlie following Townhijis, Porotiehp,
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uuiuni Mien fieciion or U6e
r threaten any violence to any such officer
or shall interrupt or improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duty, or
"hull block up the window or avenue to any
window where the same may be holding, or
shall riotous'y disturb the peace at such
election, or shall use or practice any intimi
dating threats, force or violence, with design
to influence unduly or overawe any elector
or to prevent him lioni voting or restrain the
freedom of choice, such persons, on convic
tion shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
fUe hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
uny time not less than one nor more linn
twelve months, and if it ehill be shown to
the Court where the trial of such offence
shall be had that the person so offending was
not a resident of the city, ward, district or
lownship where the said offence was com
mitted and not entitled to vote therein, then
on conviction he slnll be sentenced to'paya
fine of not. less than one hundred or more
than on thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
not less than six months, nor more than two
years.
If any person not by law qualified shall
fraudulently vote at any election in this
commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified,
t-hall vote out of his proper district, or if any
person knowing the want of such qualifica
tion, shall aid or procure such person to vote,
the person so offending shall on conviction, be
fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding three months.
If any person shall vote at more than one
election district or otherwise fraudulently
vote more than once. on the same day, or
shall fraudulently fulj and deliver to the in
spector two tickets together with the intent
! illegally to vote, or shill vote the same, or
it any person shall advise and procure an
other so to do, be or they so offending shall
o-i co iviclion, be fined in any sum not less
ilnn fifty nor more linn five hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned for any term not less
than ihree nor more than twelve months.
" If any person not q-inlified lo vote in this
Common wealth, agreeably to law except the
sons ofqualified citizens), shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose of issuing
tickets or influencing the citizens qua I i fie J
to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and piy
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollar,
for every such offence, and be impri-oned for
any term not exceeding three months.
"All flections by the citizens shall be by
ballot. Kvery ballot voted shall be numbered
in the order in which il shall be received, and
the number recorded by the election officers
on the list of voters, opposite to the name of
the elector who presents the ballot. Any elector
may write his name upon his ticket, or canse
the same to be written thereon and attested by
a cititzen of the district. The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how
any elector shall have voted unless required to
do so as witnesses in a judicial proceeding.
'"Elector shall in all cases except treason,
felony and breach of surety of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their attendance
on elections and in going to and returning
thcr-rfreni.
Whenever any of the qualified clertois of
this Commonwealth shall be in actual military
service, under a requisition from the President
of the United States or by the authority of this
Commonwealth, such electors may exercise the
right of suffrage in all elections by the citizens,
under such regulations as ore or shall be pre
scribed by law, as fully as if they were present
at their usual places of election.
All laws regualating the holding of elections
by the citizens or for tlie registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the State, but no
elector shall be deprived of the privilege of
voting by reason of his name not being re
gistered. Any person who shall give, or promise or
ofler to give, to an elector, any money, reward
or other valuable consideration for his vote at
an election, or for w ithholding ti e same, or
who shall give or promise to give such con
sideration to any person or party for such elec
tor's vote or for the withholding thereof, and
any elector who shall receiveor agree to receive,
for him-clf or for another, any money, reward
or other valuahle consideration for his vote at
an election, or for withholding the same, shall
thereby forfeit the right to vote at such elec
tion, and any elector whose right to vote shall
be chalk-need for such cause before the elec
tion officers, shall be required to swear or affirm
that the matter of the challenge is untrue be
fore his vote shall be received.
Anv person who shall, w hile a candidate for
office," be guilty of bribery, fraud, or willful
violation of any election law, shall be forever
disqualified from holding an office of trust or
profit in this Commonwealth, any person con
victed of willful violation of ihe election laws
shall, in addition to any penalties provided by
law, be deprived of the right of suffrage abso
lutely for a term of four years.
For the purpose of voting no person shall be
deemed to have gained a residence by reason
of his presence, or lost it by reason of his
absence, while employed in the service, either
civil or military, of this State or of the United
States, nor while engaged in the navigation of
the waters of the State or the United States, or
on the high seas, nor while a student in any
institution of learning, nor while kept in any
jHxir house or other asylum at public expense,
nor while confined in public prison.
District election boards shall consist of a
iud"e and two inspectors who shall be chosen
annually hy tne ciuzens. r.acn viecuir fhum
have the right to vote for the judge and one
inspector, and each inspector shall appuint one
clerk. The first election board for any new
district shall be selected, and vacancies in elec
tion boards filled, as shall be provided by law.
Flection officer shall be privileged from arrest
upon davs of election, and while engaged in
making "up and transmitting returns, except
noon warrant of a court of record or judge
thereof, for an election frand, for felony, or
fur wanton breach of the peace. In cities they
may claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms of service.
Kof Ice Is Also Given,
That it is provided by an Act approved
January 30, A. T). 1374, "On the petition of
five or more citizens 01 uuj eit-.nwn mimi,
setting forth that the appointment of overseers
is a reasonable precaution to secure the purity
and fairness of the election in said district, it
shall be the duty of the court of common pleas
of the proper county, all the law judges of the
said court able to act at the time concurring,
to appoint two judicious, sober ami intelligent
citizens of the said district belonging to dif
ferent political parties, overseers of elect ion to
supervise the proceedings of election officers
thereof, and to make report of the same as they
may be required by Much court. Said overseers
shall be persons qualified to terve upon the
election, board and thall have the right t3 te
i.ae oeen elected, present at. such
oc ion, ill elect one of the number to
nil such vacancy, and each of Paid inspectors
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualiiied
voter ol said district.
"J t shall be the duty of the several assessor
respectively, to attend at the place of holding
every general, special or township election dur
ing the whole time the said election is kept oikmi
for the purpose of giving information to the
inspector and judge, when called on, in rela
tion to the right oi any person assessed bv them
to vote at such election, or such other matters
in relation to the assessment of voters as the
said icspectors or judge or cither of them shall
from time to time require.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to
pre rent any officer of any election under
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present with the officers of such election dur
ing the whole time the name is field, , the votes
counted, and the returns made out and signed
by the election officers ; to keep a list of voters,
if they eee proper; to challenge any person
offering to vote, and interrogate him and his
witnesses under oath, in regard to his right of
-umageaiRaia election, ana to examine Ins
papers produced ; and the officers of said elec
tion are required to afford to said overseers, so
selected and appointed, every convenience and
facility for the discharge of their duties; and
if said election officers shall refuse to permit
said overseers to le present, and erfona their
duties as aforesaid, such officer or officers shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding one thous
and dallars, or imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both, in the discretion of the court ;
or if the overseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation, all the
votes polled in such election district may be
rejected by the proper tribunal trying a contest
under said election, or a part'or portion of
such votes aforesaid may be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to a just and
projer dispoition of the case.
"At all elections hereafter held under the
laws of this commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock a. m. and dosed at
seven o'clock, p. in.
"Whenever there shall be a vacancy in an
election board on the morning of an election,
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
"At the opening of the polls at all elections
it shall be the duty of the judges of election
for their respective districts to designate one
of the inspectors, w hose duty it shall be to
have in custody the registry of voters, and to
make the entries therein required by law; and
it shall be the duty of the other of said inspec
tors to receive and number the ballots presented
at said election.
"All elections by the citizens shall be by
ballot; every ballot voted shall be numbered
in the order in which it shall bereceived, and
the number recorded by the clerks on the 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 a citizen of the district In addition
to the oath now prescribed by law to be taken
and subscribed by election officers, they shall
severally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted, unles re
quired to do so as witnesses in a judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks, and
overseers of any 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 in
spector, if there shall be such minority inspec
tor, and in case there be no minority inspector,
then bv a justice of the peace or alderman, and
the inspectors, overseers and clerks shall be
sworn by the judge. Certificates of such
swearing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, aud attested
by the officer who administered the oath. If
any judge or minority inspector refuses or fails
to swear the officers of election in the manner
required by this act, or if any officer of elec
tion shall act without being first duly sworn,
or if any officer of election shall sign the form
of oath without being duly sworn, or if any
judge or minority inspector shall certify that
any officer was sworn when he was not, it shall
J be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon convic
; tion, the officer or officers so ofiending shall be
i fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
I imprlioned not exceeding one year, or both,
j 111 the discretion of the court.
j "On the day of election any person whose
j name is not on the registry of voters and
' claiming t'ie right to vote at said election,"
I shall produce at least one qualified voter of
! the district as a witness lo the residence of
i the claimant in the district in which he
I claims 10 be a voter, for the period of at least
i two months, immediately preceding said
election, which witness shall be sworn
or affirmed and subscribe a written or part
:y wri'tt-n ana partly pruned affidavit
to the fcts st ited by him, which affidavit
i ahal! define clearly where the residence is
I of the person u claiming to be a voter, and
j the person so chiming tlie rit- to vole thai!
j alao lake and subscribe a written, or partly
written and partly printed affidavit, stating.
to the best of his knowledge and belief.
when and where he was born; that he been a
citizen of the United States for one month,
and of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
! that he has sided in the commonwealth one
year, or, if formerly a qualified elector or a
native born Citizen thereof, and has remov
ed tf.erefiom and returcd, that he has resi
ded therein hx months next preceding said
i election; lhat he has resided in the district
in whtch he claims to be a voter for the pe
riod of at least two months immediately pre
ceding said election; that he has not movod
I into the district for the purpose of voting
therein ; that he has1, if twenty-two years of
age or upwards, paid n state or county tax
uitli in to years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid at least onetnohth
before the election. The said affidavit shall
also state when and where the tax claimed
to be paid by the uffiiatit was assessed, and
when and where and to whom paid; and the
tax receipt lherefor shall be produced for ex
aminat ion, unless the afiianl shill state in his
affidavit that il has been lot or destroyed, or
that ho never received any; and if a natur
alized citizen, shall also state when, where
and by whit court he was naturalized, and
shall also produce h s certificate of naturali
zation for examination. But if the person so
clai'ning the right to vote shall take and sub
scribe an affidavit, that he is a native born
citizen of the U. States, or if horn clue where,
shall state the fact in his affidavit, and slnll
produce evidence that he ha been natural
ized, or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his father's naturalization ;) and
shall further state in his affidavit tint he is
at the time of making the affidavit, of the age
of twenty-one and under twenty-two years;
that he Ins been a citizen of ihe United
Stiles one month, and has resided in the
Stat one year; or, if a native born citizen
of the state and removed thorcfroui and re
returned, that he has resided therein tdx
months next preceding such election, he thall
be entitled tovote. although he shall not
have paid laxes. The said affidavits of the
witnesses to their residence, shall be preser
ved by the election board, and at the close of
ihe election they shall be enclosed with the
lit of voters, tally list and other papers re
quired by law to be fileJ by the return juJge
with the prothonotary, and shall remain on
file therewith in the prothonotory'a office,
uhj-cl to examination, as 01 her election pa
pers ore. If the election officers shall find
lhat the applicant or applicants possess all the
legal qua! itications of voters, he or I hey thai'
be permitted to vote, and the name or names
shall be added lo the list of tnxablea by the
election officers, the word '"tax" bcinj added
where the claimant claims lo vole on lux,
and the word "age" where he claims Jo vote
on oge; the same words being added by ihe
clerks in each case respectively, on the lists
of person veiting at such election
"It shall be lawful for any quali
fied citizen of the d strict, notwithstand
ing the name of the proposed voter is con
tamed on the list of resident taxab'es, to
challenge the vote o each person ; where
upon the same proof of the rignt of t-uffiage
h. is now inquired by law thall be pullicly
made and ucUd on by the election b .urd, u&o
he vote Admitted or rejected, accordirg to
the evidence; every peron claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required to pro
duce his naiuraliziiion certificteat the elec
tion before voting, except where he has been
for ten years, consecutively, a voter in the
district in which he offers his vote; and on
ihe vote ot such person being received, it
shall be the duty of the election officers to
write or stamp on such certificate the word
"voted," with the month' and year; and if
any election officer or officers shall receive a
second vole on the same day, by virtue of
the same certificate, excepting where sons
are entitled to vote by virtue of the natural
ization of their fathers, ihey and the person
who shall offer such second vote, upon so of
fending shall be guilty of a high misdemean
or, and on conviction thereof, be fined or
imprisoned, or b ith, at the discretion of the
court; but the fine shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in each case, nor the imprison
ment one vear, the like punishment shall
he inflicted on conviction, on the officers of
election who shall neglect or refuse to make,
or cause to be made, the indorsement requir
ed as a Tores a id on said naturalization certif
icate. " If any election officer shnll refuse
or neglect to reqnire such proof of the right
of suffrage' as is prescribed by this law, or
the laws to which this is a supplement, from
any person offering to vote whose name is
not on the list of assessed voters, or whose
right to vote is challenged by any qualified
voter present, and shall admit such person
to vote without requiring such proof, every
person so offending, shall upon conviction,
be sentenced, for every such offence, to pay
a fine not excoeding five hundred dollars, or
to undergo an imprisonment not more than
one year, or either or both, at the discretion
ot the court.
"As soon as the polls shall close, the officers
of election shall proceed to count all the votes
east for each candidate voted for, and make a
full return of the same in triplicate, with a
return sheet in addition, in all of which the
votes received by each candidate shall be given
after his or her name, first in words and again
in figures, and shall be signed by all of said
officers, and certified by overseers, if any, or if
not so certiheu, tne overseers and other officers
refusing to sign or certify, or either of them.
shall write upon each or the returns his of their
reasons for not signing or certifying them. The
vote, as soon as counted, shall also be public v
and fully declared from the window to the
citizens present, and a brief statement show ing
the votes received by each candidate shall be
made and 6igncd bv the election officers as soon
as the vote is counted, and the same shall be
immediately posted upon the door of the elec
tion house for information of the public. The
triplicate returns shall be e-nclosed in envelopes
and sealed in the presence of the oliicers, and
one envelope, with unsealed return 6heet, given
to the judge, which shall contain one list of
voters, tally-paper and oaths of officers, and
another of the said envelopes shall be given to
the minority inspector. All judges living with
in twelve miles of the prothonotary's office, or
within twenty-four miles, if their residence be
in a town, village or city upon the line of a
railroatl leading to the county seat, shall, be
fore two o'clock post meridian of the day after
the election, and all other judges shall, before
twelve o'clock meridian of the second da v after
the election, deliver said return, together with
return f beet, to the prothonotary of the court
of common pleas of the county, which said
return sheet shall be hied, and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall be
preserved by the prothonotary for public inspec
tion ; and the other of said triplicate returns
shall be placed in the box and sealed up with
the ballots. All officers provided for by this
act shall tie compensated as like officers are
paid by existing laws. Whenever a place has
been or shall be provided by the authorities of
any city, county, township or borough, for the
sate keeping of the ballot-boxes, the judge and
minority inspector shall, after the election shall
be finished, and the ballot-boxes or boxes con
taining the tickets, list of voters and other
papers, have been securely bound with tape
and sealed, and the signatures of the judge and
inspectors affixed thereto, forthwith deliver the
same, together with the remaining boxes, to
the mayor and recorder of such cities, or in
counties, townships or boroughs, to such person
or persona as the court of common pleas of the
proper count' may designate, at the place
provided a.s aforesaid, who shall then deposit
the said boxes and keep the same to answer
the call of any Court or tribunal authorized to
try the merit of such election. Whenever the
election officers of any election district shall
require the election boxes of such district, to
hold any election, which, by law, they arc or
shall be required to hold, they shall keep the
same securely in their possession without open
ing, until the morning of such election, and
until they shall severally be sworn or affirmed
not to disclose how any elector shall have voted,
and after being so Rworn or affirmed, they shall
open the said boxes and burn and totally
destroy all the ballots antl other papers which
they shall find therein, before proceeding to
hold such election.
The respective assessors, in
spectors and judges of the elections shall
each have the power to administer oiths to
any pcrtons claiming the right to be as
sessed or the right of suffrage, or in regard
to any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by any of said officers
under this act; and any willful false swear
ing by any person in relation to any matter
or ihing concerning which they shall be
la iv fully interrogated by any of sjid officers
or overseers shall be perjury.
Any assessor, election officer or person
appointed ns an overseer, who shall neglect
or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by
this act, without reasonable or legal cause,
sha'l be subject to a penalty of one hundred
dollars, and if an assessor shall knowingly
assess any person as a voter who is not qualifi
ed ; or shall refuse to assess any one who is
qualified, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
in office, and on conviction be punished by
fine or imprisonment, and also be subject to
an action for damages by the party aggriev
ed ; and if any person shall fraudulently
alter, add to, ticface or destroy any lit ot
voters made out as directed hy this act, or
tear down or remove the same from ihe place
where it has been fixed, with fraudulent or
mischievous intent, or for any improper pur
pese, the person so offending shall bo guilty
of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding two years, or both, at the discre
tion of the court.
. Ifuny prothonotary, clerk, or lh'
deputy of either, or any other person, shall
n if ix the seal of office to any naturabz ition
paper, or permit the same to be affixed, or
give out, or cause or permit the same to be
given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudlently used, or furnish a naturalization
certificate, 10 any person who shall not have
been duly examined and sworn in opencurt,
in the presence of some of ihe judges there
of, according to the act of Congress, or shall
aid in, conoit-c at, or in any way permit Ihe
issue of any fraudulent naturalization certi
ficate, he shall be guil?y f a high
misdemeanor ; or if any on- shall fraudulently
use any such certificate of naturalization,
knowing that it was fraudulently issued, or
shall vote, or attempt t vote thereon, ifany
one slnll vu'e, or attempt to vote, on any
certificate of n 1 turalizatioii not ig-ued to him
he shull he guiliy of a higi nrs lemean'r;
and either or any o' the p reous, iheir aiders
or abetiors, guilty of either of the nrsdemea
nors af iresa id, shall, 011 conviction, be fined
in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and imprisoned in the proper penitentiary
for a period not exceeding three years.
Any person who 01 with or
affirmation, in or before any court in this
Slate, or officer authorized to administer
oaths, shall, lo procure a certificate of
naturalization, for himself or any other per
son, wilfully depase, declore or affirm any
matter to tie fact, knowing the same to be
false, or shall in like manner deny any mat
ter to be fact, knowing the smie to be true,
shall be deemed guiliy of perjury ; and any
certificate of naturalization issued in pursu
ance of any such deposition, declaration or
affrmation, shall be null and void; and it
shall be the duty of the coart issuing the
same, upon proof beinj: made before is lhat
it was fraudlently obtanined, to take irn"
mediate measures for re-caliing the same for
cancelation ; and any person who shall vote,
or at'empt 10 vote, on any paper so obtained
or who shall in any way aid in, connive nt,
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or useof any fnudlent naturaliza
tion cerificate, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall undergo an imprisonment in thx
penitentiary for not mora than two years,
and pay a fine, not more than one thousand
dollars, for eveysuch offence, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
"It shall be the duty of the secretary of the
commonwealth to prepare forms for all the
blanks made necessary by this act, and f.irnih
copies of the same to the county commissioner
of the several counties of the commonwealth ;
and the county commissioners of each county
shall, as soon as may be necessary after receipt
of the same, at the proper expense of the coun
ty, procure and furnish to all the election
officers of the election districts of their respec
tive counties copies of such blanks, in such
quantities as may be rendered necessary for
the discharge of theirdutiesunderlhis act, and
shall pay all necessary expenses for lights, rent
fuel and stationery, on bills certified by the
election officers."
And by an Act approved February 13, 1ST4,
it is provided, "In all elections hereafter the
certificate of naturalization, if genuine, shall be
conclusive evidence of the facts mentioned
therein ; and where the person offering to vote
claims the right on the payment of tax, the
receipt for such tax, if signed by the proper
officer, shall be the evidence thereof; if such
person does not produce such receipt, then pay
ment of the tax may be proved by the oath of
such person, or other evidence, stating when,
where and to whom such tax was paid.
God sae the Commonwealth.
C1IAKLES IIENUY, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg, October 15, 1ST 4.
FOPw SALE CHEAP,
58 DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS
near the Depot.
Oct. l.V"4-2m
For further particulars, appfv lo
G. 11 STAl'FEKIt & CO,
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
OXEN FOR SALE.
The subscriber offers for sale one
yoke of OXEN, cix vears old, wellll
broke, (weight 3000 lbs.) and in eood condi
tion. lor terms, &c. applv to or address
L.T. SMITH,
Forks Station, Monroe Co. Pa
October 15, 1S74. 4t.
Auditor's Notice.
Estate of Levi Fbastz, of Paradise tsp, d:'d.
Notice is hereby given, that the undersiened having
been appnintcd Auditor by ths Judges of the Court of
Common 1'leas ol Monroe county, to maice aistnoution
of the funds in the hands of Anna Frantz, Admin
istratrix, to and amor.- the persons cntitl-'d threto,
will attend to the duties of his appointment on Thurs
day, ovemrer 12th, l4, at 1 o clock, r. -M, at the
Prothonotary's office, Stroudsburg, when and whore
those interested mav alfna il thev think proper.
T. M. MtlLHANEY, Auditor.
Stroudsbcrg, Oct. 15, 1S74 it
Auditor's Notice,
Estate or Fj-izaeetu TAi -k:rk, of Chvstiiuthil tsp
doe'd.
Notice is heruhv eiven tha' the undersigned having
been appointed Auditor by the Judges ot ths Court of
eominon 1 leas 01 .Monroe e-ouniy, 10 mais; awnnuuua
of the funds in the hand of Jaeob Learn, administrator.
to and amonc; th? persons entitb-d thereto, will attend
to the duties of said appointment on Fridav, Novem
ber 13th. l!74. at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Prothonotary's
oflice, Stroudsburg, when and where those interested
mav i'ttend If thev think proper.
T. M. Mel MIANCY, Alitor.
Ptroud.-V.ir- Oct. IS, 1574-lt
Auditor's Notice.
In the matter of the Account of John I'eYoune As
signee of Jeremiah Ta-I and Thomas Iteiuel, of Itoss
township. t
Notice i liercbv iriven thnt the underpinned navinsr
been appointed Auditor by th? Judges of (lie Court of
Common I leas ol Monroe i-ounty, to maKeaiMrioution
of tlie fundi in the haw! of the Assignee, to ami among
the persons cntitld thereto, will attend to the dtitie
of hi appointment on Saturday, November 15th, 1S74,
at 10 o'clock A. M., at the Prothonotary's office, Siroud-
burg, when and where those interested may uttend if
they think proper
f. M. McILHANEY, Auditor.
fUroudshilrg, fk-t. l-', 1874-4t
ASOT5Si:U TEIOP1IY WOX
BY XI IF.
ESTEY COTTAGE ORGANS!
These superior and beautifully finished in
struments so far eclipsed their competitor in
volume, purity, sweetness and delicacy of lone,
as to carry olf the fir.-t and only premium giv
en to exhibitors of rted Organs at the Monroe
County Fair, held September 25, 1S74.
Jiuv ontv the brst. For price list address
Oct 1-tf. J. Y. SIOAFUS,
BANKRUPT NOTICE.
DISTRICT COURT 0 the U. STATES for
the Kastern District of Pennsylvania. In
Bankrupey.
In the matter of Samuel S. GoweS, Bank
rupt. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, ss:
A warrant in P.ankruptey has been issued
by Raid Court against ihe Fstate of Samuel S.
(lower, of the County of Monroe and State of
I Vnnsvlvania, in said District, who has bce-n
duly adjudged Ilankrupt upon the petition of
Ins creditors ; anl tlie payment ot any debts
and the delivery of any property belonging to
said Bankrupt to him or his use, and the trans
fer of any property !y I11111 are forbidden by
law. A meeting of the Creditors of said Bank
rupt, to prove their debts and choose one or
more Assignees of his Estate, will be held at a
Court of Bankruptcy, to be holdeii at the
American Hotel, Mror.dsburg, in said District,
on the 2-d day of October, A. D. 1S74, at two
o'clock, P. M., before V. E. Doter, Esq., one
of the liegi.-lers in Bankruptcy ofsaid District.
JAMES N. KERNS,
V. S, Marshal for said District.
Oct. 8-2t.
Having loaned to John Funk, elnring my
pleasure, the following article, I hereby cau
tion all persons against meddling with the
same in any manner, vie
1 Clock, 1 Cupboard, 1 Cooking Rtove, 1 Ta
b'e, t) Chairs, 1 Bureau, 1 Bedstead and bed
ding for three beels, 2 Lamp, 1 sUnd, 1 Chest,
I Looking-glass, 2 Axes, Knives and Forks,
1)1 of lion pots, Eartheu-ware, Ac.
L. T. SMITH.
Forks Station, Monroe Co., P.i.
September 3, 1571. 3:. J"
To the Voters of Monroe County.
I hereby aMnownce myself a candidata for lb
ofiico of
SHERIFF,
and if tlcctixt. I nfodifsmyflf thonet)y snd fidtbfuUy
Ui.-char"c the duties tf said office.
Hamilton tsp., October S, IS74,
To the Voters of Monroe County.
I herfbv wont rwp'tfully inuuvuee luTuclf : raft-
didstc for the office of
SIILniFF,
ad if relectod, I plodjie mrscly to honostly and
fully dkcharge tb dutk-s of said ofiico.
CHAKLES W.TRAKSUIw
Coolbaugb. townaliij), Si-pt. 17, Ib74.
To the Voters of Monroe County.
I liTeby :nost respectfully annouce myself an can
didate for" the office of
SHERIFF',
suit if eli?cted. I pi my?lf to houestly and faith
fuliv discharge the duties of gall office.
THOMAS ALTEMOHE.
l'olk township, Svpt. S, 1S74.
To the Voters of Monroe County.
I hereby most np,?ctfuHy announce ioy-f-lf a a
candidate for the olticc of
SHERIFF,
ad if eVctd, I tifwice myself to honestly and fvith
fuilr discharge the dulkvof aid uflice.
JACOB K.SHAFrK,
Strotfdsburg
To tbe Voters of Monroe County.
1 hor'by anuoiince niyv-lf as a candidate fur Um
office of
SHERIFF,
and if cfectef, 1 ptM'S myself to honestly anJ failhfufly
discharge the duties of said offic.
JOHN BALDWIN.
Strontfsbur;, July 30, 1374.
To the Voters of Monroe County.
I horpby mot respectfully announce mysjlf a a can
didate for the oflice of
SHERIFF,
and if elected I plc.ie rovself to honestly lend" faithful
ly dischnrije the duties of said office.
FELIX STOKM.
Chest i!h iH, August 77, 134. fc.
To the Voters of Monroe County.
T hereby announce myself as a candidate for th
COUXTY COMMISSI OXER,
! sV your, stipport, plodding myself, if elected, to
pi;rfoi :u the dutfes tf said offtee with fidelity.
COKN ELI L'S JjTARX EE.
Hamilton tp., Oct. 15, 1874.
To the Voters of Monroe County.
T hereby announce myself as a candidate for th
otnee or
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
and ask your support, pledging myself, if elected, to
perform the duties of said office with fidelitT,
SAMUEL i'OdTOX.
Price township, Svpt. 10, 1374-te
ELECTION NOTICE.
There will be an election held at the Hang
ing house of the iStruudsburg Bank, 011 Mou
day, November 16th, betweeu the hours of
10 o'clock, A. M., aud 3 P. M., to elect
thirteen directors for said Bank ;o serve for
the ensuing year.
Oct. 15-5t.J J. MACKEV, Cashier.
" COUNTY ATLAST
Survey arc now being made for a new Atlas of
Mourw e:ouYity, la.
Thw A Una is to c-ontuin a peneral Map of the United
States, showing the-relation ol'ih ditKront StaUa to
each otlu-r, th.: Railroads and important Cities.
An outliuV iiailroad aud Township Map of the Stat
tf I'cuiif yivania.
An out'liiie plan of this County, showing the relation
of tlie Townships and importaut Villages to ech other,
with the lioads and llailroadii properly located thereon.
Separate, plans on a larjre scale, ol each Towughip aud
Village in the County, showiug Warrant aiid Ithne;
also tne location of Dwellings, Stores and l'ublic liuild
ines, properly designated.
The Public Itoads with their measured lengths in
rods, from careful surveys, together with the lt;vra,
Streams, Itailroads, Canals, ic.
A table of distances, giving in miles, and tenths, th
nearest distance, from any one to all the other impor
tant Villages in the County.
The whole to make a volume 13 x 15) inches, with
Cloth sides aud Leather back, and embellished with a
handsome tilt title on front cover, altogether making
a noat, Rubatantial, and useful book for reference. Th
work will be published for subscribers only.
F. W. BEERS i Co.,
MAP PUUL19HICK.H
Oct. 1-i-U. 06 Vasev Street, N. T.
"EXECUTOR'S SALE
OP REAL ESTATE.
The undersigned Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Francis Hauck, lato of East Stroudsburg,
deceased, will sell at public sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1S74,
All that lot or piece of land, situate in the Borough
of East Stroudsburg, aforesaid, containing 50 feet front
and 1"0 feet deep, adjoining lands of Samuel Phillip.
John Hauck and William Bush. The improvement
erected thereon are a nearly new story
Plank Dwelling House,
16 by 24 feet, with a Kitchen 10 by 12 feet at-.
tached, a stable about 12 by 16 feet, and other out build
ings, aud a never tailing well or water near tn door.
Sale to commence at 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, when
conditions will be made known bv
ANDREW HAUCK,
Oct. 15-lt. Executor.
A VALUABLE LOT
AT
PUBLIC SALE.
The undersigned will offer at public Mle, on
the premise:;, situate in Hamilton townMiip,
Monroe county, Pa., on
Friday, Xovember 6, 1874,
a Taluable lot, containing
FIVE ACRES,
more or less, in a hiuh state of cultivation ad
joining land of Abraham Fetherman, Georjre
IT-ll jr.l l Tl 1 rrii -
iicnerana wiaries xossara. me lniproTe
ments are a
Log Dwelling House,
20 bv 20 feet, 1 Btories high, Frame "I'l I
BARX. 26 bv 32 feet, and other out-buildinra.
a variety of choice Apple, Pear and other
Fruit Trees. Aho, two good Lime Kilnn on
the premises and a Lime-stone Quarry near
the kilnn.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock in th
noon, when terms and conditions will be mad
known, by
JOHN HANK.
Hamilton, October S, IS74. 4t.
Teachers Examinations.
The Annual Examination of TeVhcrs will
be held as follows:
Poco, at Manasseh Miller's,
Hamilton, at Snydersvillc,
8.
12,
13,
i
Stroud, at Stroudsburg,
Chestnuthill, at BrodheadBvillej
44
Polk, at Gilbert's,
Eldred, at Kunkletovrn,
riosa, at Kossland,
fiSf A general examination will be held1 at
Stroudsburg. October 24th, for Teaciers faiU
mg to attend at any if the above named pla
ces. Examination each dav to berm t (
o . -
o'clock A. M.
A special invitation to Directors and all
others interested w hereby extended;.
JERE. FRUTC1IEY, Co. SnnV
Strousburg, Sepi.17, 3S74.
NOTICE.
The annual raeetinc of tK KtruOkW.lAK f
the Stroudsburg Bank, will be held at iheir
uanising nouse, on iuesdav, JSovembbr 3,
1S74, at 1 o'clock p. m.
J-MAOKEY, Cashier,
biroudbb irg, Oct. 3, 1371. 3t.