THE Mew York Store, STILL DOWN TO THE OLD PRICES in spit f tne avanC n prices at whole sale, AND OUR STOCK LARGER AND MORE COMPLETE THAN EVER. We have scoured the market for things Interesting and Profitable N. FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, AND CAN NOW OFFER GREATER 1XDUCKMKXTS TO CASH BUYERS TIIVZST EVER! Dress Goods, Cloths anil Itasimcrcs, Flannels and Blankets, bleached and brown 31 US L IX, Prints, Shawls, Underwear for 7:: Ladies', Gents' and Children. Cents' Furnishing Goods, HOISERY, KID GLOVES, Ribbons, &c. &c. propose to MAINTAIN our REP UTATION for being' the Cheapest Store IN TOWN, BY BEING JUST WHAT to TERM IMPLIES, AD IF ANY" THINK THEY HAVE REASON to DOUBT IT WE WOULD VERY KINDLY INVITE THEM T0 CALL AND INVESTIGATE, AT The Hew York Store. Stroudaburg, Oct. 12, 187G. 3s. GENERAL ELECTION. SHERIFF'S PROCLAMATIOX. TTHEREAS, by an Act of General As- T T Remblv of the Pimmnnwoolil, t TJ sylvania, entitled "An Act relating to the Elec- wui.n tum v.ommonweaitn," passed the 2d of Jul v. 1839. it in mitdo tho lut u cu.:o- - - ...mu, v, uivouenu of every county to give notice of such election, w uitiKe Known insucn notice what office are to be elected ; Now therefore, I Jacob K Shafer, High Sheriff of the do make known by this Proclamation to the Electors 01 eaia county, that on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 1876, being the day of the General Election, the fol lowing persona are to be voted for h tt f.- men of the countv of Monroe. T ENTY-NINE PERSON'S for tors for President and Vice President of the united fctates. ONE PERSON to renrosent tb P1A.Mit. Congressional District composed of the coun- i!. ,f u:- . r viumuia, contour, maroon, Monroe, Pike and the townships of Nescopeck, Black Creek. Sursr Loaf Ho i lor TThtI Creek. Buck, Roaring Brook, Salem, Hollen bach, Huntingdon, Fainnount, Spring Brook and that part of the citr of Scran ton south of I" ivoaring is rook Creek and east of Lackawanna River, and the Borough of Di in more. pw Columbus, Gouldsboro, White Haven, Jeddo 1WTI. - - ami iiazieton, in the county of .Luzerne, iu the Congress of the United States. ONE PERSON to reuresent the i.nt,. second Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Carbon, Monroe and Pike, in the .-seiisicoi i ennsyirania. ONE PERSON to represent the countv of Monroe in the House of Representative of Pennsylvania. TWO PERSONS for for the County of Monroe. I also hereby make known and iivp notiv that the Elections of the several districts of the said county, will beheld at the places here inafter designated, to wit: Place of Voting. The freemen of the township of Barrett, will hold their election at the house of Abraham Albert, in 6aid township. The freemen of the township of Chesnut- hill are to hold their election at the house of relix Storm, in said township. The freemen of the township of Cool baujh will hold their election at the NaHes- ville school-house, in said township. I he treemcn or East Stroudsburjr, will hold their election at the Analomink House, in said Borough The freemen of the ownshin ofEldred. will hold their election at the house of Siephen Buyer, in said township The freemen of the township of Hamilton will hold their election at the house of Chas. Man:!, in said township. The freemen of the township of Jackson, will hold their election at the house of Peter R. Stcrm. in said township. The freemen of the township of Middle Srnithfield, will hold their election at the house of James Place, in said township. The freemen of the townshiu of Paradise. will hold their election at the house of Jams 2'ntz, in said township. The freemen of the township of Pocono, will hold their election at the house of Ma nassah Miller, in said township. The freemen of the township of Polk, will hold their election at the house of George Grten, in said township. The freemen of the township of Price, will hold their election at the house of Lewis Ixngrt in 8aid township. The freemen of the township of Ross, will hold their election at the house of Jacob II. Sf-ockerj in said township. Thft froemen of the tnwnshin of Smithfield r " will hold their election at the house of Edward V'etter, in said township The freemen of the township of Stroud will hold their election at the house of George Kanauss, in the Borough of Stroudsburg. The freemen of Stroudsburg, will hold their election at the Court House, in said borough. Thp fwmon of the tnwnshin of Tohvhan- -- r j na, will hold their election at the house of Robert Warner, m said township. The freemen of the township of Tunk hannock, will hold their election at the house of James Newhtrt, in said township. IVoticc is Hereby Given, Thru in Article 8. Section 1 of the Constitu tion it is declares. "Every male citizen twenty one years of age, possessing the following qualification, shall be entitled to vote at all elections : First He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second lie shall have resided in the State one year, r if, having previously been a qualified elec tor or native born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months,) immediately preceding the election. Third lie shall have resided In the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two month immediately preceding the election. Fourth If twenty-two years of age or upward, he shall have paid within two year a state or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two month and paid at least one month before the election." And, that it is provided by an Act of As sembly, approved July 2, 1839, "That every person, excepting Justice rf the Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust under the Government of the United States, or of the State, or of any city or in corporated district, whether a commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or acent. or who is or shall be employed under the legislative, executive, or judiciary depart ment of this State, of the United States, or of any city or oi any mwrviaicu uiiu, anu also, any member of Congress, and of the State Legislature, and of the select or common council of any city, or commissioner of any incorporated district, is by law incapable of boldidg or exercising at the same time, the office or appointment of judge, inspector, or clerk of any election in this Commonweatlh ; and that no judge, inspector, or other officer of any such election ehall be eligible to any office to "be then voted for. "In 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 have received the second highest number of votes for judge at the next preceding election shall act as inspector in his place. And in case iher nerson who shall have received the high est number of votes for inspector thai 1 not attend, the person elected judge shall ap point an inspector in his place and in case the person elected, as judge shall not attend, then the inspector who received the highest number ot votes shall appoint a judge in his place; and if any raeaney ehall continue in the board for the space of one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening of the election, the qualified totera of the town ship, ward or district for which such officers shall have been elected, present at such election, shall elect one of the number to fill such vacancy, and each of said inspectors shall appoint one clerk, who&hall be a qualified voter of said district. Xt shall be the doty of the several assessors, respectively, to attend at fh place of holding vexy general, special or township election dor fg the who? tiaoe the i-ald e!ect;en is kept eroa, for the purpose of giving information to the inspectors and judge, when called on, in rela tion to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such election, or such other matters in itiation to the assessment of voters ad the sairl icspectors or judge or either of them shall from time to time require. If any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent any officer of any election under this act from holding such election or U6e or threaten any violence to any such officer or shall interrupt or improperly interfere with him in the execution of his duty, or shall 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 eleoior or to prevent him from voting or restrain the freedom ot choice, ruch persons, on convic tion shall be fined in tiny sum not exceeding fie hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any time not less than one nor more than twelve months, and if it ehnll be shown to the Court where the trial of such offence hall be had that the person so offending was not a resident of the city, ward, district or township where the said offence was com mitted and not entitled to vote therein, then on conviction he shnll be sentenced to pay a tine of not let than one hundred or more thin our thousand dollars, a nd be imprisoned not less than six months, nor more than two ye-irs. If any person not by law qualified shall fraudulently vote at any election in this commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified, hal! 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 ejection district or otherwise fraudulently vote more than once on the name day, or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the in spector two tickets torei her with the intent illegally to vote, or shall vote the same, or if any person shall advise and procure an other so to do, he or they so offending shall on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dol lars, and be imprisoned for any term not less than three nor more than twelve months. " If any person not qualified to vote in this Commonwealth, agreeably to law except the sons ofqualified citizens), shall appear at any place ot election for the purpose of issuing tickets or influencing the citizens qualified to vote, he sh illon conviction forfeit and piy any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, for every fuch offence, and be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months. "All elections by the citizens shall be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be numbered in the order in which il shall be received, and the number recorded bv the election officers on the lit of voter, opposite to the name of the elector who presents the ballot. Any elector may write his name upon his ticket, or cause 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. ''Electors shall in all case except treason, felony and breach of surety of the peace, be privileged from arreft during their attendance on elections and in going to and returning therefrom. Whenever any of the qualified electors of this Lommonwealth shall be in actual military service, under a requisition from the President of the United State or by the authority of this ( 'ommonwealth, such electors may exercise the right of suffrage in all elections by the citizens, undrr such regulations as are or shall be pre scribed by law, a fully a if they were present at their usual places of election. All laws regualatingthe holding of elections by the citizens or for the registration of electors shall be uniform throuehout the State, but no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of voting by reason of liu 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 withholding the 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 himself 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 nt such elec lion, and any elector whose right to Vote shall be challenged for such cause before the elec tion officers, shall be required to swear or affirm that the mrttter of the challenge is untrue be fore his vote shall be received. Any person who shall, while 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 the election laws shall, in addition to any penalties provided by law, be deprived of the right of suffrage abso lutely for a terra of four years. For the purpose of voting no person shall be deemed to have gained a residence by reason of hi presence or lost it by reason of hi 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 HXr house or other asylum at public expense, nor while confined in public prison. District election board shall consist of a judge and two inspectors, who shall be chosen annually by the citizen. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the judge and one inspector, and each inspector shall appint one clerk. The first election board for any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in elec tion board filled, as shall be provided by law. Election officers shall be privileged from arrest upon days of election, and while engaged in making up and transmitting returns, except upon warrant of a court of record or judge thereof, for an election frand, for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they may claim exemption from jury duty during their term of service. IVoticc is Also Given, That it is provided by an Act approved January 30, A. D. 1874, "On the petition of five or more citizens of any election district, 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 and intelligent citizens of the said district belonging to dif ferent political parties, overseers of election to supervise the proceedings of election officers thereof, and to make report of the same as they may be required by suen court Said overseers shall be person qualified to serve upon the election board and shall have the right to be present with the officers of such election dur ing the whole time the same is held, the votes counted, and the returns made out and signed bv the election officers ; to keep alist of voters, if they see proper; to challenge any person offering to vote, and interrogate him and his witnesm under oath, in regard to his right of uflrage at said election, and to examine his oaoere produced : aod the officers of said eleo- lieri ar repaired t afford to said veneers, so selected and appointed, every convenience and ! facility for the discharge of their duties; and if said election ofiicers shall refuse to permit said overseer to be present, and gerform 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 overseershall be driven away from the poll by violence or intimidation, all the votes tolled in such election district may be rejected by the proper tribunal trving A contest under said election, or a part or portion of such voies aioresaiu may be counted, a euch tribunal may deem necessary to a just and proper dispoition of the case. "At all elections hereafter held under the laws of thi commonwealth, the polls shall be opened at seven o'clock a. m. and closed at seven o'clock, p. m. "Whernever 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 poll at all election it shall be the dnty of the judge of election for their respective districts to designate one of the inspectors, whose duty it shall be to have in custody the registry of voter, and la make the entries therein required by law ; and it shall be the duty of the other of said insjtec tors to receive and number the ballots presented at said election. "All election bv the citizen shall be bv ballot : every ballot voted shall be numbered in the order in which it shall bereceived, and the number recorded by the clerk oh the list of voters opposite the name of the elector from whom received. And any voter voting two or more tickets, the several ticket so voted shall each be numbered with the number correspond ing with the number to the name of the voter. Any elector may write hi 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 officer, they shall severally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any elector shall have voted, unles re quired to do so a 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 siector, if there shall be such minority insjtec tor, and in case there be no minority inspector, then by a justice of the peace or alderman, and the inspectors, overseer and clerk shall be sworn by the judge. Certificates of such swearing or affirming shall be duly made out and signed by the officers so sworn, and attested bv tho onicer who administered the oath. If any judge or minority inspector refuses or fails to swear the officer 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 be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion, the officer or officers so offending shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned noi exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. "On the day of election any person whose name is not on the registry of voters and claiming the right to vote at said election, shall produce at least one qualified voter of the district as a witness to the residence of the claimant in the district in which he claims to be a voter, for the period of at least two months, immediately preceding said election, which witness shall be sworn or affirmed and subscribe a written or part ly written and partly printed affidavit to the ficts stated by him, which affidavit shall define clearly where the residence is of the person to claiming to be a voter, and the person so claiming the right to vote shall also take and subscribe a written, or partly written and partly printed affidavit, staling, 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 ol the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; that he has resided in the commonweallhone year, or, if formerly a qualified electdr or a native born citizen thereof, and has remov ed therefrom and retured, that he has resi ded therein six months next preceding 6aid election; that 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 into the district for the purpose of voting therein ; that he has, if twenty-two years ot age or upwards, paid a state or county tax within two years, which was assestei! at least two month and paid at least one month before tbe election. The said affidavitshall also state when and where the tax claimed to be paid by the affiiant was assessed, and when and where and to whom paid; and the tax receipt thereforehall be produced for ex amination, unless the affiant shall stale in his affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed, or that he never received any; and if a natur alized citizen, shall also state when, where and by what court he was naturalized, and shall also produce his certificate of naturali zation for examination. But if the person so claiming the right to vote shall take and sub scribe art affidavit, that he is a native born citizen of the U. States, or if born elsewhere, shall state the fact in his affidavit, and shall produce evidence that he has 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 makingtheaffidavit.of the age of twenty-one and under twenty-two years that he hs been a citizen of the United States one month, and has resided in the State one year; or, if a native born citizen of the 6tate and removed thorefrom and re returned, that he has resided therein six months next preceding such election, he shall be entitled tovote. although he shall not have paid taxes. The said affidavits of the witnesses to their residence, shall be preser ved by the election board, and at the close of the election they shall be enclosed with the list of voters, tally list and other papers re quired by law to be filed by the return judge with the prothonotary, and shall remain on file therewith in the prothonotory's office, subject to examination,-as other election pa pers are. If the election' officers 6halT find that the applicant or applicants possess all the legal qualifications of voters, he or they shall be permitted to vote, and the name or names shall be added to the list of taxables by the election officers, the word "tax" being added where the claimant claim to vote on tax, and the word 4age" where he claims to vote on age ; the same words being added by the clerks in each case respectively, on the liste of person voting at such election. "It eha 1 1 be lawful for any quali fied citizen of the district, notwithstand ing the name of tbe proposed voter is con tained on the list of resident taxables, to challenge the vote of each person ; where upon the same proof of the right of suffrage as is now required by law shall be publicly made and acted on by the election board, and the vote admitted or rejected, according to tbe evidence; every person claiming to be a naturalized citizen shall be required to pro duce his naturalization cerlificte at the elec tion before voting, except where ha has been for ten years, consecutively, a voter in the district in which be offers his vote; and on the vote of such person being received, it thai! be the duty of the elect.on oSeecs to write or stamp on such certificate the word! "voted,' with the month and. year; end if any election officer or officers shall receive' a second vote on the sume 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 r-b .i 1 1 offer such second vote, Utoni of fending shall be guilty of a high misdemean or, and on conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court; but the fine shal I not exceed one hun dred dollars in each case, nor the imprison ment one year, the like punishment thill he inflicted on conviction, on the officers of election who shall neglect or refuse to ma k?, or cause to be made, the indorsement requir ed as aforesaid on said naturalization ceitif icate. " If any flection officer shall refuse or neglect to require such proof of the right of suffrage as is prescribed by this law, or the taws to which this is a supplement, from any per-on offering to vole whose name h 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 excoe ling five hundred dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment not more thin one year, or either or bolh, at the discretion of i he court. "As soon as the polls shall close, the officers of election shall proceed to count all the votes cast 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 hi 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 certified, the overseers and other officers refusing to sign or certify, or either of tliefn, 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 publicly and fully declared from the window to the citizen? present, and a brief statement showing the votes receive I by each candidate shall be made and signed bv the election officers as soon as the vote i 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 enclosed in envelopes and sealed in the presence of the officers, and one envelope, with unsealed return sheet, 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 id the minority inspector. All judges living with in twelve miles of the prothonotary's office, or within twenty-four miles, if their residence be iri a town, village or city upon the line of a railroad 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 day after the election, deliver said return, together with return sheet, to the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of the county, which said return sheet shall be filed, 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 return shall be placed i" the box and scru the ballots. All officer provided for by this act shall be compensated as like officers are paid by existing laws. Whenever a plar-e has been or shall be provided by the authorities of any city, county, township or borough, for the safe 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 boronghsj to such person or persona as the crJurt of eo'uinion pleas of the proper county may designate, at the place provided aa 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 merits of such election. Whenever the election officers of any eleetion district .Mi ill require the election Itoxes of such district, to hold any election, which, by law, they are 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 swern or affirmed, they shall open the said boxes and burn and trtaMy destroy all the ballots and other papers which they shall find therein, before proceeding to hold such election. TW respective assessor?, in spectors and judges of the elections shall each luve the power to administer oaths to any perettns 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 thing concerning which they shall be lawfully interrogated by any of Slid officers or overseers tdiall be perjury. Any assessor, election officer or person appointed as an overseer, who shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by this act, without reasonable or legal cause, 6haM 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 asses any one who is qualified, he thai I be guilty of" a misdemeanor in office, and on conviction be punished by fine ot imprisonment, and also be subject to an action for damages by the party aggriev ed ; and if any person shall fraudulently alter, add to, deface or destroy any list ot voter mads out as directed by - this act,' ot tear doWri of rcmcrve the same from the p!ac"e where it has been fixed, with fraudulent or mischievous intent, or far any improper pur pose, the person so offending shall be 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. If any prothonotary, clerk, or the deputy of cither, or any other person, shall affix the seal of office to any naturalization paper, or permit the same to be affixed, of give out, or cause or permit the kame to be given out, in blank, whereby it may be fraudlently used, or furnish a naturalization certificate, to any person who shall not hate been duly examined and sworn in open court, in the presence of some of the judges there of, according to the act of Congress, cr shall aid in, connive at, or in any way permit the issue of any fraudulent naturalization certi ficate, he shal! be guilty of a high misdemeanor ; or if any one shall fraudulently use any such certificate of naturalization, knowing that it was fraudulently issued, or 6hall vote, or alternpt to vote thereon, ifany one shill vote, or attempt to vote on any certificate of naturalization not issued to him, he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor; and either or any of the persons, their aiders or abettors, guilty of either of the misdemea nors aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, tnd imprisoned in tho proper penitentiary for a period not exceeding three years. Any person who on oith or iffirmation, in or betoro any court in this Slate, or officer authorised to administer oaths, shall, to procure a cerlifioa.tu of naturalization, for himself Of any other per son, wilfully depase, ileciore or affirm any mutter to be fact, knowing the same to b frtlse. of shall in like manner deny any mat ter to be fact, knowing the same to be true shall be deemed guilty of perjury ; and any certificate of naturalization issued in pursu ance of any filch deposition, declaration or affrmatio'h, shall he null and void; and it shall be the dlity of the court issuing the1 same, upon proof being made before is that it was fraudlently obtaninfd, to take im mediate measures for fe-caliilis the fame for cancelation ; and any person who shall vote, or atempt to vote, on ny papef so obtained or who shall in any way aid in, connive at, or have any agency whatever in the issue, circulation or use of any frnudient naturaliza tion cerificate, shall be deemed gttiltv of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall undergo an imprisonment in th penitentiary for not more ihan two" years, and pay a fine, not more th-tnone thuusard dollars, for eveysuch offence, or both, at the discretion of the court. "It shall be the duty of the secrefv trf the commonwealth to prepare forms fA all h blanks made necessary by this act, utr4 futhifli 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 reettpS of the same, at the proper expense of theeofrfr ty, procure and furnih to ail the electfort officers of the eleetion districts of their resjee tive counties copies of such blanks, in flue.' quantities as may be rendered necessary for the discharge of their duties under this act, and' shall pay all necessary expenses for lights, rttif; fuel and-stationery on bills certified by the" election officer;' And by an Act approved February 13, 1874 j 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 hot 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. (Jod save the Commonwealth- JACOB K. SHAFER, Sheriff! Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg, Oct. ft, 1876. Terrible limes in. Hew York I DRY GOODS MEN BURSTING UP.'i the Clothing Men ars Bursting Up I Hat & Cap Men are Bursting Up 1 1 The Milliners are Bursting Up ! I A BIG SOAP MAN ias BURSTED UP!!! ThovsaliiJg iif Dollars worth f Goods ars Sold Ly the &hrHff every day, and some go for a mere nothing !! ! DECKER 'or THE WONDERFUL CHEAP AUCTION STORE YIDE A WAKE on the spot, and hit Store in Stroudsburg is now groaniny and grunting under the load of Cheap Goods just arrived. JUST LOOK HERE!1 2 spools of our best Cotton for o cents: o rows of Pins far i ctht: 2 paper best Needles, 5 cents. 2 large cakes Toilet Soap, 5 cents: Good Lead Pencils, 1 cent. Full set of Jet Jewelry, 20 cents: Gent' and Youth's lined Collars; per boxj 8 and JO cents. . . Calico, 4 and 5; Very fine white stripe Pekaj 12 cents. . . Beautiful Shades of Gras Cloth, fine, only 10 cent a yard; Plain iiress Goods, lo. Black Alpaca, 25 cts. Summer and Fall Shawls, o" and bo cents. Large White Counter-panes $1 and $1 15. Cassimerca& Summer Wear, nearly half price. Fine Dress Linen 18, 22 and 2-3 cents. Muslin" Edgings' 4, 6, 8 and l2 cents. Kibbons, Flowers and Feathers, half price. Children's Gloves 5 cents. Ladies' Gloves 8 and 10 cents: Gents' Oloves 10 and 15 cents. . . Children's, Ladie1s and Gents' Hosiery' nearly half price: Hemmed Handkerchief 4 cents: Oil Table-cloths and Cover never so cheap. Corsets, elegant, only 40 cents. Linen Table-cloths and Towels, very cheap. Full pound Cotton Bat 14 cts. Beautiful Carpets 2-3 cts. per yard; Men's Pants, lined, $1. Men's Coals $1 and $3. Men's Vests 51. Men's and Bows' whole 6uit, good Cassiruer, - So to $8. Men's and Youth's soft Hats, 70c. to $1 2-3. Men's and Boys Straw Hats, 15 and 25 cts. Misses' & Ladies' fashionably trimmed Spring and Summer Hats, 30c. to $1 50. Ladies' Fine Lace and Button Lasting Gaiter $1 25 fd$i 75. Men's Fine Calf Boots $3 50. Men's fine Un dershirts, 35 to 50 cent. Ladies' fine Undershirts 45 cts. Men's fine Muslin Shirts $1. Now, if you want to see a RUSH, jnst come to DKCKKIi'S wonderful cheap Auction Store 4 doors below Port Office. April 27, '7?., ly. MUSIC! The Stroudsburg Cornet Band Seventeen Members, irt Full New Uniform, offers iu services, during the season, to play at llc Xlcs, In Processions and at Political. Meetings, at reasonable rates. For particulars, Ac., call on or address, either N. II. SMAFER. Indian Queen Hotel. S. D. ROBESON, Democrat Ofice. or F. W. BOBN. Brn's Barber Sftop. StroudsbuTg-, July 20th, 1ST (5.
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