Rates of Advertising. One Square (1 Inch,) one Inertions - fl iiO One Square " one month - - :l 00 One Square " three months - (I (HI One Squarn " ono year - - 1(1 no Two Squares, ono year - - - 1.", no (quarter Col. " - - - - ail (HI IT CAN, 18 PUEMRnED FA'KP.Y WlODN'F.snAY, BV W. R. DUNN. Dftice In Kiox's Building. Elm, Street. IT "T53 IT 1 mass. n ' "t i Half " " fid 00 Ono - 100 00 Bushier-: Card, not exceeding one Inch in length, $10 per year. Legal notices at established rates. These rutes aro low, nnd no deviation will be made, or iliserimiiialioii among ( iitrons. Tim rates nllered aro such, i will innke it to the advuntageot' men dol. g business in the limits of the circulation of tho paper to advertise liberally. TERMS, f2.no A YKAU. I No Subscription received for a Hhortor f period than throo months. Correspondence solicited from nil part ' of tlio country. No notice will bo taken of uniiony molls' communications. Marrlagos and Death nolleoti Inserted gratis. " Let us have Faith that Right makes Might ; and in that Faith let us to the end, dare do our duty as wo understand it."--LINCOLN. VOL. V. NO. 25. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1872. $2 PER ANNUM. JD u JLILJJJJL BUSINESS DIRECTORY. . NBWTOS PETTIM. MI1.1.H W. TATK. PETTIS & TATE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Aim Sired, TIOXESTA , P A . Isaac Ash, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oil City, Pa. Will practice In tlio various Court of Vorost County. All business entrusted to Bl care will receivo prompt ntlouti n. 10 ly yr. yr. Mason, George A. Jenkn, Droukiill., r. Titwiiu, r. Mason. JenKs, A TTORNKYS AT LAW. Ollleo on Kim l Street, nbovo Walnut, l mnnsm, i n. C. W. Giinilan, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Franklin, Vo nnngo Co., I'll. tf. J. It. HAIIU1H, 1). B. FASSKTT, It A nms C FASSKTT, ' Attorneys et Law, Tltusvllle Fonn'a. 15UACTICR In nil tho Courts of Warren, Crawford, Forest and Venango Conn tie. '-tf W. P. Mercilllott, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR AT LAW Tionesta. Pa. Otlleo on Kim Street. The profesHional services of tho Hon. H. 1 Johnson ran ne secured tiirougu mo n desired in anv husiness entrusted to inoln Forest Co. Collections promptly attendod to. Also Ileal Kstato Agent. Tionesta House. H T ITTKL. Proprietor. Elm St. Tlo- 11. nestn. Ta.. at the mouthof llioereek. Mr. Illlo lias thoroughly renovated the Tionesta House, and re-furnished it com pletely. All who patronize him will ho well o'ntortained at reasonable) rates. 20 ly FCIEST HOUSE, TTv BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite X . Court House, Tionesta, J'a. Just opened. Evcrvlhinir new and clan and fresh. Tho best of liquor kept constantly on hand. A portion of the publio patron-hii-i 1 rcspoctfully solicited. 4-17-1 V Holmes House, nnONKSTA, TA.. opposito tho Depot, A C. 1). Mabie, Proprietor. Good Sta bling eonnected with the house. tf. Syracuse House, TMDIOUTK.Pa.. .1. A D Mahkk. Prnplo A tors. The hoiiKO has been thoroughly reltted and is now in the hrst-class order, with the host of accommodations. Any nforniation eoncerninir Oil Territory at tills point will bo cheerfully furnished, -ly J, it 1). MAIIliU, Exchango Hotel, LOWER TIDIOUTE, Pa., P. S. Rams PBK.I. Son Proii's. This house having been retitotl is now tho most desirnhlostop iii!? place in Tidiouto. A good Milliard ltooiu attaclieu. 4-ly National Hotel, TRVINETON, PA. W. A. Hallcnback, Proprietor. This hotel is Nkw, nnd is ,iw open as a first class house, situate at re Junction of tlio Oil Crock it Allegheny tivorand Philadelphia A Erio Railronds, pposite tho Depot. Parties having to lay ver trains will find this the most conveni ent hotel In town, with first-class aeconi iiodHtions and reasonable charges. tf. Dr. J. L. Acortb, PHYSICIAN AND SUR(. EON, who has had tifteen years' experience in a laire nnd successful practice, will attend all Professional Calls. Olllcc in his Drii and Urocory Store, located in Tidiouto, near Tidiouto Houso. IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND A full assortment of Meflicines, Liquors Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Olass, Piiints, Oils.Cutlerv. and lino tiroceries, all of the host quality, and will be Bold at reasonable rates. II. II. BUROESS. an experienced Drill'' plat from New York, has charo of the ?wre. ah prescriptions iiui, tip iit.-cuiatuij . tf. JXO. P. PAKK. A. 11. kKLLY. MA Y, 1M ll K P CO., B A IT K B B S "Corner of Elm'tt Walnut Sta. Tionesta, Bank of Discount and Deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Oolloetlons.madeon all the Principal points of tho U. S, Collections solicited. lS-ly. JIO. A. Dil.K. rre.t. J- T. DALK, CMlii.r. TIONESTA SAVINGS BANK, Tionesta, Forest Co., Pa. This Bank transarla a General Banking, 'rf'iillo.-tinir uiitl Exchange Husiness. Drafts on tho Principal Cities of the 'United States and Europe houulit and sold 4Uold and Silver Coin and Government Securities bounht and sold. 7-HO Bonds (Converted on the most favorable terms. Interest allowed outline deposit. Mar. 4, tf. SLOAN & VAN GIESEN. BLACKSMITHS AND ,W AGON-MAKERS. ' Cpcnor of Church and Elm Streets, -TioiNrrcsTA PA. This firm is prepared to do all work In lis line, and will warrant everything done el their shops to give satisfuction. Par ticular attention given to lIOllSH-HlIOr.IXU, . Givo them a trial, and you will not ro .KroU. lU-ly. .Tla Republican Offlco KEEPS constiintly on hand a largo as sortment of Blank Deetls, Mortgages, KubiMcnas, Warrants, Summons, Ac. to be Holci lititip for cash. tf. D. W. CLARK, (COMMISSIONKU'S CM'.UK, KORKST CO., PA.) RIVAL BR TATE AGENT. HOUSES nnd Lots for Sale nnd REN'rp Wild Lands for Halo. -1 I have superior facilities for ascertaining the condition of luxes and tax deeds, A c., and am therefore rua!iicd to act intelli gently as agent of those living at a din lance, owninif lands In tho County. Ollleo in Commissioner Kooin, Court House, Tionesta, lu. 4-41-ly. 1). W. CLARK"; KUT. TMTIIltltMIK, Pn.it. K' U. IMTUUUlliK, Traiw. T. A. WRtCHT. tT. Ubi. . imtuhiihik. . liii.litu. Manner. THE SUPERIOR LUMBER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF 'ine Lumber, Lath, Shingles &c. JHIIh on Tionrsla Crock, Forest Co., Ta. Yards k Office cor. LM Jt Rail Road Sis., PITTSBURGH, TA. Jos. Y. Saul, PUACTICAL Harness Maker and Sad dler. Threo doors north of Holmes House, Tionesta, Pa. All work is war ranted, tf. Wrr. Fellers, T ICENCKD AUCTION! KR, will attend 1J to all business in that lino promptly, at reasonable rates. Address WM. FELLERS, Newmanville, fl-ftm. Clarion Co. Fa. KUH'Altll niTllllinilK. K. D. 1ITII it 1 1: K FORT PITT GLASS WORKS. Established A. 1. 1S.27. PATHRIQGE& SQN, MAXVPACTlTRKItri OK Dithridgo's xx Flint Glass PATENT OVAL LAMP CHIMNEYS. AN D Silversd Glass Rsflectors. These eliituneys do not break by heat. Ask for IiTiinn(iKs. Take no other. PITIlRHXiE A SON. 23-ly. 1'itUbui -h. Pa. S. S. HULINGS has built a larsro addition to her house, anil is now pro- lmretl to accommodate a number ol perma mint boarders, and all transient ones who mav favor her with their patroim.ue. A irood statilo lias recently been tmill to ac commodate the horses of inicts. Charges reasonable. Residence on Elm St., onpo sitoS. Haslet's store. ll-ly jo:3izg house:, CLAIIION, rENN'A.! S. S. JONES - - - Proprietor, GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE IX TI OX EST A. GEO. W. BOVARD & GO. HAVE just brought on a complete and carefully selected stock of FLOUR, GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, and cvory thing necessary to tho coinpleto stock ota lirsl-ciassurocery i louse, w iiicn they have oponed out at their establish ment on Elm St., fust door north of SI. L. Church. TEAS, COFFEES. SUGARS, FRUITS, SYRUPS, SPICKS. HAMS, LARD, a xd run vtsioxs or all kixds, at tho lowest cash prices. Goods warrant ed to be of tho best quality. Cull and ex amine, and wo believe we can suit von. GEO. W. HOVARl) A CO. Jan. 9, '7-2. Lloyd & Son, WATER STKEET.TIOSKSTA, TA. FJAVE JUST OPENED an extensivo IX Stock of FLOUR AND FEED, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, Which they oiler to tho public at rates as low as can bo ottered by any other estab lishment in town. (Jive us a eall before purchasing elsewhere. 40-ain. LLOYD .fc SON A M I A V 1 K I Mr. Samuel Bell, of W. E. Sclnnei tz d Co.. Wholesale Hoot and Shoo Maiiul'acliir ers, ai Filth avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., has been atlliclctl with chronic rlieiimatish for thi.tv years, from bis right hip to his foot, having to use a crutch ami a nine, at times ho naiutul as to utterly incapacitate una from attending to his business. Having trust every remedy known, without ellcct extent Gilliland s Pain Killer, lie was I'inuUv induced totrv it. A second applicu tion enabled him to lay aside his crutch, and a third eHectod a permanent cure. Mr. licit is a popular and wi ll-known eiii.en, is a living monument of tlio elfacacy of that great medical discovery, Gilliland's Pain Killer. The alltirled should ask their grocer or drtiygist for it, and try its won derful power. Mr. Gilliland, we undci staud, wants a respectable agt lit in every town and county for it. The principal of fice is at 7J 'lUird Avenue, Pittsburgh Pa. 3I-lt PROCLAMATION OF GENER AL ELECTION. Whereas, in and by an act of tho General Assembly of the ( 'murium wealth of Penn sylvania, entitled 'An Act to regulate the General Elections within this Common wealth,' it is enjoined upon nio.to give public notico of said elections, and to enumerate in said notice what ollicers are to bo elected, I, K. L. Davis, High Sheritf of tlio county of Forest, do hereby make known and givo this public notico' to tlio electors of tho county of Forest, that a General Election will lie held In saideoun ty, on tho SECOND Tl'ESDAY (8) OF OCTOBER, 1S72, at the several districts, vi:'. : In Burnett township at Clarinirton school house. In Green township at tho houso of L. Arner. In Howt township at tlio houso of C. F. ox. In Jenks township at tho court houso in Marion. Iu Harmony township at A l lender Heboid house. In Hickory township at Ball school house. In Kingslev township at Wheeler. Du- senbui'v it Co' store. Jn Tionesta township at school houso in Tionesta borough. In Tionesta borough at school houso In said borough. At which time and places tho imalilied electors will elect bv ballot: Ono person for the ollleo of Governor of Pennsylvania. One person lor Auditor General of tho Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania. One person lor tho olllcc of Judge of the Supromo Court of Pennsylvania. large. Ono person for Congress, in connection with the counties of Erie, Wai rei:, Elk, Jefferson, Mclvean, Cameron and Clear- Held. Ono person for tlio ofllen of Senator in connection with the enmities of Clarion, iM'iustrong ami Jeiterson. Ono person for Assembly to represent Forest and Clarion Counties. Ono person for tho ollleo of Prothonota- ry, Register mid Recorder etc., ot Forest county. Ono person for tho ofilco of Sheriff of Forest county. One person for tho ollieo of Treasurer of i oresi count v county.. i ilcroTi oT. simoom vfCO" y COm" I perso.Uorhe otlice'of Cciunty And- ! One missioner Ono person for tlieollice of County itor ol forest, county. Ono person for tlio ollleo of County Sur veyor of Forest county. At the saiiietiine and places also an elec tion will be held for delegates to tho con vention to amend tho Constitution of the Slate, in conformity with the Act entitled "An act to provide for calling a convention to amend tho Constitution," approved April H, 1K72. As proscribed by paid act, the following rules and regulations shall apply to said election and tlio returns of the sniiie : Fiusr. At tho general election to bo held the second Tuesday of October next, there will be elected by tlio qualified elec tors of this Commonwealth, delegates to a convention to revise and amend the Con stitution of the State ; the said convention shall consist of ono hundred and thirty tliree members, to be elected in tho man ner following: Twenty-eight members thereof shall lie elected in the State at largo as tollows : Each voter in the LUaic shall vote for not more than fourteen candidates and tlio twenty-eight highest in vote shall bo declared elected j nincty-nhio delegates shall be appointed to and elected from the different (Senatorial districts in -the State, three delegates to be elected for each Sen ator tliereirom ; and in choosing all dis trict delegatos, each voter shall bo entitled to a vote for not more than two of the mem bers to bo chosen from his district, and tlio threo candidate highest in vote shall bo yoio sua 1 no ine eottiity ot wonty-tlim declared elected, except in Allciriiouv. lornuii!; Hie Senatorial District, where no voter shall if ....to, .in vote tor more than six candidates, and tlio nine highest In vote shall bo elected, and iu the counties of Luzerne, Monroo and l'ikc, forming tho Thirteenth Senatorial District, where no voter shall vote, for more than four candidates, ami the six highest in vote shall ho elected, and six additional delegates shall bo chosen from the city ot Philadelphia, by a voto at largo iu sunt city, ami in ilieir election no voter shall vote lor more than ttiree candidates, and the six highest iu voto shall be de clared elected. tSKc'osn. Tho Judges and Inspector for each election district shall provide two suitable boxes lor each poll, one iu which totleposite the tickets voted for District Delegate; which mixes snail bo labelled respectively " Delegates at Large," and D'stnct Uelemites. " and in eaeli district in tho city of Philadelphia nu additional box shall bo provided for each poll, in which to deposit tlio tickets voted lor "Ci ty Pclegats," and said last mentioned boxes must each be labelled "City Dele gates." Tfiiltn. The said election shall bo held and conducted by tho proper election oili corn of the several election districts of the Commonwealth, and shall bo governed and regulated in all respects bv theg nor- al election laws of the Commonwealth, so lar as the same shall bo applicable thereto. and not inconsistent with theprovisionsot said act. ForitTH. Tho tickets to be voted for members at largo of the convention shall have on tlio outside tho words "Delegates at large," and on the inside tlio names of the candidates to bo voted for, not exceed ing fourteen in number. Fifth. Tho tickets to be voted for dis trict members ol tho com ention shall have on the outside the words "District Dele gates," and on the inside the name or names of the candidates voted for, not ex ceeding tho proper iiiiniber limited as aforesaid ; but any ticket which shall con tain a greater number of mimes than tho number for which tho voter shall bo enti tled to voto shall be rejected; mid ill case of the delegates to be chosen at large ill Philadelphia, the words "City Delegates" shall be on the outside of the ticket. Sixth. Inthecity of Philadelphia tho return judges shall meet at the State Houso at ten o'clock on the Thursday next following tlu election, and make out the returns for said city, of tlio votes east therein for delegates at large and city ami district delegates, to bo members of the couventiofe j the return judges of the sev eral election districts within each county ol the State, excluding Philadelphia, sliad meet on Friday next following tiie elec tion at tho usual place for the meeting of tlio return judges of their county, and mukeout full and accurate returns of the county, of the votes cast therein for mem bers of the convention ami for district members of the same; and the proceedings of the return judge of tho said city of Philadelphia, and of tlio several counties ot the ( 'oiuiuonweallh, in the making of Ilieir returns, shall be the same as those prescribed lor return judges in the cists ol an election for Governor, except that re turns transmitted to the .Secretary of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed to that odleer alone and not to tlio Speaker of tlio Senate. Notico is hereby given, That any person excepting Justices of the Peace who shall j hold any ollleo or appointment of profit or trust under tlio United States, or this State or any city or corporated district, whether commissioned ollicer or otherwise, n subordinate nlliccr 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 tho Stato Legislature, or of tho select or common council of any city, or commissioners of rny incorporated dis trict, is by law inoapabiofif holdingor ex ercising at tho lime, tho otlioe or appoint ment of judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector, judgo or other officer of such election shall be eligible to bo then voted for. Also, that In the 4lh section of the net of Assembly entitled "An act relating to cleetinns'nnd lor other purposes," appro ved April lti'.h 1H.,I, it is enacted that tlio 1:1th section shall not bo so construed as to prevent any militia or borough ollicer from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerk, at any general or special election in this Commonwealth. A further supplement to tho eleccion laws of this Commonweath: Whereas; bv an act of tho Congress of the United States, entitled "An act to amend tho several acts hereto fore, passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out 01 me national lorcos, nun lor other purpose," and approved March 2 1, lNOTi. All persons who have deserted the military or naval services of the Uni te I States, and who have been discharged or relieved from tlio penally or disability therein provided, ar deemed and taken to have voluntarily relinquished and for feited their rights to become citizens, and are deprived of exercising any rights of citizenship hereof: A nil whereas, persons, not citizens of tho United States, aro under tho constitu tion and laws of Pennsylvania qualified doctors oftbis Commonwealth Ski'. 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate nnd House of Representative's of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania iiiGeneral Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the saiue and in all elections hereafter to ho held in this Commonwealth; it shall be unlawful for tho judges or inspectors of an V such election to lecfiveanv ballot or ballots from anv persons embraced in tho provisions, and subject to tlio disabilities imnosed bv said act of Coiiirress.apirroveil M-" MWIS. And it shall bo' u'.llawful Vl??"?"'" oa"r to VO, any such ballot or ballots. Si:i 2. That if anv such Judge or Inspec tors id' elect ion or any of them shall receive or consent to rccjivo anv stieli unlawliil ballot or ballots from anv such disqualified person, ho or they so ollending shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon convic tion thereol iu anv Court of Quarter Ses sions of this Commonwealth, ho shall for each otl'cneo bo sentenced to pay a lino of not less than ono hundred dollars, nnd to undergo imprisonment in tlio Jail of tho proper county for not less than sixty days. Sku. 3. That if any person deprived of citizenship and disqualified as aloresaid sliall at an v election herca:ter to bo held in tliis Commonwealth voto or tender to tlio ollicers thereof, and oiler to vole a bal lot or ballots, any person so ollending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, nnd on conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall for each oll'cnce be puni-hed ill a like manner as is provided iu the preceding section ol this act, ..1 the case of ollicers of elections receiving sucii umawiiii nai;oi or naiiois. Six'. 4." That if anv person shall hereafter persuade or advise any person or persons deprived of citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid, to oiler any ballot or ballots to the ollicers of any election hereafter to bo held in this Commonwealth, or i liall per suade or advise any such oniccr to receivo anv ballot or ballots from anv person de prived of citizenship mid di-qualilied as ll.()rosai(ii sn.,u ,,M,,s so ollcndimr shall hg nty ( u misdemeanor, and upon ..,.vi,.,lo,. i,r0or in any court ofouarter , Sessions ot this Commonwealth, s. an no punished in like manner its provided in tho second section of this act, in the ease of ollicers of such election receiving biieli un lawful ballot or ballots. REGISTRY LAW. I also givo olllcial notico to the electors of Forest county that, by an act entitled " An act further supplemental to tho act relative to the elections of this Common wealth," approved April 17th, lwj'J, it is provided ns follows: Ski'TIon 1. Be it enacted by the Scnato and House of Representatives of tlio Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby ei.ai ted by tlio authority of the same, That itsltM be the duty of each of the assessors of this Commonwealth, on tho lirst Monday of Juno ol each year, to take up the transcript he has received from tlio county commis sioners under tlio eighth section of the act of lath of April 1C34, and proceed loan im mediate revision of the saino by striking I herefrom the naino of every person who is known by him to have died or removed since the hist previous assessment 4roni tlio district of w hich he Is tho assessor, or whose death or removal shall be made know n to him, and to add to t lie same tho niinio ol'aiiy qnalilied voter w ho shall bo made know n to him, to have removed in to the district since tho last previous as sessment, or who? removal into the sumo Khali bo or shall have been made Know n to him, and also the naiuesofall who miiko claim til him to be qnalilied voters therein. As soon us this revision is completed ho shall visit every dwelling house in hisdis trict and inake'carcl'iil inquiry if any per son whose naino is on his list has died or removed from the district, and if so, to take the same tliereirom, or w helher any nullified voter resides therein who.-e name is not on his list, and it so, to add the kiihc thereto, and in all cases w here a name is addeil to the list a tax shall forthwith bo assessed against the person, and the asses. sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry upon what ground the person so assessed claims to be a voter. Upon the completion of litis work it shall bo the duly ol each Kssessor as afoi cxaid to proceed to make out a list in alphabetical order of the free men uliove tw enty-one years of age claim iinr to be iiualiiicd voters iu the ward.bor ough, tow nsliip or district of which he is usscssor.and opposite to each of said names slate whether said freeman is or is not a house-keeper, and if he is, the number of his reside i ice, i u t ra in where the same are numbered, with the s reel, alley, o court in w hich situate, and if iu a town w here llicrottt'c no numbers, the name of the street, alley or court on which said house fronts ; also the occupation of this person, and where he is not a housekeeper, lliu oc cupation, place of bourdiiig nnd with ttliom, and if winking lor another, the name of employer, and write opposite each of said names the word " voti r,' and w hereanv person claims to vote by reason of na'.urali.atiou he Miall exhibit his ci r tllie.Ue locrcol' to lho assessor, unless lie has been for live consecutive years rex I proceeding a voter in said district ; and in all cases wiiero the person has been natur alized, the name shall be marked with tho letter " N. ' here the person has merely declared his intention to become u citizen and designs to bo naturalized before the next election, tho name shall bo marked "D.I." Where tho claim to vote is by reason of being between tho age ol'twen-tv-one and twenty-two, as provided by law, the word "age" shall be entered, and if the person han moved into the election district to reside since tho last general election tho letter "11." shall be placed op posite the name. It shall bo the further duty of each assessor a aforesaid, upon tlio completion of tho duties herein im posed, to make a separato list of nil new assessments made by him and tho amounts assc-sod unon each, and furnish the same immediately to tho commissioners, who shall immediately add the names to the tax duplicates and tlio wards, township. borough or district iu which they have, been assessed SB1, 2. tin tho listbeinar completed and the assessment made as aloresaid the same shall bo forthwith returned to tho county commissioners, who shall duplicate copies ol said lists, with the observation and ex Planations required to be noted as afore said, to bo ma'ieout us soon as practicable and placed in the hands ot tho assessor, who shall prior to the first of August in each year put one copy thereof on the house where tho election ol tho respectivo district is required to be held, nnd retain the other iu ins possession for tho inspec tion, lreo ol charge, ot anv person rosining in tho said election district who shall do- sire to see the same, and it shall bo the du ty of the samo assessor to add, from ti mo to time, on I he personal application ol any one claiming the right to vote, the nameof such claimant, and mark opposito tho inline "D. I.' and immediately assess htm with a tax, noting in all cases, his occupa tion, resfdencc, whether a boarder or house-keeper, it a noaruor wun wnoiu no boards, nnd whether naturalized or de signing to be, marking in all such cases tlio loiters opposite mo name or I," as the case may be; if tho person claiming to be as-'.esscd be naturalized, he shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate of naturalization and if he claims that lie designs to bo naturalized before tho next ensuing election, he sha 1 exhibit liisccr tilicato of declaration of intentions ; in all uses where anv ward, borough, township or election district is divided into two or more precincts, the assessor shall noto m all his assessments the election precinct in which each elector resides, and snail miiKe a separate return for each to tlio county commissioners in ail cases in wiucn a re turn is required of him by the provisions of this act; and the county commissioners in making duplicate copies of the names of tho voters in each precinct separately, and shall furnish tho samo to the assessor, and tlio copies required by this act to be placed on the door of or o'n election places on or before th ? lirst day of August in each year, shall be placed on tho door of or on the election place in each of sal I precincts. Sec. a Alter the assessments shall have been completed on the tenth day prece ding tho second Tuesday of October in each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon day immediately lollowing.iuako a return to lho county commissioners of the names of all persons assessed bv him since tho return required to no inaueny nun iy me second section of this act, noting opposite each name the observations and explana tions required to be noted as aloresaid, and tlio county commissioners shall thereupon cause the same to be added to the returns reniiirod bv the second section ot tins act and a full and correct copy to bo made, containing the names of nil persons so re turned as resident taxable in said ward, borough, towushsp or precinct, and bu llish the same together with the necessary election Idaiika to tho ollicers of the elec tion in taid ward, borough, township or precinct, on or before six o'clock on the morning ol tiieseconti l tiesnay oi m-ioucr, and no man slia'l be permitted to voto at tlio election on that day whoso name is not on raid list, unless he shall make proof ol hi right to vole, its Iioielliiiller required. Ski'. 4 On the day of election any person whose name is not on tlio said list, and ela'minir the right to vote at said eleclion, shall produce ut least one qualified voter of the district as a witness to tho residence of tlio claimant in tiie district iu w hich lie claims to be a voter, for a period of at least ton davs next preceding sunt election. which witness shall take and subscribe it written, or partly written and partly printed aliidavit, to tho facts staled by him, which nllidavit shall clearly dcliiie where the residenco is of lho person so claiming to bo a voter, and the person claiming the right to voto shall also take and subscribe to a written, or partly written and partly printed aliidavit, staling that to the best ol his knowledge and belief when unit whero ho was born ; that bo i a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of lho United States: that he has resided in tlio Commonwealth one year, or if former ly a citizen therein, and has moved there from six months prec ding such election ; that ho has not moved into the district for tlio purpose of voting therein ; thai he lias paid a Nlato or county lax w itinn two years which was assessed at least ten days before Mlid election; and, if a naturalized citizen, also statu when, w here and by what court lie was naturalized, ami shall also produce his ecrlilicato of naturalization lor exami nation ; tlio said aliidavit shall also stale w lieu and where the tax claimed to be paid by the ullidavil was assessed, and when, w liere, anil to whom paid, and tho tax re ceipt therefor shall be produced lor exam ination, unless the itlliant shall iitute in his aliidavit that it has been lost or destroyed, or that he never received any, but il the person so claiming the right to voto shall take and subscribe an ullida it that he is a native born citizen of tho United Stales, or if born elsewhere, shad stale that fact ill his aliidavit, or shall produce evidence that he hits been naltii alized or that he is entitled to cilizciiship by reason of bis father's naturalization ; and shall further state in bis e.lliilavit that he is, at the time of Inking the ullidavit, between tin- a-je of t wcul y-ono anil twenty-two years ; that he has resided ill tho State one year Hiid ill tho district ten days preceding such elec tion, he shall be entitled to vote, although he shall not have paid taxes; the said alli duvils of tiie w itnesses to their residence shall be preserved by Hie election hoard, and at the close of lho election they shall bo enclosed with lho list of voters, tally list and oilier papers required by law to be tiled by the return judges with the pro tlionotary, and shall remain on file there with at the prothonotary's oflice, subject to examination its other election papers are; if tlio election ollicers shall liud that the applicant or applicants possess all the legal quaiilicaiions of voters, lie or they hhull be permitted to vole, and the name or names shall be added to the list ol lax.i hlcs by the election ollicers, the wortl 'tax' being added w hen the claimant claims to volenti tax, unit the word 'ago' whi n he claims to vote on itu'c, the same words being added by the clerks in each case re speciively nu 'lho list ol persons voting at such elections. Si:c. It shall be lawful for any qnali lied eilizeii of the tl ii-.l lift , notwithstanding the name of I lie propos-l oler is con 1. lin ed on the lit of resident taxable, to chal lenge the vote of such person; whereupon lho same prool ol right ot sullrag" us is now required by law shall be publicly made and acted upon by the election hoard, nnd the vote mlmi'tcd or rejected, accord ing to the evidence ; every person claim ing to be a naturalized citizen shall be re quired to produce his naturalization eer- tiheato at tho election ncloro votinir, ex cept he has been for ten years consecu tively a voter in tho district in which ho olfer his vote ; and on the voto of such person being rc-eived it shall bo the duty of the election ollicers to write or stamp on such certiticato tho word 'voted,' with the month and year, and if any election ollicer or ollicers shall receive" a second vote on the same day, by virtue of the same certificate, excepting where sons aro entitled to vote bv tho naturalization of tl.eir fiithe:. fhev tlltil the tw.t-':,-,M it-ti.-. shall offer such n second vote, npoq so ol lending shall be deemed guilty of high misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be lined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of tlio court, but the line shall not exceed one hundred dollars in each case or the imprisonment ono year; the lil - e punishment shall beiullieted, on con viction, on tho ollicer of election who shall neglect or reluso to make, or cause to be made, tho endorsement required as aforesaid on said naturalization certilicatcs. Sue. 0. If any election ollicer shall re fuse or neglect to require such proof of the right of sulfrage as is required by this law, or the laws to which this i a supplement, from any person oifering to vote whose naino is hot on the list of assessed voters, or whoso right to voto is challenged by any qnalilied voter requiring such proof, every person so otieiiding snail upon con viction be deemed guilty of a high misde meanor, and shall be sentenced, for every ollense, to pay a lino not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris onment not ex-eei'ing ono year, or either or both, at tho discretion of" the court. Ski'. 7. fen davs preceding every elec tion for doctors for President and Vice President of the United States, it shall bo the (hit y of the assessor to attend at tho place required by law for holding the el tion in each eleclion district, and then and tiioro hear nil applications ot person whose names have been omitted from the list of assessed voters, who claimed the lit to vote, or w.ioso rights have origin ated since tlio same wai iieide out, and hall add the names ol such persons there to as shall show that they are entitled to the right of sulfrage in such district, on tho personal application of tlio claimant only, and forthwith assess tliyin with the proper lax. Alter completing ine nsi, a eipy thereof shall be placed on the doorof or on mo notise wnere ine election is to ne held, at least eight days belore the election; and at tho election tho sumo course shall bo pursued in all respects as is required bv this act and tho acts to which this is a supplement, at tho general election in Ot tober. 1 lie assessor snail uiso iiiiiko lit same returns to the county commissioners of nil assessments mado by virtue of this section; and iho county commissioners shall furnish copies thereof to tho election ollicers in each district, in like manner, in all respect, as is required at tho general election in October. Skc tl. The respective assessors, inspec tors and judges of tho election shall each havo the power to administer oaths to anv person eluiiniug the right to bo nssossod or tho right ol siillrage, or in regard tounv other mailer or thing required to be done or inquired into bvunv ol said ollicers mi der this uet, and any wilful false sw curing by anv peron in relation to any mutter co rnintr which they shall bo lawfully interrogated by any of said ollicers, shall bo punished as perjury. Skc. 10. The assessors shall each receivo the same compensation for the time ncces sarilv spent in performing their duties hereby enjoined as is provided bv law f tho performance of their other duties, to be paid by tho count v eoiinnissionersa in other eases: and it s):j!l not be lawful for any person to assess a tax against any per son whatever within ten day next prece ding tho election to bo held on tho second Tuesday of October, in any year, or within ten days next before any election for elec tors of President mid Vice Preoidcnt of tho United Slates j any violation of this provision shall bo a misdemeanor, and subjecting the ollicers so ollending to a line on conviction not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding threo months, or both, at the discretion of the court. SIX'. 11. On petition of livo or more cit izen of the county, stating under oalh that they verily bclievo that fraud w ill bo practiced at the election about to be held in any district, it shall bo tho duty of tho Court of Common Pleas of said county, if ill session, if not a judgo thereof in vaca tion, to appoint two judicious, sober and intelligent citizens of tlio county to uet in overseers of said election ; said overseers shall be selected from dilfei cut political parlies, wliere the inspectors belong to dif lercut parlies, and wiiere both inspectors hcliing to lliu samo politic. d party both of the overseers shall bo taken from the op posite political parly ; said overseers shall have the right to bo present with tlio olli cers ol ine election uuriugino w noio tunc the same is belt), tho votes counted and the return made out and signed by the elec tion ollb e'-s; to k( ep a list of the voters if they see proper; to challenge any person oifering tu vole, and to interrogate him anil his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his right of Mitliiigo at said election, and to examine his papers produce, I ; and the ollicers of said election are required to af ford to said overseers so selecled and ap pointed evory conveniencnaud facili'y lor the discharge of their dutiis: mid il Mini election ollicers shall refuse to permit said overseer to Ik) present and perform their duties us aforesaid, or if llicy shall be driven away from the polls by violence or intimidalioii, all the Mite polled at such eleclion district may be rejected, by any tribunal trying a contest under the said eleclion : Pro ided, that no person signing the petit ion shall be appointed an overseer. r. nr. 1-. If any pioihonoiary, clerk, or deputy of either, or any other prrson shall ullix tho seal of ollice toiiuy naturalization paper, or permit the samo to be ullixcil, or givo out, or cause, or permit the same to be given out, in blank, whereby it may be fraudulently used, or furnish a naturaliza tion paper to any person who shall not have been tl illy examined and sworn iu open coiirl, ill the presence of sonic of the judges thereof, according to the act of Congress, or shall aid in, or connive at, or iu anv way permit the issue of any iraud u be it nal ii rai i zat ion certificates, he shall be guillv of a high misdemeanor ; or il any one shall I laud u lent I V use anv such eel lil- icale of naturalization, Urow ing that it w as Iraudidently issued, or shall vole or al leiiiiil to vote theicoii, or if any one shall volt: or attempt to vole on any eerlilicate of iiaturaliatii n 'not issiifd In liiin, he shall bo guilty of a high misdemeanor ; mid either or any ol I lie p 'isms, their aid ers or alienors, sli til on conviction be lined iu u sum not occcdiug one thousand dol lars, and imprisonment iu llie proper pen -iit utiarv l'ur a period not exceeding three Si r. I.'t. Any pel's n who, on rath or a!' tiru.ul ion i ea re an;, eon 1 1 oi I ., is ism! c, or oniccr .uii.nui.i d to iiduiiti.stcr i . it!.--. I shall, to pi .a lire a et rlilicate ol nil', ur .iliza tion, for himself or any other person, wil fully depose or allirni any matter to bo fueUt, knowing the same to ho true, shall be guilty of perjury; and any certificate of nat'.iriilization issue. I in pursuance of any such deposition, declaration or uflirm.-i ion shall be null and void ; and it shall be the duty of the court issuing the same, upon proof being made betbre it that it was fraudulently obtained, to take immediatn measures for recalling tho same tor can cellation; and any person w ho shall voto or attempt to vote on any paper so ob tained, or shall any way aid in, connive at or have any agency whatever in the issue, circulation or useof any fraudulent nature alizadon ecrtilieate.shall'be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall undergo imprison meet in the penitentiary for not more than two years, ml pav a title of not more than one thou sand dollars, or either or both, tit the ibs- retion of the court. Skc II. Any assessor, eleclion flloT-r or iel son appointed a an overseer, who shall neglect or n luse to perform any duty cu- Miicd Itv tin act, without legal cause, shall bo subject to a penalty of one hun dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as ses any person as a voter who is not qualified, or lel'use to asses any ono who is qnalilied, he shall be deemed guilty ol a misdemeanor in ollice, nnd on conviction he punched by line nnd imprisonment, and subject to im action for damage by tho person aggrieved, mid it any person shall fraudulently udd to, deface or destroy it list of voiers made out as directed bv this act, or tear down or remove the same from tho place where It has been bled, with fraudulent or mischievous intent, or for any improper purpose, the person so of- It iidiug siiuii be guilty ol a nigh misde meanor, and on conviction shall be pun ished by a tine not exceeding live hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding two yeais, or uoth, al tlio discretion of tho court. Sue. 1". All ohctions hereafter he'd, un der the laws of this Commonwealth, tho polls shall be opened betw een thehoursof Kix and seven o'clock a. in., and closed at seven o'clock p. in. sue. 1 ti- it shall lie the dot v of thoSecre tary of the Commonwealth to prepare forms for all the blanks mado necessary by this act, and furnish copies of the same to all tlio county commissioners of the sev eral counties of the Commonwealth ; and the county commissioners of each county shall, as soon us necessary after the receipt of tho same, at the proper ex penso of the county, pmcuro nnd furnish to all the election ollicer of the election districts of their respective counties, copies of such blanks, iu such quantities us may be ren dered necessary lor the discharge of their duties under this act. Skc. 17. That citizens of this Stato tem porarily in the service of the Stato or tho Cnitod States Government, on clerical or oilier duty, and who do not vole whero thus oinjilovod, shall not bo deprived thereby of tlio right to vote in their several eleclion districts if otherwise duly quali fied. CHANGE IN THE MODE OF. VOTING. As therein directed, I also give offi cial notice oC the following provisions of on act approved the 30th of March, lSlili, entitled "An Act regulating the mode of voting ut all the elections in this Commonwealth." Si:c 1. Jto it enacted by tho Senate nnd Houso of Representatives of the Comtiioiiwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, nnd it is here by enacted by the Authority of the same, That the qnalilied voters of the several counties of this Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough and special elections are hereby hereafter authorized and required to voto by tickets printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, severally cla.sMiieil as follows: One ticket shall embrace the names of till judges of court, voted for, and lie labeled "judi ciary," one ticket shall embrace tho names of all tho Stato ollicers voted for and be labeled "State," ono ticket shall embrace the names of all tho county ollicers voted for, including ofiico of Setiutor mid Member of As sembly, if voted for, and member of Congress, if voted for, und bo labeled "County," one ticket shall embrace thy names of all the township ollicers voted for, and be labeled "Township," ono ticket shall einbrttco the names of all tho borough oilicers voted for, and bo labeled "Uorotigh," and each class shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes. Pursuant to tho provisions contain ed in the Tlith section of the act first ti foresaid, the judges of the aforesaid districts t-hall representatively take chai'go of tho certificates of return of the election of their respective districts, and produce them tit :i meeting of ono judge from each district, at tho Bor ough of Tionesta, on tho ,'!il day after tho election, being FRIDAY THE 11T11 DAY Ol" OCTOBER, 1S7 then and there to perform the duties required by law of said judges. Also, that where u judge, by sick ness or unavoidable- accident, is un able to attend such meeting of judges, then the certificate uf return shall bo taken chargo of by ono of tho inspectors or clerks of election of tho district, who shall do and perform tho duties of said judge unable to attend. II. L. DAVIS, Sheriff. Register's Notices. TVJOTK'K i hereby given that I-aac C. i Siggins, guardian of Florence V. Sig gins, one of the children ami Idcrs of William and Jane .siggins, lute of Har mony Township, deceased ha tiled his 1 1 1 : it I account iu tho Register's Ollice, iu and for forest County, and that the samo w ill bo presented to tint Orphans Court for eoid'oruial ion and allowance on the -till Monday of September next. J. IS. AGX i:V, Register. ToTI('l'. is herebv given that Klius Her- of the last w ill and lestiincul of It. .1. Xeill hie of Harmony Tow nship. Forest count y , ; Pa., deceased. have lilc.i their tiiiatae.-ouut ! in the Registers Olhccs, in and for Forest, I Con ul v, and that the tame w ill be prc-cli : ed to the Orphans Court lor conformation und iiilowain eon the -ith Monday of Sep tember next, J. B. AG NEW, I Register, 1 n I ' i t: ' it M Vr M i! ii N it n l -,,- pf tv
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