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tho paper to advertise liberally.
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" 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,
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