Rates of Advertising.
One Square (1 inch,) one lnertlon - $1 AO
One Square " one month - - 8 00
One Square - ' throe months - 8 00
One Squaro " one year - 10 On
Two Squares, one year - - 19 00
Quarter Col. " - -'; - . 30 00
Half " " - . 60 00
One . . . . loo 00
Iiegnl notices at established rates. :
Marriage and death notice, gratia. ' -
All bills for yearly advertisements col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertiser
inents must be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery. .
ts ruBLinnED evert Wednesday, bt
V. Ii. DUNN.
omcE rt Bomrmoit BOffirra'&BmDtso,
ELM STREET, TIPS EST A, PA.
TERMS, J2.00 A YEAR.
Vo Subscriptions received for a shorter
period than tlireo month.
Correspondence, solicited from 11 parte
of the tonntry. No notice will be taken of
aanouymoua oommuninatlons.
VOL. VI. NO. 2G.
T10NESTA, PA., OCTOBER 1. 1873.
$2 PER ANNUM.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TI0NE5TA LODGE
No. 369,
'I. O. of O. TP.
11 f BETS
svarv Trldar evening, at 8
it I o'clock, In the Hall formerly occupied
ItJ tho Good Templars.
S. H. HASLET, N. O.
J. T. DALE, fioc'y. 27-tf.
Samuel D. Irwin,
ATTORNEY, Oftt7XSF.LT..OR AT LAW
and ItEAi. ESTAf li AGENT. logal
business promptly attended to. Tionosta,
Pa. tO-ly.
a. vbwtoi rrrris. mi. as w, tatb,
PSTTIS A TATE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
M.U r1, TIOXESTA, PA.
W.W. Mum. GoreA.Jeak,
-Mason. Jenks,
A TTORNKYH AT LAW. Offlre on Elm
11 Btraai, above inuv, nuiieais, rm,
U . . ... . ' - . It.
T. W. Hays,
A TTOKXBY AT LAW. and NoTAKT
J. Pdblio, Rernolda Hnkill & Co.'a
Blk. Sanaoa Bt.. Oil City, Pa. 39-ly
t. inniAi.
y. n. smilkt
KIHHEAR SMILEY,
AAterneye at Law, - Franklin, Pa.
T1RAOTICE In tha arral Court Of Ve
I naugo, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin
ing aeamtlM. :-iy.
X. HABHia, C, D. riUETT,
II ARMS FASSETT, ;
karnaya at Iw, Tltuavllla Ponn'a
PRACTICE In all tha Court of Warren,
A Crawford, roreataua venango t ouii
Mm. 49-tf
MTSICIAXSA SUBGEONS.
J. WIIAIB, M. D aaa J. E BHHE, at D.
Jfavlar entered Into a ce-partnerahip, all
ealla, night or day, will receive Immediate
attention, i mice at residence oi vr. wi
aaa, Kim St., Tlonesta, Pa. 80-ly
J. H. Helvly,
QUROBON DENTIST, In Schonhlom'e
kj uuiiaing, Deiween centre ana ayca
mnr Htm Oil Citv. Pa.
All operationa dime in a careful manner
and warranted, unioromrm and etner ad
ministered when required If tho 044a "Will
permit. 15-ly
Charles B. Ansart,
TTI,T. Centre Street, Oil City, Ta.
XJ Ulimoai' Block.
Lawrence House,
rpiOXlCSTA. PA.. O. G. BUTTER
J. FIELD, Proprietor, Thia Iioum
la centrally located. Everything new and
wall furnished superior accoiurnona
tlona and strict attention given to guests.
Vagetabloa and Fruits of all kinds aerved
in their season, bamplo room for Coin-
inerouu Agents.
- Tioneata House,
MTTTBL, Proprietor, Kim St. T
batata. Pa., at the mouth of the ere.
Mr. File hat thoroughly renovated the
sjlonasta House, and re-furnished it com
lately. All who patronize him will be
well entertained atrenaonable rates. 20 ly
rOKST HOUSE,
D BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
Cenrt House, Tioneata, Pa. Junt
opeaed. Everythinfr new and clean and
frevn. 1 be bef ar iuors Kept conntntiy
en hand. A portion of the publio patrou-
ai ia respectfully aoliuitod. 4-17-1 v
National Hotel,
TIDIOUTE, PA., Benj. Elliott, proprie
tor. Thia houae has been newlv furn-
tahed and ia kept in good style' Gueta
will ba inado com forlablo here at Toaon-
ble rates, . 0 ly,
Scott House.
TAGCXDUS, PA., E. A. Robei
tf. prietor. This ho'el bs boon
Roberta, Pro
1 boon reiiontiv
Ta-farniahM and now offers superior iv
Dr. J. L. Acorrb,
;pHY8ICIAN AND SURGEOX, whohaa
a haa nnen years' experience 111 a large
nnd auocessfiil praoticA, will attend all
Vrofeauional Calls. (Mlice in his ltruir and
CJrooery Store, loontod lu Tidioule, near
.liaioute houho.
IN HI8 STORE WILL BE FOUND
A full asHortiuent of Medicines, Liquors
,'Oils, Cutlery, all of the best quality, and
,.will be sold at reasonable ratoa,
1)H. CIIAS. O. DAY, an experienced
.rbyniclau anl Urugimt from JNw orn
has ohorge of the Store. All proocriptioua
pul up accurately. i
mo. r. rAKK.
a. a. ii.llv.
MAY, rAItK Jt CO.,
foraer of Elm'A Walnut SU. Tionestu.
5ik of Lisoount and Dopovlt.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits.
..Collections made on all U10 Principal points
of the U. 8,
Collections solicited.
18-1 y.
tHO A. KALI. Fraat. I- T- DALlt, Cutai.
TIOUESTA
RAVINGS BANK,
Tlonesta, Forest Co., Pa.
Thia Bank tranaacta a General lUnking,
Celle.'tinll s'Ml J'.xelmnfte iiUHinesa.
l)rnrt ,A ' the Principal Citiea or th
United SkiXBH L'iiA Kuroiie boughtsndsol.
SUiros iiu Kurniie bought snd sold
Gold and KiiVor t.'oin and Goveminen
Hecurities bnglt anil sold. T-'M iiouds
ronvorto.) oh'Oie inost I'avorublo terms.
Intvrost aUcM ud on time di'pobits.
Mar. I, tf, '
PROCLAMATION OF GENER
AL ELECTION.
Whoren. In and by an art of the General
Aiwwmbly of the C-ommon wealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled 'An Act to regulate the
General Elections within this t'.iiumon-
wealth.' it is enloined upon ne to clve
publio notice of said eloctlons. and to
enumerate in nnld notice what olllcnrn are
tobeeloctod, 1, 1.1. YanGtnHen,High Hher
Iff of tho county of Forest, do lieroby make
known nnd give this publio notloe to the
electors of the county of Forest, that a
Goueral Eloction will beheld in Bald coun
ty, on the
SECOND Tl'ESDiY.(Hth) OF OCTOBER, 1871,
at the several districts, vlxi ' .
in llarnott township at UJarlngtoil school
bouse. .
In Green township at the honso of L.
Amor.
In Howe township at It rooks ton. In
Brookston Hall.
In Jcnks township at tho court house in
Marlon.
In Harmony township at Allendor school
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
house.
In Klngsley township at Wheeler, Du-
senburv & Co's sb.re.
In Tlonesta township at School houso in
Tlonesta borough.
In Tinesta borough at school houso in
said borough.
At which time and places tho qualified
lectors will elect by ballot!
One person for the olllco of Judiro of the
Supremo Court of Pennsylvania.
uum person ror mo oiuce or .t reasurer or
Pennsylvania.
One person for Assembly to represent
Clarion and Forest Counties.
One person for the oflice of County Com
missioner of Forest County.
Une person for the oincool county Aud
itor of Forest (joup.ty.
One person for tho ofTlee of District At
torney of Forest County.
One person for the otneo of Jury Com
missioner of Forest Couaty.
unc person tor tho otneo of coron er of
Forest Cqunty.
Notieo is hereby given. That anv person
excepting Justices of tho Pence who shall
hold any olll or appointment of profit or
trust under the United States, or thisHtato
or any city or oorporatod district, whothcr
commissioned oiucer or otherwise, a
subordinate odlcer or agent who is or shall
be einplovou undor the leinsiature. execu
tive or Judiciary department of this State,
or of any city, or ol any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con
gross and of the State Legislature, or of
the select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable or holding or ex
ercising at tho time, tho otllce or appoint
ment 01 juugo, inspector or clerk ot any
election of this Commonwealth, and-ihiil
no Inspector, Judge or other otllcer of such
election shall bo oiigiblo to be thou voted
Ear,
Also, that In tho 4th section of the act of
Assembly entitled "An act relating to
elections and lor other purposes," appro
ved Apru loin, isju, it is enacted that the
i;nn section snail not be so construed as to
prevent any militia or borough otlieor
from serving as J udge, Inspector or Clerk,
at any general or special election in this
Commouwealth.
A further supplement to tho eloction
laws of this Gohiinon wealth :
Whreas, by an act of the Congress
of the United Suites, entitled "An
act to amend the several acts hereto
fore passed to provide fur tho enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
for other purposos," and approved March
Id, 18U5. All persons who have deserted
tne military or naval services or the Uni
ted States, and who have been discharged
or rcljpvod from the penalty or disability
tuoruin provided, are deemed and takon
to have voluntarily relinquished and for-
icitei tueir rignia to become citizens, ami
are deprived of exercising auy rights of
citizenship hereof;
And whereas, persons uot citizens of
the United Statos. are undor the constitu
tion and laws of Pennsylvania qualiiiod
eloetoasof this Commonwealth
Si-:cn. He it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsyl vonia in General Assem
bly mot, and it is hereby enacted by the
same and lu all elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth ; it shall be
unlawful for the Judges or inspectors of
any such election tucoive any ballot or
ballots from any persona embraced in the
provMMis, and subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March 3d, 1M5. And it shall be unlawful
for any such person to cilor to voW any
such ballot or ballots.
4USko. 2. That if any such Judge or lnspeo
ts of eloction or any of theiu shall receive
ol:onsaSr to receive auy such uiiluwful
ballot o!!llots from any such disqualified
person, bo or they so otleiiding shall he
guilty ot misdomeanor, and upon convic
tion thereof in any Court of Quarter Ses
sions of this Commonwealth, he shall lor
each otfcuco be sentenced to pay a line of
not less than one hundred dollars, and to
undergo imprisonment in the Jail of the
proper county for not less than sixty days.
Sec. 3, That if any person deprived ol
citizenship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be held
in this Commonwealth vote or tender to
tho ofliijcrs thereof, and o'di to vote a bal
lot or Cuilots, any person so otleiiding
shul U guilty of a misdemoonor, and on
conviBiun thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of tills Commonwealth, shall for
each ollence be punished in a like, manner
as is provided in the proceeding section of
tins set, in uie case of oiucers or elections
receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
Beo. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
deprived of citizenship and disqualified as
atoarsoid, to offer any ballot or ballots to
tiie oflicf rs of any election hereafter to bo
held in this Commonwealth, or shull. per
suade or advise any such ollicor to receive
any ballotor ballots from anv person de
prived of citizenship angl disqualified as
al'orosaid, such persons ho oltcuding' shall
be guilty uf a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall bo
punished in like manner as provided ill the
secoud soiition of this act, lu tho case of
olllcors ol such election I'ucoiying such un
lawful ballot or ballots.
REGISTRY LAW.
Lalno give ofllcial notieo to tho electors
of ri'resl coauty that, by an act entitled
" An act further supplemental to the act
relative to the elections of this t'omnioli
wealth," approved April 17lh, lS'i'.i, it is
provided as loiiows:
Skc. I. He it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of tiie Couiiuoii
iwnlthof IVnnsvlvania in General Assoni-
bly met, and ft Is Iioreby enacted by au
thority of the same, That It shall be the du
ty of each of the assewtsors of this Com
monwealth, on the first Monday of June
of each year, to take up tho transcript he
has roooived from the county commission
ers under the eighth section of the act of
lfith of April, 1834, and proceed to an im
mediate revision of tho same by striking
thorefromthe name of every person who is
known by him to have diod or removed
since the last previous assessment from tho
district of which he Is tho assessor, or
whoso death or removal shall be made
known to him. and to add to the somo the
name of any qualified voter who shall be
made known to him, to have removed into
the district since tho last previous assess
mnnt nr whnsn rcmovnl into the same
I shall bo or shall have been made known to
I LI... 1 11.. r 11 ... 1. .1rH
JI.1II, HI1U HISU lliu IlKUIt'n i.i nit ..nt; mnao
claim to him to lmqnalitted voters therein.
. . . i i i l . . 1 l .
Annum ns min revine'.i is ci.inpievtu i.u
shall visit every dwelling house In hisdis
trict and make careful inquiry if any per
son whofcO name is on his list has died or
removed from the district, and if so, to
take tho same therefrom, or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whoso namo
is not on the list, and if so, to add tiie same
thereto, and in all cases where a name is
added to the list a tax shall forthwith be
assessed against the person, and the asses
sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
upon wnat ground tne person so assessed
claims to be a voter. Upon tho completion
of this work it shall be the duty of each as-,
sossor as aforesaid to proeeod to make out
a list in alphabetical order of the freemen
obove twenty-one years of age claiming
to be qualified voters in the ward,borough,
township or district of which ho is assess
or, and opposite to each of saldnamnsstute
whether said freeman is or is not a house
keeper, and if he Is, the number of his res
idence, in towns where the same are num
bered, with the street, alley or court in
which situate,and if in a town where there
are no numbers, the nameof the street, al
loy or court on which said bouse fronts:
also the occupation of the person, and
where IiC Js not a housekeeper, the occupa
tion, place of boaruing and witU whom.aud
if working for another, tiio namo of em
ployer, and writo opposite each of said
names the word " voter," and where any
person claims to vote bv reason of natur
alization bo shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unloss he has been
for five consecutive veara next preeeding
a voter in said district ; and in all cases
whore the person has been naturalized, tho
nnme shall be marked with the leltor"N."
Whers the person has merely declared his
intention to become a citizen and designs
to be naturalized belore the next election,
the name shall be marked "I). 1." Where
the claim to vote ia bv reason of being be
tween the ages of twenty-one and twonty
two, as provided by law, the word "age"
shall ho entored, and if the person has
moved Into the election disUict to reside
since till: Inst; general election the letter
" B." shall lie placed opposite the name.
It shall be th-.i further duty of each assess
or as aforesaid, upon the completion of the
duties Herein imposed, to mane a separate
list of all new assessments uiado by him
and the amounts assossod upon each, and
furnish the same immediately to the com
missioners, who shall immediately add
tho names to the tax duplicates and the
wards, township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
Sec. 2. On the list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the same
shall be forthwith returned to the county
ooiiiniisioners, wlio Bhall duiicate copies
ot said lists, witti tne observations and ex
phinationa required to bo noted as afore
said, to lie mode out as soon as practicable
and placed in the hands of he assessor.
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put one copy thereof on the
house where the election of tho respective
district is required to lie held, and retain
the other in his possession tor tho inspec
tion, free of charge, f any person residing
in the said erection nistrtct wtiosuau de
sire to see the same, and it shull lie tiie dur
ty of tho same assessor to add, aVoin time
to time, on Uie personal anpliciitHm of an v
one claiming the right to vote, rmi nameof
ucii claimant, and maiK opposite tne
name "IK I. and immediately assess mm
with a tax, noting in all cases, his occupa
tion, residence, whethor a boarder or
houso-JtWper, if a boarder with whom he
boards, and whether naturalized or de
signing to be, marking in all such cases
tue loiters opposite tne name "is. or : i.
T ' ' u u .i.a ....en ni.v In.- if tlia noriuin
claiming to be assossed be naturalized, he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and if he claims that ho
designs to be naturalized before the next
ensuing election, he sha'l exhibit his cer.
lincate ot declaration ol nitoiitioiis ; in an
casos where any ward, borough, township
or eloction district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note in
all his assessments tho election precinct in
which each elector resides, and shall make
a serrate return for each to the county
commissioners in all cases in which a re
turn is required of him by the provisions
of this act; and the county commissioners
in makiug duplicate copies of the names
of tho voters in each procinct Boparatoly,
aud shall furnish the same to the assessor,
and the copies required by this act to be
placed on the door of or on election places
on or belore tha iirst day of August in cauh
year, shall be placed oil the door of or on
the election place in each of said precincts.
Sbo. 3 After tiie assessments shall have
been completed on the tenth day prece
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each yeur, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day immediately following, make a return
to the county commissioners of the names
of all persons assessed by him since the
return required to be made by him by the
second section of this act, noting opssito
each name Uie observations and explana
tions required to bo noted as ut'oresaid,aud
tho county commissioners shall thereupon
cause the same to be added to the returns
required by U,e yocoud section of this act,
and a full and correct copy to be made,
containing the names of all persons so re
turned as resident taxables in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, anil fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the oiucers of the elec
tion in said ward, boroughi township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on the
morning of the first Tuesday of November,
nod no man sha'l bo permitted to vota at
tho eloction on that day whose name is not
on said list, unless he shall make proof of
his right to vote, as liereiiiauor requiroa.
Mh.ii 4 nu thntlav nt election anv iierson
whoso name is not on (ho said iist, and
claiming tho right to vote at said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter
of tho district as a witness to Uie residence
of tho claimant in the district in which he
claims to be a voter, for a period of at least
ten days next preceding said election,
which witness shall take i,nil subscribe a
written, or partly written and partly
printed atllilavit. to the tacts stated by linn
which allidavit shall clearly dentin where
Ihc residence is of tho person so claiming
to bo a voter, and the person claiming the
rigiit to vote snail also lake and subscribe
to a written, or partly written and partly
firinted affidavit, stating that to the best of
lis kuowUdge and belief when and where
he was born ; that he is a citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
tho United States s that he has resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if former
ly a citizen therein, and has moved thero-
trom six months procding such eloction !
that ho has not movod into the district for
tho purpose of voting thoroln ; that he has
paid a State or county tax within two years
which was assessed at least ten dnvs before
said election ; and, if a naturalized citizen,
also state when, whtirc and by what court
lie was naturalized, and shall also produce
his certificate of naturalization for exami
nation; the said allidavit shall also stiito
when and where the tax claimed to be paid
by tho aflidavit was assessed, and when,
whore, and to whom paid, and the tax re
ceipt therefor shall bo produced for exam
ination, unless the nlliant shall state in his
aflidavit that it has boon lost or destroyed,
or that ho never received any, but if' tho
Cerson so claiming tha right to vote shall
iko and subscribe an aflidavit that ho is
a native born citizen of the United States,
or if born elsewhere, shall state that fact in
his aflidavit, or shall produce evidenco
that he has been naturalized or tliat he Is
emit led to oilizonship by reason of his
father's naturalization; and shall further
state in his aflidavit that he is, at the time
of taking the affidavit, between tho ago of
twenty-one and twenty-two years ; tiiat he
has resided in the State one year and in
the district ton days preceding such elec
tion, he shall be entitled to YQto, although
ho shall not have paid taxes ; the Bald affi
davits of the witnesses to their residenco
shall be preserved by the eloction board,
aud at the close of the election they shall
be enclosed with the list of voters, tally
list and other papers required by law to be
tiled by the return judges with the pro
tlioiKttary, and shall remain on file there
with at tiie prothonotary's ofHce, subject
to examination as other election papers
are ; if the election ofllccrs shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all tho
legal qualifications of voters, ho or they
shall bo permitted to vote, and the name
or names shall be added to the list of taxa
bles by the the election oflieers, the word
"tax" being added when tho claimant
claims to vote on tax, and tlje word "ago"
when ho claims to voto on age, tha same
words being added bv tho clerks in each
case respectively on the list of persons vo
ting at such elections.
Biio. 5. It shall be law Cut for any quali
fied citizen of the district, notwithstanding
Uio name of tho proposed voter is con
tained on tho list of resident taxables, to
challnngo the voto of such person, where
upon tho aame proof of right of sutlrage as
is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted upon by tho election board
and the yote admitted or rejected, acoord?
ing to the evidence; every person claiming
to be a naturalized citizen shall be required
to produce his naturalization certificate at
the election before votiug, .except ho bos
been for ten years consecutively a voter in
the district in which heoffers his voto; and
on the vote of such parson being received
it shall bo the duty of the election officers
to write or stamp on such certificate the
word "voted," with the month and year,
and if any eloction officer or officers shall
receive a second voto on tho same day, by
virtue of the same certificate, excepting
whero sons are entitled to vote by tho nat
uralization of their fathers, they and the
person who shall offer such a second vote,
upon so offending shall be deemed guilty
of high misdomeanor, an on conviction
theroot'be fined and imprisoned, or both,
at the discretion of tho court, but tho fine
shall not exceed one hundred dollars lu
each cose or the imprisonment one year;
the like punishment shall be inflicted, on
conviction, on tho ofllcers of eloction who
shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to
bo made, tho endorsement required as
aforesaid on said naturalization certificates.
Sec. 6. If any eloction ollicor shall ro
fiise or neglect to requiro such proof of the
rightof suit rage as is required by this law,
or the laws to which this is a supplement,
from any person offering to vote whoso
name is not on the list of assossed voters,
or whoso right to voto is challenged by
anv qualified voter requiring such proo
I.
every person so oiionuing snau upon con
viction be deemed guilty of a high misdo
meanor. and shall he sentenced, for every
olfonse, to pay a fine not exceoding one
hundred dollars, or to undergo an impris
onment not exceeding one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 7. Ten davs preceding evory elec
tion for electors for President aud Vice
President of the United States, it shall be
the duty of the assessor to attend at the
place required by law for holding tho ploc
tiou in each election district, and thou aud
thero hear all applications of persons
whose names have been omitted from the
list of assossed voters, who claimed the
right to vote, or whose rights have origin
ated siucp tiie same was made out, and
shall add the names of such persons there
to as shall show that they are entitled to
tho right of suffrage in such district, on
the personal application of tho claimant
only, and forthwith assess them with the
proper tax. After completing the list, a
opy thereof shall be placed on the door of
or on the house where the election is to bo
held, at least eight davs before the election;
and at tne election mo same course snau
be pursued in all respects as Is required
by this act aud tho acts to which this is a
supplement, at tho general election in Oc
tober. The assessof shall also make the
some rpturni; tu thj county commissioners
or all assessments made by virtue of this
section; and tho county commissioners
shall furnish copies thereof to the election
officer in each di-trict, in like maimer, in
all respects j a I required at tho general
election in October.
Sec. t.. The respective assessors, inspoc-
tor and judges of tho election shull each
have the swer to administers oaths to any
person claiming tho right to be assossed
or the riuht of sutl rage, or in regard to any
other matter or thing required to be done
or iaquired into by any ot said ollloerB un
der this act, and any willful falseswearing
by any person in relation to any mattter
concerning which they shall bo lawfully
interrogated by any of said officers, shall
be punished as perinrv.
Sec. 10. The assessors shall each receive
the same compensation for that time nooes
sarily spent In performing tiieir duties
hereby enjoined as is provided by law for
tho performance of their other duties, to
lie i.aid bv the county commissioners as in
other cases ; and it khi,l not Is) lawful tor
any person to assess a tux against any per
son whatever wiliiip leii days next preced
ing the election tu' be held on the second
Tuesday of October, u any year, or within
to i davs next before any election lor elec
tors of President and Vice President of
tho United State; any violation of this
provision shall bo a misdemeanor, and
subjecting the officers so otleiiding toa tine
ou conviction not exceeding ouo hundred
dollars or to Imprisonment not exceoding
throe month, or both at the discretion of
tne court.
Skc. 11. On petition of five or more olti
F.ena of tho county, stating nnder oath that
they verily believe that frauds will lie
practiced at tho eloction about to bo hold
in anv diHtrlct. It shall he the rintv nt th
Court of Common Pleas of said county, if
in session, li not a Jtidgo tnoreot in vaca
tion, to apjoint two judicious, sober and
intelligent citizens of the county to act as
overseers of said election ; said overseers
shall bo selected from dilforent political
parties, where tho inspectors belong to dif
ferent parties, and where both insnectors
boiong to the same political party both of
tna overseers snau do taken from tle op
posite political party; said overseors shall
have the right to bo present with t he offi
cers of tho eloction during tho whole time
the same is held, the votes counted and the
returns made out and signed bv the elec
tion officers ; to keep a list of the voters if
tney see proper ; to challenge ny person
offering to vote.and to interrogate him and
his witnesses, under oath, In regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, tnd to
examine his papers produced ; and tho
ofllcers of said election are required to af
ford to said overseors so selected and ap
pointed every convenience and facility for
tho discharge of thoic duties; and if said
election officers shall refuse to permit said
overseers to be present and perform "their
uuues as aioresaiu. or n tney suau be
driven away from the polls bv violence or
Intimidation, all tho vote polled at such
election district may be rejected, bv anv
tribunal trying a contest under tho said
election : Provided, that no person signing
uie pennon snau oo appointed an overseer.
Sec. 12. If any prothonotary, clork, or
deputy of either, or any other person shall
affix tho seal of olllco to any naturalization
paper, or permit the same to be atlixed, or
give out, or cause, or permit the same to
be given out, in blank, whereby it may be
irauauienuy used, oriurmsna naurnllziv
tiau paper to any person who shall not
nave neon uu-iy examined and sworn in
open court, in the presence of somo of the
judges thereof, according to the act of
Congress, or shall aid in or connive at, or
in any way permit the isue of anv fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, heshall be
guilty of high lhisilemeamor ; or if any
one shall fraudulently use any such certif
icate of naturalization, knowing that it was
irauauienuy issued, or snau vole or at
tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shall
vote or attempt to vote on any certificate
of naturalisation not issued io him, he
shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor;
and oithor or any of the porsons, their aid
ers or abet tors, shall on conviction be fined
in a sum "not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and imprisonment in the proper pen
itentiary for a period not exceeding three
years.
sec. ia. Any person who. on oath or af
firmation before any court of this fcitato. or
officer authorized to administer oaths,
shall, to procures oertifioato of naturaliza
tion, for himself or any other person, wil
fully depose or a 111 rm any matter to be facts,
knowing the same to be untrue, shall be
guilty of perjury ; and any certificate of
iiaturalizationjH8ued in pursuance of any
such deposition,, declration or affirmation
shall be null and void ; and it shall bo tho
duty of the court issuing the same, upon
proof being made before it that it was
fraudulently obtained, to take immediate
measurts for recalling the same for can
cellation ; and any person who shall vote
or attempt to voto ' on any paper so ob
tained, or shall any way aid in, connive at
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of any frauduhmt natur
alization epi'titicate, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeaudor, and upon conviction
inereof suau undergo imprisonment in tiie
penitentiary for not more than two years.
and pay a tine of not more than one thou
sand dollars, or either or both, at the dis
cretion of tho court.
Sec. 14. Any assessor, eloction officer or
person appointed as an O"erseer,who shall
neglect or refuso to pot form any duty en
Joined by this act, without legal cause,
shall bo subject to a penalty of one hun
dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as
sess any person as a voter who is not
qualified, or refuse to assess any one who
is qualiiiod, he shall bo deemed guilty of a
misdemeaudor in oruce, and on conviction
be punished by flue and imprisonment,
and subject to an action for damage bvtlie
person aggrieved, and it anv person snail
fraudulently add to, dofaco or tlostroy a
list of voters made out as directed by this
act, or tear down or remove the same from
the place where it has been filled, with
fraudulent or mischiovotis intent, or for
any improper purpose, the person so of
fending shall be guilty of a high misde
meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by a tine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or iuipiisouuient not exceeding
two years, or both, at the discretion of the
oouri.
Keo. 15. All elections hereafter he
dor tho laws of tlijs Commonwealth, the
polls shall bo opened between the nours ol
Six and seven o'clock a, ni., and closed at
seven o'clock p. m.
Skc. 10. it shall bo the duty or the Secre
tary or the Commonwealth to prepare
forms for all the blanks made necessary
by this act, and furnish copies of the same
to an tne county commissioners of too sev
eral counties of tho Commonwealth; and
tiie county commissioners of eacli county
shull, as soon us necessary alter the receipt
of the same, at tho proper expense of the
county, procure sua rurmsu to an tue
election ofllcers of the election districts of
their respective counties, copies of such
blanks, in such nuantities as may be ren
dered necessary for the discharge oi their
duties under mis act.
.
Sec. 17. That citizens of this State teni.
porariiv in the service of tho (State or the
United States Government, on olerical or
omer uuiy, anu wno do uot vole where
thus employed, shall not be deprived
thereby of tho right to vote in their several
election districts if omtiiwiso duly quali
iiii.
CHANGE IN THE MOPE OF VOTaku,
As therein dlsrected, I also give ofllcial
notice of the following provisions of an
act unproved tne itom ot March, lsou. en
tith1 "An Act regulating the mode of yoU
mg m an tue cietUHiis in this Common
wealth."
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
iiouse or Itoprescntati vesof the I omiion
wt-unuoi rt nnsyivaiualn Goueral Assem
bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
Authority of the same, That tho qualified
voters of the several counties of this Com
monwealth, stall general, towns'11!'. "r"
ough and special elections are hereby uore-
alter authorized and required tu voU',
tickets printed or written, or partly V"'"'
ed and partly wrm.-;,
il-
od
as follows
Ono ticket shall '
lie
names of all judges
and be labulcd
I iuilnes of eon..- "!
Judiciary. ono wckoi
hiiau enmraci. mi. ..,.,i. nwi,.,,, .
. , . . 1 ..... i. 1 1 1 its
i uu me Esiaie
one ticket shall embrace tho names of all
the county ofll-ers voted for, including
oflice of Senator and membor of Assem
bly, if voted ror, and member of Congress,
if voted for, and be labeled "County," one
ticket shall embrace the names of ail the
township ofllcers voted for, and be labeled
"Township " one ticket shall empraca tho
names of all the borough officers voted for,
snd bo labeled "Borough," aud each class.
Bhall be deposited in aeperalo ballot box-:
es.
Pursuant to the provisions contained
in the 7Hth section of the act first aforesaid,
the judges of the aforesaid districts shall
representatively take charge of tho certifi
cates of return of the election of their re
spective districts, and produce them at a
mooting of one judge from, each district,
at the Borough of Tioneata, on tho 3d dav
after the eloction, being FRIDAY THE
17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1873, thon and
thero tq partorn) the duties required by
law of said Judges, "
Also, that where a Judge, by sickness or
unavoidable accident, is unab'lo to attend
such meeting of judges, thon the certificate
of return shull lie taken charge of by one
of the inspectors or cleika of election of
the district, who shall do and perforin tho
duties of said judge unable to attend.
T. J. VAN GIESF.X, Sheriff.
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