U PDM.UnTKD ETKHY TEDSWDAT, KY
W. It. DUNN.
xotkib th norrtswm & Bonimi'8 buildiso,
' ILM BTRKET, TIOHEBT A, PA.
TERMJIi.OO A YEAR.
No Subscription received J"rjjt 1ort,r
period than tliroe months. "
' Correspondcnco solicits from nil part
of Uio country. No notice will bo taken of
annonynmu communications.
'.BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
rr
TI0NE3TA LODGE
JVo. 3C,
I. O. of O. F
H TEETH oWtt Friday evening, nt 8
ill o'clock. In Jiio Hull iormcrly occupied
vly UioUoNH'emplarn.
M. 11. UASI.JVi, A. .
J. T. D.K. Seo'y,
SamAl D. Irwin,
a rronNfcrsrouNsiftj.oK at law
J V and REAlBy.STATlt; AGENT,
Legal
luaiiiais prompily attonded to,
'i lonostn,
J'a.
40-ly.
m, wbwtor riTi.
MII.M W. TATK.
4V
PKTTIS 4' TATK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
4fcMr, TIO.VKSTA, PA.
0 rrn A. Jen
Mason . v. oftlce on Elm-
sj-rrrnwirYl AT LA. 7noata, Fa.
trt. above H - "
rTOllNBY AT LAW.mrt .
xrOT ART ,
A TTOlNKY
A rcl.lo. Reynolds nnktll
Uk, Hno St., Oil City, Pa.
89-ly
l. B. MILKY.
1UNNBAS. Jb&MILEQ
AMTUTittliw, .... Franlclin.Pa.
PRACTICK In Urn several Coort of Ve
Baugo, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin
taf (Amities. S'.t-ly.
ft. MABHI, T. D. FAMITT,
Jt ASBIS t PaSSETT,
tot-nar tiatv, TltUBvUle Penn'a.
PACTICEIn all th Court of Warren,
Crawford, Forest and Venango roun-
49-tf
MYSICIAX8& SVROEOSS.
J. WIIAI8, . 9., and J. E ELJ.TIE, UU
Xavlug entered into i co-partnership, all
alia, night or day", will receive Immediate
attention. OflWat rosidonc of Dr. Wi
ihi, Kim St., Tloncs'n, Pa. SO-ly
J. H. Heivly,
STTltor.ON PKNTTstT. in Rchonblnin"
Boildine. betww-n Centra and Syii
more Sts., Oil City, Pa. ,
All operations done in a careful manner
nd warranted. Chloroform and etlwrad
alntstersd when roiiiiro:i ir tho ca.so will
psrmit. 15-Iy
' Ch,arles D. Arsart,
BW!TIST, Centro Htreft, Oil City,
Iaimons' Block.
Pa.
Lawrence House,
TIOTfKSTA, PA., O. . RUTTF.n
FIKIiI, Puni'RiBTOR, This housn
Is nantrally lm-atod. Kverythlnn now awl
wsll furnifched tju;orior noi,outiu'Hn
llona and strict attention piven to RuosUt.
Vnsrotablas and Fruits of all kinds served
In thsir season. Sample room for Com
mercial Agents.
Tloncsta House.
MITTKI-,"Prnpriftor, lClm St. Tlo
. nssta. Pa., at tho mouth nf thecreek,
Mr, Ittle has thoroughly renovated tlio
Tlnnssta llniind, and re-furnished it eom
ltelT. All who patronl.a him will be
wU ohtertainod nt reasonable rates. -'0 ly
rOIEST HOUSE,
D BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
. Caurt House. Tionosta. T. Just
pened. Kvervthinif new and ploan and
frs.h. Tho best of lifiois kept constantly
n sand. A portion ot inn public patron
xo Is respectfully solicited. 4 17-1 V
. National Hotel,
TIDIOUTK, PA., Bonj. KUlott, proprie
tor. This house has been newly furn
ished and is kept' in u-ood style, fluest.s
will be made ouiufortublohoic t reason
sis ratee. ly.
Scott House.
rAOlT!T)rS. PA.. E. A. Uoherts, Pro
F nriator. This ho'el has lieen rnenntly
rs-fornished and now oll'ors superior ao-
ommodatioiistoKue.su. s-iy
Dr. J. 1-. AcoiTb,
PHYSICIAN AND RlJHOKOJf, who has
had fifteen years' experiencein a larjre
and successful practice, will atienu an
Professional Calls. Odico in his Dniir and
Orooery Utoro, located iu Tldiouto, near
TJdiouto House.
IN HIS STOKE WILL BE FOUND
A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors
X'nka-i fSiroi-,. sit nl innnrv (.liiutt l'nillts
Oils, Cutlery, all of the !esl quality, and
will lie sold at reasonable rates.
DR. CHAS. O. DAY, an experienced
Physician ami Druinlstrom New York,
has chargo of the Store. All prescriptions
jlut up accurately.
M- a. bit. Jo r. nut.
MA r, r A R K
A. U. EtLUV.
e co.,
rar of Elm fc Walnut Sts. Tionestu,
.Bank of Discount and Deposit,
laterost allowed on Time Deposits.
vUokioas uiideouull thoPrinoipal points
of the U. H.
Collections solicited.
18-1 y.
MS. A. SALS. M. 1- T. KALK, CilM
TIOITESTA
SAVINGS BANK,
Tionosta, Forest Co., Fa.
This Bank transact.! a General Jiaukhi
tvflltrliiin mni 12 jcciiun-'d liusiuess.
Itiails on the Principal Cilitis of the
L'ited Slates and Eui ono bought and sold.
O old and Silver Coin uud (ovtirnnuMit
13
curitit.'S boii;lit and sld. JjonUs
cmvei tod on the mu.it favorable terms.
lutoTOHt allevred n timo Uejiosits.
tin-, u.
I
VOL.-VI. NO. 27.
PROCLAMATION OF GENER
AL ELECTION.
Whereas, In nnd by an act nf fho Gonoral
Assembly of t ho Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled 'An Art to regulate tho
General Election within thin Common
wealth,' it iH enjoined upon mo to pivo
pnlilio noticn of suid flections, and to
rniniiPrato in fin'u not h'o whnt otlli-rrs aro
tot)ccl(ct.l, I.'i'.J. Vaii(iirspn,H!).'!iSliT
llf ol'ihfiivituity of I'oioMf, do liorchy nmlio
known and nivo thin public notico- to tlio
rloi-iors of tho fonnty of Forest, that a
(lonnral l-.lwiion will liohold in mild coun
ty, on th(
XLTOXD TUESDAY (Mill) (IP OCTOBER, 187J,
at tho Bovoral tlNtriflH, vIjs:
In lt:irnitt towiiHhipatC'lnrin(;ton Hrhool
hotioe.
In Orocn towiiHblp at tho houxa of Ii.
Arnor.
In How a township nt Ilrookston, In
Brookrtnn Hall.
Iik.lonkit township nt the court hotiKO In
Marion.
In Harmony townshlpat A)lonclort.'hool
house.
In Hickory township at Ball school
houso.
In Kintpdoy township at Wheeler, Du
aenbury it Co's st.ro.
In Tionnita township at school hoitso in
Tionosta liorouith.
In Ti nesta borough nt school houso In
kaid borouuh.
t whii'h timo and place tho qualified
-. ri0(.t )V bnllot:
- octorh f.v tlin oflli.o nf T,i,In rvf
OllB i
"rsoii
1 1 i. i
Pennsylvania.
Supreme Col. 1 of Treasurer of
Vino person forii."
Pennsylvania. Present
One iH-rson for Assembly 10 re
Clarion and Forest Counties.
One person for the ollice of County Com
missioner of Forest County.
One person for tho otllec'of County Aud
itor of. Forest ( 'ounty.
One person for t tin office of District At
torney of Forest County.
One person for the o'tllce of Jury Com
missioner of Forest County.
Ono person for the olllco of Coroner of
Forest County.
Notice Is hereby given. That nny person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any ollleo or appointment of profit or
trust under tho United Slates, or tnishtuto
W any city or orporated distrfet, whether
commissioned otllcer or otherwise, a
suliordinute olllceror aent who is or shall
lie employed under tho legislature, execu
tive or judiciary department of this State,
or of nnv city, orof nnv incorporated tlis-
trict, and also, mat every inotnonr li uiu
itress and of tho Stato IjeKislitturo, or of
tho select or common council of any city,
or commissioners of iny incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of hoUliuor ex
ercising at tlio timo, the olllco or appoint
ment 01 juune, inspector or cleric 01 any
ctoction of this Coininonwcalth, and tinit
110 mnpiH'tor, iniiijo orotiiorotiiooroi sucn
eloctioii bhull bo eligible, to bo then voted
lor.
Also, that in tho 4th section of the act of
Assembly entitle I "An act relating to
elections and lor other purposes," appro
ved April It. Hi it is enacted mat tho
Kith section shall not be so construed as to
prevent any militia or borough olllcor
from serving as Judge, Inspector or Clerk,
at any gem lul or special c.ection iu this
Common wealth.
A further supplement to tho election
laws of this Commonwealth :
Wh'ioas by an act of the Congress
of tho United Hlates, entitled "An
act to amend tho several acts hereto-
lore passed to provide for tho enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and
for other purposes, and approved March
Hd, !.. All persons who have deserted
tho military or naval services of tho Uni
ted States, and who have been discharged
or relieved from tho penally or disability
liei fln provided, aro deemed and takeii
to havo voluntarily relinquished and for
leite l their rights to become citizens, unit
are deprived of exercising any rights of
citizenship hereof:
Anil wtiena-s, puis' 11s i:ot citizens 01
tho United status, aro under tho constitu
tion and lnus of Pennsylvania qualified
ejectors of this Commonwealth
Si; 1. Bolt enacted by the Senate and
House of Uepresentativesof tho Common-
wealth of Feniisy lvonia inUenerul Assem
bly met, and it is huroby enacted by the
saino and in nil elections hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth ; it shall bo
unlawful for the judges or inspectors of
any such election to re.eive any ballot or
uailois troiu nny persons einbnu'cd 111 tho
provisions, and'suhjoet to the disabilities
imposed by said net of Congress, approved
March t!d,'lvi5. And it si, nil be unlawful
lor any such person to Her to voto any
such ballot or ballots.
hue. 2. That if any such judge or inspec
tors of election or any ol llieui shall receive
or consent to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so otlending bhull he
tcuiity ot misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion theroof in any Court of Quarter Ses
sions of this Commonwealth, lie shall tor
each olfouce be sentenced to pay a lino of
not less than one hundred dollars, and to
undergo imprisonment in tho jail of the
proper county for not less than sixty days.
Six'. :i, Thu't if any person deprived ot
citizenship line) disqualilicd as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to ho held
iu tliis Commonwealth voto or tender to
tiie olllcers thereof, and otl'ei to vote a bal
lot or ballots, any person so offending
shall be guilty ot a misdeineonor, and 011
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
SesHionsvt this CoiuinonwealUi, shall for
each otluncu be punished in a liki manner
as is provided iu the proceeding section of
tins act. in tho case 01 olllcers ol elections
I receiving such unlawful ball or ballots.
C Skc. 4. Tliat if any persiin'lTiall herealter
porsuuuo or advise any person or persons
deprived of citizenship and disqualilicd as
aforesaid, to oiler any ballot or ballots to
tho olllcers of any election hereafter to bo
held in tins t onimonwealtli, or snail per
suado or advise any such oiiicer to roceivo
any ballot or ballot's from any porsmi de
prived of citizenship und dlsqiiulilfcd as
ulorcsaiil, such poisons ho otlending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in any Court ol Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall be
punished in like manner as provided in tlio
second section of tiiis uct, iu the caso of
olllcers of such election rccuiyiug such 1111
lawful ballot or ballots.
ItKGISTKY LAW.
t
I also give ofTlclal notioo to the electors
of Forest county that, by an act entitled
" An act further supplemental to the act
relative to the sJect ions of this Common
wealth," approved April 17th, lStitl, it is
provided as follows :
Ski'. ), lie it enacted by tho Sonato and
House of Representatives of tho Common
rvtmlthof Pennsylvania in Oenersl Assem
T10NESTA, PA.,
bly met, ami It Is hereby enacted -bv au
thority of the snmo.TliHt'lt shall bo the du
ty of enci of the assessors of this Com
inonwealth, on tho llrst Monday of June
of each year, to take up tho lr,.nsi ript he
has received from the count v commission
ers under the eighth section of the act ol
l.r)th of April, lH;t4, and proceed to ao im
medinto revision of the snmn by striking
therefrom the name of every person whois
known by him to have died or removed
Hin-e the Inst previous assessment from the
district of which he is the awowwor, or
whoi-u drntli or removal shall lm made
knov. 11 In him. and to add to the same the
name nf any qualified voter who shall be
made known to him, to have removed into
the district since the last previous assess
ment, or whose, removal into tho same
shall beor shall have been niado known to
him, and also the names of nil who make
claim to him to bo qualified voters therein.
Assoon bs this revision is completed ho
shall visit every dwelling house in hisdis
trict anil make c.nelul inquiry it' any per
son whose name is on his list has died or
removed from tho district, ami if so, to
tako thofiamo theretroni, or whether any
qualified voter rosidosthiroin whose nnino
Is not on tho list, and if s , to add Die sumo
thereto, and in all cases where a name is
addod to tho list a tax shall forthwith be
nssessed against the person, and tho asses
sor shall in all cases ascertain by inquiry
upon what ground the porson so assossell
claims to bo a voter. Upon the completion
of this work it shall bo tho duty of each as
sossor as aforesaid to proceed to make out
a list in alphabetical ordcrof tho freonicn
above twenty-one years of nire claiming
to be qualified voters In the wnrd.borough,
township or district of which he is assess
or, nnd opposite to each of said namosstate
whether said freeman is or is not a house
keeper, and if ho is, tho number of his res
idence, in towns where tho same aro num
bered, with tlio street, alloy or court iu
', : s Bituate.aud if in a town whore there
-'o nu,'''er''' tllc "'""B"' the street, al
?re '" ..Virt ."u which said house fronts;
ley or "" . of tK, ,,,. Bn,i
also tho --.",m,,ml peeper, the oeoupa
wherc he Is not a -"""? , '-vith whom.and
Ion. place of boarding nl1!' ' 0 ot- ,.
if working tor another, tu. ,m-
plover, nnd write opposite rH'-1'.
names the word "voter," and Wi.Jr0 ans
person claims to vote by reason of nax."
alization ho shall .exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless ho has been
for flvo consecutive years next precoding
a voter in said district : nnd in all eases
where the person has been naturalised, the
name ahull lo marked with the letter "N."
Wherothe person has merely declare his
Intoittion to become a Jitizeii and designs
to lie naturalized beioro tlio next election,
the iiamo shall be marked "D. I." Whore
the claim to vote is by reason of being bo
tween the ages of twenty-ono and twenty
two, n provided by law, the word "ago"
shall bo enterod, and if tho person has
moved into the e lection district to reside
since tlio last general election the letter
" 11." shall bo placed opposite the name.
It shall bo th - further duty of each assess
or as nforesaul, upon the ciurpletion of the
duties herein imposed, to make a separate
list of all new assessments inado by him
and the amounts assessed upon each, and
furnish the same immediately to tho com
missioners, who shall immediately add
tho names to tho tax duplicates and tho
wards, township, borough or district in
which they have been assessed.
Skc. 2. On tho list" being completed and
the assessment niado as aforesaid the same
shall bo forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, who shall duplicate eojdes
of said lists, with tho observations nnd ex
planations required to bo noted as afore
said, to Im nia ienut ns soon as practicable
and plncod in tho hands of the assessor,
who shall prior to the first of August in
each year put 0110 copy thereof on tho
house w hole the eloetion of the respective
district is required to bo held, and retain
the other in lus possession lor tlio inspec
tion, free of charge, of any person residing
in the said election district who shall do
sire to so the same, and it shall be tho du
ty of the saino assessor to add, from timo
to timo. on the personal application of nny
one claiming tho right to vote, tho name of
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "I'. I.' nnd immediately assess him
with u tar. noting in all eases, his occupa
tion; residence, whether a hoarder or
house-keener, if a boarder with wliom ho
boards, and whether naturalized or de
signing to bo, marking in nil such cases
tho letters opposite tho name ,-N." 61 "O.
1." as the ease may no; it 1110 person
claiming to be assessed be naturalized, ho
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and if ho claims that ho
designs to bo naturalized before the next
ensuing election, ho aha 1 exhibit his cer
tificate of declaration of intentions ; in all
cases where any ward, borough, township
or election district is divided into two or
more precincts, the assessor shall note In
nil his assessments the election precinct in
which each elector resides, and snail make
a soparato return for each to tho county
commissioners in all cases iu which a ro-
turn is required of him by tho provisions
of this act; and tho county commissioners
iu making duplicate copnes of tho names
of tho voters in each precinct separately,
and shall lurmsti the same to tlio assessor,
ami tho copies required by this act to be
placed on tho dcsir of or on election places
on or boloro tb first day of August in each
year, shall be placed on the door of or on
the election place in each of said precincts.
Six'. 3 After tho assessments shall havo
been completed on the tenth day preco
ding the second Tuesday of October in
each year, the assessor shall, on the Mon
day immediately following.make a return
to tho county commissioners of the names
of nil persons assessed by him sinco the
return requiroa to no made ny iniu ay 1110
second section of this act, noting opposite
each name the observations and explana
tions required to be noted as at'orcsaid.and
the count v commissioners shall thereupon
cuiiso tho'samo to bo added to the returns
required by tho second section of this net,
and n full and correct copy to be made,
containing the names of nil persons so re
turned ns resident tnxiihles in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, nud fur
nish the same together with the necessary
election blanks to the ollicers of tho elec
tion in said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on tlio
morning of the first Tuesday of November,
and no man shn'l be permitted to voto at
the election on that day whose name is not
on said list, unless he shall make proof of
his riJit to vote, as hereinafter required.
Bk'-.'-I On tho day of election any person
whoso name is not on the said list, and
claiming tho right to vote at. said election,
shall produce at least one qualified voter
of ho district as a witness to tho residence
of the claimant in tho district in which he
claims to bo a voter, for a period of at least
ten davs noxt preceding said election,
which witness shall take and subscribe a
written, or partly written anil partly
printed affidavit, to the facts stated by him,
which utlidavit shall clearly deline where
the residence is of the person so claiming
OCTOBER 8. 1873.
to be a voter, nnd the person claiming die
riirht to voto shall also take and nuhscrilm
tn a written, or partly written and partly
printed nflblavit, slating that to tho host of
bin knowledge and belief when nnd wl:er
he was born ; that ho Is n citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nn of
the United States: that ho has resided in
tho Common wealth one year, or if former
ly n citizen therein, and 'has moved there
from six months proe -ding such election ;
that he has not moved into the di-trict fur
the purpose of voting therehi ; that ho has
paid a State or county tax within two years
which was assessed jit lesd ten davs before
said election ; and, if a naturalized citizen,
also state when, where and I r what court
ho was naturalised, and shall also produce
his certificate of nntur ibzation for exami
nation : the said affidavit shall also slate
when and where the Ux claimed to lie puid
by tho affidavit was assessed, and when,
where, anil to whom paid, and the tax ro
ccipt therefor Rliall bo produced lor exam
ination, unless the affiant shall alate in his
allldavit that it has been lost or destroyed,
or Hint ho never received nnv. but If the
person r,o claiming the right to vote shall
take and subscribe an allidavit that he is I
a native born citizen of the United States,
or if born elsewhere, shall state that f.ictin
his alliilavit. or shall produce evidence
that he has been naturalized or that be is '
entitled to eitir.enship by reason of his j
father's naturalization; and shall further
state in his allldavit that he is, nt the time !
of taking tho allldavit, betwoen theatre of,
twenty-ono nnd twenty-two year ; that ho '
bus residod in tho Stato one year nnd in I
tho district ten days preceding such elec- !
tion, he shall be entitled to vote, although !
ho shall not have paid taxes ; tho said ntU- j
davits of the witnesses to their residence
shall bo preserved by tho election board, I
and at the close of tho election they shall i
lie enclosed with tho list of voters, tally '
list and other papers required by law to be 1
filed by the return judges with the pro. j
thonot u-y, and shall remain 011 file there- :
with nt the protiionolary's olllco, subiect
to examination as other election papers
are; if the election officers shall find that
the applicant or applicants possess all tho
legal qualifications of voters, he or they
shall be permitted to vote, and tho name
or uumes shall be addod to the list of taxa
ble."! by the the election oflicers, the word
'(ax" iyiiug added when the clnimnnt
claims to voio on tax, and tho word "age"
when be eii.:iiis toAoto on age, tho saiuo
words being a liiO'1 by tho clerks in each
caso respectively oil n;e list of persons vo- 1
ting at such elections. I
BUC 5. It shall be lawful for any quail-
ficd citizen of the district, notwithstanding .
11, n.i.im of thrt nroposed voter is eon- !
tnined on tho li:t of rosluCr- taxable, to ;
challengo tho voto of such person, w.iero- '
upon tho same proof of right 01 BUurn; as
is now required by law shall be publicly j
niado and acted upon by tho election board
nnd tho voto admitted or rejected, nccord- .
ing to the evidence; every person chinning
to bo a naturalized citizen shall bo required
to produce bis naturalization cortilieate ot :
the election before voting, except he has
been for ten years consecutively a voter in
the district in which he oilers his vote; and
on the voto of such person being received
it shall be the duty of the election olllcers .
to write or stamp' on such certificate the
word-"voted," with the month nnd year. '
and if any election officer or ollicers shall (
receive a second voto on the same day, ? .
virtue of the same certificate, excepting
where sons are entitled to vote by the nat- '
ltralizatlon of their lathers, they and tho !
person who shall offer such a second vote, j
upon so ollending shall be deemed guilty j
of hlu'li misdemeanor, an . 011 conviction 1
thereof be lined and imprisoned, or both,
at the discretion of the court, but tlio tine
shall not exceed one hundred dollars in ,
each case or the Imprisonment ono year; 1
tlio like punishment shall be inllicted, on j
conviction, on the ollicers ot election who
shall neglect or refuse to make. or cause to
bo made, tho endorsement required ns
aforesaid on said naturalization certificates.
Si:c. (1. If any election officer shall re
fuse or neglect to require such proof of tho
right of suffrage us is required by this law,
or the law s to wlucli tins is a supplement,
l'rofti any person offering to voto whoso
name is iiot on tho list of assessed voters,
or whoso right to vote is challenged by
any qualified voter requiring such proof,
every person so otli tiding shall upon con
viction bo deemed guilty of 11 high misde
meanor, and shall bo sentenced, for every
otlenso, to pay a lino not exceediiig one
hundred dollars, or to undergo nil impris
onment not exceeding one year, or either
or both, at the discretion of tho court.
Skc. 7. Ton days preceding every elec
tion for eloctor.i for President mill Vice
President of the United Slates, it shall bo
the duty of tho assessor to nttend at tho
place required by law for holding the elec
tion in each election district, and then and
thcro hear all applications of persons
whose names have been omitted from tho
list of assessed voters, who claimed the
right to vote, or whoso rights havo origin
ated since the samo was made out, uud
shall ndd the names of such persons there
to as shall show that they ure entitled to
tho right of sull'rago in such district, ou
tlio personal application of tho claimant
only, nud forthwith assess them with tiie
proper tax. After completing tho list, a
c ipy thereof shall be placed on the door of
or on tho houso w here tho election Is to bo
held, at least eighldavs before theeloction;
and ut tho election tho sumo course shall
bo pursued in nil respects as is required
by this act and tho acts to which this is a
supplement, ut'tho gem'rul election in Oc
tober. The assessor shall also make tlio
same returns to the county commissioner..,
i,r nil us.eHiiif ids iiniilo liv virtuo of this
I section ; and tlio county commissioners
shall liii'insti copies tfuu eoi to lie election
olUoors in each district, in like manner, iu
all ro'ipetta, as is required at tlio general
election in October. ,
Sue. u. The rcspectivo assessors, inspec
tors and judges of tho election shall each
have the power to administers oaths to any
person claiming tho right to be assessed
or tho right of suffrage, or iu regard to any
other mailer or thing required to bo done
or inquired into by a:i.v of said olllcers un
der this act, and any willful lulsoswearing
by any person iu relation to any inatlter
concerning which they shall bo lawfully
interrogated by any of said olllcers, shall
bo punished us perjury.
Skii. 10. Tho assessors shall each receive
tho same compensation for that time neces
sarily spent ill performing their duties
hereby enjoined us is provided by law for
tho performance of thoir other duties, to
bo paid by the county commissioners as in
other casus ; and it thud not bo lawful for
any person to assess a tax against any per
son whatever within ten days next preced
ing the election to be held on tho second
luesday of October, in uuy year, or within
m 1 davs next t.eloio nnv election for elec
tors of President and "Vice President of
tho United State; any violation ol this
provision shall bo a misdemeanor, and
subjecting the ollicers so otiendirg toa fine
on conviction not exoooding one hundred
$2 TEH ANNUM.
dollars nr to Imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or both at tho discretion of
the court.
Sue. II, On petition of flvo or moro citi
zens of the county, stating nndr oath tha'
thoy verily believe that frail Is will bo
practiced at tho election about to be held
in any district. It shall be tho duty of tho
Court of Common Pleas of said county, If
in session. If not a judge thereof in vaca
tion, to appoint two (uilieiiins, sober and
in'elligentcitizens of' the county to net as
overseers of said election: saal over-eer.s
shall be selected from different political
parties, where tho inspectors belong to dif
ferent parties, nnd where both inspectors
belong to the same political psrtv doth of
the overseers shall betaken from the op
posite political party; said overseer shall
liave the right to be present with the ofli
cers of tho election during the whole timo
tiie samo is held, the votes counted and tho
returns made out and signed by tho elec
tion officers ; to keep n list of the voters if
they see proper ; to challenge any person
offering to vote.nnd to interrogate him nnd
his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his
right of suffrage at said election, f.nd to
examine his papers produced: and the
ollicers of said election are required to nf
ford to said overseers so selected and np
pointed evory convenience and facility for
tha discharge of thoir duties ; nnd if' said
election officers shall refuse to permit Rnid
overseers to bo present nnd perform their
duties as aforesaid, or if they shull bo
driven away from the polls bv violence or
intimidation, all the vote polled at such
election district may bo rejected, by any
tribunal trying a contest tinder tho said
election: Provided, that no person signing
tho petition shall be appointed nn overseer.
Skc. 12. If nny prothonotarv, clerk, or
deputy of either, or nny other' person shall
affix the seal of olllco to nnv naturalization
pnper, or permit tho same to bo atllxed, or
give out, or cause, or permit tho samo to
bo given out, in blank, whereby it may be
fraudulently used, or furnish a' nauraiiza
tion papor to any person who shnll not
havo been duly examined and sworn in
open court, in tho presence of some of the
Judges thereof, according to tho net of
Congress, or shnll aid in or connive at. or
in any way permit tho issuo of any fraud
ulent naturalization certificates, he shall be
guilty of high niisilemoainor ; or if any
ono shall fraudulently nso any such certif
icate of naturalization, knowing that it wns
fraudulently issnod, or shall vote or at
tempt to vote thereon, or if nny one shall
vote or attempt to voto on tin v Vertilicuto
of naturalization not issued to him, he
shall bo guilty of a high misdemeanor;
and either or any of the poryns, theiraid
ers or nbettors.shall on conviction bo fined
in a sum not exceeding one thnttsnnd dol
lars, and imprisonment in the proper pon
itentinry for a period not exceeding three
years. j
Skc. 13. Any person who, on oath or af
firmation before any court of this Stato, or
otllcer authorized to administer ontlis,
shall, to procure a eerilllcato of naturaliza
tion, for himself or any other person, wil
fuilydeposooralllrninny matter to be facts,
knu'wing tlio samo to bo untrue, shall be
guilty of perjury ; and any certiticato of
naturalization isiucd in pursuance of nny
such deposition, deolration or affirmation
shall be null and void ; a id it shall bo tho
duly of the court issuing the samo, upon
proof being made before it that it was
fraudulently obtained, to tako immediate,
niiTssuns lor recalling the same for can
eeUntion ; nud nny person who shall voto
or attempt to voto on uny paper bo ob
tained, or shaii ;ay way a!'! fn. connivo ut
or have any agency whatever in the issue,
circulation or use of nny fraudulent natur
alization certificate, shall be deemed guilty
of a misilemoandor, nnd upon conviction
thereof shall undergo imprisonment iu tho
penitontiurj for not nioro than two yearn,
and pay a fiuo of not more than one'llnm
santi dollars, or either or both, ut the dis
cretion of tho court.
Skc. 14. Anv assessor, election officer or
person appointed ns nn o"eiseer,who shull
neglect or refuse to perform nny duty en
joined by this net, without legal cause,
smut no subject to a penalty ot ono Hun
dred dollars, and if any assessor shall as
sess nny person us a voter who is not
qualillod, or refuse to assess any one who
is qualified, ho shall bo ileum ed guilty of a
lnisdeuieamler in olllco, and of! conviction
be punished by flue and imprisonment,
und subject to an action for dumago bv the
person aggrieved, nnd if nny person shall
fraudulently add to, deface wr itestrov a
list of voters made out as directed by this
act, or tear down or remove tho same from
the placo where it bus been lilted, with
fraudulent or mischievo: s intent, or for
any improper purpose, tho person so of
fending shall bo guilty of a high misde
meanor, nnd on conviction shall bo pun
ished by a lino not exceeding livo hundred
dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or both, at tho discretion of tlio
court.
Skc. 15. All elections hereafter hold, un
der tho laws of this Commonwealth, the
polls shall bo opened hot ween tho hours of
six nutt-seven o clot lea, in., ana closed at
seven o'clock p. 111.
Skc. Pi. It shall bo thodutyof thoSecro
tury of tho Commonwealth to prepare
lornis tor nil Hie blanks niado necessary
by this act, and furnish (topics of tho sumo
tonll the eountvconimis.sionersof the sev
eral counties ot the Commonwealth; and
the county commissioners of each county
shall, us soon as necessary utter the receipt
of the same, ut the proper expense of tho
county, procure uud furnish to all the
election ollicers of the election districts of
thoir respective counties, copies of such
blanks, iu such quantities as uiuy lie ren
dered necessary for tho discharge ol their
duties under tins act.
.
Skc. 47. Tliat citizens of this Stato tem
pomrily in tho service of tho Slate or tho
United States Government, on clerical or
other duty, und who do not voto where
thus employed, shull not be deprived
thereby of the right 10 vote ill thoir several
election districts if othoiwiso duly quali
fied. CHANGE IN THE MODE OF A OTINU.
As therein disreeted, I also give official
notice of the following provisions of 1111
act approved the 30t ti of March, lstiU, en
titled "An rtd regulating tlio mode of vot
ing it uli the elections in this Common
wealth." Skc. 1. Bo it enacted by tho Senate nnd
House of Hepreseiilalivesol the Common
wi nl tli of Pi ui.sylvania ill (ieiicral Assem
bly met, und it is hereby enacted by the
Authority of the same, i hut the qualified
voters of the several counties of thin Com
mon wealth, ut all general, township, bor
ough and special electionsure hereby here
after authorized and required to voto by
tickets printed or written, or partly print
ed and partly written, severally clussilied
as follows; One ticket shall eiubriM'O the
names of ill judges of courts voted for,
and bo labeled "Judiciary." one ticket
shall embrace tho namits of all tho State
officers vntd frr and Isi labeled "Mlate,"
' . ". '.l..,!""lfl,lJ,?T"W!
Ratca cf Advertising.
Ono Square (1 Inch,) ono Inertion - fl M
Ono Square " ono month - 3 I
One Square " three month 8 W
Ono Square " ono year - . 10 Pa
Two Sqiinrea, ono year IS, 0
QuarterCnl. " - - - . 80 (
Ibdr " M OA
Ono " " . ... 100 W
Logal notices nt established rates..
Mnrriago and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must bo paid for in advance-.
Job work. Cash on Delivery.
one ticket shall embrace tlio namrti of all
tho county ollicers voted for, including
ollice of 'Senator nnd member of Assem
bly, if voted lfr, and member of Congress,
if vote.l r.-r, mi l be labeled "Count v," ono
ticket shall embrace tho names of all thn
township officers voted for, mid bo labeled
'Township," one ticket shall otnprace tho
names of all the borough ollicers voted for,
and bo labeled "Borough," and each class
shall bo deposited ill scperalo bill lot box
es. Pursuant to tho provision contoinod
in the 7Hth section of the act lirst aforesaid,
tho judges of tho aforesaid districts shall
representatively take charge of the certiti
estes of return of the election of their re-spis-tivo
districts, and produeo them nt a
meeting of one judge from each district,
nt the It-irongh of Tionosta, or the lid day
alter the election, being FRIDAY Tilt!
17 ill DAY OF tiCTOHKH, lf.7.1, then and
there to perform tho duties required by
law of said judges.
Also, that where a Judge, by sicknessor
unavoidable accident, is iinnb'lo to attend
such iiff'oting of judge, then thecertiticate
"f return shall betaken charge of by on
of the inspectors or nleiks of election of
the district, who shall do and perform tha
duties of said Judge unablo to altond.
T. J. VAN OIESEN, Sheriff.
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