The Forest Republican. (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, November 26, 1873, Image 4

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f AL ELECTION. !
Whereas, 1(5 and by nn not of the Oonoral
.aeenihly of tho Common wealth of Penti
ylvanla, entitled 'An Aot to regulnto the
ssneral Flection within till!" Common
renlth,'. it la enjoined upon mo to givo
uMlc ' not inn of mid elections, aim to
numerate In said notice what oillocrs are
ibeelectod, I.T. J. VanQloson.High Slier
Tof the niiinty of Forest, d hereby make
nrrwn mid Rive thin public notioo' tn llio
lectors of the county of Forest, that a
ieneral F.leotiou will laj hold In saidcoun
v, on tlio
HIRD TI ESDAY (18th-) OP DFfEKBER, 18?,
t the several districts, vis :
In Uarnett township at Clarington school
ione.
In Green township at the house of I
trner.
In Howe township nt Brookston, In
Irookston Hull.
In Jenks township at the eon it house in
faricn.
In Harmony towiiHhipnt Allciider school
touae.
In Hickory township at Ball school
touse.
In Kinsley township til Wheeler, Du
enhnry A Oil's store.
In Tionosta township at school house in (
donesta boron gh. j
In Tionesta borough at sehool liouso In
id borough.
At which time and places the qualified
leetora will vote
For or Against the New Constitution,
he text of which is herewith published.
Notice is heaeby given, Tlint nny person
xeopting Justices of tlio Peaco who shall
lold any office or appointment ot profit or
rust under the United States, or this Statu
r any city or corporated district, whether
win missioned ollieer or otherwise, a
mliordinate ollleoror agent who is or shall
io employed nnder tho legislature, exectt
ive or judiciary department of this State,
irof anvrity, orof any incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Con
gress and of the Slate "Legislature, or of
tha aolect or common council of any oily,
or commissioners of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or ex
ercising at tho time, tho offlfc or appoint
ment ol judge, inspector or clerk of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that
no Inspector, Judge or othor officer of such
ejection shall be eligible to bo then voted
for. .
Also, that in tho 4th aoetion of the act of
Assembly entitled "An act rotating to
slcctions and tor other purposes," appro
ved April ltith 1So9, it is enacted that the
18th section shall not be so construed as to
prevent any militia or borough ollhior
from aorvirtg as Judge, Inspector or Cleric,
nt any general or special election in this
Commonwealth.
" A further supplement to tho flection
laws of this Commonwealth:
i Whereas, by an act of the Congress
of the Knitod States, entitled "An
aot to amend the several acts hereto
fore passed to provide for the enrolling5
and calling out of the national forces end
for other purposes," and approved March
.11, 1865. All persons who hnvo (lesertod
the military or naval services of the Uni
ted Suites, and who have been discharged
or relieved from the penally or disability
therein provided, uro deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and for-
foite 1 their rights to become citizens, and
. are deprived of BJicrnisips uny rights ot
citizenship hereof:
And whereas, pprsejis r.nt cittyons of
uie united suites, are unuur mo consinu
" tion and laws of Pennsylvania qualified
electors of this Commonwealth .
Bkc. 1. Me it enacted by the (Senate and
House of Representatives, of the Oommon
wenltii of Pennsylvania in General Assem
bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
sume and in all oloetions hereafter to be
held in this Commonwealth; it shall be
' unlawful for the judges or Inspectors of
anv such election to re.-eivo auy ballot or
ballots from any persons embraced in tho
; provisions, and subject to the disabilities
imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March 3d, lstio. And it shall be unlawful
for any such pcrsati to cfl'er to voto any
such ballot or ballets.
Stx', S. That if any sucJi Judprcor inspec
tors of election or any of them shall receive
or consent to receive any such unlawful
ballot or ballots fromanvsmh Uisnualilled
person, he or they ho offending shall he
guilty ol misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion thereof in anv Court of Uunrter Sea-.
slnns of tliis Commonwealth, h shalt lor
eachofTenoa bo sentenced to hay a lino of
not loss than one hundred dollars, and to
undergo imprisonment in tha JUll of the
proper county for not lass than sixty days.
Sfco. S, That if any person deprived' ot
citiaanship and disqualified as aforesaid
shall at any election hereafter to be held
in this Commonwealth vote or tender to
the osneera thereof, and otfei to vote a bal
lot or ballot, any, person so oll'ending
Khali be guilty ot a misdeineonor, and on
conviction thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth, shall for
. each offence be punished hi a like rnannor
aa is provided in the proceeding section of
: wis act, in uie case or onicers ot elections
teoaiving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
Sec. 4. That if any person shall hereafter
persuade or advise any person or persons
. deprived of citizenship and dis'itiaiified as
i afuresaiif, to otfer any. ballot or 'ballots to
the officers of any election hereafter to bo
held in this Commonwealth, or shall per
auado or ad visa any such olllcer to receive
any hallotor ballots from nny person de
prived of citizenship and disqualified ad
aloresaid, such persons so offending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upoe
conviction thereof tn any .Courtof Quarter
sessions of this Commoiiweallh, shall be
punished in like manner a provided in the
aecoud section of this act, in the case of
Ollioars of such election recoiylug such mi
lawtui uuitoi or na'iots. '
, .', ." " REGISTRY LAW.
.,- I also give ofllclal nonoe to the electors
in rorest countv that, bran act entitled
. -An act further supplemental to the aot
relative to tho elections of this Common
wealth," approved April 17th, it is
rroi i'lo'' a follows:
- hmu, i. ilo it euaotuil by the Senate and
tiouseol Itupresciitativoa of thv Common
Wealth of Pennsylvania in Ueneral Assem
jily met, and It I hereby enacted by an
thority of the samo, That it shall bo thedu
ty of each of the aeaura of this Com
monwvalth, on tho flntt Monday of June
, of e h your, to take up tho transcript he
has r'4flvi'd from tlu)-oiintTtiiimiion-
0n under the eiahih HMctioii of tin) ail of
- lath or April. lnJt. and proceed to an iiu
nudiau revision of the same by striking
I tberumin the name ot every person whois
r known by iinu to have tlu d or rriuovei
since tlu' lant prcviuus ao. isinent from the
district of which he la the awx-saor, or
I whoso death or removal shall be made
I known to him. and to add to the same the
luiioe ut ai.y quaiined voter Who ahull be
' niaiiu know n to him, to have removed into
, ' tho distrlnt in-e the las previous aaa
laent, or whnxe removal ihIo the smuie
shaj beorshall have been mnle known to
Jillll, and also the name of all who make
I daim to him to Ih9 qualified voters therein.
. Asaoou m tliis rcvuiioit is coniiiletsi he
sbnll iHnlt every dwclliiiu house in hiadin
Iriet and make cjirctul iiinuirv il anvner-
Boil whoso naiaoia oa his list hut diod or
rcijioved from tu distni't, and It so,
take the same theretrom. or whether anv
qualilied vukT roaidestUaielu huae luuue
. is not ou tho list, and it so, to add thesame
a therei, and In all m" where a name
i, added to the l!st a tax shall torthwyu be
or shall In' all case aftmtaln y Jnqrttpy
xin what ground the person so asaesscd
claims to beavoter. UHin tlieoompletion
of this work it shall he tha duty of each as
sessor as aforesaid to proceed to mnke out
a nsi in BipnanciiCAl orneroi me ircemen
above twenty-ono years of age claiming
to beqiialillcd voters In the ward. borough.
townshipair district of which he is assess
or, and opposite to each of sum nsmesstato
homer said freeman is or is not a house
keeper, and if he is, the number of his res
ilience, in towns where the same are num
bered, with the street, alley or court in
hlch situate.aml if tn a town where there
are no numbers, the namnof the street, al
ley or court on which said house fronts ;
also tho oeciiation of the person, and
here ho Is not a housekeeper, the occupa
tion, place of boarding and with whom, and
if working for another, the namo of em
ployer, and writo opposite each of mid
nsiiies the word " voter," and where any
person claims to vote hv reason of natur
alization he shall exhibit his certificate
thereof to the assessor, unless he has been
for five consecutive vears next preceding
voter in said district: and in all eases
hero the person has been naturalized, tho
name shall bo marked with the lettor"N."'
Whero tho person has merelv declared his
Intention to become a eitijicn and deslgnsJ
to bo naturalized bclore the next election,
the inline shall be marked "11. 1." Whero
the claim to vote is by reason of lieing be
tween the ages of twenty-one and twenty
two, as provided by law, tho word "ago"
shall lie entered, and if the person has
moved into the election district to reside
since the last general election the letter
11. shall ho placed opposite the name.
It shall bo tho further duty of each assess
or as aforesaid, upon the completion of tho
duties herein nil posed, to make a separate
list of all new nsaessments made hv him
and the amounts assessed upon eucli, and
rurnish tho same immediately to the com
missioners, who shall immediately add
the names to the tax duplicates and tho
wards, township, borough or district in
hich they have been ossossed.
Nec. 2. On tho list being completed and
the assessment made as aforesaid the samo
shall be forthwith returned to the county
commissioners, w ho shall duplicate copies
of said lists, with the observations and ex
planations required to be noted as afore
said, tn be mane out as soon as practicable
and placed in tho hands of the assessor,
who snail prior io Uie nrst ol August in
each veor put one eoiiv thoroof on the
houso where tho cloetifm of the respective
district is required to lie held, and retain
the other in his possession for the inspec
tion, treeot charge, ot any person residing
In the suid election district who shall de
sire to see the same, and it shall be the du
ty of the aaino assessor to add, from time
to time, on the personal application of any
one claiming the right to vote, thonameof
such claimant, and mark opposite the
name "1. I." and immediately as.se.ot him
with a tax, noting in all cases, his occupa
tion, residence, whether a hoarder or
house-keeper, if a boarder with whom he
lioards, and whether naturalized or de
signing to be, marking in all such cases
the letters opposite the namo "N." m
i, as tno cose niav be: tithe person
aiming to be assessed bo naturalized, he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate
of naturalization and if he claims that ho
designs to bo naturalized before the next
ensuing election, ho sha 1 exhibit nlscer.
tincato of declaration of Intentions; in all
eases whore nnv ward, liorougli. township
or blootion district is divided into two or
more precincts,,the assessor shall note In
all his assessments the election precinct in
which each elector resides, and shall make
a separate return for each to tho county
touiuussioners tn all cases In which a re
turn is required of him by tlio provisions
of this act; and tho county commissioners
in making duplicate e:pies of tho names
of the voiers in each precinct separately,
and shall furnish tlio same to tho assessor.
ana tne copies required by this act to bo
placed on tho door of or o"n election nlaces
on or noiore iinnrsiuay or August in each
year, shall bo placed on tho door of or on
tne etootinii place in eaciioi said precincts.
Sue. 3 A fter tho assessments shall havo
been completed on tho tenth dav prece
uing tne second i uesdny or October in
racn vear, tlio assessor shall, cn the Mon
day immediululy iidlowing.mako a return
to the county commissioners of the names
of all persoi'.K assessed bv him since the
return required to do made by htm by tho
second section of this a;-t. noting onikisito
each name tho observations and explana
tions required to lie noted asaloicsaid.and
the comity commissioners shall thereuiHin
cause the samo to be added to the returns
required by the second section of this act,
and a full and correct copy to bo made,
containing the names of nil persons so re
turned as resident tnxables in said ward,
borough, townshsp or precinct, and fur-
lusti uie same together wun tne necessary
election blanks to tho otiicers of the elec
tion In said ward, borough, township or
precinct, on or before six o'clock on tho
morning oi tte nrai Tuesday or November,
and no man shaU bo permitted to vote at
the election on that day whose name is not
on said list, unless he shall make proof of
his right to vote, us herclnauor required.
Hkc. 4 On tho day of election anv person
whoso name is not on the said list, ni)d
claiming the right to rotu at said uleution.
shall produce at least one qualified voter
of the district as a witness to the residence
of the claimant in tho district in which ho
claims to tie a voter, for a period of at least
ten days next preceding said election.
wnien witness anan iakb ana sunscriue
written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, tothe facts stated bv him.
which aflidavit shall clearly define where
the residence is of the person so claiming
to be a voter, and the person claiming tho
r)ght to vote shall also take and subscribe
Id a written, or nartlv written and nartlv
printed aflidavit, staling that to tho best of
lus knowledge and belief when and where
ho was born ; that he is a citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of
the I ni tod Htates t that he bus resided in
the Commonwealth one year, or if former
ly a citizen therein, and lias moved there
from six months precaoing such election
that ho has not moved .' ito tho district for
the purpose of voting therein; that he l.ai
paid a Ktatu or county tax within two years
which was assessed at least ten days before
said election ; and, if a naturali.t-d citizen
also state when, where and by what court
he was naturalized, and shall also produi
his certificate of naturalization for exami
nation; the said aflidavit shall also state
when and wufrnthe tux claimed to be paid
by the alndavit was assessed, and when
whero, and to whom paid, and tho tax io
ceint therctor shall be produced lor exam
lnation, unless the ntliant shall state in his
atlldavtt that it has bcuil lost or destroyed
or that be never received any, but if the
iriu so claiming the right to vote shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
a native born citizen of the United (States,
or if lioru Muwlu.ro, shall state that fact in
his affidavit, or shall produce evidence
that he has been naturalized or that he is
entitled to citizenship bv reason of his
father's naturalization ( and shall further
stale in hi affidavit that he is, at the tiuio
of taking the affidavit, between the ago of
tweiilv-our) aid twenty-two years; that he
baa resided m tho 8mU) one year and in
tho district ten davs preceding uueli dec
tion, he shall be entitled to vote, although
he shall not luive paid taxes : the said alii
davit of the wituossus to their resident'
shall be preserved by the election board,
and at the close of tho election they shall
Iks euclobcd with tho list of voters, tally
list and oilier papers required by law to be
hlod by the loiuni judges with the pro
thutiotsry, and shall remain on tile there
with at the nrothonotarr't office, sub
ject ! isniieallnn at other erection paper ara,
if the tlectbn officer! (hall find that tha sppli
cant or applicants poinsat all tLe legal qnnlifiea
lionsof votert, tit or thr ilisil be pfrmltted to
vots.snd the nam or aiiMi (hall be xlJf d to th
Hal of taxable by the election officer, th word
"tsx" being s.dded when the cUimsot rlaiml Io
vote on tax, and the word "age" heu he claim
In vote on sge, the tame- words being added bj
lb clerk In each case respecttreljr on th lilt ol
peraon eoting at mch election,
Pto 8 It ahsll ba lawful for any qnslifled citi
zen of th dialrict, notwithstanding the nam of
the proposed voter ia contained on tlx Hat of
resident tnisblea, to challenge the vol of each
peraon; whereupon the Mini proof of right of
anffrsge Is now required br law ahsllbe pub
liclr made and acted upon br the election boari',
and tha vote admit'nl nr rejected, according Io
he evidence; ererv person claiming to be a natu
ralised cinr-n (tint tie required to produce hi
naturtliistinn certifioite at tho election hrfur
voting, eicept li ba been fur ten year cousec-
ulively a voter in the district in wbicb he offer
it tote; andon the vote of such person being?
received, it aualljtje the on'v of th election o (ri
ce r a to write or ttsinp on sik'Ii cntificnte th
word "voted, with Hi month and renr and if
any election officer or officers shall receir a sec
ond vote oc the same any, by virtue of the anm
certificate, vitlng whero son are entitled to
vote br the naturalization ot their father;, liny
nhd the perron who ehnll offer such a second
vote, upon so otTcn ling, aunll be deemed guiltv of
high misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof b
Gned or imprisoned, -or both, at tbe discretion of
the court, but the fine shall not exceed one bun
dred dollars in each cae, or the impiisonment
one yenri Iht like puaishment (halt be Inllicted,
on tonne-lion, en Ibe officer a of election who
ball neglect or re.use to make, or cause tn I e
made, the endorsement required a aforesaid on
laid nstiirii'unlion cer'.ificate
xc C. If anv election officer shall refuse, or
ncglectto require inch proof of the right of inf
inite si li lequireu or tin law, or toe law tq
which this is a supplement. Iron anv person
O.Tering to vole, whole namo is not on III list of
assessed voters, or whose right Io rote is chal
lenged by any qualified voter requiring eucti
proof, every person bo offending, shall upon con
viction, be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor,
and shall be sentenred, t'jr every ofTei.j-, Io pay
nnc not exctcdmg on huadred dotfaia, or to
undergo an imprisonment nut eict eJing one rear,
either or both, at lb discretion of ibe c( urt,
SkO 7. Ten days preceding every election for
electors lor President and Vice President of the
United States, it shall b tho qutj of th asjeisor
to abend at the place require.! by law for holding
tbe election in each election, uulrkl.aod then
trier hear all applications of persons wbosa
Humes bare been omitted from the list of assessed
voter, who claimed tbe right to tote, or whose
right bare originated stuce tbe sama mad
oat, and shall add lb name of sucli persons
thereto a fLall show that ther a entitled tu
lb light of suffrage ia such district, ou th
personal application of th claimant only, and
fpriHaiih aiseti item with ;h proper tax. After
completing the list. a copj thereof (ball be p'ace4
op lie dour pf or qa Ilia iious what the eloctiau
ii to be held, at least eight day before tbe edi
tion; and at tbe ele:duu,ibe same course shall be
puriued in all respec'i as is required by tbii act
and tbe art to w hich this is a supplement, at th
general election in Octob. r.Ttic assessor shall aim
make th same returns to tbe county commission
ers of all assessments mr.d by virtu of this sec
'Pl'i t)i the ponlT commissioner thai) furnish
copies thereof to tbe election oftlcer in each
district, in like manner, in all respect, a is
required at the general election in October.
bro 9. Tbe respeclivo assessors, inspectors
and jutlgei of the election, shall each bat th
power to administer oaths to any person claim-
ng the right to bo assessed, or the right of
utTrage.or in regard to any other matter or thing
required to be done or inquired mto by any of
aid oairers under Inn act, and any wilful false
(wearing by any person in reb tion to any mat
ter concerning which they shall be lawfully in
terrngated by any of laid o Hirers, shall be pun
ished as penury.
Skc. 10. The assessor! shall each receive the
tame compensation for the time necessarily ipeut
iu performing their duties hereby enpined as is
provided by law for the pcrforinuuc of their
other duties, tube piid by the county commts
sioners as in other cases ; and It shall not be
lawful for coy prison to asses a tax against any
peison whatever within ten days next precfiiing
tbe election to ba held on tbe second '1 nesdnt of
October, in nnv rear, or within leu day next lie
fore any election for electors of President aud
Vie President of lite United states ; any viola
tion of thia protision hull bs a misdemeanor,
anil luljerdng the officers so offending to a fine
on conviction uot exceeding one hundred dollars
or to imprisonment not exceeding tlira months
or both, at tbe discreltoa or tbe Ujurt.
cxo. 1 1. On petition of Bv or more citlzenl of
ibe county, Hating onder oath that thcr tcri'y
believe that frauds will be practlcen at the electlou
about to be held ia anv district, it shall be the
duty of th Court of Common Please of (aid
county. if in session II not a judge thereof in vaca
tion, to appoint two ju lirious, sober and intelli
gent cltireni of tbe county to act as overseer of
said election; ssiJ overseers shall c aeiected
from different political partief.where th inspect
ore belonging to different parties, and where bpb
inspector belong to tha lame political party both
of the overseen shall ba taken frora the opposite
political parti; suid overseers shall have the right
to be present with lb oUicors of the election du
ring lbs whole tins the same Is held tho totes
counted and tha returns mad out and signed by
the election olhceri; to keep a list or the toters
if they Ire proper; to coalienge any person otfer
ine to tote, and to interrogate hi in and bii wit
nesses, under oath, ia rugurd to his right of suf
frage at said election, and to examin hi paper
produced ; and the officers of said election ire
required to afford to said overseer so selected
and appointed every convenience .'acuity fur iba
discharge of their duties; and if laid (lectio
officers shall refuse to permit said overseers lobe
present and perform tLeir duties at aforesaid.ur if
tbev iball be driven away from the polls by vio
lenc or intimidalioa. all '.b tote polled at such
election district may be rejected, by any tribunal
trying a contest under the said election : 1 rovi
ded, ill nt no person signing tbe petition shall bo
appointed an overseer.
. Sxo. 12. If any ptoilionqlury, clet, or depi)ty
of either, or any ether person (ball affix th teal
of office to ant naturalization, paper, or permit
tu lame to be affixed, or give out, or cause, or
permit Ibe same to be given out, in blank, hero
by It may be fraudulently used.or binush a natu
rahxation paper to any person who shall not
hat been duly examined ar.d sworn in opea
court, i I lb present of some of the jidges
tbereof.accordipg to the act of Coo gress.or shall
aid in, or connive at, or in any way permit the
issneofaoy frutidtilpnl naturalization certificates,
b shall be aoiliy of a bjgb uiiedetueanor j or if
any one sball fraudulently usa any such certm
csi of naturalisation, I no in,; (hat it was frau
dulenily ied, or shall tot or alteqipt to rote
tbereon, or if any on shall vot nr attempt to
role tbereon, or if any one shall vote or attempt
to tote on any certihcal of aturaliatin pot
Issued to bim.be shall be guilty of a high ioiile
mtiunor ; nd ei'ber or any of tha persoiiB, the:
aiders or abettors, shall on conticlion b fiusd fa
a sum not exceeding on thousand dollars, and
imprisonment in lb proper peni.euliary for
period not exceeding three years.
Ssc 13. Any person abo, on oaib or affirm
tion before anv court of this Slate, or officer au
thorized to adminisur ouths, shall to procure
ceriilkule of naturalization; for himself or any
other person u iifully depose or affirm auy maitcf
to b fart, knowing III lam to h TTne.ttiarr b
guilty otperjury; nud ant certificate of naturaliza
tion issued In pursuance of any such deposition,
declare. Ion or affirmation shall be null and void;
and it shall be th duty of the court issuing the
ame, npnn piool heing made befnrt it that it
wai fraudulently nlitaitud, la lake ImmrdUt
measures for recalling th rani for cancellation ;
and any person who shall tote or attempt to tnte
on any paper so obtained, or ahull any way aid In,
ronniv at or h ive nny agency w hatever in the
issue, circulation or uss of any fraudulent natur
alization certificate, shall ha deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof under
go imprisonment in the penitentiary lor not more
than two years, nd pay a An of not more than
one thousnn.1 ilcllars, or either ur both, at the
discretion of the rourt.
So 14 Any assessor, election officer or peraon
appointed aa an oversrer, who ahsll neglect or
refus to perform any duty enjoined by tbii act,
without legal canae, shall be subject to a penalty
of on hundred dnIUrs, and if any assessor shall
aisessany person ai a voter who i not qualified,
nr refuse to assess any or who is qualified, he
hall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office,
and on conviction ba punished by fin and im
prisonment, and subject to an arlian fur damage
by th peraon aggrieved, and If nny person shall
fraudulently add to, defac or drs.ror a liat of
votert made out a d lerted by this art, or tear
down or remove the tame f.om the,. luce where
it ha been tiled, with fi audnlent or niisch!tou
intent, or M any improper purpose, Un peraon
so offenr'lng shall t guilty of a high misdemean
or, and on conviction shall be punished by a Rue
not rxcredinn L,ve hundred dollars or Imprison
ment not exceeding two years, or both, at tbe
discretion of the coqtt.
Sir. IS All election hereafter held, under the
aw of Ibis Comnionwenltb, the polls ahull be
pened between the hours of six and seven o'clock
in., and closed at seven o clack p ni,
8xn. 16. It ahaU be the duty of the Secretary of
the Coaitnnnweahh to prepare forms for all tbe
blank made necessary by thil act and furnish
copiei of the same to all tbe county commissioners
of 'he sereral counties of th Commonwealth; and
the county commissioners of each county shall.
as soon as necessary after tbe receipt of ihe same,
at the proper expense or the county, procure and
furnijh to all l'ha election officer of Iht election
district of their respective counties, copies of such
blanks, in luch quan'iiiri ai may be rendered ne
cessary for the discharge of their dulirt uuder tbii
act.
a .
Sso IT. That citizens of Ibis-State temporal!!
in th service of the State or lb Uuiled Stale
overnment, on clerical or ether duty, and who
do uo tot where thus employed, shall not he de
rived thereby of tl right to tote in their sever
al election districts if otherw ise duly qualified
I'll autre lu the Muu of Voting.
As therein directed. I also give ollicisl notice of
the following provisions of an act apptoved th
.10th of Uarrb, 1866, entitled ' Au Act regulating
tbe mode of voting at all tot election! iu this
Commonwealth."
Sc. 1. Be It enacted bt Ihe Senate and Iloue
of Repr lealntivesof tbe Commonwealth of Penn-
jlvania in Uener-u Assembly met, ard It li
ereby enacted by the authority of ihe same. That
the voters of tbe several couniips ot this Com-
meuwealih, at all crneral,tovrujbip,!)(rotigli and
special election, are hereby berrnfer author
ised and required to vote by ticket! prided or
written, or partly printed and parity written, e?r
erally classified as follows : One ticket shall em
brace tbe names of all jndgei of courts voted I jr
and be labeled Judiciary ,' one ticket sball em
brace tbe name cf all the Stat officers toted for
and b labeled "State," one ticket shall enibraco
the names of all the county officers voteu for, Itij
clullng office of Senator and mrmler of Assem
bly , if voted for, and member of Congress, if to
ted for.uod be labeled "County," oue ticket sball
embrace tbe names of all th township officers
voted for aud be labeled Township, one ticket
shall embrace Ibe names of all th borough i.lfi
cm toted for aud ba labeled"florou'gb,' and each
class shall be deposited in leperat ballot boxes.
Pursuant to lb provisions contained in the
76th section of the act first aforesaid, Uie judges
of tbe aforesaid districts ahull representatively
lake charge of Ihe certificates of returu of tbe
election of their respective districts, and produce
theui at a meeting of one judge fiem each dis
trict, at tha borough of Iio.mkht, ou the thisd
DAY after ibe election, being Kill DAV, ll.e I'Jril
DAY of DKCEUUKII, I S73, (lien and there Io per
form the duties required by law of said judges
Also, thai where judge, by sicUness or una
voidable accident, is unable to attend such meet
ing ol j'ulgos, llieu th; certil cat of return shall
bs taken fbarge of by on pf tha inspectors or
clerks of ekciiou of tbe district, who shall do and
perform Ihe duties of said judge unable fuattend.
. T.J. AM tJlr.Hr;.,,, BheriB;.
Trial List for December Term, 1873.
Rlizaboth flreen vs R. C. Sott et al.
Freeman ii. Kllsworth fur use vs Jiio, IT.
lilks et al.
I. . H. Hoffman vs John Fa gu nil as ot al.
II. If. Mnv vs. James T. Whinner et al.
II. II. May vs John Miller et al.
John Uoasoui for use vs Leopold Ililbron
ner. S. P. MeCalmont vs The Atlantic and
Great Western Hailwav.
S. P. MeCalmont vs Tho Atlantic and
Great Western Hallway. .
II. A. Coflin vsThe Allegheny Vulley It.
It. Company.
Weible tV, Hopkins vs J. J. McCaslin. '
Tho Fourtli Isatlonal Hank of Pittsburgh-
et al vs Ooo. H. Hunter et al.
Hill, Fox tfe Co. vs tieorgo S. Hunter.
Kliztihcth Katferty vs Michael Ilallerty Br.
Kli.alioth Ilallerty v Michael Kallerty Sr.
Jesse llurchlield vs John Woodcock.
John Cleary vs John Cobb A Hon.
Michael lturkct vs Win. Hooker.
Ij. Itackett vs. Jacob M. Kepler.
J.H. Horron vs Jacob Kepler.
John A. Ilodd vs llenj. 11. Cole,
('has. Murphy vs Thomas Porter.
Joseph Zouver vs John Cooper.
Thomas Suuford vs Win. H. Hall.
J. 13. AUSEW, Prolh'y.
Tov, 10th 1873. aa-
PROCLAMATION.
AViikkeah. The Honorable W, I. Jenks,
President Judge of tho Court of Com
mon Pleas and Quarter Hesfcions in nnd for
. tho county of Forest, has issued bis pre
cept for holding a Court of Common Picas
Quarter (Sessions, Ac,, at Tioncstu, lor
the Ctjuiity of Forest, to commence cu tho
fourth 'Monday of leo, next, being the
St:d da; of lec. lH7;i. Notice is therefore
given to tho Coroner, Justices of the Peace
and Constables of said county, that they ba
then and there in their proper persons at
ten o'clock, A. M., of said dav, with their
records, inquisitions examinations and
other rcmoiiibrauces, to do thoso' things
which tu their otliuea appertain to be done,
and tq those who bound in reoognizuiico
to nrostsMite against f he prisoners that are
or shall be in the jail of Forest County ,thnt
they be then and thore to prosecute against
them as shall lie Just. Given under iny
hand aud seal this lHth day of Nov. A, 1),
1S7X T. J, VAN GiF-sjKN, flli'n'.
mssoi.uTiox,
Tho partnership heretofore existing bo
tweon Ins. WiuansJc liluiue is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, und accounts
divided. J. WINANH,
J. K. H1,A1NK, M. D.
Tiouestu, Ta., Nov. IB, 173.
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AN ENTIRELY NEV
SI4VI MACES Ll,
For Domestic Use.
ONLY I1E D 01
With the New Pnnleiit
BUTTON HOLE WORKER.
Patented June "7th, 1S7 J.
AWAlUiKli TIIK FIRST PR KM I CM AT
, TIIK AMERICAN INSTITLTK
MARYLAND 1NS1TTU1K FAIRS, lr-71.
A most wonderful nnd elegai'llv con
structed Sewing Machine for family work.
Conipleto iu nil its Parts, I'ses tho Straight
i-.yo i-oinieii cettie, self trciilliig, direct
upright Positive Motion, new tension self
feed and eloih tiuitler. Onerutes bv wheel
nnd on a table. 1 .ij lit running. Smootli
nnd noiseless, lil-.o nil good high-priced
machines. Has Patent Check to prevent
the wiicul being turned tho wrong way.
i scs inn tnreiKt in reel from Iho spool.
Mak?s the clastic lock Mitch, finest nnd
strongo-sl stick l.nnwii ; tirm,iluiiible, clostt
nnd rapid. Will do till kinds of work.
tine and coarse, from cnnihric to heavy '
cloth or Leather, nud uses nil description
of thread. This Machine Is heavily con
structed to give it Ktreiigth; nil the parts
of each Miu hine being made alike by ma
chinery, nnd boautilully liiiishisl ami orna
mented. 1! is very easy to lenrn. Rapid,
smooth nnd silent In operation. Tteliabln
at all iine, antl it practical, Scientific,
Mechnnieal Invention, at rcutly leducc.l
(rice.
g good cheap family sewln? ni-tehlne a
ad. The first niitl only Hinvess In" pint
tlucing a valuable, substantial and relia
ble low priced Sewing Machine. Its ex
treme low price reaches all eondttlniiH. Its
simplicity antl sti-engih ml-ip!s it to all
capa itios.wliiln Its inaiiy lutu ils uiailo it a
universal favorite wLerwir tii.etl, and
creates n rapid demand.
IT 1H Al.l. IT IS r-KCOMSIKHMfl).
I can cheerfully and con li. lent ly nvom
mend its use to thot.o who lire wanting a
really good .Sewing Machine, at n low
price. Mrs. II. It.JAM r.SON, -s
I'cotor.e, Will County, III.
Prlco of each mnchliie. "Cinsa' A."
'One,' (warrmitcd for five years bv snecisl
certificate,) with till the tixtin cs, utid' eve
rything complete boion-ing Ui it, lncliid
lug self threading needle, packed iu
strong wtwlcn box, nnd delivoie I Io anv
part of tho country, by c.vprcss fico of
further c harges, oil receipt of price, only
Five Dollars. Sato delivery giiaiantccti.
With each Machine we wiil'scutl, ou ru
ccipt of Jl extra, the new patent
P.CTTON 1K1LR YVOllKKIt,
Ono of tho most important aim useful lii
veiitiena of the nge. So simple nud cer
tain, that a child enn work the lincst but
ton holo wilh rcg tlarily nnd ease. fStrotiK
and beautiful.
Hnecial lot ins, nnd rsfro itidurt iupnts to
Malo and Fcmulo Agents, sloro keepers,- .
Ac, wdin will establish agencies through
the country und keep our new machines
on exhibition antl hale. Countv lii;hl
given to sunn i. agents i'riw. Agent's c m
l.lcto'outlit, i'uinislie I without any extra
chnr;re. Samples of sewing, deseriptivo
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siiply
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Latest Patents nnd improvciurnta fbr
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Rare Seeds in largo variety. All Moimv
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nnd aio perfectly secure. Knfo delivery of
all oi;r floods guainnteed.
t, I'An old and resMnsiblt firm that sell
ho best good at tho lowest price, and cnu
be rolied upon byourreaders." Farmer's
Journal, New York.
Nut Responsible for Registered Letters.
Address, JliltoMK 11. HUDSON A W.,
Corner Greenwich A Cortlandl Sin., New
York. ii-tvni
wri. p. OLUM,
BLACKSMITH
AND
WAGON-MAKER.
Corner of Church and Kim Streets,
TIOISrKSTA I A.
This firm is prepared to do all work in
its line, and will warrant everything: tlono
at thiiir shops to give satisfaction. Par
ticular attention given to
IIOItM'-hUOI .(.,
Givethum atrial, mid you will not rc
grot it. l.j-iy.
JOH WORK"if all kinds done at this of
fice on short notice.