.She ovfist $fjmMta.
H rirnusuni) every wi:iiyr:niUY, by
av.'r. duxn,
rnoE is Ropmoii & bonner's BnnDraa
ELM STREET, TIONKlf A, PA.
TKR.MS, $2.00 A YEAR.
No Subscription received for a shorter
period than three month.
Correspondence snliolled from nil part.
of tin. country. No iioilco will 10 taken of
atmnnymous communications.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'I. O. of O.K.
MEETS rvorv Fridnv evening, nt 7
o'clock, In tli UnM formerly oecnplod
by the Hood Templar.
A. It. KELLY, X. rt.
. A. RANDALL, Soc'v. !27-tf.
TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342,
O. U. V M.
MKKTM at Odd Fellows' Lodge Room,
every Tuesday eveiilnp, ' 7 o'clock.
J, T. DALE, C.
I M. CLARK, R. 8.
31.
. Dr. W. V. Towcll,
OFFICE ami residence opposite tho
Lawrence House, Ollloodtrys Wednes
day and Saturday. ' a-tf.
.t. i. ACi i :w,
Attorney at Law, - Tionesta, Pa.
Ofllco on Kim Street.
May 1, l7j.-tf
K. L. Davis,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Tionesta, Pa.
Collection msdo In this and adjoin
ing counties. 40 ly
M I la IZ W V . T .V T J J,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
fm Street,
TiosKrr.i, r.i.
F. V. Hays,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, nml NoTnv
Pl'sur. Reynold Hukill A Co.'
Ulork, Seneca St.', Oil City, Pa. IW-ly
r. KI.X.1KAR,
r. m. nnit.Br.
KiyytiA R SMILE T,
Attorney at Law, - - Fraakll, Pa.
1StACTICK In the several Court of To
nnngo, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin
ing oniintic. !-ly.
K. V. A. 51. V. I AlVSOX,
BARRF.RX nnd 1 lali'drcsscrs. Smenr
haugh building, Kim St. Switch.
vrir.zos, l' raids, Curl, tve., mado from
Combings. 1 diving settled permanently
In thin place, they desire the patronage of
the public. Satisfaction guaranteed. 1 j 3m
X.lTIOX.il. IIOTRI,,
TIDIOTJTB. , IP
W. I. ISUCKLTV, - PjiormitTou.
Krlut-ClnHS Licensed House, Good stu
Ijle connected. 13-ly
CENTRAL HOUSE,
BONN Kit A AGNKW BLOCK. L.
Aoxkw, Proprietor. This is a now
house, and ha just been fitted up for tlio
iteeonkmndatinn of the public. A portion
of lb pulrouae of the public is solicited.
1 ly
Lawrence House,
rpiONESTA, PA., WILLIAM LAW-
1 HENCE, PllOI-RIKTOR. Tt.i llOUH
iii rontrally looatoil. KTiirvthlnir new and
well furnished Superior a'-i-ommnda-tions
and Mtrcct attmitiou i;ivrn to piuwl.
VejptHhles and Fruits of all kiudx nervrd
In thtiir season. Sample room for Com
HjorehU Agents.
FOREST HOUSE,
O A. YARN Kit Pkoi-kiktoh. Opposite
rN , t: ... o.. t...
. I llllll lillilll', (IIMI.-I.Llt, sit u iim
opened. ICvorylhint; new and clean and
IVesta. Tho bo.it ot liquors kept constantly
cm bund. A portion of the public p:itron
ate is repeiHl'ully solicitod. 4-17-lV
C. B. Vw'eber's Hotel,
rnYLKRSiu: nr.li. i.v. c. n. wnmcrt
L has liossension of tho new briek hotel
mid will lie luippy to entertain all his old
customer, and any iimuner oi now ones.
Hood accommodations lor guests, and ex
cellent atablinK. 10-3m
Dr. J. L. Acon-b,
PHYSICIAN AND SURG HON, who has
i had tiftoen years' experience in a lai'iie
and HitiVessfiif practice, will uiteml all
Vrofcssionnl Calls. Olllce in his lruir and
4irocery Store, located in Tidiouto, near
Tiuiuute House.
IN UIS STORK WILL B15 FOUND
A -full assortment of Modieinos, Liquors
Tohicco. Ciirars. Htaliouerv. Glass, Faints,
oils, Cutlery, all of the best quality, aud
will be sold' at reasonable rules.
DR. CliAS. O. DAY, mi experienced
Vhvsiciau and DrtiiTilst fi om New York,
has" charo t' tlio Store. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
n. u. Hit. jxu. r. rAi:. u. kkllt
MA Y, 1'A 11 K CO.,
B A IT K E R 3
Corner of Kim it Walnut Sts. Tionesta.
Rank of Discount and Deposit.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits.
full "titjiis mi leon all the Principal ik.'uiIs
or nit- i. .
Collections solicited. 18-ly.
D. W. CLARK,
1'OMMISSIONKI'S OLFRK, rOREaT CO., rA.)
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
OL'SKS an 1 Lots for Sale anil REX
T.
lid Lauds tor Sal J.
i h-ivo superior facilities for ascertaiulnn
tfce condition of taxes and tax deeds, Ac.,
and tin therefore quuliiitid to act intolli
Kcntlvaa iloilt of Uiomo li inx at a dis
tance", owuiiiir lauds in tlio County.
i!ico In tL'-uuniisiouci".j Jlouin, Court
Hoiks.', Tiuiic.-ta, l'a.
4-U-ly. I). W. C LARK.
V. V. Bi.
WANTKD.--Kvorybody to know that
Four- Fold Liniment is lllc leading Lini
ment for ciiiinir all kind of P.uns and
S.rTliroal, an I lor IIoikcs, Cattle, rt-.,
is tlie most Rii.'cesfl'iil Liniment in the
market, co circulars nroiitnl bottles.
Sold b I'M l'l 'l"'.-!' ;'.o.lyi"M!l
e .
VOL. VIII. NO. 27.
Painting, Paper-Hanging &q.,
7 II. CIIASF, ofTionesta, offers his
J services to tlioKn iii need of
FAINTINd,
URAlNINt!.
CALCIMIMNtJ,
SIZING A. VARNISHINO,
SIC.N WRITING,
AND CARRIAGK WORK, "
Work promptly attended to and ,
Kn i l ("n t ion . i nn l-im t ool.
Mr. Chnso will work In the country
ihen desired. 13 -tf.
NEW HARNESS SHOP,
TtrST opened next door north of the
Lawrence House. The undersicn'od Is
nrepnred to do till kinds of work in Ills
line In the best wtvlo and on short notice.
X K W II A 11 H K H H
A Snechilly. Keens on hand a fine assort
ment of Curry Comlm, Unifies, Harness
Oill, Whips, and Hnddlos. Hnrness of all
kinds made to order and cheap as tlio
cheapest. Remember tho name and place
w . w r,M r,
North of Lawrence House,
14-ly Tionesta, Ta.
nilH. V. 31. 1IKATII
DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa.
1I
RS. IIKATU haii recently moretl lo
this place lor tho purpose of meotinu
a want which the ladies of tho town nnd
county bsvo for a luiitr time known, that
or navini; a dressmaker or experience
amonsr tti-m. Iam prepared to make all
kinds of dreasos in the latent atylea, and
iruarantee SHtin'a"tion. Stampinft for braid
ing and embroidery rton in the best man
ner, with the nnwast patterns. All T ask
la a fair 'rial. Residence on Water Street,
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
Nhriver. Utt
Frank Ilohblu,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
(aUCOKsSOR TO DBMINCI.)
Picture In every atyleof the art. . Viewa
of tho oil region fur aalo or taken to or
der. CKNTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing.
SYCAMORE STREET, near Union De
pat, Oil City, Pa. HO-tf
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
ItLS NTltEETi
SOUTH OF RomON A nONNKR S
sroiu:.
Tionesta, Pa.,
3S. CARPENTER, . . . Proprietor.
"iiiiwi."i;
Pictures taken in all the latest atvlea
the art. 'M-lt
'in IIOVAKD t CO.'S Store, Tionesta, Pa.)
l'RALTICAl.
WATCHMAKER & JEWELER,
DKALKR-IN
Watches, Clock. Solid ami Flated
Jewelry, lilack Jcicelry.
Eye UlafMc.n, Spec- '
taclcfi, Violin Strings, ifr., if f.
Will examine ami repair Fino Fnwlish,
Swiss or American Watches, such as Re
peaters, independent Seconds, stem
Winders, Implex, levers. Anchors and
Lepinos, und will make any newpiec.es
for the same, Hiicb an latafts. Fork, l'el
letts, Wheels, Piniiins, Cylinders, Bar
rels, Arbors, and in fact auy part apper
taiuiig to line watches,
.All AVorlc AVmi-iitMl.
I can safely
that any work undertaken by me will be
done in huuU a manner and at such prices
ior
oon wo it it
ttiat will give satisfaction to all who may
favor mu with their orders.
L. KLEIN,
llly Author of "The Watch."
You ('mi 5Ioncy
lly buyiii!? your PIANOS and ORGANS
from tho "uiiderKitftiod Manufacturers'
Agent, foi the best brands in tlio market,
intilruuicnts shipped ihr t from the Fac
tory. ('HAS. A. S1IFI TZ, Tuner,
:l ly l,oe I ox 1711, nil circ, I'n.
01
mtst
TlONfeTA, PA.,
PROCLAMATION OF GENER-
AT ITT TTPTrnXT
AJj IjJjXjtliUIN.
Whereas, In nnd by an actof tho General
Assembly of tho Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled 'An Act to rcjiuluto tho
Kloctions of the Commonwealth,' passd
tho 2d, day of July, A. 1)., IK ili, it is made
the duty of the Sheriff of every county
within this Commonwealth to nivo puliliu
notice of the General Elections, aud in
such to enumerate:
1st. The officers to bo elected.
2d. DcMl'mato the Dlace at which the
election is to bo held. .
I, T. J. Van Olesen, 'Hich Sheriff of
tno county of Forest, do hereby make
known and (rivo this public notice to tho ,
electors oi me county ot i orcst. that a
(ieneral Election will be held in said coun
ty, on tho i
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER, 18?i,
it being tho 2d day of the month, between
tho hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. m, at tho sev
eral Election Districts.
In Harnett township at Clarington sclloolt
nouse.
In Green township at tho house of L,
Arner.
In llowo township at Brookston, in
Rrookston Hall.
In Jcnks township at the court house in
Maricn.
In Harmony township at Allcndor school
house
In Hickory township , at Rail school
house, .f ' -
In Kingsley township at Wheeler, Du
senbury v t's b.ro.
In Tionesta township at Court House in
Tionesta Ixirough.
In Tf nesta borough at Court House in
said brirounh.
At which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
One person fur Governor of the State of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Treasurer of the Stato of
Pennsylvania.
tno person State Senator, in connection
with tho cotfiitiua of Clarion, Elk, and
Cameron.
One pcrann for Associate Judge of For
est County.
One person for Prothonotary, Register,
Recorder, aud Clerk of Courts of Forest
County.
Ono person for Sheriff of Forest County.
Three persona for Commissioners of
Forest County.
Three persona for Auditors of Foreat
County.
Ono'person for Jury Commissioner of
Forest County.
One person'forSurveyorof Forest County-
The attention of electors is also called to
tho following extracts from a "Further
supnleiuciit to the Act regulating elections'
ii. this Commonwealth," approved Janua
ry HOth, 1S74:
Suction 4. On the petition of tlvo or more
citiwns of any eloction district, setting
forth that the appointment of overseers is
a reasonable precaution to secure the puri
ty ami fairness of the eloction in said dis
trict, it Hhall bo tho duty of tho court of
common picas of tho proper county, all
the law judges of tho said court able to act
ai the timo concurring, to appoint two ju
dicious, sober and intelligent citi.ons of
the said district belonging to different po
litical parties, overseers of election to su
pervise the proceedings of election olllcora
thereof, and to maao report of the same
as they may be reouirod bv Bitch court.
Said overseers shall lie men qual'lied to'
sci ye upon election boards, and shall have
the tight to be present with tho officers of
such eloction during the whole time such
is held, the votes counted, and tho returns
mado out and siirncd bv the election olH
ccrs; to keep a listf of voters, if they seo
proper; to challenge any person olierinir
to vote, and intcrroirato him nnd his wit
nesses under n th, in rettard to bis riirht
of suffrage at said election and to examine
his papers produced ; and the otllcors of
said election are required to afford to said
overseers, so selected and appointed, every
convenience and facility for tho discharge
of their duties; and it said election otll
cors shall refuse to permit said overseers
to be present, and perform their duties ns
aforesaid, such officer or ofli!ora shall be
guilt v ota misdemeanor, and on convic
tion thereof shall bo lined not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding one year, or both, in tho discre
tion of tho court or if tho overseers shall
bo driven away from the polls by violence
or intimidation, all the votes polled in
such election district may be relcctod by
the proper tribunal trying a contest under
said election, or a part or portion of such
vote aforesaid may be counted, ns such
tribunal may deem necessary to a just and
proper disposition of the case.
Skction 5. At a I elections licrcaftor
held under tho laws of this common
wealth, the polls shall lie opened at seven
o'clook a. m., and cloned at seven oMork
p. m.
Skc. 0. In all election districts whore a
vacancy exists by reason of the disquali
cation of the oliic r or otherwise in an
election board heretofore appointod, or
where any new district "hall bo formed,
the judge or judges of the court of com
igon pleas of the proper county shall, ten
days before any general or special elec
tion, appoint competent persons, to till
said vacancies nnd to conduct the election
in said new districts; und in the appoint
ment of inspeetors in any election district
botli shall not be of the same political
party; and the judge of elections slmll, In
all csaes. be of the political parU having
the majority of votes in said district, as
oourly as the judgo or judges can ascer
tain the fact ; and in cir-'0 of the disagree
ment of the judges as to the selection of
inspectors, tho political1 majority of tho
judges shall select ono of such inspectors,
and the minority judgo or judge shall se
lect the other.
Skc. 7. Whenever there shall Is- a vacan
cy in an election board on tho iii'irnin of
an election, aaid vacancy shall be tilled in
conformity with exisiting laws.
Skc. 8. At the opening of the polls at all
elections it shall bo the duty of tiie
judges of election for their respective dia
tricts to designate ono of the inspectors,
whose duty it shall lie to have in custody
the registry of voters, ami to make the
entries therein required by law; and it
shall be the duty of the ntlier of said in
spectors to receive and number thcballotsJ
ut said election.
KKf. (I. All elections by the citizens shall
bo by liull.it; every luillot voted shall bo
numbered in the order in which it shall
lie received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on tho list of votora opposite
the name of the elector from whom re
ceived. And any voter voting two or mnro
tickets, tlio so eial tickets so voted shall
each be numbered with the number cor
responding with tho number to tho name
of tho voter. Any elector may wrlto his
ti.iine upon his ticket, or cause the. same
lie
OCTOUEIl 13, 1875.
'? wri"vn ", 'Mti by a
i . i.k. .n n iimno. i u uouiiion to mo
"jsnfith now proscrilM-d by law to bo taken
anil siitjscrihed by erection ollicers, thuy
shall severally be sworn or alllrmcd mit
to disclose bow nny elector shall havo vo
icu. unless required to (to so as witnesses
in a judicial proceeding. All judscs, ln-
gfipoctors, clerks and ovorsecrs of anveloe
.Tiuii hold under this ai-t slmll, beforo en-
teriiiK upon tholirf iftiea, bo duly sworn or
alllroind in tho presence of each other.
Thejiidno shall bo sworn bv tho minority
inspector, ir there shall bo such minority
Inspector, nnd in caso thero bo no minori
ty inspector, then by a justice of the peace
or alderman, and the Inspectors, oycrcers
and clerks shall bo sworn bv the udiro.
Certificates ,,f such swearinir'or Rfrirminir
shall bo duly made out and signed bv tho
ollicers so sworn, nnd attestod bv the oUl
ecr who administered the oath. Ifnuv
judgo or minority inspector refuses or
falls to swear tlio otneers of eltt tion in the
manner required by this, net, or if any of
ficer of election shall act without being
first duly sworn, or If any ollleor of ebc
tion shall sign tho form of oath without
beir dulsworn, or if any 1ufe or mi
nority inspector shall certify that anyofll
cor was sworn when ho was not, it' shall
be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction, ihe oflieer or otllcors so orfending
shall be lined not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one
year, or both in tho discretion of the
court.
Sko. 10. On tho day of election any per
son whoso name shall not appear on tho
registry of voters, and who eiaims tho
right to vote at Raid election, shall pro
duce at least ono qualified voter oi the dis
trict as a witness to tho residence of tho
claimant in the district in which ho claims
to bo a voter, for tho period of at loast two
months immediately preceding said .elec
tion, wnich witness'shnll be sworn oi af
firmed and subscribe a written or partly
written and partly printed affidavit to the
facts stated by him, which affidavit shall
define elearly where the reMil is of
the person so claiming to bo a voter j anil
the person so claiming tho right to vote
shall also take nnd subscribe n written or
partly written and partly printed affidavit
stating, to the best of Id's knowledge and
belief, when and whero lie was born ; that
he has been a citizen of tho Unitod States
for one month, and of tho commonwealth
of Pennsylvania : that ho has resided in
'tho commonwealth ono year, or, if former
ly a qualified elector or a native born citl
acn thereof, and has removed tberefram
and Returned, that he has resided therein
six nfbnlhB next uroccdingr said election ;
that ho has resided in he district in which
he claims to bo a voter for tho period of nt
loast two months immrdiately preceding
said election ; that he has not 'moved Into
the district for the purpose of voting t here
in; that ho has, if twenty-two years of
ago or upwards, paid a state ot county tax
within two years, which was assessed at
least two months nnd paid at least one
month liefore tho election. - Tho said afli
davit shall, also state when nnd where the
tax claimed to b paid liy tho nlllant was
assessed, and when and where ami to
whom paid; and the tax receipt thorefnr
shaH bo produced for examination, tin ess
tho afllantjihall sUvto in his aflidavit that
it lias boon lost or destroyed, or that he
never received nnyt and if a naturalized
citizen, shall also stato when, whero and
by what court ho was naturalized, and
shall also produce his certificate of natu
ralization lor examination. Hut if the
person so claiming the right to vote shall
take aud siitmcrihe an atlidnvit that he is I
a native born citizen of the United States, j
or, if Isirn elsewhere, shall stato the fact
in his atlldavit, and shall produee evidence '
that he has been naturalized or that he is
entitled to citizenship by reason of bis
father's naturalization, nnd shall further
state in his atlldavit that ho is, at tho time
of making tho aflidavit, of tho ageof twon-ty-ono
and Under the age of twenty-two
years; that ho has been a citizen of the
United States one mouth, and has resided
In the state one year ; or, if a native born
citizen ot tho state and removed there
from and returned, that ho has'rnsideu six
months next preceding said election, and
in tlio election district two months imme
diately preceding such election, he shall
be entitled to vote, althong. i ho shsll not
havo paid taxes. The said affidavits' of all
person making such claims, and the alli
davits of the witnesso to their residence
shall be preserved by tho election board,
and at the close of tho election they slall
bo enclosed with the list of voters.tiril v list
and other pnpers required by law to bo
tiled by the return judge with the prothon
otary, and shall remain on file therewith :
in the prothonobiry's olllee, subject to ex- ;
animation its other election papers are. If :
the election ollicers shall lind that tho ap plicant
possesses al I the legal qualilication '
of n voter ho shall be p' rmit'ed to vote, j
and Ids name slmll be added to the list of i
laxahles by thi election ollicers, the word 1
"tax" being added whore the claimant
claims to vote on tax. and the word "ago," I
where he claims to vote on age; tho same
words being added by tho clerks ill each
case, respectively, on the list of persons
voting at such eloction.
Skc. 11. It shall be lawful for any quali
fied citizen of the district, notwithstand
ing tho name of tho proposed voler is
contained in the list of utxitblcs, to chal
lenge th vote of hueh pcrso whereupon
the same proof of tho right of sutl'ra'e us
is now required by law shall be publicly
made and acted on by tho election boanl,
and tho vote admitted or rejoi'ted nccord
iu ; to the evidence. Every person claim
ing to bo a nut tirulizod citizen shall be re
quired, to produce his naturalization cer
tificate at tho election liefore voting, ex
oept whero lie has been tor live years con
secutively a voter in tho district in which
he offers his veto; unit on the voto of such
person Is-ing received, it shall be theduty
of tho election ollicers to write or stamp
the word "voted," with the day. month
and your ; and it any eloction officer or
ollicers shall receive a second vote on the
same day, by virtue of the same certifi
cate, excepting where sons are entitled to
vote, because of the naturalization of
their fathers, thoy and the person who
shall oiler such socond vote shall be guil
ty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof "hall be lined or Imprisoned, or
both, at tlio discretion of tlio court; but
the line-shall not exceed live bundrod
dollars in each ease, nor the imprison
ment ono year. The like punishment
shall lie indicted, on oonvietion, on the of
ficers of election who shall neglect or ro
fuso to make, or cause to lie made, the
endorsement required as aforokaid on said
nuliiraliA.it ion coi lilicate.
Skc l'J If any uieciion otl'.cer shall re
fu-.e or neglect to require such pioof of
tlio light of Hiill'rago as is prescribed by
this law, or tho laws to which this is a
supplement, from any person offering to
voto whoso name is not on tho list of as
sessed voters, or whoso riyht to vote is
1 uhaUeriged by any qualified voter present,
$2 VFAl ANNUM.
and shall admit such person to Vote with
out requiring such proof, every person so
offending shall upon conviction, Iw irnilty
of a misdemoaoor. and shall bn sentenced
for every such offence to pay a line not ex
ceeding tlvo hundred dollars, or to under
go an impriMoiiment not mor than one
year, or both at tlio discretion of the
court.
Skc. 13. As soon ns the polls shall close,
tho officers of election shall proceed to
count all the votes cast for each candidate
voted for. and make a lull return or tho
same in triplicate, with a ro.urn shoot in
addition, in all of which tho voto received
by each candidate shall be given niter his
or her name, tirst in words and again in
figure, and shall bo signed by nil of said
officer and certified by overseers, if any,
or if n t so certitied, tho overseers, and
any officer refusing to siirn or certify, o.
either of them, shall write upon each of'
tho returns his or their reasons for not !
signing or certifying them. Tho vote, ns
soon as counted shall also be publicly
nnd fully declared from tho window to
tlio citizens present, and a brief statement
showing tho voles received bv each candi
unte shall be mado and signed by tho elec
tion officers as soon as the vole is counted
and the same shall be immediately posted
up on tho door of the election hou e tor
information of the public. Tho triplicate
returns shall be enclosed in envelopes and
' e sealed in the presenco of tho officers,
and one envelope, with tho unsealed re
turn sheet, givon to the judge, which shall
contain one list of voter's, tally-paper, and
oaths of officers, and another' of said en
velopes shall be given to the minority in
spector. All judges living within twelve
milos of the prothouotary's olllce, orwilli
in twenty-four mil. -8, if their rosiuenoo be
in n town, village, or city upon tho lino of
a railroad leading -o tho county seat, slm I,
beforo two o'clock p ist meridian of tlio
day after the election, und all other iudges
shall, beforo twelve o'clock meridian of
tho second day nfter tho election, deliver
said return, togolher with return slieot,
to the prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas of tho county, which said re
turn sheet shall I filed and the day and
hour of filing marked thereon, and shall
lie preserved by the prothonotary for pub
lic inspection. At twelve o'clock on the
second day following any election, the
prothonotary of the court of c mmon
pleas shall present tho said returns to tlio
said court. In counties where thoro is no
resident president judge, the nssociato
judges shall perforin the duties imposed
upon tho court of common pleas, which
shall conveno tor said purpose ; tho re
turns presented by the prolhonotarv shall
be opened by said court and computed by
such of its officers, nnd such sworn asist
nnts as tho court shall appoint.in tho pres
enco of tho judge or judges of said court,
nnd tho returns certified and certificates
of election issued under the seal of the
court as Is now required to bo done by ro
turiijudges; and the voto as so compu cd
and certiliod, sluill be ma 10 a mutter of
record In said court. The sessions of tho
said court shall be open to tho public.
And in case tho return of any election dis
trict shall bo missing when the returns
are presented, jr in caso of complaint of a
qualified elector under oath, chiirgingpaU
liable fraud or mistake, and particularly
specifying the aih god fivud or mistako.or
where fraud or mistake Is apparent in the
return, the court shall examine the re
turn, and if in the judgment of the court
It shall be necessary to a just return, said
court shall issue summary pris-ess against
the election officers aud overseers, if any,
of the election district complained of, to
bring them forthwith into court, with all
election pnpers in their possession ; and if
palpable, mistake or fraud shall he discov
ered, it shall, upon such hearing as may
be deemed necessary to enlighten tho
court, he corrected bv tho court, and so
certilied; but all allegations of palpable
fraud or mistake shall be decided by tho
said court within threo days after the day
the returns sre brought into court tor com
putation; and the said inquiry shall I
directed oi.ly to palpable fraud or mistake,
and shall not be deemed a judicial adjudi
cation to cnnclude any contest now or
hereafter to be provided by law ; and the
other of said triplicate returns slmll be
placed in the box and scaled up with the
ballots. S'othiiiginthisactshall requirctho
returns of election of township or borough
otllcors to be made to the court as directed
in this section ; but all returns ot t lie elec
tion of township or borough officers shal'
be enclosed in a scaled cover, directed U.
the prothonotary of tho court of common
picas of tiie propor countv, and shall, by
somo ono of them, be delivered into this
office within three ttava utter every such
election and filed therein. In counties
where thero aro three or more judges of
said court learned ill the law, ut least two
judges shall sit to compute and certify re
turns, unless unavoidably prevented. If
any of the judges shall himself bo a can
didate for any olHco at anv election, he
shall not sit with the court, in-act in count
ing the returns of such election mid in
such ciises tho other jud .us, if auv, shall
act ; and if in any county there shall bo
no judgo qualified to hold the said court,
under the provisions of this n.i, present
mid able to act, then, and in every such
case, the register of wills, tho sheriff and
tho county iotimlssionors of the proper
county shall be und constitute a board
who. or u majority of whom, shall have
anil exercise all t!ie powers ami perform
fill 111" duties vested in, or required to be
performed by the court of common pleas
of sin li county by ami under the provis
ions of this sociiou ; but none of the said
officers shall act as a member of such
board when himself a cainlidate for anv
office at the election, the returns of w1 ich
Ihe said board is required to count under
the provisions of tins section. '1 he returns
required by this act to be pioscntod bvthe
prottiouotury of tl.e court uf coimnoii
picas of the counties of I'hihtdclph.a and
Allegheny, respectively, si. all bo present
ed to sucii thriw or more of the Judges of
the several courts of common pittas of
sa.d couni ie-, respectively, as th judges
of sunl courts, or a inajoi ity of them, may
designate to perform ihe duty of receiv
ing, computing and certifying said re
turns. When two or more counties are
connected for Mie election of any officer,
he uurls o such counties shall each ap
pimft u i e urn judge to nits t at such timo
and place, us icquned by law, to compute
and certify the vote of such dis'riet. All
ollicers prH ided for by this act shall be
co upctisuied as like oiliceis are paid by
existing laws. Whenever a place lias
ecu .i shall bo provided by tlio authori
ties ol any city, county, township or bor
nugh, Or the safe keeping of thu ba'lot
boxi-s, the iudge and iisitiorlty insS'Ctor
shall, alter the el'-ction shall be finished,
and die ballot box or boxes connilningtlie
l.ckcts, list of voters and other papers,
have oeeii scouiclv hound with tape and
sealed, and the si natures of the judgeaud
inspectors affixed thereto, forthwith deliv
i r the mine together with the remaining
Rates of Advertising.
Ono Squared Inch,) one inertlon tl U
One Square " one month - - son
Ono Square ' three months . 0 (XI
One Square " .one year - - 10 00
Two Squares, one year - . 15 On
quarter Col. . . . so ow
" " - - - - 60 (W
One " "... . jog (i0
Legal notices at estald'shed rates.
Marriage and deaf h notices, gratis. '
All hills for vearlv a.-ivertisemntits col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments mus' be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
boxes, to the mayor and recorder of such
city, or in counties, townships or bor
oughs, to such person or persons an the
court of common picas of tho proper
county may designate, at the place pro
vided, ns aforesaid, who shall then deposit
tho s.ud lxes and keep tho same to an
swer the call of nnv court or tribunal au
thorized to try the merits of such election.
Whenever the election officers of
any election district shall requlro
the election boxes of such district to
hold nny election which, by law, they
arc or shall be required to hold, they shail
keep the same securely In their posses
sion without opening, until tho morning
of such election, and until thov shall be
severally sworn or affirmed not to disclose
homnny elector shall' havo voted, and af
ter being so sworn or affirmed, they shall
open the said boxes and burn nnd totally
destroy all the ballots and other papers
whic they shall lind therein before pro
cee ling to hold such election.
Skc. I I. That from and immediately af--tor
tlio passage of this act, tho court of
common pleas in the proper county in
election di-tncls wherein assessors have
not heretofore, boon oloctod, shall appoint
one reputable person in each election dis
trict to bo the assessor thereof, who shall
perform all the duties relating to elections
now required to bo perlormed by asses
sors under the provisions of this act, Sucli
assessors shnll bo appointed as nearly as
can bo ascertained from tho party having
a majority of tho votes in their respective
districts.
Sko. 15. That in tlio oloetion to bo hold
on tlio third Tuesday of February next,
und at tho election annually thereafter,
thore shall bo elected in each election dis
trict in tho Stale, as well in those wherein
tho registration of voters has heretofore
boen made by otneers appointed, and not
chosen by the people to perform the dutv
as in all others, ono person as judge and
two inspectors, in conformity with the gen
oral laws of the common wealth, to conduct
tho elections for one year, and also an as
sessor who shall perurm tho duties inci
dent to elections as required by tho pro
visions of this act.
Sk lit. That tho assessors appointed
under the fourteenth section of this act
shall, within fivo d ys alter their appoint
ment, proceed to make out lists of tho
electors of their respective election dis
tricts, and deliVer the same to the commis
sioners, who shall trunsmita certified copy
of the same to the judgo of each election
district, nt least furty-eight hours before
thu eloction to be held, said assessoi-sjiliall
also post ten copies thereof in conspicuous
places in each election district nt least ten
days before said election. And the lists so
made by the assessors during the tv.o sec
ular days preceding tho day of tho delive
ry thereof to the commissioner., (of which
days public notice shall be given by hand
bill thro'.ighout the district) shall be open
for Inspection upd correction in tho custo
dy of said assessor from ten a. in. to threo
p. ni, and from six p. m. to nino p. c:. of
each of said days, in tho manner provided
in section second ol tins act ; and all of tho
remedies, privileges and powers secured
and provided thereby aro hereby mado
applicable to the lists heroin nanie'd.
Skc. 17. Tho respective, assess rs, in
spot-tor and JudgT's of tho elections Hhall
each have thu power toadministcr oaths to
any person claiming tho right to be asses
soil, or the right of suff rage, or in regard to
any other matter or thing required to be
done or inquired into by any of said offi
cers under this act : anil any willful false
swearing by any person in relation to any
mutter or thing concerning wnich they
shall be lawfully interrogated by any of
said officers or ovorsecrs, slmll be perjury.
Sec. 18. The assessors shail oaeh roccivo
the same compensation for the timo neces
sarily spent in performing the duties here
by enjoined, as is provided by law to as
sessois making valuations, to be paid by
tho county commissioners as In othor
oases; and it shall nut bo lawful for any
assessor to assess a lax against any person
w hatever within. sixty-one days next pre
ceding tho annual election in Nevembor:
any violation ol this provision shall be a
misdemeanor, and subject tho officer so
offending to a lino, on conviction, not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars er to impris
onment not exceeding threo mouths, or
both, ut tho discretion of the court,
Skc. it. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed as overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perforin any duty en
joined by this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty
of one hundred dollars ;'and if any asses
sor shall knowingly assess any person as
a voter who is not qualified, or shull wil
fully refuse to assess any one who is qual
ified, he shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor
in olllce, and on eon vietion be punished by
a line not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisonment not exceeding two years
or both, at the discretion of the court and
also to be subject to an action for damages
by tho purty agrieved ; and if any persen
shall IVaiidulenily alter, add to, deface or
destroy any list of voters made out as di
rected by tills act, or tear down or remove
the same from tho place where it lias been
fixed, with liaudiilo"t or miscluevious in
tuit, or for any improper purpose, the per
son so offending shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, mid on conviction shall be pun
ished by a line not excoeding live hundred
doi.ars, or imprisonment not exceeding
i years, or both, at the discretion of the
court;; ami if auy person shall, by violence
or intimidation, drive, or attempt to drive
from tho polls any person or persons ajs
pointed by the court to act as overaoer of
mi bleetioii, or in any way wilfully pre
vent said overseers Iroiu perfoi miiig any
of tlie duties iniHised upon them by this
uet, such person shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a tine not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
not exceeding two years, or both, at tho
discretion m ihe ooin t. Any person who
shall, on the dav of any election, isita
polling place In any elaetion district in
which he in not entitled to vote, and shall
use an intimidation or violence for thu
purpose of pi eventing any officer of elec
tion from perlbrinii g the dunes required
of him by law, or for the iurjsme of pre
venting any qualified votei of such district
'exeicisiiig'his riiiht to vote, or from nxcr
iiising his right to challenge any person of
fering to vote, such person shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and uimui
conviction thei'.H'f shall lie punished by a
line not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, at the discretion of the
court. Any clerk, overseer or election of
ficer w ho shall disclose how any elector
shall have voted, unless required to do so
as e w itness ill u Judicial prut ceding, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, und upon con -v
l l i 1 1 thereof shall be punished bv a line
not exceeding ope Ihou-aiid dollar-, or by
imprisonment not uxeecding two ye.irs, or
both, at the discretion ot tie- court.
h i.o. VU. If any prothonotuiy, cIcik, or
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