The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-16

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Highland township, at the house Of lie
vi Ellithorpe.
Ridgwny township. at the Court House.
St Mary's borough, at the house Of
Ignatius Garner
Spring Greek township. st the house Of
iStOrkdalc, Downer & Co.
Jay township, At the house Of Alfred
Pearsol
Jones township, at the house Of r. W.
Brown. Sos
also make known and give potice.
as in aud by the 18th section OF the
aforesaid act, am directed, that
every person. excepting Justices OF the
Peace, who shall hold any Office or ar.
pointneot to profit Or trust under the
Government Of the United States or Of
this State. or any city or incorporated
District whether commissioned ofhc"r
or otherwise, a subordinate ofhcer, or
ogeut, who is OF shall be employed un
dc' the legislative, judiciary, or exeen.
tive department Of this State, or United
States, or any city or incorporated dis.
trict and also. that every member Of
Congress, and the State Legislature,
and the select or common council Of any
city, commissioners Of any incorporated
districts. is by Law incapable Of holding
or exercising at the san.e time, the Of
fee OF appointment of Judge, Inspec
tor, or Clerk Of. any election Of this
Common wealth, and that no Inspector.
nr judge, or other oiicer Of any such
election shall be eligible to any ONCE
then to be voted Tor.
Alo. That in the fourth section Of
the act Of Assembly entitled "An Act
Relating to Elections and for other
!'urposes," approved April l6, 1S49, i,
is enacted that the 18th section, shall
not h" construed as to prevent any Mil.
itia o&cer or borough officer from serv.
inc as Judge, inspector or clerk at any
general OF special election in this Com
munwealth."
.'iso. That ia the 81 section of said
aet ia eaac ed that '' every general and
special election shall be opened between
the hours of eight and ten in the fore.
noon, and shall continue without inter-
ruption or adjournment, until seven
O'clock in the evening when the polls
shall be closed"
The ge0eral, special. city, incorpors
ted districts and township elections. aud
all elections. for electors of President
and Vice President Of the United States
shall be held aod conducted by the In.
speetors and Judges elected as aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed a in hereinaf-
ter provided.
mo person shalt be permitted to
vote At any election, as aforesaid. but
white free mao of the age of twenty one
years or more. who shall have resided in
this State at least one year, and in the
election district where he offers to vote
at least ten days Immediately proceed.
ing such election, and within two years
paid State or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days be.
tore the election. But citizen Of the
United States who have previously been
a qualified voteI of this State and re.
moved thereirom and returned and who
shall have resided in the election dis.
trict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall
he eatitled to vote after residing in this
state six months. Provided. That the
white freeman, citizens of the United
States are between the ages Of twenty.
Dne and twenty two years. and have re
sided in the election district ten days as
aforesaid. shall not have paid taxes.
Pursuant to the provisions contained
in the 4th Section Of the Act aforesaid,
The Judges Of the aforesaid districts
hall respectively take charge Of the
certificates or return OF elections Of their
districts, and produce them
At meeting Of one Judge from each
district, at the Court House in Ridgway
IN the third day after the election. BE-.
ne tor the present year, on FRIDAY,
he 18th day Of October next, then AMI
here 10 perfnrm the duties required by
aw "t said Judges also where Judge
~ sickness or unavoidable accident. is
'nable to attend lid meeting of Judges.
hen the certifcsis or return aforesaid
hail be tsken in charge by one Of the
Inspectors or Clerks Of the election Of
aid dirtrict, who shall do and perform
he duties required Of said Judge una
lie ~ attend.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of vo
ing at all elections, in the several eoun.
les OF this Commonwealth
SEcTIoS |. Be ii enacted by the Sen.
,te and H,use If Representative of the
C""m"nTe0hh of Pennsylvania in
General AssemJly met, and il is hereby
noc'rd by 'he authority Of the same
ha; the qualified voters Of the several
ountiea "f ihi commonwealth. at all
,eneral township. borough and special
'ections. are hereby, hereafter. author.
Epd and required to vote. by tickets,
'rinted or written, severally classified
4 follows: One ticket shall emhrace