The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-23

roA 'oWhship, at the Grave Yard
schoolhouse.
Highland township, at the house Of Lc-
vi Ellithorpe.
Rldgway township, at the Court House. q
St Mary's borough, at the house of
Ignatius Garner
Spring Greek township, at the house of
,Stockdale, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pcarsol.
Jones township, at the school. house in
Wilcox.
! also make known and give notice.
as in and by the 18th section OF the
aforesaid act, | am directed, that
every person, excepting Justices of shc
Peace, who shall hold any Office or ap-
pointment to profit or trust under the
Government Of the United States or of
this State, or any city or incorporated
District, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or
agent, who is or shall be employed un.
der the Legislative, Judiciary, or exccu-
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 same time, the Of
flee on appointment OF Judge, Inspec.
tor, Or Clerk of any election of this
Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
or judge, or other officer Of any such
election shall be eligible to any Office
then to be voted Tor,
Al,o, That in the fourth section of
the act of Assembly entitled "An Act
Relating to Elections and for other
Purposes" approved April lG, 1849, il
is enacted that the 18th section, "shall
not be construed as to prevent any Mil
itia officer or borough officer from serv-
ing as Judge, Inspector or clerk at any
general or special election in this Com
monwealth."
Also, That in the 81 section Of said
act is cnaced 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 general, special, city, incorpora-
ted districts and township elections, aud
all elections, for electors of President
and Vice President of the United States
shall be held and conducted by the In
spectors and judges elected as aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed as in hercinaf-
ter provided.
"No person shall be permitted to
vote at any election, as aforesaid, but a
white free man 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-
fore the election. But q citizen of the
United States who have previously been
a qualified voter of this State and re.
moved therefrom and returned, and who
shall have resided in the election dis
trict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall
be entitled 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
one and twenty-five 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
shall respectively take charge of the
certificates or return OF elections of their
respective districts, and produce them
at meeting of one Judge from each
district, at the Court House in Ridgway
on the third day after the election, be-
ing for the present year, on FRIDAY,
the 18th dag of October next, then and
there to perform the duties required by
law of said Judges also, where Judge
! by sickness or unavoidable accident, is
unable to attend said meeting of Jud ges,
then the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken in charge by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of the election of
said dirtrict, who shall do and perform
the duties required of said Judge una
bic to attend.
AN ACT regulating the mode of vo-
ting at all elections, in the several coun.
ties of this Commonwealth
SECTION l. BE At enacted Iy tie Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania IN
General assembly met, and 1t Is hcreJy
enacted by The authority of the same,
Thac the qualified voters of the several
counties of this commonwealth, at all
general township, borough and special
elections, are hereby, hereafter, author.
lied and required to vote, by tickets
printed or written, severally classified
as follows: One ticket shall ombrooo