The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-09-13

Highland township, at the house of Le-
vi Elithorpe.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
st. Mary's borough, at the house of
Ignatius Garner.
Spring Creek township, at the house of
Stockdale, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsol.
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, l am directed, that
every person, excepting Justices of the
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 commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or
agent, who is or shall be employed un.
der the legislative, judiciary, or execu-
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
fee or 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,
Aleo, That in the fourth section of
the act of Assembly entitled "An Act
Relating to Elections and for other
Purposes" approved April l6, 1S49, ii
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 enac.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 general, special, city, incorpora-
ted districts and township elections, and
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 hereinaf.
ter provided.
"No person shall be permitted tc
, vote at any election, as aforesaid, but {
white free man of the age of twenty one
years or more, who shall have resided ir
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 year,
paid State or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days be
fore the election. But citizen of thu
United States who have previously beer
, qualified vOteL of this State and re
:. moved therefrom and returned and VIII
), shall have resided in the election dis
e trict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shal
o be entitled to vote after residing in thi
: state six months. Provided, That tn
t white freeman, citizens of the Unite'
States are between the ages of twenty
one and twenty-five years, and have re
sided in the election district ten days a
:, aforesaid, shall not have paid taxes.
r Pursuant to the provisions containe
in the 4th Section of the Act aforesaid
: the Judges of the aforesaid district
shall respectively take charge of tn
certificates or return OF elections of thei
:. respective districts, and produce ther
y at meeting of one Judge from eac
Il district, at the Court House in Ridgwa
he on the third day after the election, bc
II ing for the present year, on FRIDAY
d the 18th day of October next, then an
ID there to perform the duties required
IL law of said Judges also, where Judg
? by sickness or unavoidable accident,
unable to attend said meeting of Judge
then the certificate or return aforesai
shall be taken in charge by one of th
Inspectors or Clerks of the election
n. said dirtrict, who shall do and perfor
III the duties required Of said Judge un
G. bic to attend,
n AN ACT regulating the mode of v
ly ting at all elections, in the several cou
n. ties of this Commonwealth
k, SECTION |. BE 1t enacted By the Sc
IN ate and House Of Representatives Of Ii
ne Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
l. General assembly met, and 1t as herel
n enacted By the authority Of the sam
Y, That the qualified voters of the sever
,h counties of this commonwealth, at {
be general township, borough and speci
elections, are hereby, hereafter, authc
NJ lied and required to vote, by ticket
printed or written, severally classif,
mt as follows: One ticket shall embra
ID, the names of all judges of courts vot
N, for, and to be labelled, outside, "juc