The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-30

lux toWhshlp, at the Grave Yard
schoolhouse.
Highland township, at the house Of lie.
vi Ellithorpo.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
st. Mary's borough, at the house Of
Tgnatius Garner.
Spring Greek township, at the house of
Stockdalc, Downer e. 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 APP.
po!ntment 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
fec or appointment OF Judge, Tnspec.
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 for,
Ako, That in the fourth section of
the act of Assembly entitled "An Act
Relating to Elections and for other
Purposes" approved April l6, 1S49, it
is enacted that the 18th section, l." 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
mouwealth."
Also, That in the 81 section of said
act is enaccd 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 aud conducted by the In
spectors and Judges elected as aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed as in hereinaf
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 citizen Of the
United States who have previously been
a qualified vOteI of this State and re
moved thorefrom 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 Ridgwav
on the third day after the election, be.
ing tor the present year, on FRIDAY,
the 18th day of October next, then and
there to perform the duties required bv
law OF said Judges also, where JUDGE
by sickness or unavoidable accident, Is
unable to attend said meeting of Judges,
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 W
ting at all elections, in the several conn,
ties of this Commonwealth /:
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted 6y the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives ofIc
CommonpealM Of PeanylyaniiG in
General assembly met, and it's be,e6,,
enacted by the outhority of the so,nS
Tha; the qualified voters of the scvorei %
counties of this commonwealth. at al
general township, borough and sneci,i
elections, are hereby, hereafter, author
lzed and required to vote, by tickets,
piintGu or written, severally classified