The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-09-26
GENERAL EL,FCTIoN
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Elections Of the Commonwealth - ',i,nro,a,I
inc "a day of July A. D., 1889, I. JAMES
n: MALONE, High Sheriff of the Couniv of
h'%, ana state of Pennsylvania, do berebv
make known and give notice to the ElectoIr..
OIL tne county of Elk, that n GENERA
ELECTION, will be held in said county oS
EIk on the SECOND TUESDAY, 9Th d.v or
oC'oDer' looi, at which time the FOLLOWING
officers are to be elected: e
One person for Judre Of tbo Sr,
Court. ''''e
uhe person Tor Assembly, TO represont ib.
counties of C'carfield, Elk and Forest II,
burg. -'''iiS-
one person for District Attorney.
One person for County TreasHrcr.
Awo persons Tor County Commissioners, one
and one for years '"0
Il persons FOR Jury Commissioner of Ell
county. III"
One person for County Auditor Of Ell
county.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk, will hold their elections in the sew
eral districts as follows:
Benezctte township, at the house of Eliza
beth Wiuslow.
Benzinger township, at school-hoHse No. l..
near the Elk creek bridge.
Fox township, at the school house in Cen
treville.
Horton township. at the school. house near
Ilezekah Horizons.
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellithorpe.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
st. Mary's Borough, at the house of Char
les schessle.
Spring Greek township, at the house Of
Stockdale, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred Pear
sol.
Jones township, at the school house in vii.
cox.
ALSO make known and give notice
rs IN and by the 18th section of the aforc-
said act, am directed. "that cverv nersor
excepting Justices Of the Peace, who shall
hold any office or appointment 10 profit or
trust under the Government of the United
states or OF this State, or any city or incor-
porated District, whether a commissioned
oihcer or otherwise, a subordinate officer.
or agent, who is or shall be employed un.
der the legislative, judiciary, or executive
department Of this State, or United States.
or any city or incorporated district: and
also, that every member of Congress, and
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 office or appointment of Judge, Inspec-
tor, or Clerk of any election of this Com
monweaith, end that no Inspector, or Judge
or other officer Of any such election shall be
eligible to sny Office then to be voted for.
.alS0, that in the forth section of the
act of Assembly entitled "An Act Relating
to Elections and for other Purposes" ap.
proved April l6, l849, it is enacted that the
18th section, {" shall not he construed as to
prevent any Militia officer or borough Off
Ger from serving as Judge, Inspector or
clerk at any general or special election in
this Commonwealth "
Also, That in the 61st section of said
net is enacted that "every general and and
special election shall be opened between tho
hours of eight and ten in the forenoon and
shall continue without interruption or ad-
lournment, until seven o'clock in the even =
ing when the polls shall he closed"
The general, special, city, Incorporated
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 Inspectors and Judg-
es elected as aforesaid, and by clerks APP
pointed as hereinafter provided.
" No person shsll be permitted to vote at
my election, as aforesaid, but white free
nan of the age of twenty one years or more
who shall have resided in this State at least
'ne year, and i'll the election district where
le offers TO vote at least ten days immedi
ltely proceeding such election. and within
wo years paid State or County tax, which
hall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But citizen of the
United States who have previously been n
Iualifiod voter of this State and removed
herefrom and returned, and who shall have
eslded in the election district and paid tax
IS as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote af.
er residieg in this State six months. Pro-
lded, that the white freemen, citizens of
he United States are between the ages of
wenty .one and twenty-five years, and have
eslded in the election district ten days aa
Iforesaid, shall not have paid taxes.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in
he Attn Section of the Act aforesaid, the
Judges of the aforesaid districts shall re-.
pecttively take charge of the certificates or
eturn Of elections of their respective dis
riots, and produce them at meeting of
ne Judge from each district, at the Court
louse in RidgRay on the third day after
he election, being for the present year on
IRlDAY, the llth day Of October next,
hen and there to perform the duties rcquir-
ID by law Of said Judges, also, where
udge by sickness or unavpid able accident,
3 unable to attend said meeting of Judges,
hen the certificate or return aforesaid shall
'e taken in charge by one of the Inspectors
II Clergs of the election of said district, VINO
hall do and perform the duties of said
udgte unable to attend,
AN ACT regulating the mode Of elections, :.
II the several counties Of this Common
wealth:
SECTION l. BE il enacted By the Senate and
IOHss ofRepresenfGtipes oftke Commonwealth
+ PcHasytVaRId IA General Assembly zaef and
: is hereby enacted bg ks authority of the
d0le. That the qualified voters of the sew.
ral counties of this Commonwealth, at all
enerll township, borough and special cleo
ions, are hereby, hereafter, authorized and
equired to vote, by tickets, printed or
written, seyerally classified as folio VS.
Inc ticket shall embrace the names of all
judges of oW courts voted for, and TO be
nhelled, outside, judiciary; one ticket
hall embrace the Nance ofall state officers
'ot ed for, aud be labelled State; ;" one