The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-09-12
GENERAL ELECTION
p II O CL A M A ITO

Elections OF the Commonwealth" approved
the 2d day Of july A. D., 1889, l, JAMES
A. MALONE, High Sheriff of the County of
Elk, and state Of Pennsylvania, do hereby
make known and give notice to the Electors
of the County of Elk, that GENERAL
ELECTION. will be held in said county o.
Elk on the SECOND TUESDAY, Sth day Of
October, 1867, at which time the following
officers arc to be elected:
One person for Judge of the Supreme
Court.
One person for Assembly, to represent the
counties Of C'earfcld, Elk and Forest, in
the House of Representatives at Harris
burg.
One person for District Attorney.
Ono person for County Treasurer.
Two persons for County Commissioners, one
and one for years.
persons for Jury Commissioner of Elk
county.
One person for County Auditor of Elk
county.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk, will hold their elections in the sew
cral districts as follows:
Benezettc township, at the house of Eliza
beth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at school-housc No. l,
near the Elk creek bridge.
trevillc.
Horton township. at the school.house near
Hezekiah Hort ons.
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellithorpc.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
St Mary's Borough, at the house of Char
les SchUsslc.
Spring Greek township, Mt the house of
Stockdalc, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the house Of Alfred Pear
sol,
Jones township, at the school house in Will
cox.
Also make known and give notice
as in and by the 18th section of the afore-
said act, am directed, "that every person
excepting Justices of the Peace, who shall
hold any Office or appointment TO profit or
trust under the Government of the United
States or Of this State, or any city or incor-
porated District, whether commissioned
officer or otherwise, q 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
monwcalth, and that no Inspector, or Judge
or other officer of any such election shall be
| eligible TO any office then to be voted for.
.gESO, that in the forth section of the
act Of Assembly entitled "An Act Relating
| to Elections and for other Purposes" ap.
| proved April lG, 1Sf0, it is enacted that the
18th section, 90 shall not be 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"
.SESO, That in the els section of said
act is enacted that "every general and and
eg d Ten hf m mn1fGfG e anS
shall continue without interruption or adj
journment, until seven o'clock in the even
ing when the polls shall be 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 1t
any election, rs aforesaid, but white free
man of the age of twenty one years or more
who shall have resided in this State at Zen st
one year, and in the election district where
| he offers TO vote at least ten days immedil
! ately preceding such election, and within
| two years paid State or County tax, which
| shall have been assessed at least ten days
! before the election But a citizen of the
| United States who have previously been a
| qualified voter Of this State and removed
| thcrefrom and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid tax
es as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote af.
ter rcsidieg in this State six months. Pro-
vided, that the white freemen, citizens of
! the United States are between the ages Of
twGnty-onc and twenty-five years, and have
resided in the election district ten days as
| aforesaid, shall not have paid taxes.
Pursuant to the provisions contained in
the At Il Section of the Act aforesaid, tho
Judges of the aforesaid districts shall re-.
specttively take charge of the certificates or
return of elections of their respective dis
tricts, and produce then at a meeting Of
one Judge from each district, at the Court
House in Ridgway on the third day after
the election, being for the present year on
FRIDAY, the llth day Of October next,
then and there TO perform the duties requr-
cd by law Of said Judges, also, where n
Judge by sickness or Unavoid able 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 Clergs Of the election of said district, wn 0
| shall do and perform the duties Of said
Judgte unable to attend.
AN ACT regulating the mode of elections,
in the several counties of this Common
wealth:
! Section l. Be II enacted Gy the Senate and
house ofRepresent9iires oftke Commonwealth
! Of PcHaspiOaaia IN General assembly met and
| il is herc5y GHaetsa By the authority Of the
same. That the qualified voters of the sew.
eral counties Of this Commonwealth, at all
general township, borough and special cleo
tions, are hereby. hereafter, authorized and
required to vote, by tickets, printed or
| written, severally classified rs folloT VS. -
One ticket shall embrace the names of all
! judges Of om courts voted for, and TO be
| labelled outside "iuliciarv " unc ticket