The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
ENERAL ELECTION PRoCLAMA-

| 4AooShipiy Vi lue commonwealth
Pennsylvania, entitled An Act relatin
to the elections of the Commonwealth" )" az
proved the I'd day Of July, A. D., 1889,
JAMES A. MALONE, High Sheriff of In
county of Elk, State of Pennsylvania, d
hereby make known and give notice to tn
electors of said county, that General lei
ection will be held in Elk county on tb
SECOND TUESDAY, being the THIR
TENTH day of october, 1868, at whjcl
time the following officers are to be elected
One person for Surveyor General of th
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person for Auditor General of th,
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person. for Congress, to represent th,
counties Of Cameron, Clearfield, Elk
Erie, Forest, Jefferson, MKean anC
Warren.
One person for State Senate, to represent
the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clear
field, Elk and Forest
One person for Assembly, to represent the
counties of Clcarfeld, Elk and Forest
One person for Sheriff of Elk county
One person for County Commissioner oi
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 sever
al districts, as follows:
Benezette township, at the house of Thorn
as Overturf;
Benzinger township, at the schoolhouse on
Michael street, near the Elk creek bridge !;
Fox township, at the Graveyard school
Highland township, at the house Of Levi
Ellithorpe;
Horton township, at the schoolhouse near
Hezekiah Horton's;'
Rldgway township, at the Court House
st. Mary's Borough, at the house of Igna-
titus Garner
Spring Creek township, at the house Of
Stockdale, Downer s. Company
Jay township at the house of Alfred
Pearsall
Jones township, at the house Of r. W.
Brown.
also make known and give notice, as in
ana by the thirteenth 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 in
corporated district, whether commission
ed otflcer or otherwise, q subordinote off,
Ger or agent, who is OF shall be employed
under the legislative, Judiciary, or execu-
tive department of this State, or United
States, or any city or incorporated district:
and also, that every member of Congress or
State Legislature, and the select or common
council Of any city, commissioners of any
Incorporated district, 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
and that no Insl ector or Judge,
or other officer of any such election shall
be eligible to any office then to be voted for.
ALSO, That in the fourth section of the
Act Of Assembly entitled I" an Act relating
to elections, and for other purposes" ap-
proved April 10th, 1S49, it is enacted that
the the thirteenth section shall not be
construed asto prevent any militia officer
or borough oiticor from serving as Judge,
inspector or Clerk, at any general or spec.
lal election in this Commonwealth"
ALSO, That in the 6lst section of said
Act II is enacted that " every general and
special election shall be opened between the
hours Of eight and ten in the forenoon, and
shall continue without interruption or ad-
ournment, until seven o'clock in the even
ng, when the polls shall be closed"
The general, special, city, incorporated
districts and township elections, and all ell |
ections, for electors of President and Vice |
President of the United States, shall be |
leld and conducted by the Inspectors and |
oudges elected as aforesaid, and by clerks |
appointed as hereinafter provided.
"No person shall be permitted to vote at |
my election, as aforesaid, but a white free |
nan of the oge of twenty-one years OF more,
Tho shall have resided in this State at |
east one year, and in the election district |
where he offers to vote, at least ten DAYS |
preceding such election, and |
within two years paid O. State or county |
ak, which shall have been assessed at |
east ten days before the election. But a |
itizen of the United States who has preyi- |
'usly been qualified voter Of this State |
md removed therefrom, and returned, and |
Who shall have resided in the election dis |
rict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be |
ntitled to vote after residing in this State |
tx months. Provided, That the white |
reemen, citizens of the United States, are |
'etween the ages oftwenty-one and twenty
wo years, and shall have resided in the ell |
ction district ten days as aforesaid, shall
Iot have paid taxes.
, =" S'h' " th0 proNlSIouS COHtulneu IN |
he 4th section of the Act aforesaid the
Judges Of the aforesaid districts shall re-
pectiVely 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
louise in Ridgway on the third day a fter
er the election, being for the present year
n Friday, the 10th day of October next,
hon and there to perform the duties re-
ulred by law of said Judges also, where
Judge by sickness or unavoidable acci-
ent, is unable to attend said meeting of
Judges, then the certificate or return afore-
aid shall be taken in charge by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of the election of said
istrict, who shall do and perform the du-
es required of said Judge, unable to attend.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at
Il elections, in the several counties of this
commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
nd House of Representatives of the Com
lonwealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
embly met, and it is hereby enacted bv an
lorlty of the same, That the qualified vo-
'rs of the several counties of this Common