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

to the elections of the Commonwealth" ap-
proved the I'd day of July, A. D., 1889, |,
JAMES A. MALONE, High Sheriff of the
county of Elk, State of Pennsylvania, do
hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of said county, that General FL
ection will be held in Elk county on the
SECOND TUESDAY, being the THIR.
TENTH day of October, 1868, at which
time the following officers are TO be elected
One person for Surveyor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person for Auditor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person. for Congress, to represent the
counties of Cameron, Clearfield, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Jefferson, MKean and
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 Clearfeld, Elk and Forest;
One person for Sheriff of Elk county
One person for County 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 sever
al districts, as follows:
Beneze,te township, at the house Of Thorn
rs Overturf
Benzinger township, at the schoolhouse on
Michael street, near the Elk creek bridge
Fox township, at the Graveyard school
house
Highland township, at the house Of Levi
Ellithorpe
Horton township, at the schoolhouse near
Hezekiah Horizons;
,zl, t1,o
ST. Mary's Borough, at the house OF lgna-
titus Garner
Spring Greek township. at the house Of
Stockdale, Downer & Company
Jay township at the house of Alfred
Pearsall
Jones township, at the house of r, ".
l also make known and give notice, as in
and by the thirteenth section OF the afore.
said act, l 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 a commission
ed officer or otherwise, n subordinate ofll-
Ger or agent, who is or 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, lnspec-
tor, or Clerk, Of any election of this Com
monwealth, and that no lnsf 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 San Act relating
to elections, and for other purposes" ap-
proved April 10Th, lS49, it is enacted that
the the thirteenth section " shall not be
construed as 10 prevent any militia officer
OF borough offcOr from serving as Judge,
Inspector or Clerk, at any general or spec
ial election in this Commonwealth.
ALSO, That in the G1st section of said
Act il is enacted that " every general and
special election shall be opened between the
hours of eight and ten in the forenoon, ard
shall continue without interruption or ad-
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 ell
ections, for electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, shall be
held and conducted by the Inspectors and
Sudges elected as aforesaid, and by clerks
appointed as hereinafter provided.
"No person shall be permitted to vote at
any election, as aforesaid, but white free
man of the oge of twcnty-ohe years or more,
who shall have resided in this State at
least ono year, ana in the election district
where he offers to vote, at least ten days
Immediately preceding such election, and
within two years paid n State or county
tax, which shall have been assessed at
least ten days before the election. But a
citizen of the United States who has previ-
ously been a qualified voter of this State
and removed therefrom, 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
freemon, citizens of the United States, are
between the ages oftwenty-one and twenty
two years, and shall have resided in the ell
ection 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 re-
spectiyely take charge of the certificates or
| return of elections of their respective dis
ulCis, anu prouuCe IHeu AT meeting OF
one Judge from each district, at the Court
House in Ridgway on the third day alter
ter the election, being for the present year
on Friday, the 10th day OF October next,
thon and there to perform the duties re-
quired by law of said Judges also, where
a Judge by sickness or unavoidable acci-
dent, is unable to attend said meeting of
Judges, then the certificate or return afore-
said shall be taken in charge by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of the election of said
fistrot, who shall do and perform the du-
ties required of said Judge, unable to attend.
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at
| all elections, in the several counties of this
Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by au-
| thority of the same, That the qualified vo-
ters of the several counties of this Common
wealth, at all general, township, borough
| and special elections, are hereby hereafter,
authorized and required TO vote, by tick cts,
| printed or written, seyerally classified, as
| follows: One ticket shall embrace the
names of all Stata officers voted for, and to