The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-30


proved the ID 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
ecton 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, Clearfeld, Elk,
Eric, 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 Clearfcld, 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:
Bene2e,te township, at the house of Eliza
beth Wiuslow !:
Benzinger township, at the schoolhouse on
Michael street, near the Elk creek bridge !;
Fox township, at the Centreyille school
house;
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellithorpe;
Horton township, at the schoolhouse near
Hezekiah Horizons;
Ridgway township, al the Court House
St. Mary's Borough, at the house of Chas.
| Schissle;
Spring Crock township, at the house of
Stockdale, Downer & Company
Jay township at the house of Alfred
Pearsall
Jones township, at the school house in
Wilcox.
also make known and give notice, rs in
and 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 a commission
ed officer or otherwise, subordinate ofl-
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 Insk ector or Judge,
or 9th officer of any such election shall
be eligible to any off &C then to be voted for.
ALSO, That in the fourth section of the
Act of Assembly entitled " an Act relating
to elections, and for other purposes" ap-
proved April 10Th, 1849, it is enacted that
the the thirteenth section shall not be
construed as 10 prevent any militia officer
or borough oficOr from serving as Judge,
Inspector or Clerk, at any general or spec.
ial election in this Commonwealth"
ALSO, That in the 61st 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, and
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 oftwenty-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 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 has previ-
ously been qualified voter of this State
and removed therefIom, 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
freemQn, citizens of the United States, are
between the ages Oftwenty-one and twenty
two years, and shall have resided in the ell
ecton 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-
spectively take charge of the certificates or
return of elections of their respective dis
tricts, and produce them at meeting of
one Judge from each district, at the Court
House in Ridgway on the third day after
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
district, 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 /. 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-
tiers 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 tickets,
printed or written, severally classified, as
follows: One ticket shall embrace the
names of all Stata officers voted for, and to
bo loballed ont side HJIJDICTARY - one