The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-16

| One person for Auditor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
One person. for Congress, to represent the
counties of Cameron, Clcarfeld, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Jefferson, M'Kean 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 Clcarfcld, 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, rs follows:
Bcnezette township, at the house Of Thom-
as Oyerturf
Bcnznger township, at the schoolhousc 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
| Uczekiah Horizons;
| Ridgway township, at the Court House
! ST. Mary's Borough, at the house of lgna-
thus Garner
Spring Creek township, at the house of
Stockdalc, Downcr & Company
| Jay township at the house Of Alfred
Pealsall
Jones township, at the house of R. W.
| Brown.
! also make known and give notice, as in
and by the thirteenth section OF the aforc'
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 tho United
| States or Of this State, or any city or in
e, corporated district, whether commission
| ed officer or otherwise, subordinate DILL
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 orincorporatcd or 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
monwcalth, and that no Insk cctor 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 an Act relating
to elections, and for other purposes" ap-
| proved April 10Th, 1919, it is enacted that
| the the thirteenth section " shall not be
construed as 10 prevent any militia officer
| or borough oficor from serving AZ Judge,
| Inspector or Clerk, at any general or spec
! iai election in this Commonwealth"
ALSO, That in the Glst section OF said
! Act il is enacted that 4" 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-
| iournment, 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 el-
cctious, 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 ut
| any election. as aforesaid, but q white free
| man Of the oge of twcnty-ohe years or more,
} Who shall have resided in this State at
| least one year, and in the election district
where he offers TO vote, a. least ten days
| Immediately preceding such election, and
| within two years paid state or county
| ta1, which shall have been assessed at
| least ten days before the election. But a
citizen Of thc United States who has prcyi-
| ously been a qualified voter of this state
| and removed thCrclrom, 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
| freeman, citizens Of the United States, are
! / Il, "
! two years, and shall have resided in the ell
ection district ten days az 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-
| spectiycly take charge Of the certificates or
return of elections of their respective dis
tricts. and produce them at Il 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 ami there TO perform the duties re-
quircd by law of said Judges; also, where
IA 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 il enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As
sembIy met, and it is hereby enacted by au-
thority Of The same, That the qualified yo-
ters Of the several counties Of this Common
wealth, at all goncral, township, borough
and special elections, are hereby hereafter,
authorized and required to vote, by tickets,
printed or written, soycraly classified, as
follows: One ticket shah embrace the
names of all Stata officers voted for, and to
be labelled outside, JUDICIARY ; " one
ticket shall embrace the Damcs Of all State
officers voted for, and shall be labelled,
" STATE" one ticket shall embrace the
danes of all county officers TO be voted for,
iuCludinf Office Of Senator, member and
members Of Assembly, if voted for, and
members Of Congress, if voted for, ana be
labelled, COUNTY; " one ticket shall em-
brace the names of all township officers to
| be voted for and labelled, "IOWNbhIP; '