The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-26
CONSTITUTIONAL CON vENr1oN.

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election will be bed for delegates to the
convention to amend the Constitution of
the State, in conformity with the act en-
titled. can Act to provide for calling
convention" approved April IL, 1872.
As prescribed by said act, the following
rules and regulations shall apply to said |
election and the returns of the same:
First At the general eleation to be
held the second Tuesday of October
next, there shall be elected by the quail
fed electors of this Commonwealth, dele
gates to Convention to revise and
amend the Constitution of this State
the SAID convention shall consist of one
hundred and thi:ty-three members to be
elected in the manner following: Twenty
eight members thereof shall be elected
in the State at large as follows: Each
voter of the State shall vote for not
more than fourteen candidates, and the
twenty-eight highest in vote shall be de-
clared elected niuety-nine delegates
shall be appointed to and elected from
the different Senatorial districts of the
State, three delegates to be elected for
each Senator therefrom and in chooe-
ing all district delegates, each voter shall
be entitled to a vote for not more than
two of the members to be chosen from
his district, and the three candidates
highest in vote shall be declared elected,
except in the county Of Allegheny form
ing the Twenty third Senatorial district,
where no voter shall vote for more than
six candidates, and the nine highest in
vote shall be declared elected, aud the
: counties Of Luzerne, Monroe and Pike,
forming the Thirteenth Senatorial dis
lrict where no voter shal vote for more
than four candidates, and the six highest
in vote shall be elected, ond six addition
al delegates shall be chosen from the
city Of Philadelphia, by vote at large
in said city and in their election no voter
shall vote for more than three candidates
and the six highest in vote shall be de-
clared elected.
= Second. The Judge and Inspectors
: for each election district shall provide
n two suitable boxes for each poll, one in
5 which to deposit the tickets voted. foi
!, Delegates at iorge, aud the other in
e which to deposit the tickets voted for
District Delegates: which boxes shall be
4 labelled respectively, delegates at
large" aud "District Delegates :" and in
each district in the city of Philadelphia
d an additional box shall be provided for
!. each poll in which to deposite the tick
II cts voted for "Uity Delegates )" and
l. said last mentioned boxes must each be
l. labelled "City Delegates"
,r Wnd. The said election shall be
10 held and conducted by the proper elcc
e. tion officers of the several election dis
trcts of the Commonwealth and shall bt
governed and regulated in all respect!
by the general election laws OF the Com
!, monweal!h, so far as the same shall bt
II. applicable thereto, and not inconsisten
A with the provisions of said act
,e F1urh. The tickets to be voted foI
h members at large OF the convention shal
,s have on the outside the words "Dele
gates at large" aud on the inside tn,
names OF candidates to be voted for, no
ie exceeding fourteen IN number
al fJM The tickets to be voted 70
De district members of the convention shal
er have on the outside the words "Distric
hs Delegates" and on the in side the nam
70 or names OF the candidates voted for no
t. exceeding the proper number limited a
aforesaid but any ticket which shal
81 contain greater number of names tha
n. the number tor which the voter shall b
D. entitled to vote, shall be rejected an,
n in cise OF the delegates to be chosen a
,e large in Philadelphia, the words "Cit
,c Dele 5ates,' shall be on the outside q
I'd the ticket.
id Sixth. In the City of Philadephi
H. the return judges shall meet at the Stat
n. House, at ten o'clock on Thursday mex
of following the election, and make out tn
m returns for said city, of the votes cas-
in therein for delegates at large and cit
IN and district delegates to be members q
b. the convention the return judges 0
70 the several election districts within eac
is county of the state, excluding Philade
no phia shall meet on Friday next following
IN the election, at the usual place for tn
IS. meeting of the return Judges of thei
IFS | SOuItN. uut uIdhC OUJ luii duu dCCuld'
&C. returns Tor the county Of the votes Cas-
ne for members of the convention and ic
70. district members uf the same; and tn
he proceedings of the return judges of th
of said city of Philadelphia and of the sev
ON eral counties of the commonwealth in th
on making of their returns shall be tt
nd same as those prescribed for retur
ch judges in the case Of an electiou f
~ Governor, except that returns transusi
I'D ted to the secretary Of the commonwealth
shall be addressed to that Office alor
and not to the speaker of the senate.
'o Pursuant to the provisions containt
nc in the 4th section as aforesaid Il
ne Judges of the aforesaid districts sbs
az aU' respectively take charge of the certi
W. Gates or returns Of election to their I
On 9i spective district and produce them at
ms MS meeting of one Judge from each distri
ru at the Court House in the Township
Ihe Ridgway on FRIDAY, THE III
ua' DAY OF OCTOBER next, then al
al au there to perform the duties required
W 'ne laws Of said Judges, also where Jud
~. ,'o- by sickness or unavoidable accidents
As unable to attend such meeting of Judg