The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-12
PROCLAMATION.

OohmouWedlOi' IL is enJOlneu on lne |
Sheriff of every county to give notice of
such elections to be held, and to enum-
crate in such notice what officers are to
be elected, in pursuance thereof, l. D. |
G. OYSTER, High Sheriff of the county
of Elk, do therefore make known and
give this public notice to the electors of
said county of Elk, that general elec-
ton will be held in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9Th 1872.
Git being the second Tuesday of the
month), for the purpose Of electing the
following officers, to-wit:
One person for Governor.
One person for Auditor General.
One person for Judge of the Supreme
Court
Three persons for Congressman at
large.
Twenty-eight persons for Delegates to
the Constitutional Convention.
One person for Congress to represent
the counties OF Clear6eld, Cameron, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Mexican and Warren.
One person for member of tie Legs-
ature to represent the counties of Cam
eron, Elk and Jefferson.
Three persons as delegates to the Con-
stitutonal Convention, to represent the
counties of Cambria, Clear6eld, Clinton
and Elk,
Que person for Parliamentary, Register
and Recorder, and Clerk of Courts, OF
Elk county.
One person for Commissioner.
One person for Auditor.
And the qualified electors Of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
in the several districts. as follows:
Benezette township, at the house Of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzirger township, at the school
house on Michael St, near the Elk
creek bridge
Fox township. at the Centtevillo
school house.
Highland township, at the house Of
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school house
near d. G. Oysters Hotel.
. Ridgway township, al the Court
, House.
st. Mary's Boro., at the Town Hall.
Spring Creek township, at the House
of Stockdalc, Downer e. CO.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsal.
+ Jones township, at the school house
in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house o
o Henry Herr, at Barrs Dam.
$ also make known the following ac
i entitled "An act regulating the mode O
6 voting at all elections in the severa
b counties in this Commonwealth, " as ] al
required by the second section of sal
Al act:
:. SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by III
T. Senate and House Of Representative
e DC, That the qualified voters OF til
re several counties of this Commnnr.ealsi
st at all general township and special ele
of tons are hereby hereafter authorized an
~ required TO vote by ticket, printed {
u written or partly written and part
It. printed severally classified as follow
lie One ticket shall embrace the names
IN all the Judges Of the Courts to be totc
., for and to be labelled on the outsic
"' Judiciary" one ticket shall embrace II
$, names OF all State officers to be vote
p for including the office of Senator, mer
ne Der or members Of Assembly, If vote
To for members of Congress if voted f
a and be labelled county" one tick
=, shall embrace the names Of all the tow
H. ship officers voted for, and be abell
he thorough" or "townshipj' and each shi
ur be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
vn l also make known and give motto
in as 10 and by the 18th section of aforesa
FIR act, | am directed that every pers
!, except Justices Of the Peace, who sh
"' hold any Office appointment of trus.
we profit, under the Government OF t
ed United States, or this State or any c
,+,, or incorporated district, whether co
missioned officer Or otherwise subord
'eu ate officer or agent who is or shall
his employed ander the legislative or ia
The ciary or executive department Of t
orr State or of the United States, of a
city or incorporated district, and a
Vi VI every member of Congress and ST
Ia Legislature, and the select and comm
council of any city Commissioner, or q
MO incorporated district, is by law incapa
~ Of holding or exercising at the same ii
ave the office or appointment of Judge,
the spector or Clerk, Of any election of t
Commonwealth, and that no inspec
or Judge, shall be eligible to any Of
tbo then TO be voted for.
son Also in the 4th sectionoithe Act
Yot Assembly, entitled. San act relating
49, elections and for every purpose"
-"o proved April 10th, 1869, it is enac
e TO that the 18th section shall be so c
ion, strued as to prevent any militia
we'd borough officer from serving as Jud
ow Inspector, or Clerk, at any genera
y, special election in this Commonwealth
.h;, Also, that in the 6lst, section of
" act it is enacted "That every general
leSe special election shall be opened betw
any the hours of seven or ten in the f
We noon, and shall remain without ihterl
eth ton until seven O'Clock in the ever
when the polls shall be closed.
'ha' No person shall be permitted to