The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-03
FLECTION PROCLAMATION.

G. OYSTER, High Sheriff of the county
Of Elk, do therefore make known and
give this public netics-te the electors- of
said county of Elk, that a general cleo
! 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
Que 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 Cearfeld, Cameron, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Mexican and Warren.
One person for member of tie Legis.
lature to represent the counties of Cam
eron, Elk and Jefferson.
Three persons as delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention, to represent the
counties of Cambria, Clear6eld, Clinton
and Elk.
One person for Prothouotary, 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 schoo'
house on Michael St, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centrevile
school house.
Highland township, at the house O.
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school house
, near D. G. Oysters Hotel
Ridgway township, at the Cour
House.
St. Mary's Boro., at the Town Hall,
Spring Greek township, at the Hous
8 Of Stockdale, Downer Il Co.
5 Jay township, at the house of Alfre,
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Cos, office in Wilcox
{ Mill Stone township, at the house {
| Henry Herr, at Bars Dam.
3 also make known the following &C
e entitled can act regulating the mode C.
q voting at all elections in the sever;
counties in this Commonwealth" ;" as al
required by the second section Of sal
= act:
SECTION 1. Be 1t cnactod by III
Senate and House Of Representatives
j. DC, That the qualified voters Of tn
It several counties of this CommonW ealtf
at all general township and special cle'
tions are hereby hereafter authorized an
required to vote by ticket, printed {
{ written or partly written and partl
y printed, severaily classified as follow
,e One ticket shall embrace the naues
/ all the Judges Of the Courts to be vote
for and to be labelled on the outsid
Judiciary" one ticket shall embrace II
e names of all State officers to be vote
n for including the office of Senator, men
# Der or members of Assembly, If vote
. for, members Of Congress if voted f
. and be labelled County" one tick
], shall embrace the names OF all the tow
)" ship officers voted for, and be label!t
5, "borough" or "towuship;" and each sh;
q be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
ne / also make known aud give motto
r as in and by the 18th section of aforesa
act, | am directed that every pers
u except Justices of the Peace, who sh
a. hold any office appointment of trust
er. profit, under the Government of t
nd United States, or this State, or any c
ne or incorporated district, whether co
n. missioned officer Or otherwise a snbord
~. ate officer or agent who is or shall
,es employed under the legislative or ju
nd cary or executive department OF Il
ke State or of the United States, of a
he city or Incorporated district, and a
every member of Congress and ST
q Legislature, and the select and comm
ton council of any city Commissioner, or a
On incorporated district, is by law incapa
of of holding or exercising at the same ii
yit: the Office or appointment OF Judge,
,e- spector or Clerk, Of any eiectiuD of t
,se Commonwealth, and that no ipspec
lev or Judge, shall be eligible to any of
lar then to be voted for,
lte Also in the 4th sectionoithe Act
.rd Assembly, entitled. "An act relating
he elections and for every purpose"
a proved April 10Th, 1869, it is euac
ry that the l4th section shall be so c
ed strued as to prevent any militia
borough officer from serving as Jud
OF Inspector, or Clerk, at any genera
an special election in this Commonweat
,os % Also, that in the 6lst, section of
nsa act it is enacted "That every general
md special election shall be opened betw
,os the hours of six or seven in the f
tbo noon, and shall remain without iLterr
,oo. ton until seven o'clock iu the even
eav when the polls shall be closed
'kes No person shall be permitted to
pro- at any election as aforesaid, but "
cart freeman Of the age OF twenty-one ys
ears or more, who shall have resided in
most State nj least one wear and in the {