The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
GOD SAVE THE coMMoNwEALTH.

Assembly OF the commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, entitled IAN Act relating
to the Elections iu this Commonwealth"
approved the I'd day of July, A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-niue,
|, DANIEL G. OYSTER, Sheriff of
the county of Elk, Pennsylvania, do
hereby make known and give notice to
the electors of the county aforesaid, that
an election will be held in the said
county of of Elk, on
TUESDAY, 5th day of November
1872, Git being the first Tuesday of the
month"; for the purpose Of electing the
following officers to-wit:
Two persons as Senatorial electors.
Three persons as electoas at large as
representative electors.
Twenty-four persons to represent the |
several Congressional districts, as cleo
tors.
l do hereby make known and give
notice that the place for holding the
aforesaid election in the several towns
and boroughs are as follows, to-witt:
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 Centreville
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
Levi Elithorpe.
Horton township, at the school house
near D. G. Oysters Hotel.
/ Ridgway township, at the Court
House.
St. Mary's Boro, at the Town Hall,
Spring Greek township. at the House
Of Stock dale, Downer Il Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Cos, office in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house OF
Henry Herr, at Bars Dam.
CHANGES IN THE MODE OF VOTING.
also make known the following act,
entitled.
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting
: at all elections in the several counties
II OF lIlS NuHliuOuN dppiO'So
+ Mach Both 1866.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
e Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, in Gen
# erai 4 Assembly met, and is hereby enact
ed by the authority Of the same. Tha
- the qualified voters OF the several coun
ties of this Commonwealth, at all genera
" township, borough and special elections
y arc hereby, hereafter, authorized an(
ut required to vote, by tickets printed o
i. written or partly printed and partl.
- written, severally classified as follows
One ticket shall embrace the names O
al Judges of courts voted for, and to b
n labelled outside ''judiciary''; one ticke
IS, shall embrace the names Of all state Off;
- ers TO be voted, and DE labelled estate
one ticket shall embrace the names Q
u all county officers voted for, includin
a. Office of Senator, and members OF Al
d. sembly, if voted for and members {
te Congress if voted for, and shall be label
-. ed county" &C., and each class sha
- be deposited in seperate ballot boxes.
also make known aud give motto
10 as in and by the 18th section of aioresa
lrt act | am directed that every persC
except Justices Of the Peace, who sh;
hold any office appointment of trust
for croft, under the Government OF Il
re United States, or this State or any ci
VS.. .or incorporated district, whether a col
ow missioned officer Or otherwise a subordl
ks ate officer or agent who is or shall
,ht employed under the legislative or ju,
ad- ciary or executive department OF Il
gh State or of the United States, of a
nd city or incorporated district, and a
of every member of Congress and ST
lol. Legislature, and the select and comm
He, council of any city Commissioner, or a
nds incorporated district, is by law incapa
ms. of holding or exercising at the same ii
cen the Office or appointment OF Judge,
us spector or Clerk, Of any election of
Nc Commonwealth. and that no inspec
,tcd or Judge, shall be eligible to any of
rays then to be voted for,
nds. Also in the 4th sectionofthe Act
US, Assembly, entitled. "An act relating
lem. elections and for every purpose
n'eS. proved April 10Th, 1869, it is enac
that the l4th section shall be so {
EN- strued as to prevent any militia
lers. borough officer from serving as Juc
ven Inspector, or Clerk, at any genera
Drin-' special election in this Commonwea
Gan Also. that in the 6lst, section of
ur,e' act it is enacted That every genera
the special election shall be opened betv
ithS' the hours of six or seven in the
Iz!ne noon, aud shall remain without inter
men ton until seven O'clock in the eve
'c,k', when the polls shall be closed.
" ,onr ~" No person shall be permitted to
ls"' I at any election as aforesaid, but a "
lson uuU' freeman of the age of twenty-one y
'"et 81. or more, who shall have resided in
~ State at least one year and in the
y ls". :" ton district where he offers his vot
Ioeo O least ten days Immediately prece
I 80 such election, and within two years
NJ State or County tax, which shall
li,L M been assessed at least ten days b
W.. w. the election. But citizen of the u
throa States, who has previously been a
anao fed voter OF this State, but rem
JnnO 800 there from and retarned and shall
IEi roe;1ad In tha alantion district and