The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-26
INJECTION PROCLAMATION.

Sheriff of every county to give notice of
such elections to be held, and to enum-
crate iu 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 a general cleo
! ton will be held in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th 1872.
(it being the second Tuesday of the
month), for the purpose OF eecting 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 Congtessmen at
large.
Twenty-eight persons for Delegates to
the Constitutional Convention.
One person for Congress to represent
the counties OF Clearield, Cameron, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Mexican and Warren.
One person for member of the 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.
E; One person for Prothonotary, 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 Elm 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 Centrevillc
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school house
near d. 9. Oysters Hotel
! Ridgway township, at the Court
House.
St. Mary's Boro., at the Town Hall.
Spring Greek township, at the House
of Stockdale, Downer & 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.
1 also make known the following act
entitled can act regulating the mode Of
voting at all elections in the severa
counties in this Commonwealth, as an
required by the second section of said
act:
SECTION l Re ii enn~to1 ly ,ht
Senate and House Of Representatives
DC, That the qualified voters of the
several counties of this Commonwealth
at all general township and special cleo
tions are hereby hereafter authorized aud
required to vote by ticket, printed OIL
written or partly written and partly
printed, severally classified as follows
One ticket shall embrace the names o
all the Jud ges of the Courts to be voted
for and to be labelled on the outside
? judiciary" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all State officers to be voted
for including the Office of Senator, mem
ber Or members of Assembly, If voteC
for, members of Congress if voted fol
and be labelled County" one ticke
shall embrace the names of all the town
ship officers voted for, and be labelled
"borough" or "township;" and each shal
be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
1 also make known aud give notice
as in and by the 10Th section of aforesaid
act, l am directed that every person
except Justices of the Peace, who shal
hold any Office appointment of trust o
profit, under the Government of tn
United States, or this State, or any cit,
e or incorporated district, whether a com
missioned officer Or otherwise subordin
ate officer or agent who is or shall b
employed under the legislative or judi
ciary or executive department of thi
State or of the United States, of an
: city or incorporated district, and ais
s every member of Congress and Stat
r Legislature, and the select and commo
council of any city Commissioner, or an
! incorporated district, is by law incapabl
e of holding OF exercising at the same tim
i, the office or appointment of Judge, II
spector or Clerk, of any election of thi
Commonwealth, and that no inspectc
Or Judge, shall be eligible to any ofic
70 then to be voted for.
Also in the 4th sectiouofthe Act {
J. Assembly, entitled. Gan act relating
n elections and for every parpose," al
l. proved April 10th, 1869, it is euacte
!. that the 14th section shall be so col
strued as to prevent any militia
borough officer from serving as Judg
Il Inspector, or Clerk, at any general
IS special election in this Commonwealth
Dc Also, that in the 6lst, section Of sa
3. act it is enacted "That every general
le special election shall be opened betwet
the hours of six or seven in the for
noon, and shall remain without iEterru
~ tion until seven o'clock in the evenir
lie when the polls shall be closed