The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
acp SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH,

to the Elections 10 this Commonwealth, ,"
approved the I'd day OF July, a. D. one
thousand eight hundred and thirty.niue,
l, 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, 9th day of November
1872, Git being the first Tuesday of the
month"; for the purpose of electing the
following officers to-wit: .n .r.a
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.
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, atthe house of
Levi Ellithorpe. .s. t",o
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 Stockdalc, 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
of this Commonwealth approved
Mach 30th 1866
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Gen
erai Assembly met, and is hereby enact
ed by the authority Of the same. That
the qualified voters Of the several cuuu-
ties Of this Commonwealth, at all general
township, borough and special elections
are hereby, hereafter, authorized and
required to vote, by tickets printed or
written or partly printed and partly
written, severalEy classified as follows:
One ticket shall embrace the names OF
all judges of courts voted for, and to be
Labelled outside judiciary; one ticket
shall embrace the names of all state ofio-
ers TO be voted, and be labelled, estate y
one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted for, including
Office of Senator, and members OF As
sembly, if voted tor, and members of
Congress ifvoted for, and shall be LABEL
ed county," &C., and each class shall
be deposited in seporate ballot boxes.
also make known aud give notice
as in and by the 18th section of aforesaid
act, | am directed that every person
except Justices Of the Peace, who shall
hold any office appointment of trust OF
profit, under the Government of the
United States, or this State or any city
or incorporated district, whether com.
missoned officer Or otherwise a subordin.
ate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed under the legislative or judi
ciary or executive department of TIL,
State or of the United States, of any
city or incorporated district, and alsC
every member of Congress and STATE
Legislature, and the select and common
council of any city Commissioner, or an,
incorporated district, is by law incapable
Of holding or exercising at the same tim
the office or appointment of Judge, In
spector or Clerk, of any election of thi
Commonwealth, and that no inspecto
Or Judge, shall be eligible to any ofiic
then to be voted for,
Also in the 18th sectionofthe Act O
Assembly, entitled. can act relating t
elections and for every purpose" ar
5 proved April 10Th, 1869, it is euacte
, that the l4th section shall be so cor
: strued as to prevent any militia c
borough officer from serving as judge
,, Inspector, or Clerk, at any general c
special election in this Commonwealth.
Also, that in the 6lst, section of sal
: act it is enacted "That every general {
c special election shall be opened betwce
= the hours Of six or seven in the for
noon, and shall remain without interrul
ton until seven o'clock in the evenin
t when the polls shall be closed
c No person shall be permitted to vo
8 at any election as aforesaid, but a viii
: freeman Of the age of twenty-one year
or more, who shall have resided in tn
State at least one year and in the ele
ton district where he offers his vote,
4 least ten days Immediately precedir
: such election, and within two years pa
1 State Of County tax, which shall ha,
been assessed at least ten days befo
: the election. But citizen of the Unite
States, who has previously been qua
fed voter of this State, but remove
there from and returned, and shall ha'
y resided in the election district and pa
taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled
, vote after residing in this state s