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

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
At the same time and places, also, an
election will be held for delegates to Che
to amend the Constitution of
the State, in conformity with the act en-
titled "An Act to provide for calling
a conventon," approved April II, 1872.
As prescribed by said act, the following !
rules and regulations shall apply to said |
election and the returns Of the same:
FiySt At the general oleation to be |
held the second Tuesday Of October |
next, there shall be elected by the quah-
fled eectots Of this Common wealth, dele,
gates to a Convettion to revise si'o
amend the Constitution of this State;
the said convention shall consist Of one
hundred and thi;ty-three members 10 be
elected in the manner following: Twenty
eight members thereof shall be elected
10 the State at large as follows: Each
voter of the State shall vote for not
more than fourteen candidates, and 'he
twenty eight highest IN vote shall be de-
clared elee'ed; ninety-nine delegates
shall be appointed to and elected ircm
the different senatorial districts of the
State three delegates to be elected Tor
each Senator therefrom aud in chcosz
ing all district delegates, each voter shall
be entitled tC vote for not more than
two of the meihbers to be chosen from
his district, and the three candidates
highest in vote shall be declared elected,
except in the county of Allegheny !orm-
ing the Twenty third Senatorial district,
where no voter shah vote for more than
six candidates, and the nine highest in
vote shall he declared elected, aud the
counties Of Luzerne, Monroe and Pihet
formine the Thirteenth eauatoral dis
trct, where no voter shall vote for more
than four candidates, and the six highest
in vote shall be elected, ond six addition
al delegates shall be chosen from The
city OF Philadelphia, by vote at large
in said city and in their election no vote
:, shall vote for more than three candidate
and the six highest in vote shall be de
clared elected
Accond The Judge and Inspector
for each election district shall proyfd
:, two suitable boxes for each poll, one il
which to deposit the tickets voted 70
= Delegates at large, and the other i
> which to deposit the tickets voted 70
= District Delegates: which boxes shall +
- labelled respectively, "Delegates d
large" and District Delegates :" and i
= each district in the city OF Philadclphi
;, an additional box shall be ptnTided tc
i each poll in which to deposite the ticl
= cts voted for CITY Delegates j an
= said last mentioned boxes must each /
" labelled City Delegates"
j." Third The said election shall |
! held ard conducted by the proper elct
4" tion.otficers of the several election di
- trcts of the Commonwealth and shall |
'e governed and regulated in all respet
st by the general election laws of the Con
lie mouweal,h, so far as the same shall
eS applicable thereto, and not inconsiste
W with the provisions Of said act
Fourth. The tickets to be voted f
We members at large OF the convention sh,
W have on the outside the words "Hel
ne gates at large" aud on the inside q
O. names of candidates to be voted for, n
nc exceeding fourteen in number
oy FVih. The tickets to be voted
o' district members of the convention sh
ne have on the outside the words "Distr
a' Delegates" and on the inside the nal
ne or names of the candidates voted for, L
Ne exceeding the proper number limited
'c' aforesaid but any ticket which sh
YES contain greater number of names tn
m' the number for which the voter shall
We entitled to vote, shall be rejected a
oy in case of the delegates to be chosen
er- large in Philadelphia, the words sc
rs Delegates" shall be on the outside
III the ticket
re- Sirth. In the City of Philadelpl
we the return judges shah meet at the ST
~ House, at ten o'clock on Thursday n,
ne following the election, and make out
Dy returns for said city, of the votes c
ne therein for delegates at large and C
me aud district delegates to be members
the convention the return judges
ons the several election districts within ct
ur- county of the state, excluding Philac
AS phia shall meet on Friday next follow
her the election, at the usual place for
my meeting of the return judges of th
ec- county, and make out full and accu1
on returns for the county of the votes {
he for members of the convention and
ate district members Of the same and
not proceedings Of the return judges of
nall said city of Philadelphia and of the s
Dm- eral counties of the commonwealth 10
fed making of their returns, shall be
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