The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-19
INJECTION PROCLAMATION.

such elections to be held, aud to enum-
crate in such notice what officers are 10
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 general cleo
tion will be held in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER sth 1872.
Git being The second Tuesday of the
monthly, for the purpose OF electing the
following officers, to-wii:
One person for Governor
One person for Auditor General
One person for Judge of The Supreme
Court
Three persons Tor Congrcssmcn at
large.
Twenty-eight persons fer Delegates to
the Constitutional Conventions
One person for Congress to represent
the counties of Clearfeld, Cameron, Elk
Erie, Forest, Mexican and Warren.
One person for member OF TIE Legis-
latlre to represent the counties of Cam
erop, Elk and Jefferson.
Three persons as delegates to the Con.
stitutional Convention, to represent the
counties Of Cambria, UlearGcld, Gluten
and Elk.
; One person for Prothrnotary, 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 Winslov.
Bepzirger township, at the schoo
house on Michael St, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township. at the Cenjreyilc
school house.
Highland township, at the house o.
Levi Elithorpe.
Horton township, at the school housc
near D. G. Oysters Hotel.
Ridgway township, at the Cour
House.
St. Mary's Boro al the Town Hall,
Spring Greek township, at the Hous,
of Stockdale, Downel y Co..
Jay township, at the house Of Alirec
Pearsall
Jones township, at the school house
in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house c
Henry Herr, at l}arrs Dam.
/ also make known the following ac
eu,itled can act regulating the mode o
voting at all elections in the scvera
counties in this Common wealth, -" as I an
required by the second section Of sai,
act:
SEcrTog 1. Be 1t cna, tel By III
Senate anil Noasc Of Representative
dc', That the qualified voters Of th
several counties Of this Commonwealth
at all general township and special clec
tions are hereby hereafter authorized AM
required to vote by ticket, printed o
written or partly written and partl
printed, seyeralIy classified as follows
One, ticket shall embrace the names q
all ne Judges Of the Courts to be vote
for and 10 be labelled on the Uutsii
judiciary" one ticket shall embrace tn
names of all State officers to be vote
for including the Office of Senator, mem
Der or members Of Assembly, # vote
for, members OF Congress if voted 70
and be labelled "county;" one ticke
shall embrace the names of all the t0wr
ship officers voted for, aud be labelie
thorough" or "township;" and each sha
be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
| also make known and give motto,
as in and by the 18th section of aloresai
act, | am directed that every perso
except Justices of the Peace, who sha
hold any Office appointment of trust {
] profit, under the Government OF I'll
, United States, or this State, or any Gil
or incorporated district, whether a con
missioned officer Or otherwise subordii
ate officer or agent who is or shall |
: employed under the legislative or jud
ciary or executive department OF tt
State or Of the United States, of al
, city or incorporated district, and al;
: every member of Congress and Sta
{ Legislature, and the select and commc
council of any city Commissioner, or al
incorporated district, is by law incapab
| of holding or exercising arthe same tin
the Office or appointment Of Judge, L
: spector or Clerk, Of any election OF tn
, Commonwealth, and that no inspect
or Judge, shall be eligible to any OH
: then to be voted for,
Also in the 4th sectionolrhe bCa
i Assembly, entitled. IAN act relating
t elections and for every purpose" a
, proved April 10th, 1869, it is enact,
that the 18th section shall be so co
strued as to prevent any militia
t borough officer from serving as jude
:, Inspector, or Clerk, at any general
special election in this Commonwealth
Also, that in the 6lst, section of sa
act it is enacted "That every general
: special election shall be opened betwe
G the hours of six or seven in the iol
J, noon, and shall remain without interru
# tion until seven o'clock in the eveni
when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be permitted to vc
! at any election as aforesaid hnt n ,Vhi