The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-17
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.

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Pursuant to an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act relating
to the Elections in this Commonwealth"
approved the I'd day of July, A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and thirty.nine,
|, 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:
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-wtt:
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 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 Il Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Poarsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Co.'S, 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 aud House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Gen.
erai 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
are hereby, hereafter, authorized anC
required to vote, by tickets printed o
written or partly printed and parti.
written, severally classified as follows
One ticket shall embrace the names o
all judges of courts voted tor, and to b
labelled outside judiciary; one ticke
shall embrace the names of all state off.
ers TO be voted, and be labelled, estate
one ticket shall embrace the names o
all county officers voted for, includln!
Office of Senator, and members OF AS
Congress II voted for, and shall be label
ed "county," &C., and each class sha
be deposited in seperate ballot boxes.
| also make known and give notice
as in and by the 18th section Of aforesai
act, | am directed that every perso
except Justices of the Peace, who sha
hold any Office appointment Of trust c
profit, under the Government of tn
United States, or this State. or any cit
or incorporated district, whether a CON
missioned officer or otherwise a subordir
ate officer or agent who is or shall b
employed under the legislative or jud
ciary or executive department of th
State or Of the United States, of an
city or incorporated district, and ais
every member of Congress and Stat
Legislature, and the select and commo
council of any city Commissioner, or au
incorporated district, is by law incapab
Of holding or exercising at the same tin
the Office or appointment of Judge, Ii
spector or Clerk, of any election of tn
) Commonwealth, and that no inspectc
or Judge, shall be eligible to any ofiic
5 then to be voted for,
Also in the 4th sectionolthe Act ,
Assembly, entitled. "An act relating
elections and for every purpose" a
|, proved April 10th, 1869, it is euactc
that the l4th section shall be so CO.
| strued as to prevent any militia
: borough officer from serving as Judg
p 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
d the hours of six or seven in the for
e noon, and shall remain without irterru
ton until seven o'clock in the evenil
when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be permitted to vc
at any election as aforesaid, but a viii
, freeman Of the age of twenty-one yea
or more, who shall have resided in Il
State at least one year and in the elt
tion district where he offers his vote,
least ten days Immediately precedi
e such election, and within two years pa
! State or County tax, which shall ha
-, been assessed at least ten days befc
u the election. But a citizen of the Unit
L. States, who has previously been a qua
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