The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-05
PROCLAMATION.

crate iu such notice what officers are to
be elected, in pursuance thereof |. D.
Q. OYSTER, High Sheriff of the county
Of Blk, 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 9th 1872
Git being the second Tuesday of the
month";, for the purpose Of electing the
following officers, to-wit:
One person for Governor.
One person for Auditor General
Que person for Judge of The Supreme
Court
Three persons for Congressman at
large.
Twenty-eight persons for Delegates to
the Constitutional Convention.
One person for Congress to represent
the counties OF Clearfeld, Cameron, Elk,
Erie, Forest, Mexican and Warren.
One person for State Senator to re-
present the counties of Cambria, Clear
field, Clinton and Elk.
One person for member of tie Legis-
lat1re 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, Clearfeld, Clinton
and Elk.
One person for Prothonotary, Register
and Recorder, and Clerk of ksurts, 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 Winslow.
Repzirger 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. G. Oysters Hotel
Ridgway township, AT the Court
House.
St. Mary's Boro, at the Town Hall,
Spring Creek township, at the House
of Stockdale, Dowper 4 Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the school house
in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house of
Henry Herr, at Barrs Dam.
| also make known the following act
entitled can act regulating the mode of
voting at all elections in the several
counties in this Commonwealth, =" as / am
required by the second section of said
act:
SECTION 1. Be 1t cna, ted By the
Senate and House Of Representatives
DC, That the qualified voters Of the
several counties of this Commonwealth,
at all general township and special cleo
tons are hereby hereafter authorized aud
required to vote by ticket, printed Or
written or partly written and partly
printed, severally classified as follows:
One ticket shall embrace the nares OF
all the Judges 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
Der or members Of Assembly, If voted
for, members Of Congress if voted for
and be labelled county" one ticket
shall embrace the names OF all the town
ship officers voted for, and be labelled
thorough" Or "township;' and each shall
be deposited in separate ballot boxes
also make known aud give notice
as in and by the 10th section of aforesaid
act, | am directed that every person
except Justices of the Peace, who shall
hold any office'appointment Of trust OIL
profit, under the Government of the
United States, or this State or any city
or incorporated district, whether CON-
mssioned 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 this
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 any
Incorporated district, is by law incapable
/ of holding or exercising at the same time
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 offic'
. then to be voted for,
Also in the 4th sectionotthe Act o
Assembly, entitled. can act relating t.
, elections and for every purpose" ap
proved April 10th, 1869, it is enacte,
: that the 18th section shall be SO con
i, strued as to prevent any militia 0
+ borough officer from serving as Judge
4 Inspector, or Clerk, at any general o
special election in this Commonwealth
y Also, that in the 6lst, section of sal
act it is enacted "That every general 0
special election shall be opened betwee
n the hours of seven Or ten in the fore
= noon, and shall remain without iLterruY
ton until seven o'clock in the evenin
a when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be permitted to vol
n at any election as aforesaid, but a whit
fraamon Of tho aoa oF tUantyona uaar