The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-03
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

the state, IN conformity with the act en-
titled. "An Act to provide for calling
convention" approved April IL, 1872.
As prescribed by said act, the following
rules and regulations shall apply to said
election and the returns of the same:
f-frst. -Atthe general eleation to- be
held the second Tuesday of October
next, there shall be elected by the quail
fed electors of this Common wealth, dele.
gates to Convention to revise and
amend the Constitution Of this State
the SAID convention shall consist of one
hundred and thi,ty-three members to be
elected in the manner following. Twenty
eight members thereof shall be elected
in the State at large as follows: Each
voter of the State shall vote for not
more than fourteen candidates, aud the
twenty-eight highest in vote shall be de-
clared elected ninety-nine delegates
shall be appointed to and elected from
| the different Senatorial districts Of the |
State. three delegates to be elected for
each Senator thereirom; and in choos-
ing all district delegates, each voter shall
be entitled to a vote for not more than
two of the members to be chosen from
his district, and the three candidates
highest in vote shall be declared elected,
except in the county of Allegheny form
ing the Twenty third Senatorial district,
where no voter shall vote for more than
six candidates, and the nine highest in
vote shall be declared elected, aud the
counties of Luzerne, Monroe and Pike,
forming the Thirteenth Senatorial dis
trict, where no voter shall vote for more
than four candidates, and the six highest
10 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 voter
) shall vote for more than three candidates
aud the six highest in vote shall be de-
clared elected.
Accond The Judge and Inspectors
for each election district shall provide
l two suitable boxes for each poll one in
5 which to deposit the tickets voted for
Delegates at large, and the other in
: which to deposit the tickets voted for
District Delegates: which boxes shall be
I labelled respectively, delegates at
large" and "District Delegates :" and iu
each district in the city of Philadelphia
/ an additional box shall be provided for
}. each poll in which to deposite the tick
! cts voted for "Uity Delegates )" aud
l. said last mentioned boxes must each be
+ labelled Getty Delegates"
n 1hWd. The said election shall be
o held and conducted by the proper elec
: ton officers of the several election dis
tricts of the Commonwealth and shall be
governed and regulated in all respect.
by the general election laws of the Com
!, monwealth, SO far as the same shall bC
:. applicable thereto, and not ipeonsisten
4 with the provisions of said act
70 EOurth. The tickets to be voted fol
h members at large OF the convention shal
,s have on the outside the words "Oele
gates at large" and on the inside tn
names of candidates to be voted FOR, no
le Exceeding fourteen in number.
i'll FiM The tickets to be voted 10
'e district members of the convention shaI
er have on the outside the words "Distric
rs Delegates" and on the in side the nam
'o or names of the candidates voted for, nc
C. exceeding the proper number limited 4
aforesaid ; but any ticket which sha
nj contain greater number OF names tha
n. the number for which the voter shall b
D. eutitled to vote, shall be rejected an
n in case OF the delegates to be chosen {
he large in Philadelphia, the words "Cit
he Delegates" shall be on the outside {
ri the ticket
id Sicth. In the City of Philadephi
N. the return judges shall meet at the Stat
N. House, at ten o'clock on Thursday ne,
of following the election, and make out tt
I'M returns for said city, of the votes ca
in therein for delegates at large AMI cit
cb and district delegates to be members
TO- the convention the return judges {
wo the several election districts within eac
is county of the state, excluding Philade
no phia shall meet on Friday next followiu
on the election, at the usual place for Il
ps, meeting of the return judges OF the
cts county. and make out full and accura
De- returns TOR the county Of the votes ca
me for members of the convention and I
yo, district members of the same; and t
The proceedings of the return judges of Il
of said city of Philadelphia and of the sc
ion eral counties of the commonwealth in t
1on making of their returns, shall be t
md same as those prescribed for retu
ich judges in the case of an election
on Governor, except that returns transm
ED ted to the secretary ofthe commonwea
shall be addressed to that Office alo
=, and not to the speaker of the senate,
.ae n Pursuant to the provisions contain
the in the 18th section as aforesaid, I
'uo Judges of the aforesaid districts sh
az aG' respectively take charge of the cert
W. Gates or returns of election to their
l@on- @ spective district and produce them a
'hiS meeting of one Judge from each distl
yru at the Court House in the Township
@ Tue Ridgway on FRIDAY, THE IL
sual DAY OF OCTOBER next, then {
a au there to perform the duties required
W .no laws Of said Judges, also where Ju
p'o- by sickness or unavoidable accidents
as unable to attend such meeting of Jud
'"h, then a certificate as aforesaid shall
anu anu taken in charge of by one 70 the insI
ueS, tors of clerks of the election Of said
w -otu trct who shall do and perform the