The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1878.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
COZ SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.

Weaiih, IL IL enJOlned on the sheriff of
every county to give notice of such cleo
hons to be held, and to enumerate in such
notice What officers are to be elected, in
pursuance thereof l, D. c. 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
special election will be held in said county
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1873,
(it being the third Tuesday of the month";,
for the purpose of
Submitting the sme nded Constitution Of
Pennsylvania to a vote of the qualified
electors thereof, as provided by the ordi.
nance OF submission adopted by the oon-
stitutional convention.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk will hold their elections in the sew.
eral districts, as follows
Benezette township, at the house Of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the school house
on Michael street, 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 u. v. oyster MOTEL.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall,
Jones township, at the Wilcox tanning
and lumber company's Office. in Wilcox.
Milestone township, at the house of
Henry Herr, at Barr's dam.
Ridgway township, at the court house.
st. Mary's borough, at the town hall.
Spring Greek township, at the house of
stockdale, Downer & Co.
also make known the provision of the
ordinance of submission adopted by the
constitutional convention relative to the
manner of voting, which provides that the
ballots shall be written or printed in the
following form: On the outside the words
"New Constitutions" in the inside for all
persons giving affirmative votes the words
"For the New Constitution" and for oil
persons giving negative votes the words
against the New Constitution"
Also, in the 4th section of the act of As
sembly, entitled can act relating to cleo.
tions and for other purposes" approved
April 10th, 1869, it is enacted that the
14th section shall be 80 construed as to
prevent any militia or borough officer from
serving as judge, inspector or clerk at any
general or special election in this Common
wealth.
AlSOi iHdt III tHe OlsJ SeCtl0n OIL SalQ act
it is enacted "that every general or special
election shall be opened between the hours
of six and seven in the forenoon, and shall
remain without interruption until seven
o'clock in the evening, when the polls shall
be closed.
No person shall be permitted 20 vote at
any election as aforesaid but freeman of
the age of twenty one years or more, who
Shall have resided in this State at least one
year, and in the election district where he
offers his vote at least ten days Immediately
preceding ouch election, and within two
years paid State or county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But citizen of the
HRitesa4 Sitatfd FshFaqrRhsa, FshFaqr Rhsea and shall have
resided in the election district and paid
taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
after residing in this State six months:
Proptded, that the freemen, citizens of the
united States, who are between the ages
OF tWenty-one and twenty-five years, and
who have resided in the election district
ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
vote, although they have not paid taxes.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth amendment of
the constitution Of the United States is as
follows:
SEC. /. The right of citizens of the
United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States on account
of race, color or previous condition of seryi-
tude.
SEQ. 2. That Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
And whereas, The Congress of the United
States, on the thirty-frst day of March.
1870, passed an act entitled "An act to
enforce the rights of citizens of the United
states to vote in the several States of the
Union, an. for othe purposes" the first
and second sections of which are as follows.
BE it enacted, &c., That ali citizens of the
United States who are or shall bs other
wise qualified to vote at any election bv
the people of any State, Territory, district.
city, county, parish, township, school dis
trict, municipality, or other territorial sub
division, shall be entitled and allowed to
vote at all such elections, without distinc-
tion OF color, race or previous condition of
servitude; any constitution law, custom,
usage or regulation Of any State or Terri |
tory, or by or under its authority, to the |
contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC 2. And be ii JuTther enacted, That if, |
by or under the constitution or laws of any |
State, or the laws of any Territory, any act |
is or shall be required TO be done as a pre- |
requisite or qualification for voting, and bv |
such constitution or laws persons or officers |
are or shall be charged with the perform.
ance of duties in furnishing to citizens an
opportunity to perform such prerequisites
or to become qualified TO vote it shall be
the duty of every such person and officers
to give all citizens of the United States. the
same and equal opportunity to perform
such prerequisite and to become qualified
TO vote without distinction OF race, color or
previous condition Of servitnde; and if any
such persons or officers shall refuse or
knowingly omit to give full effect to this
section, he shall for every such offense for
felt and pay the sum of five hundred dollars
to the persons aggrieyed thereby, to be re.
covered by an action on the case, with full
costs and such allowance for counsel fees
as the court shall deem just, and sh all also
tor every such offence be deemed guilty of
and shall on conviction there
Of be fined not less than five hundred dol
lars, or to be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or both,
1t the discretion Of the court
And a0hereds, 1t is declared by the second
Iection of the vi article of the constitution
of the United States that "This shall be
made in pursuance thereof shall be the
apreme law of the land X
anything in the constitution or lars of auv
State to the contrary notwithstanding.
And 10 hereas, The Legislature of this
Commonwealth, on the 9th OF April, 1870, {
passed an act entitled "a further supple i
nent to The act relating to elections in this i
Commonwealth ~ the tenth sention nrnyi1as ,