The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-09-24
Election Proclamation.
to am Act of the Cen

= Hso p-f the EtShtn day OF october.
E":2, 'rthe PIrgose OF eleeting the several OIL
oe.s ie-ein lssi named:
one person for Judge of the Supreme Court OF
Pennsylvania
one person for Trcasm er of the state of Penn
S!!yani,!.
one person for Member of the House of Repre-
sentaiiVes Of the General Assembly of PennSyi
Sfilia III conjunction with the county OF Mexican
- represent the counties Of McKean and Potter
Potter.
One person for Auditor of the county of Potter
& &AWo persons Tor Jury Commissioners of The
county of Potter
also make known and give notice. as i'm and
py me 10TH Section Of the aforesaid Act / am di
fected that every person executing Justices ii
the Peace who hold any Office or annointnent 81
pF0ht or trust under the Government of the Uni
teu 9taies or TINS State, or OF any city or ncorpo
l%teu uistIicl, whether commissioned officer Ol
ptiSIMISe d SuDOfuinate officer or agent who /.
or shall be employed under the legislative. iudi
cllry or executive departments of this State Oh
the United States or any city or iucorp0ratpd dis
tIlct' ana also that every Member of Congress
/ the State Legislature, and of the select and com
mon couhci Oh any city, OF commissioner of any
Incorporated district, is by law incapable OF hold
ing OF exercising at the same time the Office ol
| appointment Oi judge, inspector or clerk of an
elecllOh IN this commonwealth and that no in
Srectof, judge or any other officer of anY Sucl
e!ectIoll, Sdi De eglble TO any Office then to bt
voted for.
Also that in the 4th Section of the Act of As
( Semoy entitled AN act relating to elections anC
lof other purposes, approved April l6, 1860, it i:
enacted tiEtt the aforesaid 18th sect shall not b,
construed as 10 prevent any military officers o
. borough oincer from serving as judge, inspector
or clerk oil any general OF special election in th
, Commonwealth.
BY Act Of Assembly of July g. 1899, it is alst
made tne duty OF every mayor. sheriff, alderman
justice o the peace, constable Of every city cOun
tE,t0WnShlp or district within this commonwealth
WnencVer called upon by any officer OF election
or by three qualified electors thereof to clear any
/ window or avenue to the window Of the place o
general election Which shall be obstructed in Sucl
! a way as To prevent voters from approaching thC
came ana il shall be the duty OF every respective
IN tins Commonwealth, to be present or by depu
~ al the place OF holding elections in such ward
district OF township for the purpose of PRESERVING
The peace as aforesaid
Also, that in the Isl Sect of Act Of Assembly
entitled An act regulating the mode of voting al
elections IN the several counties OF this COmm0n
wealth, approved March 80, 1856 it is enacted:
INA. Jhe QUllued voters OF the several counties
III thlS Commonwealth at all general, township
borough and special elections are hereby hereaf
ter authorized and required 10 vote by tickets
printed Or written, or partly printed and partly
written, scTertiiy classified as follows: one tick
ct shall embrace the names OF all judges of court
voted IOr and to be labeled outside judiciary
one ticket shall embrace the names of an state of
icers and shall he labeled state: one ticket
shall embrace the names OF all county officers
No,eu IOi Including ONCE OF senator, member and
/ NBltu
luI) ana be !dDe.ed county one Ticket shall EN-
brace Che names OF ai township officers voted ioI
ana De labeled 'tOWnShip'; one ticket shall EN-
brace the names OF al borough officers voted fol
&Ilj be labeled borough; ; and each class shall
be deposited iii separate bdilotbONeS
Itis further directed that the meeting OF the re
JGfn Judges 1T the Court House III COuderSpOrt
t9make out tie general returns snan be the first
Friday succeeding the general election, which
VIII BE the SEVENTEENTH day Of OCTOBER.
l3-n here mako known and ,riNa psrina M
the pace Oi holding jHe aforesaid general eIec
ton IN the several townships and boroughS with
III the county Ui Potter are as follows, TO Wit:
Abhott-At the GeTmania Hotel
allie -any-At the school house near the place
formerly owned by Chester Andrews
Bingtam-At Bingham Centre school house.
Clala--At school house near Saia Stevens.
Lua!a-At the Court House III CouderSpOrt.
Genesee-In E..iSnarg at tie house formerly
occupied by ). :. EascUe.
uairisol-At The house formerly occupied by
Hebrun-At the school house near Woodward !
steam nil.
Hect9r-At school house in SunderIinviie.
hoMer-At school house near Jacob PectS
dacksOll-At school house I'll mouth Of Gushing
Greek.
OSwdyo-At the house OF =. Y. Brown
heating--At Jae house 0- Fnmy Harris.
HUrtage-At school house uea BENZ. Eyerett'S
Pleasant Nallcy-At school house No. >.
FlNe-At tile Huuse OF j. hs. hiibHfne.
Rau!et-at school house near Leroy Lyman's
S!luI on-At the house OF PeeE Buruick
NWed"n-At the ituGse Oi G.. l.. CDIsaH.
SteNaIds0n--t New Norway school mouse.
summit. tie house Oi +. stevens.
SyNanIa-At school house near J. NJ. RecS'.
ed by II. il. Dent.
West Braucii--At. the house Of :. Nj. Conable
Nhlrtun-AJ tie house 81 Stephen Horton.
tOudciSpUTt-At tie Court liUuSV.
LeWlsN!Ac-At TIE mouse % Burton Lewis
Polls 10 lie opened between the hours Of S and
! clock, a. ~, and 70 close at O. clock, 2. III.
WUEEEAs, TAe Fifteenth Amendment Of the
Constitution ol tie United Stase5 Is aS follows:
sec l. iie IIEit 81 citizens OF Inc United states
90 y0.c shai noJ be denied or abridged by the q
- OF 10y any state, on account OF race color Oi
previous condition OF SeTyitude
See. ,. Congress shall have power to enforce
TINS article by appropriate legis!atcn.'
4J.d tritereI& The J0nEreSScf the L. $, on tie
tlltty-hrSt day 0i March, 1879, passed an Act Ell
titled An act 10 enforce tie right Of citizens Of
the ;. toNotc IN the several states in this UnOi
ana ior other purposes tire first and second sec
lions OF when are Is follows:
cLC. l. BE il enacted by the Senate and House
oi representatives Of The United states of Ameri
"a III Congress assembled, That a u citizens OF the
Ii" 90 vote at any election OF the people III any
state, territory district, county city parish, town
SHIP school district, municipality OF other terri
tUfidl SUBDIVISION, snail be entitled and allowed
tO40tea at al such elections without distinction C
race, color or previous condition Ot seryitUde
amy constitution law, CUSTOM usage or reguid
authority. to the contrary notwithstanding
SEC. 2. Ana be It further enacted, lHdt Il by ol
under the authority OF the Constitution or laws O
any state o. the laws uf ANY ICtiItJIN, any Act =
or shall he TeIiireG 70 be done gs prerequisite
or qualification for voting, ard by such COnstitu
ton or law, persons or officers are uE shan pt
charged Win tine performance of duties for fur
Hia.stiihE 70 JIlZenS az opportunity to perform
such prerequisite, Of to become qualified to vote
ii aaali he The duty of every such person ana oil
Ger 10 give To all citizens OF the Gited States the
nj
requisite, and 10 become qualified to vote, with
OUt distraction Of race, color, OF previous c0udi
ton Ui SeritHde, and ii any such person or Officer
snail refuse OF knowingly omit 10 give full effect
10 this section. he shall iOr every such oifenSe for
lCIt ana I2F the sum @! i've hundred dollars &
the person aggrieYCd thereby, 10 be recovered b}
acton OF the case, with fui costs and such allow
auCe for counsel fees as the court shah deem just
and shall also, for every such Oieuse, lac deemed
guilty OF lIlaGclIednOF, and sGaA, on conviction
thereof. be Huvl not less than five hundred dol
lars, or hC Imprisoned not lees than one mont!
ami not more than one year, or both, at the dlscTe
ton OF the court.
Ind lChereds II is declared by the second sec,
non o. the VI article OF the Constitution of the
United States, that 'Ihis Constitution, ana the
laws OF the Uulted States which snail be made il
pursuance thereof, SH3il be the supreme law OF
the lana, anything ii the Constitution
OF laws Of any state to the contrary notHithstand
ing
-4nd achereas, The Legislature of this Com
mOnWeaIUb Oh the 9Th daY of Apri A. u. 1870,
passed an Act entitled, a further supplement 10
the act relating to the elections in this Common
wealth, the tenth section provides as follows:
SEC. 10 That so much OF every Act of Assem-
bio as provides that every white freemen shall he
entitled to vote at any general or special election
of this Commonwealth be, and the same is here
10y repealed and that hereatterau freemen, with
out distinction OF color, shah be enrolled ana reg
stered according to the provisions OF the FIRST see
iOn OF the Act appf3ye 18th April, 1863, entitled
An Act further supplemental TO the act relating
20 the elections Of this commonwealth and
when otherwise qualified under existing laws he
entitled 10 vote at al general and special elections
in this Commonwealth
Given under my hand this oath day of October.