The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-02
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
GOD SAVE THE COMMON
VI WEALTH.

siuos vi Tue commonwealth. lt is en-
Joined on the Sheriff of every county t,
give notice OF such elections to be held
and to enumerate in such notice wha
officers are to be elected, in pursuanc,
thereof, I, d. G. OYSTER, Higi
Sheriff of the County of Elk, do there
fore make known and give this publ,
notice to the electors of said county o
Elk, that a general election will be helc
in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1879.
Git being The second Tuesday of tn,
month), for the purpose of electing the
following officers. to-wit:
One person for State Treasurer.
One person for Judge of the Supreme
Court.
One person for member of the Legis
lature to represent the counties Of Cam
eron, Fix and Jefferson.
One person for Treasurer of ELI
county.
One person for District Attorney oi
Elk county.
One person for Commissioner of Ell
county.
One person for Jury Commissioner o,
Elk county.
One person for Auditor of Elk
county.
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.
Benzinger township, at the school
house on Michae! St., near the Elk creek
bridge.
Fox township, at the Centreville
school house.
Highland township, at the house OF
Levi Elithorpe.
Horton township, at the school honse
near D. G. Oysters Hotel.
Ridgway township, at the Court
House.
St. Mary's Borough, at the Town
Hall.
Spring Creek township, at the house
Of Stockdale, Downer Il Co.
Jay township, at the house Of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan.
ming and Lumber Co.'S, Office in Will
COX.
Mill Stone township, at tho house of
Henry Herr, at Barr's Dam.
alsU make known the following act
entitled can act regulating the mode of
voting at all elections in the several
counties in this Commonwealth" as l
am required by the second section o!
said act:
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the
Senate and the House Of Representa-
'toes, de-, That the qualified voters of
the several counties Of this Common
wealth, at all general township and spec
al elections are hereby hereafter author
zed and required to vote by ticket,
printed or written, or partly written and
partly printed, severally classified as fol-
ovs: One ticket shall embrace the
names of all the Judges of the Courts
% be voted for and to be labelled on the
outside, Judiciary" one ticket shall
embrace the names of all State off
% be voted for and labelled "State,"
,ne ticket shall embrace the names OF
III county offices to be voted for, iuclud-
ng the Office of Senator, member or
members of Assembly, if voted for, men,
'els of Congress, if voted for and la
'elled "County !" one ticket shall en-
,rrce names OF all the township officers
,oted for and be labelle1 Borough" or
Township" and each shall be depos-
ted 10 separate ballot boxes.
also make known and give notice,
IS in aud by the 18th section of afore.
aid act, l am directed that every per-
on except Justices of the Peace, who
hall hold any office appointment of
rust or profit. under the Government of
be United States, or this State, or any
ity or incorporated district whether
commissioned officer or otherwise
ubordina.e officer or agent who is or
hall be employed under the legislative
r judiciary or executive department of
his State or of the United States, of
ny city or incorporated district and
lso every member of Congress aud
tate Legislature, and the select and
ommon council of any city Commission
r or any incorporated district, is by law
,capable of holding or exercising at the
ame time the Office or appointment of
udge, Inspector or Clerk, Of any cleo
on of this Commonwealth, aud that no
Inspector or Judge, shall be legible to
ny office then to be voted for.
Also in the 4th section of the Act
Assembly, entitled san act relating
} elections and for other purposes" ap-
roved April 18th 1869, it is enacted
lat the l4th section shall be so con-
rued as to prevent any militia or
oroughSoficer from serving as Judge.
,spector, or Clerk, at any general
special election in this Common
ealth.
Also that in the 6lst, section o. said
t it is enacted "That every general
special election shall be opened be-
7een the hours of six and seven in
G forenoon, and shall remain without
terruplion until seven o'clock in the
ening when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be permitted to vote
any election as aforesaid, but free
an of the age of twenty-one years, or
pre-, who shall have resided in this