The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-01-16
Election Proclamation.

vote every three years upon the question
of granting licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors" =" it is enjoned upon the Sheriff
of every county to give notice of such
election to be held, aud in pursuance
thereof, [. D. G. OYSTER, High Sher-
iif Of the county Of Elk, do therefore
make known aud give this public notice
to the electors Of the said county of Elk.
that q special election will be held in the
said county on
TUESDAY FEBRUARY. 11th, 1873,
at which time the qualified electors Of
said county will vote "tor license" or
against license" in the manner provid-
ed by the lst section of the aforesaid
Act, hereinafter recited:
SECTION l. Be IL ennctea &c, That
on the third Friday in March, one thous-
and eight hundred and scventy-threc, in
every city aud county in this Common
wealth. and at the annual municipal
elections every third year thereafter, in
every such city and county it shall be the
duty of the Inspectors and Judges oi
elections in the cities and Counties to re-
ceive tickets, either written or printed
from the legal voters OF said cities aud
counties, labelled on the outside ''licen-
Sc" and on the inside, "ior liceuse," or
"against license" and to deposit said
ticket in a box provided Cor that pur-
pose by said inspectors and judges, as is
required by law in the case Of other
tickets received at said election; and the
tickets so received shall be counted,
and return made to the clerk of the
Court OF Quarter Sessions of the peace
Of the proper county, dnly certified as is
required by law which certificate shall be
laid before the judges Of the said court
at the first meeting of the SAID court af-
ter said election shall be held aud shall
be filed with the other records OF said
court; and it shall be the duty of mayors
Of cities and sheriffs of counties, or any
other officer whose duty it may be to
perform such service, to give due public
notice of such special election provided
for three weeks previous to the time of
holding the same, and also three weeks
before such election every third year
thereafter: ProCiicd, That this acI
shall not be construed to repeal or
effect any special law prohib ting the
sale of intoxicating liquors, or prohibit
ing the granting Of licenses: PrOrGiu},
That when the municipal and township
elections in any county or city do not
occur on the third Friday in March, the
election provided for in this section shall
be held on the day fixed for the inunc-
ipal elections in said county, dad pro-
rj}cd further, That all licenses granted
after the first day Of January, one thous.
and eight hundred and seventy-three,
shall cease, determine and become void
on the first day of April, one THOUSAND
eight hundred and sevcnty-three, if the
destrict for which they shall be granted
determines against the granting Of licen-
Sc; and the treasurer Of the proper coun-
ty shall then refund to the holder OF
such license the moneys so paid there
for, for which the said treasurer shall be
entitled to credit in his accounts with
commonwealth.
Sec. 2, That in receiving and count
ing, and in making returns of the votes
cast, the inspectors and judges, and
clerks of said election shall be governed |
by the laws of this comnOnwealth regu-
lating general elections; and all the pen
alties of said election laws are hereby |
extended to, and shall apply to the voters
inspectors, judges and clerks. voting at
and in attendance upon the electors
held under the provisions of this act
And the qualified electors Of the coun-
ty Of Elk will hold their elections in
the several districts as follows:
Benezette township, at the house Of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Bcnzinger township, at the school
house on Michael ST., pear the Elk creek |
bridge,
Fox township, at the Centreville
school house
Highland township. at the house Of
Levi EllithOrpc,
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, Downer & Co.
Jay township at the house of Alfred
Pearsail.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan.
ming and Lumber Cos office in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house of
Henry Herr, at Barrs Dam.
Given under my hand at Ridgway,
the 18th day of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-threo, and Of the lndepend-
ance of the United States the ninety
seventh ID. G.. OYSTER, Sheriff.