The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-09
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
HOD SAVE TIE COMMON
NJ WEALTH.

inos of the Commonwealth" 1t is en-
oined on the Sheriff Of every county to
give notice Of such elections to be held,
and to enumcrate .in such notice what
officers are to be elected, in pursuance
thereof, I, D. 9. OYSTER, High
Sheriff of the County of Elk, do there
fore make known aud give this public
notice to the electors of said county of
Elk, that general election will be held
in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1873.
Git being .be second Tuesday of the
month), for the purpose of eiecting the
following officers. to-vit:
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 Elk
county.
One person for District Attorney Of
Elk county.
One person for Commissioner cf 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 tn cir elections
in the several districts, as follows:
Beuezette township, at the house o
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the schoo
house on Michae! ST., near the Elk creel
bridge.
Fox township, at the Centrevill'
school house.
Highland township, at the house o
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school hons
near D. G. Oysters Hotel.
Ridgway township, at the Cour
House.
St. Mary's Borough, at the Tow
Hall.
Spring Greek township. at the hous
of Stockdale, Downer q Co.
Jay township, at the house Of Alfre'
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tar
ming and Lumber Co.'S, office in WI
cox.
Mill Stone township, at the house c
Henry Herr, at Barr's Dam.
I also make known the following ac
entitled Gan act regulating the mode c
voting at all elections in the severa
counties in this Commonwealth" as
am required by the second section c
said act:
SECTION l. Be Il enacted by III
Senate and the House of Rcpresento
tives, de-, That the qualified voters c
the several counties Of this Common
wealth, at all general township and spec
ial elections are hereby hereafter author
lied and required to vote by ticke
printed or written, or partly written an
partly printed, severally classified as 70
lows: One ticket shall embrace th
names of all the Judges of the Cour
to be voted for and to be labelled on tb
outside, "Judiciary;" one ticket sha
embrace the Dames of all State off Gel
to be voted for and labelled Estate,
one ticket shall embrace the names {
all county offices to be voted for, incluc
ing the Office of Senator, member {
members of Assembly, if voted for, men
bels of Congress, if voted for and Ii
belled "County )" one ticket shall en-
brrce names of all the township Officer
voted for and be labelled Borough" {
"Township;" and each shall be depos
tied in separate ballot boxes.
l also make known and give notice
as in and by the 18th section of afort
said act, l am directed that every pc
son except Justices Of the Peace, wh
shall hold any Office appointment {
trust or profit. under the Government {
the United States, or this State, or an
city OF incorporated district whether
commissioned officer or otherwise
subordinate officer or agent who is c
shall be employed under the legislativ
or judiciary or executive department {
this State or of the United States, {
any city or incorporated district an
also every member of Congress an
State Legislature, and the select an
common council of any city Commission
er or any incorporated district, is by la
incapable of holding or exercising at tn
same time the Office or appointment
Judge, Inspector or Clerk, of any elec
ton of this Commonwealth, and that n
Inspector OF Judge, shall be legible
any Office then to be voted for.
Also in the 4th section of the Az
of Assembly, entitled san act relatin
to elections and for other purposes" al
proved April 10th 1869, it is enaete
that the l4th section shall be SO col
strued as to prevent any militia {
boroughIoficer from serving as Judg'
Inspector, or Clerk, at any gener;
or special election in this Common
wealth.
Also that in the 6lst, section OF sal
act it is enacted "That every generi
or special election shall be opened bc
tween the hours of six and seven i
the forenoon, and shall remain withor
interruption until seven o'clock in tn
evening when the polls shall be closed.
No person shall be permitted to vot
at any election as aforesaid, but free
man of the age of twenty-oue years, Q
more, who shall have resided in thi