The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-18

One person for Treasurer of Elk
county.
One person for District Attorney of
Elk county.
One person for Commissioner of Elk
county.
One person for Jury Commissioner of
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 Wirslow.
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 Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school honse
near d. G. Oysters Hotel.
Ridsway township, at the Court
House.
st. Mary's Borough, at the Town
Hall.
Spring Greek township at the house
of Stockdale, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsal
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan.
ming and Lumber Co.'S, Office in Will
COX.
Mill Stone township, at the house Of
Henry Herr, at Barr's Dam.
also 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 OF
said act:
SECTION l. Be Il enacted by the
Senate and the House Of Repres enta-
tices, DC, That the qualified voters Of
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 ticket,
printed or written, or partly written and
partly printed, severally classified as fol-
lows: One ticket shall embrace the
names of all the Judges of the Courts
to be voted for and to be labelled on the
outside, "Judiciary;" one ticket shall
embrace the pames Of all State officers
to be voted for aud labelled Estate"
one ticket shall embrace the names OF
all county offices to be voted for, iuclud-
ing the Office Of Senator, member or
members of Assembly, if voted fer, mem
bels of Congress, if voted for and la
belled "County y. one ticket shall en-
brrce names of all the township officers
voted for and be labelled Borough" or
"Township;" and each shall be depos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
also make known and give notice,
as in and by the 18th section of afore-
said act, l am directed that every per-
son except Justices OF the Peace, who
shall hold any Office appointment OF
trust or profit. under the Government OF
the United States, or this State, or any
city or Incorporated district whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise a
subordinate officer or agent who is or
shall be employed under the Legislative
or judiciary or executive department Of
this State or of the United States, OF
any city or Incorporated district and
also every member of Congress and
State Legislature, and the select and
common council of any city Commission
er or any incorporated district, is by law
incapable of holding or exercising at the
same time the Office or appointment Of
Judge, Inspector or Clerk, Of any elec,
ton of this Commonwealth, and that nc
Inspector or Judge, shall be legible tc
any office then to be voted for.
Also in the 4th section of the Act
of Assembly, entitled "An act relating
to elections and for other purposes" 'ap-
proved April 10th 1869, it is enacted
that the l4th section shall be SO con.
strued as to prevent any militia OF
borough,o ,officer from serving as Judge
Inspector, or Clerk, at any general
or special election in this Common
wealth.
Also that in the 6lst, section OF said
act it is enacted "That every general
or special election shall be opened be.
tween 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 to vote
at any election as aforesaid, but free
man of the age of twenty-one years, or
more, who shall have resided in this
State at least one year and in the elec-
ton district where he offers his vote,
at least ten days Immediately proceed
ing such election, and within two years
paid State or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But a citizen OF
the United States, who bas previously
been a qualified voter of this State, but
removed therefrom and returned, and
shall have resided in the election dis
tirct and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall
be entitled to vote after residing in this
State six months. Provided, That the
freemen, citizens of the United States,
who are between the ages of twenty-oue