The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
COZ SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH

MA, passeu July "a, loo5, entitled IAN
act relating to the elections of the Common.
wealth." it is enjoined on the sheriff of
every county to give notice of such cleo
tions to be held. and to enumerate in such
notice what officers are to be elected, in
pursuance thereof |, d. c. OYSTER, high
sheriff of the county of Elk, do therefore
make known and give this public notice to
the electors Of said county of Elk that a
special election will be held in said county
on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1873,
(it being the third Tuesday of the month";,
for the purpose of
Submitting the ame nded Constitution of
Pennsylvania to a vote of the qualified
electors thereof, AZ provided by the ordi-
nance of submission adopted by the oon-
etitutional convention.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk will hold their elections in the sew.
eral districts, as follows
Benezette township, at the house Of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the school house
on Michael street, near the Elk creek
bridge.
Fox township, at the Centreville school
house.
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellthorpe.
Horton township, at the school house,
near d. G Oysters hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall
Jones township, at the Wilcox tanning
and lumber oompany's Office. in Wilcox.
Milestone township, at the house of
Henry Herr, at Barr's dam.
Ridgway township, at the court house.
st. Mary's borough, at the town hall.
Spring Creek township, at the house of
Stockdale, Downer & Co.
also make known the provision of the
ordinance of submission adopted by the
constitutional convention relative to the
manner of voting, which provides that the
ballots shall be written or printed in the
following form: On the outside the words
'New Constitution" in the inside for all
persons giving affirmative votes the words
"For the New Constitution" and for all
persons giving negative votes the words
against the New Constitution
Also, in the 4th section of the act of As
sembly, entitled "An act relating to cleo.
tions and for other purposes" approved
April 10th, 1869, it is enacted that the
14th section shall be SO construed as to
prevent any militia or borough officer from
serving as judge inspector or clerk at any
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wealth.
Also, that in the Glst section of said act
it is enacted 'that every general or special
election shall be opened between 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 :, vote at
any election as aforesaid but freeman OF
the age of twenty .one years or more who
shall have resided in this State at least one
year, and in the election district where he
offers his vote at least ten days Immediately
preceding euch election, and within two
years paid a State or county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least ten days
before the election. But a citizen of the
United States who has previously been a
qualified voter of this State, but removed
therefrom and returned, and shall have
resided III the election district and paid
taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
after residing in this State six months:
Provtded, that the freemen, citizens of the
United States, who are between the ages
OF twenty-one and twenty-five years, and
who have resided in the election district
ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
VOTE although they have not paid taxes.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth amendment of
the constitution of the United States is as
follows:
SEC. l. The right of citizens of the
United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States on account
OF race, color or previous condition of servi-
tude.
SEQ. 2. That Congress shall have powe,
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
And ashereas, The Congress of the United
States, on the thirty-first day of March
1870, passed an act entitled "An act tC
enforce the rights Of citizens of the United
States TO vote il the several States of tht
Union, and for othe purposes" the frs
and second sections of which are as follows
BE ii enacted, &C., That ali citizens of thu
Unitsd States who are or shall be other
wise qualified to vote at any election by
the people of any State, Territory, district
city, county, parish, township, school dis
trict, municipality, or other territorial sub
division, shall be entitled and allowed t.
vote at all such elections, without distinc
tion of color, race or previous condition O
servitude; any constitution law, custom
usage OF regulation Of any State or Terri
tory, or by or under its authority, to tn,
contrary notwithstanding.
Sec 2. And be ii further enacted, That if
by or under the constitution or laws of an,
Slate, or the laws of any Territory any &C
is or shall be required to be done as a pre-
requisite CIR qualification for voting, and b,
such constitution or laws persons or officer
are or shall be charged with the perform
ance of duties in furnishing to citizens al
opportunity to perform such prerequisite
or to become qualified to vote it shall b
the duty of every suoh person and officer
to give all citizens of the United States, tn
same and equal opportunity to perform
such prerequisite and TO become qualities
10 vote without distinction OF race color o
previous condition of servitnde; and if an
such persons or officers shall refuse o
knowingly omit to give full effect to TIL
section, he shall Ior every such offense for
felt and pay the sum of FIVE hundred dollar
to the persons aggrieved thereby, to be re
covered by an action on the case, with ful
costs and such allowance for counsel fee
as the coarg shall deem just, and sh all ais
tor every such offence be deemed guilty O
misdemeanor, and shall on conviction there
of be fined not less than five hundred dol
lars, OF to be imprisoned not less than Oh
month and not more than one year, or both
at the discretion of the court.
And achereas, 1t is declared by the secon
section of the vi article of the constitution
of the United States that "This shall b
made in pursuance thereof, shall be tn
supreme law of the land
ANYTHING in the constitution or lars of au
State 10 The contrary notwithstanding.