The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-25

lnOS oil the COmlnouWealth.' 1t Is en-
joined on the Sheriff of every county to
give notice of such elections to be held,
and to enumerate in such notice what
officers are to be elected, in pursuance
thereof, I, ID. 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 Il general election will be held
in said county, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1873.
Git being The second Tuesday of the
month";, for the purpose Of electing she
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, Elk and Jefferson.
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 tn cir elections
in the several districts, as follows:
Benezette township, at the house of
Elizabeth Wirslow
Beuzinger 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.
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 Cos, 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 Commouwealth," as |
am required by the second section o!
said act:
SECTION /. BE- 1t cnQctca by the
Senate ard the House of Represcnta-
tires, &C., 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 Oh the
outside, "Judicia,y;" one ticket shall
embrace the pames of all State officers
to be voted for and labelled "State,"
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 for, mem
bels Of Congress, if voted for and la
belled County )" 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 aud give notice,
as in aud by the 18th section Of atore-
said act, | am directed that every per-
sen 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
subordinate officer or agent who is or
shall be employed undor the legislative
or judiciary OF 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 no
Inspector or Judge, shall be legible to
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 or
boroughs sofficer 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
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