The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-01-23
Election Proclamation.

of granting licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors" it is epjoiued upon the Sheriff
of every county to give notice Of such
election to be held and in pursu ance
thereof, l. D. G. OYSTER, High Sher-
iff Of the county of Elk, 90 therefore
make known and give this public notice
to the electors Of the said county of Elk.
that special election will be held in the
said county on
TUESDAY FEBRUARY. 1lth, 1873,
at which time the qualified electors of
said county will vote "for license" or
"against license" in the manner provid-
ed by the lst section OF the aforesaid
Act, hereinafter recied:
SECTION ]. BE It enacted, de-, That
on the third Friday in March, one thous-
and eight hundred and seventy-threc, in
every city and 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 Of
elections in the cities and counties, to re-
ceive tickets, either written or printed,
from the legal voters OF said cities and
counties, labelled on the outside "licen-
se," and on the inside, "for license" or
"against license" and to deposit said
ticket in 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, dnIy 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 at-
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 sherilfs of counties, OF any
other officer whose duty it may be to
perform suclrservce, 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: Prorjacd, That this aci
shall not be construed TO repeal or
effect any special law prohibiting the
sale Of intoxicating liquors, or prohibit
ing the granting Of licenses: Pro0ded,
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 nunic-
ipal elections in said county, And pro-
riled 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 seventy-three, if the
destrict for which they shall be granted
determines against the granting Of liceu-
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
the commonwealth.
SEC. 2. That in receiving and count
lug, and in making returns of the votes
cast, the inspectors and judges, and
clerks Of said election shall be eoyernel
by the laws Of this commonwealth 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 aud clerks. voting at
and in attendance upon the elections
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.
Benzinger township, at the school
house on Michael ST., pear the Elk creek
bridge.
Fox township, at the Ceutreyille
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school house
near d. c. Oysters hotel.
R:lgway township, at the Court
House.
St. Mary's Boro., at the Town Hall.
Spring Greek township, at the house
Of Stcckdale, Downer L. Co.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Cos office in Wilcox.
Mill Stone township, at the house of
Henry Herr, at Bars 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 Independ-
ance of the United States the ninety
seventh ID. G. OYSTER, Sheriff.
Sheri Office Jan. l3, 1873.