Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-14
aeeal Adrfrtiseintnts.
ELEcTIoN PROCLAMATION

Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
For one person for supreme Judge of the Com.
nenwsath >f Psnpsyivanis- f'f
Por one person TO represent the eouniios Of Clear.
field, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Mifnin and Union
In The ofngrcss Of the United states.
For one person for Secretary Of Internal Affairs
Of the Commonwealth Of Pcnnsylvania.
For one person for Auditor Gencral Of the Com
tnonweaith Of Pennryivania.
For one person for Additional Law Judge in the
Judicial District composed Of the counties Of
cisarheld, Centre and Clinton.
Por one person for Senator, to represent the
counties ~ clearfeId, Centre aud Clinton 10
the General Assembly Of this Commonwealth.
For one person to represent tue county of Clear
field In the House Of Representatives, Of this
Comm on wealth.
For one person for Pro,honotary, ac.. Of Clear
held county. r.l..
For one person for Register and Recorder dc., Of
CisarGeid county.
gor one person for the once Of County comlnis-
sioner Of clearfcli county for one yeaf
For pns person for iht ofEce Of County Auditor
Of ClearheId county.
For one person for the ofiee of County Surveyor
VI clsarheld county. fN
The electors Of the county Of ciearfcid will take
notice that the said election will be held at the
following places, yiz
Becearia township, a, the Union Hotel, in Glen
Hope;
Bloom township, st the house Of the late James
Bloom, sr.
Boggs township, at the house Of Edward Albert.
bradford township, at the house of Jacob Pierce
Brady township, at the house q wm sehuenii
ia Luthersburg.
Burnside township, at young's school house
Burnside borough at the public school house in
! said borough. = .. ...
Chest township at the public school house near
Simon Rorsbaugh's.
4 clearheld borough, at the Court House.
coyingion township, at the school house in Nal.
/ fonburg.
carwensvillc borough, nt the house Of the lat,
Isaac Bloom.
| Decatur township, at ccntre school house.
I Ferguson township, atthe house Of John Greg
ory, formerly occupied by 11'os Robson, broad
way.)
firari township, at Congress Hill school house
Goshen township, at the public school house Al
shawsyille.
Graham township, ut the house of jacob Huber
Gulich township, at the public school house, IL
Janesyillc.
Huston township, nj the house Of Jesse Wilson
/ Houirdale borough, at the public house Of wm
Parker, 10 said borough. t-
Jordan township, at the public school house, IL
I Ansonyillc. aH
Karthans township, at Dsidgcn's school house
Knox township, at Turkey Hill school house.
Lawrence township, at the Court House, In tn
I borough Of ciearneid.
Lumber City borough, a, the public school house
Morris township, At the house formerly occupie'
by Thomas kyer
New Washington borough, at the public schoo
house. "I III y
oseeola borough, at the public house Of Nil
lioyt, in said borough.
Penn township, ut The hotel formerly Kept b,
W. W. Anderson.
Pike township, ct the house Of the late lsaa
Bloom, in the borough Of Curwensvillc.
Union township, ut the house Of D. L. Brubakcr
walaeeion tofough, at the public school hous
In said borough.
Woodward township, at the house Of Thoma
1enderson. - W r Iaf
AN ACT regulaiins the mode Of voting at al
. elections In the several counties Of this Com
T monwealth, approved the 30th day Of March
A. d 1865, viz; l.H...ls
SECTION |. BE IL ssacied by the Senatc an,
! House Of Representatives Of the Commonwealth 0
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, aud II !
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That th
qualified voters Of the several counties Of tai
/ Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough
and special elections, hereby, hereafter author
iEcd and required to vote by tickets, printed o
written or partly printed and partly written, scv
orally classified as follows One ticke, shall en-
brace the names Of all judges Of courts voted for
and TO be labelled, outside, judiciary one tickc
shall embrace the Of the state officers vote
for and be labelled, estate; Z; one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all county officers voted for
including Office Of senator, member, and member
ofnfsenbly, II voted for, and members Of CongrcSs
II voted for and be labelled. county !" one iiekc
shall embrace the names Of all township officer
voted for, and be labelled, township I; one itch
ct shall embrace the names Of all borough oficcr
voted for, and be labelled, Borough" !" and eacI
class shall be deposited In separate ballot boxes
A further supplement 10 the Act regulation
elections In this fComnonweaith, approve,
January 80, aud February ~, A. ID. 1874;
II wnrs rHE POLLS AnE TO BE krrr orEs.
SEC. s. At all elections hereafter held unde
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall
be opened at seven o'clock, A. NJ, and closed a
seven o'clock, P. NJ
ArroisrxEsr or JUDGES issrEcrons. Il
sEc. 0. In all election districts where a vacan
cy exists by reason Of the disqualification Of th
officers or otherwise In m election board hereto
fore appointed or where any new district shall b
formed. the Judge or Judges Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ten day
before any general or special election, appoin
cctnpetent persons to hll said vacancies, and 4
conduct the election in said new districts, aud i
the appointment Of inspectors in any election
district both shall not be Of the same poltica
party, aud the judge of elections shah In all case
be Of the political party having the majority 0
yotes IN said district ~ nearly as the said iudg
or judges can ascertain the fact, and In case .
the disagreement Of the judges as to the selection
Of inspectors the political majority of the judge
shall select one o. such inspeetors and tho minor
ity Judge or judges shall select the other. II 4 /.
src.7 Z. Whenever there shall be vaeaney 4
an election board on thr morning Of an election
said vacancy shall he filed ip conformity wit
existing laws rHttla 'Nf
puuEs or ELscrioS ofrIcEns.
Sac. 8. At the opening Of the polls at al, elec
tons II shall be the duty Of the judges Of clec,o,
for their respective distrietsto TO esignats one .
the inspectors, whose duty It shah be to have Ii
custody the registry Of yotrrs, aud to make n
entries therein required by Law, aud Il shall b
the duty Of the other Of the said inspcctors d
receive and number the ballots presented a. sal,
election. +f g.
snc. 0. An elections by the citizens shan be b,
ballot every ballot voted shall be- numbered Il
the order In which II shall be received, and tn
number recorded by the clerks on tho list Of voter
opposite the name Of the eector from whom 70
ceived. And any voter voting two or more tick
cts, the several tickets 90 voted shall each b
numbered with the number corresponding will
the number 10 the name Of the voter. Any elec
tor may write his name upon his ticke, or caus
the same TO be written thereon, and aifestod by
eitisen Of tho district. In addition to Tho catl
now prescribed BY law 10 be taken and subscrIb
ed by election officers, they shall seyeraliy b,
sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any ciecto
shall have voted, .uuless required TO do 50 al wit
nessss in iadicial prooee ding. An Judges, in
spectors, clerks aud overseers Of any election bel,
under this act shall, beforc entering upon thci
duties, be duly eworn or affirmed In thc'prcscuc,
Of each other. The judge shall be sw orr BY M,
minority inspector, II there shall be such minor
ity inspector, and In case there shaf be no minor
,ty inspector then by a justice of the peace OF al
derman, ard the inspectors, oversecrs and clerk,
shall be sworn by the judge. ccrudcres Of sucl
swearing or Affirming shall be duly made out ans
signed by the officers 80 sworn, and sitcstcd b.,
tho ofhcer who administered the oath II an,
judge OF minority inspector refuses OF fails /,
swear ths officers cf election In the manner 70
quirsd BY this act, Or II any officer OF election
shall act without being hrst daily sworn, OF Il an,
oieer Of election shall sign the form Of oath with
oct beIsg duty sworn. Or u any jadre OF iniuori
" Inspector shall certify that any officer wal
sworn when he vas not, IL shall be deemed mis-.
demeanor, aud upon ,eonv cton the oioer os oil
thonsand dollars or imprisonment mot exceedinp
ono year or both In the discretion Of the court
/ 4'4fi scS-akeisrKnED VOTERS, .fi4at
Sac. 10. On the day Of election any persou
whose name shall not appear On the rcgistry u
voters, and who claims the right to vote AZ sAid
election, shall prodacs q, least one qualified vo.
ter Of the district a. witness 10 the residence oi
the claimsnt In the district in which he claims 40
hs voter fer the period Of At least tNo insnths
immediately preceding said election, which wit.
ness shall DO sworn or affirmed, aud subscribe a
written. or partly writicn and partly printed an.
davit TO the facts stated by him, which ahdayit
shall define clearly where the residence Ia Of the
perscnse cinihins 20 be voter. and the pcrsbn
90 claiming the right to vote shall also take and
subscribe written, or partly written and partly
printed nmdayit, stating to the best of bis know
iedgs and belief when and where he was born