Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-28
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A MOTHER ELECTION.
: PETITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

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PETITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
In the Court Of Common Pleas Of clearield
county, January Term, 1874.
The Commis sieners Of said county state the fol-
lowing case for the opinion Of the court;
let. Upder special statute, an election for
township aad borough officers, for the ensuing
year, was held In the several townships and bor-
oughs in said county, on the 10Th day Of Deeem-
bcr, 1873.
I'd. That the officers chosen thereat, were Jus
tiees Of the Peace, constables, School Directors,
Supervisors, 0yeueers of tho Poor, Judges OF
Election, Inspectors Of Election, Township and
Borough Auditors, and Township and Borough
Clerks, and the term Of Office Of all thereof, OK
cept Justices Of the Peace and District Treasurer,
10 by law for one year.
Sd. That noue OF said officers were In Office or
sworn as officials the LIST day Of January, 1874.
and that tho terms Of Office OF School Difcctors,
Constabos, aud others Of the said officials, com
mence after the third Tuesday OF February, 1874.
Upon this state Of facts the opinion Of the couri
is prayed, whether under the provisions o' the
new Constitution the officers elected 90 the said
26,h day Of December, iS-3 ara entitled to take
and hold their respective Offices MS provided by
law, orwhcther the provisions Of the said DOW
Constitution require that new election be held
on the third Tuesday Of February, 1874.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Y. Y. CourEnET,
J. d. Tnenrsos, com'rs.
CLARK BRows,
orrSIos OF rHE COURT.
Officers whose terms Of oiicc do not begin until
after the third Tuesday in February, not with
in the provisions of the twenty sixth section Of
the schedule Of the new Constitution. All such
township and borough officers must be elected as
provided by the third section Of the article on
Suffrage aud Elections, and not according to the
law In force before the Constitution went into
operation. In this county, according to the facts
stated for my opinion, the officers mentioned
therein must bc elected on the third Tuesday ol
February next. wv. ELwKLL, Pres. Judge.
January IS, 1874.
In view Of the foregoing proceedings. and tho
fact that the citizens Of this county, under the
above ruling Of the Court, will be left without
Constsbles and q number Of Justices Of tho Peace
and all other borough and township officers who
cannot be legally qualhedTuntl AFTER the lTth
day Of February, the County Commissioners deem
II proper and cxpedicnt, aud hereby give notice
to all the Constables In the county Of Clearfeld,
TO post up not less than ten notices in their re.
speeiivc election districts, at least ten days in ad
vance Of the election, notifying the qualified
voters thereof that nm election will be held In
said borough or township, on = uFSDAY, tho lTth
day Of FEBRUARY next for the purpose Of
choosing such municipal officers, not qualified AZ
indicated by the Court, under the new Ccnstitu.
tion. The said election will be hold at the usual
places Of holding borough and township elections,
and the Judges, Inspectors aud Clerks who con-
Quoted the former election will be required TO hold
the approaching election, subject to all the laws
and statutes regulating elections in this Common.
wealth. ny order Of the Board.
Arrssr; q. d. G00DLANDER, Clerk.
Commfs' Office, Clcarheld, Jan. 20, lS7t..3t