The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-18
Election Proclamation.

public notice TO the elect Ors of the said
county Of Elk, that general election will
be held in said. county on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1877.
(t being the first Tuesday of the month";
for the purpose of electing the following of.
icers to-wit:
One person for Supreme Judge.
One person for State Treasurer.
One person for Auditor General.
One person for Sheriff of Elk county.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk will hold their elections in the sew
eral districts, rs follows:
Benezette township, at the house of
Elizabeth Winsow.
Benzinger township, at the school house
on Michael stree, near the Elk creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centreville school
house.
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellitborp,
Horton township, at the school house
near d. c. Oysters hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tanning
and Lumber Co.'S. office.
Milestone township, at the house of
Henry Derr, at Barr's Dam.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
Spring Creek township, at the house Of
Stockdale, D0wner d. Co.
st. Mary's borough Mt the town hall.
| also make known the following:
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at
elections ih he several counties of this
Commonwealth; approved March goth,
1896.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Sen
atc and House OF RCprcs ontdtiues Of
tic Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in GCRcrdi 1sSCmGLy met, and IL is
hCrcGy CHuctcd by tie authority Of the
same: That the qualified voters of the
several counties Of the Commonwealth at
all general, township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote by tickets printed or
written, or partly printed aud partly writ
ten, severally classified as follows: One
ticket shall embrace the names of all judges
Of courts voted for, and to be labeled out
side "Judiciary,n one ticket shall embrace
the names of all State officers to be voted
for, and be labeled "State - one ticket
shall embrace the names of all county Off
GERS voted for, including the office of sSena-
tor and members of Assembly, if voted Tor
and members of Congress, ifvoted for and
shall be labeled County" etc., and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot
boxes.
l also make known and give notite as in
and by the 10th section Of aforesaid act
that
Every person except justices of the
peace who shall hold any office of appoint
ment Of profit or trust under the govern
ment of the United States, or Of any city or
incorporated district whether a commits
stoned officer or otherwise, subordinate
officer or agent who is or shall be employ ed
under the legislative, executive or judicial
departments of the State, or the United
States, or of any city or incorporated dis
trict, and also any member of Congress or
of the State Legislature; and of the select
and common councils OF any city or com
missioner of any Incorporated district, is by
law incapable of holding or exercising at
the came time the office or appointment OF
judge, inspector or CLERK of any election Of
the Commonwealth, and NJ inspector,
Judge or any other officer of such election
shall be eligible to be voted for.
Also, in the 4th section OF the act Of as
sembly, entitled "An act relating to elec
tions and for other purposes" approved
April 18th, 1860, it is enacted that the 14th
section shall be so constructed as to pre-
vent any militia or borough officer from
serving as judge inspector or clerk at any
general or special election in this Common
wealth.
] also make known the following.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth amendment of
the Constitution of the United States is as
follows:
SECTION !. The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any
State on account of race, color or previous
condition Of servitude.
SECTION .. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the
United States, on the 3lst day of March,
1870, passed an act entitled San act to en-
force the rights of citizens of the United
States to vote in the several States of this
Union, and for other purposes the first
and second sections of which are as follows:
SECTION l. BE it enacted 6y the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States Of Americ0, IN cong
reSS ASSomGLcd, Ihat all citizens Of the
United States who are or shall be other
wise qualified by law to vote at any cleo
ton by the people in any State, Territory,
district, county, city, parish, township,
school district, municipality, or other ter.
r:oral subdivision, shall be entitled and
allowed to vote at all such elections, with
out distinction Of race, color or previous
condition of seryitude, any constitution,
law, custom, usage or regulation Of any
State or Territory, or by or under its au.
thority, to the contrary Notwithstanding.
SECTION .. 1ad be it further en-
acted. That if by law OIL under the au
thority Of the constitution or laws of any
State, or OF the laws OF any Territory, any
ac; is or shall be required TO be done as
prerequisite or qualification for voting,
ard by such constitution or law persons or
officers are or snail be charged with the
performance of duties in furnishin citizens
with an opportunity to perform such pre-
requisite aud TO become qualified to vote
without distinction OF race, color or pre-
vious condition Of servitude, and if any
such person or officer shall refuse or know
ingly omit to give full effect to this section,
he shall for every such oTense forfeit ana
pay the sum of five hundred dollars to the
person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered
by an action in the case, with full costs
and such allowance for counsel fees as the
court may deem just, and shall, also, for
every such offence be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned not less than
one month and not more than one year, or
both, at the direction of the court.
And Whereas. 1t is declared by the
"a section of the VI article of the constitu-
tiOu and the laws of the United States
which shall be the supreme law of the land
anything in the con-
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