The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25


such elections to be held, and to enumerate
in such notice what officers are to be cec
ted. In pursuance thereof, I, DANIEL
SCULL. High Sheriff of the county of Elk.
do therefore make known and give this
public notice to the elccior of the said
county of Elk, that general election will
be held in said. county on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1877.
(it heing the first Tuesday of the month)
for the purpose of electing the following Of
fcers to-wit:
One person for Supreme Judge.
One person for State Treasurer.
One pei son 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, as follows:
Benezette township, at the house Of
Eliznbath Winslow.
Beuziuger township, at the school house
on Michael stree, near the Elk creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centreville school
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellitborp.
Horton township, at the school house
near d. G. 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
Stockdac, Downer & Co.
st. Mary's borough at the town hall.
l also make known the following:
AN AcT regulating the mode of voting at
elections III the several counties of this
Commonwealth; approved March Both,
1866.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the Sen
ate and House of Repres entdtiues OF
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
in General assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority Of the
same: That the qualified voters of the
several counties of the Commonwealth, al
all general, township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote by tickets printed or
written, or partly printed and 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,h one ticket shall embrace
the names of all State Off GERS to be voted
for, and be labeled "State;" one ticket
all embrace the names of all county otii-
GERS voted for, including the Office Of Sena-
tor and members of Assembly, if voted for
and, members of Congress, if voted for and
shall be labeled County" etc., and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot
boxes.
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 OF
Incorporated district whether a commits
stoned officer or otherwise, a subordinate
officer or agent who is or shall be employed
under the legislative, executive or judicia
departments of the State, or the United
States, or of any city or incorporated dis
! trict. and also any member of Congress OIL
of the State Legislature; and of the selec
and common councils of any city or com
missioner of any Incorporated district, is By
law incapable of holding or exercising a
the game time the office or appointment o
Judge, inspector or clerk of any election O.
the Commonwe and no 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 elcc
tions and for other purposes" approved
April 10Th, 1860, it is enacted that the l4tt
section shall be so constructed as to pre-
vent any militia or borough officer from
serving as judge inspector or clerk al any
general or special election in this Common
wealth.
also make known the following.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth amendment o
| the Constitution of the United States is a
| follows:
SECTION l.. The right of citizens Of tn
United States to vote shall not be denied o.
abridged by the United States or by any
State on account of race, color or previous
condition Of servitude.
! SECTION .. The Congress shall hav
power to enforce this article by appropri
ate legislation.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of tn
United States, on the 31st 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 thi
| Union, and for other purposes" the hrs
and second sections Of which are as follows
SECTION l.. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives o
the United States Of america, IN Cong
qess assembled, 1hat all citizens Of tn
| United States who are or shall be other
wise qualified by law to vote at any elec
ton by the people in any State, Territory
district, county, city, parish, township
school district, municipality, or other ter
rf:oral subdivision, shall be entitled an
allowed to vote at all such elections, with
out distinction Of race, color or previou
condition of servitude, any constitution
law, custom, usage OF regulation OF an.
State or Territory, or by or under its au
thority, to the contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 2. And be 1t further en-
acted. That if by law Oh under the au
thority of the constitution or laws of an
| State, or of the laws of any Territory, an
ACT is or shall be required to be done as
prerequisite or qualification for voting
and by such constitution or law persons o
officers are or snail be charged with tn
performance of duties in furnishin citizen
with an opportunity 10 perform such pre-
requisite and TO become qualified TO vot
| without distinction Of race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude, and If an
such person or officer shall refuse or know
ingly omit TO give full effect to this section
he shall for every such otfense forfeit an
pay the sum of five hundred dollars TO tn
person aggrieved thereby, to be recovere
by an action in the case, with full cost
and such allowance for counsel fees as tn
court may deem just, and shall, also, 70
every such offence be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and shall, ON eonvictio
thereof, be fined not less than five hundre
dollars, and be imprisoned not less tina
one month and not more than one year, 0
both, at the direction of the court.
A;36 Whereas. 1t is declared by tn