The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-10
PROCLAMA TION
ELECTION

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WHEREAS, In and by the 18th Sec
ton of the Act Of General Assembly of
Pennsylvania, PASSED July 2, 1869, en-
titled IAN act relating to the elections
of the Commonwealth. " 1t is enjoined
ON the Sheriff of every county to give
notice of such elections to be held, and
to enumerate in such notice what
officers are to be elected, in pursuance
thereof, / d. c. OYSTER, High
Sheriff of the county of Elk, do there
fore make known and give this public
notice to the electors of said county of
Elk that general election will be held
in said county on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1878.
Git being the first Tuesday of the
month) for the purpose of electing the
following officers, to wit:
One person for Governor of the Com
| monwealth.
One person for Lieutenant Governor.
One person for Supreme Judge.
| One person for Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
One person for member of Congress
from the Goth district composed of the
counties of Centre, Cleartield, Clinton,
Union, Miffiin and Elk.
One person for State Senate from the
3Sth district composed of the counties
OF Cameron, Clarion, Elk and Forest.
| One person for member of Assembly.
One person for Prothonotary, &c.
| One person for County Treasurer.
Three persons for County Commits
sioners.
Three persons for County Auditors.
And the qualified electors of the
county 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 street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox Fox town township, at the Centreville
Highland township, at the house OF
Levi Ellithorpe.
Horton township, at the school
house, near d. c. Oysters hotel.
Jay township, at the house of AL
fred Pearsall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox. Tan.
ming and Lumber Companys office.
Milestone township, at the house OF
Henry Derr, at Barr's Dam.
Ridgway township, at the court
house.
Spring Greek township, at the house
of Thos. Irwin.
st. Mary's borough, at the town hall
l also make known the following:
AN act regulating the mode of voting
at elections in the several counties o
this Commonwealth, approved
March 30th, 1866.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
mia in General Assembly met, and il
is hereby enacted by the authority o.
the same, That the qualified voters O
the several counties of the Common
wealth, at all general, township
borough and special elections, are
hereby hereafter authorized and re
quired to vote, by tickets printed o.
written, or partly printed and partly
written, severally, classified as fol
lows; One ticket shall embrace th'
names of all judges of courts voted for
nd to be labeled outside judiciary >
one ticket shall embrace the names o
all State oi1lcers 10 pe Voted 1or, ans
be labeled state; one ticket shai
embrace the names or all county OH
GERS voted for, including the office o
Senator and members OF Assembly, !
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