Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-29
General Election Proclamation,

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WHEREAS, In and by an Act Of the General
Assembly Of the Ccmr.i onwealth Of Penusylva-
mia entitled IAN act relating to the elections Of
the Commonwealth" passed the 2nd day Of
July. A. d. 1885, it is made the duty OF tie
Sheriff Of every county within this Common
wealth to give public notice Of the General Elec-
tiun and in such notice to enumerare:
/. The officers to be elected.
2. Designate the places where the election is
to be held
1. wM H. HOFFMAN, High Sheriff of the
county of Butler do hereby make known and
give this public notice to the electors OF the
county of Butler, that on Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday Of November. being
The 4th day Of November. 1879,
a General Election will be held at the several
election districts established by law in said
county, at which time they will vote By ballot
for the several offices herein after named. viz:
One person for the Office of Treasurer of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Two persons for the Office OF Jury Commits
sioner Of the county of Butler. mo person can
vote for more than one.
The said elections will be held throughout the
county as follows:
The electors of Adams township at the house
of J. s. Douthett.
The electors of Allegheny township at the
house of John P. Crawford, Six Points.
The electors of Buffalo township at the house
of Robert Gregg, now George TRULY, now Rob-
ert Bartly.
The electors Of Butler township at the Court
house in Butler.
The electors of Brady township at the School
house at West Liberty.
The electors of Clearfield township at the
house of John Green.
The electors of Clinton township at the house
Of John G. Riddle now John Anderson.
The electors of Concord township at the
School house No. 4. in Middletown.
Mo- nh, Of l. . &Ia na,,kr
School bouse in said township.
The electors of Centre township at the house
of W. ID. McCandless, occupied by Jesse Har-
vey.
The electors of Cherry township at the house
of William Lindsey.
The electors of Connoquenessing township,
Northern precinct, at School house No 7, in
Whitestown Southern precinct at the house Of
Peter staff III Petersville.
The electors of Cranberry township at the
house Of Frederick Meeder.
The electors OF Donegal township at the
house Of Adam Schneider. in Millerstown.
The electors Of Farview township at the
house of J. Dickey in Fairview borough.
The electors of Forward township ut the
house OF Robert II. Brown
The electors Of Franklin township at the
School house in the borough of Prospect.
The electors Of Jackson township, Western
precinct. at the house of Jacob He'll in Har-
mony Eastern precinct at the house OF John
p Miller in Evansburg.
The electors OF Jefferson township at tho
house of Morris Reighter.
The electors Of Lancaster township at the
Public School house No. 5.
The electors OF Middesex township at the
house Of George Cooper.
The electors OF Marion township at James
Bailey's.
The electors of Muddycreek township at the
Town Hall in Portersville.
The electors of Mercer township at the Town
Hall in Harrisville.
The electors OF Oakland township at the
house Of William McClung.
The electors of Parker township at the house
OF John Kelly in Mar'insburg.
The electors of Penn township at the house
of Richard Fisher.
The electors OF Summit township at the
house of Adam Frederick.
The electors Of Slipperyrock township at the
of Centreville.
The electors Of Venango township at the
house of James Murrin.
The electors Of Winfield township at School
honsc No. 8, in said township.
The electors OF Washington township at the
Town Hall in North Washington.
The electors OF Worth township at the house
Of w. Humphreys.
The electors Of the borough OF Butler at the
Court House in said borough.
Tho electors OF the borough Of Ccntreville at
the School house in said borough.
The electors OF the borough Of Zelenople at
the Council house in said borough.
The electors Of the borough OF Prospect ut
the -----------in In said borough.
The electors OF the borough Of Saxonburg ut
the School house in said borough.
The electors OF the borough of West Sunbury
at the Public School house i'll Sunbury.
The electors Of the borough of Millerstown
at the house OF Adam Schneider in said bor-
ough.
The electors OF the borough OF Petrolia mt
tho Town Hall i'll said borough.
The electors OF the borough of Fairview Mt
the School house in said borough.
The electors OF the borough Of Karns City ut
tho Town Hall in said borough
And l. the said Sheriff, do further give notice
to all election officers, citizens, and others, OF
the following provisions of the constitnto and
laws OF this commonwealth, relating to elections
viz:
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
CONSTITUTION OF pENSsYLvAsIA-ART. VIII.
SECTION 1. Every male citizen twenty-one
years OF age. possessing the following qualities
tions shall be entitled to vote at all elections !:
Frst.-He shall have beon citizen OF tho
United States at least one month.
Sccond.--He shall have .osided in the State
one year, Cor il having previously been quail
flied elector or native born olizens OF the state
he shall have removed from and returned, then
ak months) Immediately preceding the elec-
tion.
Third He shall have resided in the election
district Wncfo 10 biihi OHer MS Noto a ioabt t"o
months immediately preceding the election.
Fourth.-If twenty-five years or upwar is, he
shall have paid within two years State or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months aud paid ut least one month
before tho election.
SECTION 5.-Electors shall in all cases except
treason felony and breach or surety OF the
peace be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance on elections and in going to ami re-
turning thcrofrom.
SECTION G-Whenevcr any OF tho qualified
electors OF this Commonwealth shall be- IN
actual military service under requisition from
the President OF the United States, or by the
authority OF this Commonwealth, such electors
may exercise the right Of suffrage in all cleo
tions by tho citizens, under slch regulations as
are or hall be prescribed by law. Ms fully as IL
they were present at their usual places OF cleo
tion.
SECTION 7.-All laws regulating the holding
OF elections by the citizens or for the registra-
tion OF electors shall DO uniformed throughout
the State, but no elector shall be deprived OF
the privilege by reason of his namc not being
registered.
SECTION l3.-For tho purpose OF voting, no
person shall be doomed to have gained reri-
dence by reason OF his presence or lost 1t by rea-
son OF his absence, wlilo employed IN the SER
vice. either civil or military, OF this State, or OF
the United States, nor while engaged In the
navigation OF the waters Of this State or OF the
United States, or on the high seas, nor while
student in any institute OF learning, nor while
kept in any poor house or other asylum at pub
lie expense nor while confined in public
prison.
Election officers will take notice that the Act
entitled "A Further Supplement to tho Election
Laws OF tho Commonwealth" disqualifying de-
sorters from the army of the United States from