Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
Tsaai Advertisements.
God Save the Commonwealth !"
Election Proclamation.


WHEREAS, by an Act Of the General Assem-
w bly, Of the Commonwealth Of penr sylvana
entitled "An Act to regulate the General Election
within this Commonwealth" 1t is enjoined upon
the sheriHs Of the several counties to give public
notice Of such election, the places whero to be
held, and the officers to be elected,
TnEREFonE, /, ANDREW PENTZ, Jr., High
Sheriff of ClearGeld county do hereby give Pub.
lie Notice to the electors Of the county Of Clear
field, that a general election will be held on
TUESDAY FOLLOWING THK FIRST MoNDAY or No
vEMnER being the 4th day Of the month), at the
several election districts in said county, at which
time and place the qualified voters will vote
For one person for stats Treasurer Of the Com
moLwealth of Pennsylvania.
For one person for Sheriff Of Clearleld county.
For one person for District Attorney Of cloardolj
county.
For one person for Jury Commissioner Of Clear
field county.
The electors Of the county of cloaraeli will take
notice that the said election will be held at the
following places, viz;
Burnside borough at the public school house in
said borough.
clearaOld borough, at the Commissioner office,
In the Court House.
Curwensyille borough, at the house Of Samuel
Way, corner Of State and Walnut streets, in said
borough.
Houtrdale borough at the public house Of VIM.
Parker In said borough.
Lumber City borough, at the public school
house IN said borough.
Nenburg borough, at The school house, IN said
borough.
New Washington borough at the public ssbool
house, IN said borough.
osceola borough, at the public house of Milo
Hoyt, in said borough.
Wallaeeion borough, at the publis school house
in said borough.
Beccaria township, at the Union Hotel in Glen
Hope.
Bell township, at the house OF Robert MahaiIey
Bloom township, at the house Of the late James
Bloom, sr.
Boggs township, at the house Of Edward Albert
Bradford township, attho house of Jacob Pierce
Brady township, at the public house Of W lillian
schwem, Jr.. in Luthersburg.
Burnside township, at YOung's school house
Chest township, at the public school house neal
Simon ROrabough'a.
oOvington township, at tho school house ii
Mulsonburg.
Decatur township, at Centre school house.
Ferguson township, at the house Of John q Greg.
ory formerly occupied by Thos. Robinson, Broad.
wayl
Grard township, at Congress Hill school house
Goshen township, at the public school house al
shawsville.
Graham township, at the house Of the late Jacol
Huber.
Greenwood township, at tho public house oi
Samuel Hulihan, In said township.
Guch township, at the public school house, il
Janesyille.
Huston township, at tho house Of tho late Jess
Wilson.
Jordan township, at the public school house, il
Ansonyille.
Knox township at Turkey Hill school house.
Karthaus township, at Bridgen's school house
Lawrence township, at the Arbitration room, in
the Court House, in the borough Of Clearield.
Morris township, at the house formerly occupied
by Thomas KyleT.
Penn township, at the hotel formerly kept by
W. w. Anderson.
Pike township, at the township school house il
the borough Of Curwenwillc.
Sandy township, at the public school house il
the town Of Dubois.
Union township, at the house Of d. T.. Brubaker
Woodward township, at the public school hous'
in the town Of GIoutzyillo.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at al
elections in the several counties Of this Com.
monwealth, approved the 3Oth day Of March
A. D. 1866, viz;
Section /. be Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives ofthc Commonwealth o
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and IL IL
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That th,
qualified voters Of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general. township, borough
and special elections, are hereby hereafter author.
lied and required to vote, by tickets printed, OF
written, or partly printed and partly wiitten, sew.
orally classified as follows One ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all judges of courts voted for
and TO TO labeled, outside, Judiciary !" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of the State officers voted
for, and be labeled, estate !" one ticket shall EN-.
brace the names Of all county officers voted for
including office Of senator, member aud members
Of assembly, II voted for, and member Of Congress-
II voted for, and be labeled "county !" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all township officers
voted for. and be labeled, township y one ticket
shall embrace the names Of all borough offccrs
voted for, and be labeled, borough !" and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot toxes.
When the Polls are to be Kept Open.
further supplement to the act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth, approved
January 80, and February l3, A. d. 1874;
SEC. 8. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock. n. m md closed at seven
o'clock, pm.
Appointment of Judges ~ Inspectors.
sKc 8. In all election districts where a vacancy
exists by reason Of the disqualification Of the
officers or otherwise In an election board here to-
fore appointed, or where any new district shall be
formed, the Judge or Judges Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons to fill said vacancies, and @
conduct the election in said new districts, and in
the appointment of inspectors in any election
district both shall not be Of tho same political
A. n n. -.
be Of the political party having the majority o
votes 10 said district as nearly as the said judg,
or judges can ascertain the fact, and In case Of
the disagreement Of the judges as to the selection
Of inspectors the political majority Of the judge,
shall select one Of said inspectora and the minor
ity judge or judges shall select the other.
SEC. ?. Whenever there shall be a vacancy il
an election board on the morning Of an election
said vacancy shall be filled in conformity with
existing laws.
Duties Of Election Ofncers.
SIC. s. At the opening Of the polls at all cleo
tions II shall be the duy Of the Judges Of election
for their respective districts to designate one Of
the Inspector, whose duty It shall be TO have in
custody the registry Of voters, and to make the
entries therein required by law, and it shall b,
the duty Of the other Of the snd inspectors tC
receive and number the ballots presented at said
election.
SEC. .. All elections by the citizens shah be by
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered in
the order In which Il shall bc received, aud the
number recorded by the clerks on he list Of voters
opposite tho namo Of the elcctor from whom re-
ceived. And any voter voting two or more tick
uts, the several tickets 20 voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding with
the number to the name of tho voter Any oec
tor may write his name upon his ticke. or cause
the same to be written thereon, and attended by
a citizen Of the district In addition to the oath
now prescribed by law 10 bo taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall seycraly be sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted, unless required to do so rs witnesses
In a judicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors,
clerks and ovcrseers Of any election held under
this act shall, before entering upon their duties,
be duly sworn or affirmed In the presence Of
each other. The judge shall be sworn by tho
minority inspec or, If there shall be such minority
inspector, and in caso there shall be no minority
inspector then by justice Of the peace or alder
man, and the inspectors oversecrs and clerk shall
be sworn by the Judge. Certificates Of such swear
ing or Affirming shall be duly made out and sign
ed by the officers 30 sworn, and attosiod by the
officer who administered the oath II any Judge
or minority inspector refuses fails to swear the
officers Of election in the manner required bj this
act. or II any officer Of election shall act without
being FIRST duly sworn, or II any officer of election
shall sign the form Of oath without being duly
sworn, or II any judge or minority inspector shall
certify that any officer was sworn when he was
not, shall bo deemed a msdemeanor, aud upon
conviction the officer officers so offending shah
be fined not exceeding one thousab dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both at
the discretion Of the Court
Non-Reglstered Voters.
sEc. 10. On the day OF election any person
whose name shall not appear on the registry Of
voters, and who claims the right to vote at said
election, shall produce at least qualified voter
Of the district as witness TO tho residence Of
the claimant In the district in which be claims TO
be voter for the period Of at least two months
Immediately preceding said election, which Wit
ness shall be sworn or affirmed, and subscribe
written, or partly written and partly printed aai.
dAyit to tho facts stated by him, which affidavit
shall define clearly whore the residence is Of the