Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
General Election Proclamation,

General Election Proclamation
WHEREAS, In and ty an Act Of the Genera
Assembly of the CCTntI onwealth Of Penusylva
MIA entitled IAN act relating to the elections ot
the Commonwealth" passed the 2nd day o.
July. 4. D. 1899. It is made the duty of The
Sheriff of every county within this Common
wealth to give prblic notice Of tine General Elec
ton and III such notice to enumerate:
/. The officers to be elected.
?. Designate the places where the election is
to be held.
1, WM Fl. HOFFMAN, High Sheriff of the
county of Butler, do hereby make known and
give this public notice to the electors of the
county of Batter. that on Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday OF November. being
The 4th day of November. 1879,
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 Pennsy yleania.
Two persons for the Office of Jury Commits
sioner OF the county of Bntler. No person can
vote for more than one.l
The said elections Will be held throughout the
county as follows:
The electors of Adams township at the house
OF !. S. Douthett.
The electors Of Allegheny township at the
mouse OF JDnn L. traN1Cfi. DIX HOi.ll3.
The electors of Buffalo township at the house
of aobert Gregg, now George TRULY, now Rob
ert Bartiy.
The electors of Butler township at the Court
house III Butler.
The electors of Brady township at the School
house at West Liberty.
The electors of Clearfeld 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.
The electors OF Clay township at the. Centre
School house in said township.
Tie electors of Centre township at the house
of w. ID. McCandess occupied by Jesse Har-
vey.
The electors OF Cherry township at the house
of William Lindsey.
The electors of Compromising township,
Northern precinct. at School house No 7, in
Whi estown; Southern precinct at the house of
Peter StaT. i'll Petersvile.
The electors of Cranberry township at the
house Of Frederick Meeder.
The electors of Donegal township at the
house Of Adam Schroeder. in Millerstown.
The electors of Fairview township at the
house of J. Dickey in Fairview borough.
The electors of Forward township at the
house OF Robert H. 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 i'll Har-
mony Eastern precinct at the house of John
p. Miller in Evansburg.
The electors of Jefferson township at the
house of Morris Reighter.
The electors of Lancaster township at the
Public School house No. 5.
The electors of Middlesex township at the
house of George Cooper.
The electors of Marion township at James
Baileys.
The electors of Muddycreek township at the
Town Hall in Portersyille.
The electors of Mercer township at the Town
Hall in Harrsville.
The electors of Oakland township at the
house of William McClung.
The electors of Parker township at the house
of John Kelly in Martinsburg.
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
School house, at the North end OF the borough
of Centreville.
Tho electors of Venango township at the
house of James Murrin.
The electors of Winfield township at School
house No. 5, 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.
The electors of the borough of Centreville at
the School house in said borough.
The electors of the borough Of Zelienople at
the Council house in said borough.
The electors of the borough of Prospect at
the e---i in said borough.
The electors of the borough of Saxonburg at
the School house in said borough.
The electors of the borough of West Sunbury
at the Public School house in Sunbury.
The electors of the borough of NIilerstown
4. e G,L. H.. an;1 1.x
ough.
The electors of the borough of Petrolia at
the Town Hall III said borough.
The electors of the borough of Fairview at
the School house in said borough.
The electors of the borough of Harms City at
the Town Hall in said borough.
And I. the said Sheriff. do further give notice
to all election officers, citizens, and others, Of
the following provisions of the constitut ion and
laws of this commonwealth, relating to elections
viz
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
CONSTITUTION OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VIII.
Section l. Every male citizen twenty-one
years of age. possessing the following qualihca-
TONS shall be entitled to vote at all elections !:
First.-He shall have been citizen of tho
United States at least one month
Second.-He shall have resided in the State
one year. Cor if having previously been quail
flied eector or native born citizens of tho State
he shall have removed from and returned, then
six months) Immediately preceding the cleo
ton.
Thrd-He Ghall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer his vote at least two
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 and paid at least one month
before the election.
SECTION 5-E!ectors 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 and re-
turning therefrom.
SECTION 6.-Whenever any OF the qualified
electors CT this Commonwealth shall be in
actual military service under requiSition from
the President OF the United States, or by the
authority of tlis Commonwealth such electors
may exercise the right of suffrage in all cleo
tions by the citizens, under such regulations as
are or shall be prescribed by law, as fully as if
they were present at their usual places of elec-
ton.
SECTION All laws regulating the holding
of elections by the citizens or for the registra-
ton of electors shall be uniformed throughout
the State, but no elector shall be deprived of
the privilege by reason of his name not being
registered
SECTION 13-For the purpose of voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained resi-
dence by of his presence or lost 1t by rea-
son of his absence while employed in the SER
vice either civil or military, of this State. or of
the United States, nor while engaged i'll 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 the Election
Laws of the Commonwealth" disquslifying de-
serters from the army of the United States from
voting has recently been declared unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania,
is now null and void, and that all persons for
meriy disqualified Hereunder are now lawful
voters, if otherwise qualified.
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.