Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-22

General Election Proclamation.
WHEREAS In and by an Act OF the General
Assembly OF the Comm onwealth Of Penusylva-
mia entitled IAN act relating to the elections OF
the Commonwealth" passed the and day Of
July. A. D. 1889, il i. made the duty OF the
Sheriff OF every county within this Common
wealth to give public notice OF the General Elec-
tion and in such notice to enumerate:
!. The officers to be elected.
2. Designate the places where the election is
to be held.
1, WV 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 Butler tn at 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 Pennsyleanis.
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:
Inc clcCtOrb CL AudlIS tOWucIlip at tu6 uOusc
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 III Butler.
The electors Of Brady township at the School
house at West Liberty.
The electors of Ciearfeld township at the
house Of John Green.
The electors of Clinton township at the house
of John @. Riddle. now John Anderson
The electors of Concord township at the
School house No. L. in Middletown.
The electors OF Clay township st the Centre
School house in said township.
The electors of Centre township at the house
of W. D. McCandless, occupied by Jesse Har
vey
The electors OF Cherry township at the house
Of William Lindsey.
The electors of Connoquenessng township,
Northern precinct. at School house No 7, in
Whitestown; Southern precinct at the house Of
Peter staff in Petersville.
The electors OF Cranberry township ut the
house of Frederick Meeder.
The electors OF Donegal township at the
house OF Adam Schroeder. in Milicrstown.
The electors Of Fairview township at the
house of J. Dickey in Fairview borough.
The electors OF Forward township at the
house OF Robert Fl. 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 the
house of Morris Reighter.
The electors of Lancaster township at the
Public School honse No. 5.
The electors OF Middesex township of 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 Har.isville.
The electors Of Oakland township at the
house of William McClung.
TIE 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 SIipperyrock 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 Dor ,ugh OF Contreville at
the School house III said borough.
The electors of the borough Of Zelienople at
the Council house in said borough.
The electors OF the borough of Prospect Mt
the e------in in said borough.
The electors of the borough of Ssxonburg at
the Schoo, 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 Millerstown
at the house of Adam Schneider in said bor-
ough.
The electors of the borough of Petrolia at
the Town Hall III said borough.
The electors of the borough Of Fsirview at
the School house in said borough.
The electors Of the borough OF Harms City at
the Town Hall in said borough.
And T. the said Sheriff, do further give notice
to all election officers, citizens, and others, OF
the following provisions OF the constitution and
laws Of this commonwealth, relating to elections
viz:
OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS.
CONSTITUTION OF PENSsYLvASIA-AET. VII.
SECTION /. Every male citizen twenty-one
years Of age. possessing the following q'iaiihca-
tions shall be entitled to vote st oil elections :
First.-He shall have beon citizen OF the
United States st least ono month.
Second.-He shall have resided in the State
one year, Cor if having previously been quail
flied elcctor native born citizens OF the state
he shall have removed from and returned, then
six months) Immediately preceding the cleo
tion.
Third He shall 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 upwaris, he
shal 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.
III. hall sxx all raVf
treason, felony and breach or surety OF the
peace be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance on elections and in going to ana re-
turning therefrom.
SECTION e.-Whenever any OF the 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 elec-
tions by the citizens, under such regulations as
are or shall be prescribed by law. as fully as IL
they were present at their usual places OF cleo
ton.
SECTION 7.-All LAYS 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 or
the privilege by reason Of his name not being
rcsistered.
SECTION 13.-For the purpose Of voting. no
person shall bc deemed to have gained reri-
dence by reason OF bis presence or lost 1t by rea-
son OF his nbsencc while 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 wators Of this State or Of the
United States, or on the high seas, nor whilo q
student in any institute Of learning. nor while
kept in any poor house or other asylum at pup
lie expense, nor while confined IN q puDhc
prison.
Election officers will take notice th,t the Act
entitled "a Further Supplement to the Election
Laws OF the Commonwealth" disqualifying de-
serters from the army Of the United States from
voting Inns recently been declared unconstitu-
tionai by the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
is now null and void, and that sll persons for.
merlv disauaified Hereunder now lawful