The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
PROCLAMATION.

Elk that general election will be |
held in said county on
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 1879, |
it being the first Tuesday of the
monthly for the purpose Of electing the
following officers, to wit:
| One person for State Treasurer.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for Jury Commissioner.
And the qualified electors Of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
| in the Sc yeral districts as follows:
Benezette township, ut the house of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the school
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centervile
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
| Lew Eliltnorp,
Horton township, at the school
house near D. G. Oysters hotel
Jay township, at the house of AL
fred Persall.
Jones township, at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Company's office.
Milestone township, at the house of
Henry Derr, at Barr's Dam.
Ridgway township, at the court
house.
Spring Creek 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 of
, this Common wealth, approved
March 30th, 1866.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
MIA in General Assembly met, and it
is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That the qualified voters of
| the several counties of the Common
1 wealth, at all general, township, bor-
4 ough, and special elections, are hereby
1 hereafter authorized and required to
vote, by tickets printed or written, or
partly printed and partly written,
severally, classified as follows; One
: ticket shall embrace the names of all
judges of courts voted for and to be la
:. beled outside Judiciary )" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all State
officers to be voted for and shall be la.
beled "State;" one ticket shall EN-.
brace the names of all county Officers
voted for, including the Office of Sen.
ator and members of Assembly, il
voted for, and shall be labeled
, II County" etc., and each class shall be
II deposited in separate ballot-boXes.
also make known and give notice
as in and by the fifteenth section OF
/. aforesaid act, that-"Every person ex.
| cept justices of the peace who shall
l. hold any office or appointment OF
= profit or trust under the Government
/. of the United States, or of any city OF
/. incorporated district, whether com
missioned officer, or otherwise, sub
/. ordinate officer or agent, who is oil
l. shall be employed under the legisla
:, tive, executive or judicial departments
!. of the State or of the United States
l. or of any city or incorporated district
l. and also any member of Congress or o
the State Legislature, and of the selec
and common councils OF any city, ol
commissioner of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding O
exercising at the same time the otfic
or appointment of the judge, inspecto
or clerk of any election of the Com
monwealth, and no inspector, judg
or any other officer of such election
shall be eligible to be voted for.
ALSO, in the fourth section of the ac
of Assembly, entitled can act relatin,
q to elections and for other purposes,
i'd approved April 10th, 1860, it is ell
as acted that the fourteenth section shal
ep be so constructed as to prevent an
militia or borough officers from sery
", ing as judge, inspector or clerk a
~ any general or special election in thi
Commonwealth.
st / also make known the followin
section of an act approved the 3Oth da
If of January, A. d. 1874, entitled -
pt further supplement to the the act res
ulating elections in this Common
wealth.
= SEC. 5. At all elections hereafte
held under the laws of this Common
m wealth, the polls shall be opened at
ut o'clock A. NJ, and closed at P. NJ.
az SEC. 8. All elections by the either
nv shall be by ballot; every ballot sha
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