The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-09
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 1879,

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 several districts as follows:
Benezette township at the house Of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the school
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centerville
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
Levi Ellithorp,
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.
also make known the following:
AN act regulating the mode of voting
at elections in the several counties Of
this Commonwealth, approved
March 30th, 1866.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
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
wealth. at all general, township, bor-
ough, and special elections, are hereby
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, if
voted for, and shall be labeled
County" ETC., and each class shall be
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
hold any office or appointment of
profit or trust under the Government
of the United States, or of any city or
incorporated district, whether a COM
missioned officer, or otherwise a sub
ordinate officer or agent, who is or
shall be employed under the legisla-
tive, executive or judicial departments
of the State, or of the United States,
or of any city or incorporated district,
and also any member of Congress or of
the State Legislature, and of the select
and common councils of any city, or
commissioner of any incorporated dis
trict, is by law incapable of holding or
exercising at the same time the office
or appointment of the judge, inspector
or clerk OF any election of the Com
monwealth, and no inspector, judge
or any other officer of such election,
shall be eligible to be voted for.
ALSO, in the fourth section of the act
of Assembly, entitled "An act relating
to elections and for other purposes, "
approved April 10th, 1860, it is en-
acted that the fourteenth section shall
be so constructed as to prevent any
militia or borough officers from serv.
ing as judge, inspector or clerk al
any general or special election in this
Commonwealth.
/ also make known the following
section of an act approved the 3Oth day
of January, A. ID. 1874, entitled "A
further supplement to the the act reg
ulating elections in this Common
wealth.
SEC. 5. AT all elections hereafter
held under the laws of this Common
wealth, the polls shall be opened at
o'clock A. NJ, and closed at p. NJ.
SEC. 8. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot shall
be numbered in the order in which i
shall be received, and the number re
corded by the clerks on the list of vo
ters opposite the name of the electo
from whom received. And any vote
voting two or more tickets, the severa
tickets so voted shall be numbered
with the number corresponding will
the number to the name of the voter.
Any elector may write his nam,
upon his ticket or cause the same to b,
written thereon.
Given under my hand at Ridgway
the 9th day of October, in the year O
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
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