The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-27
Election Proclamation,
WHEREAS, In and by the 18th Sc
wv tion ofthe A ct ofGeneral Asser

election of the Commonwealth,u it Is
enjoined on the sheriff of every county
to give notice of such elections to be
held, and enumerate in such notice
what officers are to be elected. In
pursuance thereof, l, Thomas Sullivan,
High Sheriff of the county of Elk, do
therefore make known and give the
public notice to the electors of said
county of Elk, that general election
will be held in said county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.
1T being the second Tuesday of the
monthly for the purpose of electlng the
following officers wit;
On person for Treasurer of the state
of Pennsylvania.
One person for Treasurer of the
county of Elk.
One person for Prothonctary, Reigis-
ter and Recorder, and Clerk of the
several courts of Elk county.
Three persons for Commissioners of
Elk county, each elector having the
privilege Of voting for two.
Two persons for Associate Judge of
Elk county.
Three persons for Auditors of Elk
county, each elector being privileged
W NOlG lOT TWO.
And the qualified electors of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
in the several districts, rs follows:
Benezett 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 Centreville
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 Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones township at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Co.'S office.
MillstOne township, at the house of
Henry Derr, at barr's dam.
Ridgway township, ut the court
house.
Ridgway borough at the court
house.
Rolfe election district at Rolres
store
Spring Creek township, at the
house of Thomas Irwin.
st. Marys Borough Mt the town hall.
l also make known the following:
y y Act regulating the mode of voting
at elections in the several counties
this Commonwealth, approved
March 30th, 1866.
SECTION !, BE it enacted, etc {:
That the qualified voters of the several
counties of the Commonwealth, at the
general, township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter au-
thorizcd and required to vote, by
tickets printed or written, or partly
written and partly printed, severaliy
classified as follows: One ticket shall
embrace the names of all Judges of
courts voted for, and to he labeled
! outside "Judicary !" one ticket shall
GERS to be voted for, and he labeled
"State;" one ticket shall embrace the
name Of all county otliceas voted for,
including the Office of Senator 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
rs in and 10y the 18th section of atiorc-
| said act, that
Every person except justices Of the
peace who shall hold any office of
appointment of profit or trust under
the government of the United States,
or Of any city or Incorporated district,
whether q commissioned officer or
! otherwise, n subordinate officer or
| agent, who is or shall be employed
under the legislative, executive or
Judicial departments Of this State,
or the United States, or of amy 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 COM
! missioner Of any incorporated district,
is by law incapable of holding or ex-
ercising at the same time the office or
appointment Of the judge, inspector or
clerk Of any election of the Common
wealth, and no inspector, Judge OF
| any other officer OF such election shall
be eligible to be voted for.
| Also, in the Eth section OF tho act OF
assembly entitled AN act relating to
elections, ard for other purposes" ap'
proved April 7th, 1859, it is enacted
| that the l4th section shall be so CON
strued as to prevent any militia Ol
borough officers from serving as Judge
inspector or clerk, at any general oI
special election in this Common.
| wealth.
Pursuant to the provisions continued
| in the 18th section of tho act last at0re'
said, the return Judges Of the afore'
said district, leaving within twelve
miles Of the parliamentary o!ilce OF
within twenty-four miles, if their resi-
dence be in town, village or city
upon the line of a railroad leading tC
the county seat, shall before two o.
clock, post meridian, Of the day after
the election and all other Judges shall
before twelve o'clock meridian of the
second day after election, deliver said
return together with return sheet, tt
the prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas of Elk county at Ridgway
] also make known the following
section of an act approved the 30ti
day of January, A. ID. 1874, entitled
"A further supplement to the act reg
ulating elections in this Common
wealth.
SEC. 5. At all elections here
after held under the laws of this com
monwealth, the polls shall be opened
at o'clock A. NJ. and closed at o clocl
p NJ.
SEC. 9. All elections by the citi
Zens shall be by ballot; every ballo
shall he numbered in order in whicl
it shall be received, and the numbe
recorded by the clerks on the list o
voters opposite the name of the electo
from whom received. And any vote
voting two or more tickets, the seVera
ticketf 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 tt