Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-10-12
geoal Advertisements.
God Save the Commonwealth !"
Election Proclamation.

] onNtied 'An Act 10 regulate tue hcnNfhl Elccho
within this Commonwealth" It Is enjoined upo
the SherHs Of the several counties to give publ
notice of such election, the places where to B
held, and the officers to be elected,
TuEnrrouE, /, JAMES MAHAFFEY, Hig
Sheriff Of Cleardeld county, do hereby give Pub
lie Notice to the electors Of the county Of Clear
field, that general election will be held o
TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE fiRsr MoSpAY or No
yEnnKR tbeing the s'h day Of the month";, at III
several election districts in said county at whic
time and place the qualified voters will vote
For one person for Treasurer Of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania
For two persons for Associate judges OF Clearfel
county.
For ono person for Treasurer Of Clearfeld county
For two persons for Comm ssoners Of CloAtGel
county.
For two persons for Auditors Of Clenfdeld county
For one person for Coroner Of Clearaeld county
The electors Of county Of Cloar6eld will tax
notice that the said election will he held at III
following places yiE'
Burnside borough at the public school house &
said borough.
Clearfeld borough, at the Commissioner offo,
In the Court House.
Curwensyiilc borough, at the house Of samuc
Way, corner Of State and Walnut streets, 10 sal
borough.
Dubois borough, at the public school house &
| said borough.
Glen Hope borough, at the public school hoUs
In said borongh.
Ilouildale borough, at the public house Of wm
Parker, in said borough.
Lumber City borough, at the public fchol
house II, said borough
NeNburg borough, at the school house. in sal
borough.
No Noskinatoy hor,,,oh - 81, ,,,,kti. s,t ..,
house, 10 said borough.
Osceola borough, at the public house Of Nil
Hoyt, in said borough.
Wallacetou borough, at the public school nous
in said borough.
Beccaria township at the Union Hotel, in Glcl
Hope.
Bell township, at the house Of Robert Mahdaey
bloom township, at the house Of the late Jane
Bloom, Sr.
Boggs township, at the bouso of Edward Albert
Bradford township, at the house Of Jacob Pierce
Brady township. at the public house OF W lillian
schwem, Jr., In Luthersburg.
Burnside township, at Young's school house.
Chest township, at the public school house nea
Simon Rorobough's
Coyngton township, at the school house it
| Mulsnnburg.
Decatur township at Centre school house.
Ferguson township, at the house Of John Greg
ory formerly occupied by Thos. Robinson, Broad
way.)
Girurd township, at Congress Hill school house
Goshen township. at the public school house a
shawsyille.
Graham township, at theho Of the late Jaco
Huber.
Greenwood township, at the public house o
Samuel Hulihan, In said township.
Gulich township, at the puplic school house, Il
Janerille.
Huston township, at the house of the late Jet
Wilson
Jordan township, at toe public school house, &
Ansouyille
Knox township at Turkey Hill school house.
Karthaus township, at BHdgen's school house
Lawrence township, at the Arbitration room, fl
the Court House, in the borough Of ClsarGeld.
Morris township, at the house formerly occupio
by Thomas KyleT.
Penn township, at tho hotel formerly kept b.
W, W. Anderson.
Pike township, OF the township school house q
the borough Of Cdrwensyille,
Sandy township, at the public school house q
the town Of Dubois.
Union township, at the house Of d. Z. Brubaker
Woodward township, at the public school hout
in the town Of Hout1yille.
Form of Tickets.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at al
elections in the several counties Of this Com
monwealth, approved the 3Oth day Of March
A. D. 1865, yizi
SECTION l. BE Il eancied by the Senate an
House Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth 0
pennsyyana In General Assembly met, and It /
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That th
qualified votors Of the several counties Of thi
Common wealth, at oil general, township, borougl
and special elections, are hereby hereafter author
lied and required to vote, by tickets printed, o
written, or partly printed aud partly written. sew
orally CLASSIFIED as follows; One ticket shall EN-
brace the names Of all judges Of courts voted foi
aud to TO labeed, outside, "judicatyi" !" one ticke
shall embrace the Games Of the State officers vote
for, and be labeled, estate !" one ticket shall EN-
brace the names Of all county officers voted foi
including Office Of senator, member and member
Of assembly, ifvoted for, and member Of Congress
" voted for, and be labeled, "county !" one ticke
shall embrace the names Of all township officer
voted for, and be labeled, township /" one tieks
shall embrace the names Of all borough officer
voted for, and be labeled, "borough !" and eac
class shall be deposited in separate ballot toxes
When the Polls are TO be Kept Open.
A further supplement to the act regulatin
elections in this Commonwealth, approve
January 30, and February lS, A. D. 1874;
SIC. 8. Al all elections hereafter held undc
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shah
opened at seven o'clock. a. m, and closed at seve
! o'clock, ?. IN.
appointment Of Judges aud Inspectors.
SIC. 8. In all election districts where vacane
exists by reason Of the disqua lidcation Of tb
officers or otherwise in an election board hereto
fore appointed, or where any new district shall
formed the Judge or Judges Of the Court Of Con
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ten day
before any general or special election, appoir
competent persons to OH said vacannic', and I
conduct the election in said new districts, and
/ the appointment Of inspectors in any electi1
district both shall not be Of the same politei
party, and the judge Of elections shall 10 all cas-
be Of the political party having tbs majority q
votes In said district as nearly As the Aid judg
or judges can ascertain the fact, and IN case
the disagreement Of the judges as TO the ssleotiG
Of inspectors the political majority Of the judge
shall select one Of said inspectors, and tho mino
ily judge or judges shall select the other
SEC 7. Whenever there shall be vacancy
an election board on the morning Of an eloctio
said vacancy shall be 6llcd In conformity vii
existing laws.
Duties Of Election ofncers.
SEC. s. At the opening OF The polls at all elc
lions Il shall be the duty Of the judges Of esctis
for their respective districts to designate oue
the inspeotor' whose duty It shall be to have
custody the registry Of voters, and to make Il
entries therein required by law, and It shall
the duty Of the other Of The said inspectors
receive aud number the ballots presented at sa
election.
SEC. .. Al elections by the citizens shall be |
ballot every ballot voted shall be numbered
the order In which II shall bs received, and Il
number recorded by the clerks on he list Of vote
opposite the name Of the elcctor from whom r
ceivsd. And any voter voting two or more lic
ets, the several tickets so voted shall each
numbered with the number corresponding vii
the number to the name Of the voter ANY ole
tor may write his name upon his ticket or eau
the same to be written thereon aud attended
a citizen Of the district. In addition to the oat
now prescribed by law to be taken aud subscrib,
by election officers, they shall seycraly be swoi
or affirmed not to disclose how any olector shr
have voted, unless required to do 80 as witness
In n judicial proceeding. An judges, inspector
clerks and overseers Of any election held und
this act shall, before entering upon their dutis
be duly sworn or affirmed In thu presence
each other The Judge shall be sworn by Il
minority inspector, II there shall be such minori
!, Inspector, and IN case there shall bo no minori
inspector then by justice Of the peace or aide
man, and the inspectors, overseers and cork shp
be sworn by the Judge Certificates Of such swea
ing or hmfming shal DC dnly made outan sig
cd by the officers 30 sworn, and attested by Il
ot.cer who administered the oath II any iudl
or minority inspector refuses or fails 10 swear Il
officers Of election In the manner required b. III
act, or if any oitoer Of election shah act witho
being hrst duly sworn, or u any officer Of seoti,
J, shall sign the form Of oath without being du
sworn, or u any judge or minority inspector shl
certify that any officer was sworn when he W,
not, shall he deemed misdemeanor and upt
conviction the officer or officers 10 offending sha
be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
imprisonment not exceeding one year or both
. the discretion Of the Court
Non-Registered Voters.
sro. 10. On the day Of election any pers
whose name shall not appear on the registry
voters, and who claims the right 10 vote at %
election, shall produce At least one qualified yot
Of the district as witness 10 the residence
h al -. L.. = l. III.