The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-13
Election Proclamation,

w tloi thC fACt VI NrthCih <tSStLh~
bly, of Pennsylvania. passed July Q,
1859. entitled, IAN act relating to the
election OF the Commonwealth" 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, 1, 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 a general election
will be held in said county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.
lit being the second Tuesday of the
month) for the purpose of efecting the
following officers to wit;
On person for Treasurer of the state
of Pennsylvania.
One person for Treasurer of the
county of Elk.
One person for Prothonc tary, Reigis-
ter and Recorder, and Clerk of the
several courts of Elk county.
Three persons for Commissioners of
El k 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
to vote for two.
And the qualified electors of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
in the several districts, as 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 ID. G. OYSTERS hotel.
Jay township at the Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Co.'S office.
Milestone township, at the house Of
Henry Derr, at barr's dam.
Ridgway township, at the court
house.
Ridgway borough at the court
bouse.
Rolfe election district at Rolfe's
| store.
| Spring Creek township, at the
| house of Thomas Irwin.
| st. Marys Borough at the town hall
also make known the following:
AN 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 Common wealth, at the
general, township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter au-
thorized and required to vote, by
tickets printed or written, or partly
written and partly printed, severally
classified AZ follows: One ticket shall
embrace the names of all Judges of
courts voted for, and to be labeled
outside judiciary !" one ticket shall
embrace the names of all the state OFF,
"State;N one ticket shall embrace the
name of all county officeas 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.
I also make known and give notice
as in and by the 10Th section of affore-
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 u commissioned officer or
otherwise, a subordinate officer OF
agent, who is or shall be employed
under the legislative, executive or
Judicial departments of this State,
or the United States, or of any city OF
incorporated district, and also any
member of congress or of the State
Legislature, and of the select and
| iIS of nitU
missioner of any Incorporated district
is by law incapable of holding or eX
ercising at the same time the office OF
appointment of the judge, inspector Ol
clerk of any election of the Common
wealth, and no inspector, Judge ol
any other officer of such election shal
be eligible to be voted for.
Also, in the tth section of the act o.
assembly entitled IAN act relating tt
elections and for other PURPOSES" ap
proved April 7th, 1860, it is enacte,
that the i4th section shall be so con
strued as to prevent any militia o.
borough officers from serving as Judge
inspector or clerk, at any general o.
special election in this Common
wealth.
Pursuant to the provisions con tinueC
in the 18th section of the act last afore
, said, the return Judges of the afore
. said district, leaving within twelv
/ miles of the prothonotary's Office o
? within tweuty-four miles, if their resi-
. dence be in town, village or cit,
) upon the line OF railroad leading t
e the county seat, shall before two O.
| clock, post meridian, OF the day afte
the election and all other Judges shall
before twelve o'clock meridian of tn
second day after election, deliver sal,
= return together with return sheet, t
e the prothonotary of the court of CON
z mon pleas of Elk county at Ridgway
: l also make known the following
e section of an act approved the BOT
D day of January, A. ID 1874, entitle
{ "A further supplement to the act reg
! ulating elections in this CommeH
| wealth.
SEC. 5. At all elections herr
= after held under the laws of this CON
D monwealth, the polls shall be opene
: at o'clock A. NJ. and closed at o cloc
8 p NJ.
= SEC. o. All elections by the cit
!. zens shall be by ballot; every ballo
shall be numbered in order in whic
. it shall be received, and the numbe
: recorded by the clerks on the list {
| voters opposite the name OF the electo
: from whom received. And any vote
D voting two or more tickets, the sewers
3 ticketf SO voted shall be nnmbere
e with the number corresponding wit
!, the number to the name of the voter.
e Any elector may write his nam
: uDOn his ticket or cause the same