The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-10-20
Election Proclamation,
WHEREAS, In and by the 18th Sec
WV ton of fthe Act OfGeneral Assem-.

wv tion ofthe Act ofGeneral Assem-
bly, of Pennsylvania, passed July 2,
1850. entitled, IAN act relating to the
election of the Commonwealth" it is
enioined 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.
lit being the second Tuesday of the I
month) for the purpose of electing 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 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.
Illtt DGlSOllS lDI tAuNlllOIS vi lJlh
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 Elithorp.
Horton township at the school
house near d. 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
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 wealth, at the
general, township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter au-
tickets printed or written, or partly
written and partly printed, severally
classified as 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
GERS to be voted for, and be labeled
"State;n one ticket shall embrace the
name of all county ofIiceas 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.
1 also make known and give notice
: as in and by the 18th section of affore-
said act, that
Every person except justices of the
peace who shall hold any office OF
l appointment of profit or trust under
S the government of the United States,
or of any city or incorporated district,
. whether q commissioned officer or
otherwise, q subordinate officer OF
: agent, who is or shall be employed
e under the legislative, executive OIL
a Judicial departments of this State,
. or the United States, or OF any city OIL
= incorporated district, and also any
i member of congress or of the State
t Legislature, and of the select and
-. common councils of any city, or com
| ,Fa n ~ Tod 1ictrint
I is by law incapable of holding or eX.
| ercising at the same time the office OF
appointment of the judge, inspector OIL
s 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 4th section of the act oi
I assembly entitled IAN act relating tC
. elections and for other purposes" ap
proved April 7th, 1860, 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 OF
= special election in this Common
wealth.
$ Pursuant to the provisions continued
/ in the 18th section of the act last afore
r said, the return Judges of the afOre
: said district, leaving within twelve
miles of the prothonotary's office o.
within twenty-four miles, if their resi-
d dence be in a town, village or city
Il upon the line of n railroad leading Il
the county seat, shall before two o.
u clock, post meridian, of the day afte
IS the election and all other Judges shall
before twelve O'Clock meridian of tn,
= second day after election, deliver saiC
= return together with return sheet, t.
~ the prothonotary Of the court of com
y mon pleas of Elk county at Ridgway
v / also make known the following
= section of an act approved the 30tl
day of January, A. d. 1874 entitled
"A further supplement to the act reg
II ulating elections in this Common
l., wealth.
n 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
z, NJ.
SEC. 9. All elections by the citi
{ zens shall be by ballot; every ballo
d shall be numbered in order in which
i it shall be received, and the numbe
: recorded by the clerks on the list O
voters opposite the name of the electo
1 from whom received. And any vote
d voting two or more tickets, the severa
+ ticketf so voted shall he numbered
q with the number corresponding will
| tha N un1ha m tho mama Of tIa vote.