The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-07
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

M HEREAS, BY an Act of Assem-
w bly, approved June 4th, 1873. Ell
tilted IAN act to create poor districts
and to authorize purchase of lands and
eie.tion Of buildings to furnish relief
and give employment TO the destitute,
poor and paup'rs III this Common
wealth" !" it is provided:
SEC. |. BE 1t enacted &c. That for
the purpose of furnishing relief To the
poor, destitute and paupers. giving
them employment, and carrying oul
the provisions of this act, each county
of this Commonwealth is hereby
created district, to be known a
"---- poor district.
SEC. = That the commissioners OF
each county are authorized and en-
powered to select and purchase rea
estate within said district, erect there.
on buildings, provide tools, machinery
and stock, as they in their judgment
may deem necessary, proper aud sut-
ticient tr carry out the design and pur
pose of this act. The conveyance and
title for such real estate shall be taken
i'll the name and for he u-p OF the dis.
trict mentioned in the first section of
this act
SEC. 3. The said county commits
Sl'INlS Silull NV rititbNSt Itdl tSlult
for the puEpOse OF this act until RECON-
mended 50 to do by petition and votes,
as follows: Tnut j., ut any tinc after
the passage OF this act, on petition and
recommendation of two-thirds Of over
seers Of poor then in utfice within such
district, the court>orGuarier sessions oi
such county shall submit the question
of such purchase to the votes Of the
qualified electors of such district:
such election shall be held according
to the direction of said court. at.efther'
the election for township officers, in
February, general election in Noycm.
Der, or at II special election ordered hy
the court forathe purpose, ard shall be
held and conducted by the officers pro-
vidcd by law for holding elections in
the respective voting districts and pre-.
cincts within such Districts, and nc
COrding to the law governing munici-'
pal and general elections within this
Commonwealth; at least sixty DAYS
notice OF such election sia,i bc given
by the sheriff of said county. Ly pub.
lication in two newspapers published
within said county.
and UhcrcdS, AT II cou Of quarter
sessions held on November 23i 1892,
at Ridgway, in and for the county of
Elk, the court did order and decree:
"ThHt an election be held by the
qualified electors in the several rlec.
ton districts OF the county of Elk. on
the 18th day of February, y. y. 1885,
at the time and places for the election
of borough and towns - Officers rru-
vided 10y law for holding c,ections ia
the respective voting precincts and
di>tr.c cts within said county, for the
purpose Of determining the QUESTION
of the purchase by the county COM
mis- inners OF Elk county of rvu! estate
for IN erection Of county pO3r house
bulldogs, i'll accordance with the Act
of Assembly approved June It'll, 1879.
1t Is Furthermore ord, d and decfred
that the sheriff of EIk county give ut
least sixty Gays notice OF such eitc.
ton, by publication in at least two
newspapers Published within said
county OF Elk. BY THE CuUET.'
In pursuance whereof, L, lhuma.
Sullivan, high sheriff ot the VOunty of
Eik, 80 hereby make known and
give public notice to the qualified
electors OF the said'county OF ,lLtil thai
on the
18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1853,
an election will he heid in accordance
court of quarter sessiOnsof Elk county,
at the following places:
BeneZette township, ,.a.ithe.hOusc o.
Elizabeth Winaow.
Benzinger township, at the school
hou 'e Oh MichUei street. near the Blk
creek bridge.
Fox township, 1T the Ctntervilic
school house.
Highland township, at the house oi
Levi Elithorpe.
Horton township, ut the sahoo
house near ID. G.. Oysters hotel
Jay township, at the house Of AliruC
Pearsail.
Jones township, at The Wilcox Tan
ming and Lumber Co.'S. office.
Milestone township, ut the house o
| Henry Derr, at Barr's dam.
Ridgway township, at the -eour
| house.
Ridgway borough, at the reour
| house
Rolfe election district, at tie store o
E. w. Rolfe d Co.
Spriug Creek township, at the hous,
of Thomas Irwin.
st, .Marys borough, at tbefusfn hall
Il also make known the following:
SEC. t. The election officers shall Il
such election receive ballots IRON
| qualified electors, written o. printed
us follows: On the outside "poo
house" on the inside either " for poo
house or against poor house" a
the ciGse OF the polls the votes SHALL b
counted, and duplicate certified re
turnssof the result thereof be made AM
sealed one copy of which shall be de
posted with the commissioners O
such county, to he opened by them
and the other with the clerk of th
court of quarter sessions of the county
at the first meeting and session of th
court of quarter sessions thereafter, tn
1 said returns deposited with the clerl
shall be opened and counted, and
record made of the result of said elec
tion ira majority of votes cast are 70
a poor house, the county commission
era shall within Il reasonable time, a
their discretion, proceed to .purchas
real estate and erect buildings as prC
'vided in this act; if "a mnjority of th
votes so cast are against poor house
no land shall be purchased, untilata
election subseauentlv held not les
than two year7'thereafter in the mal
ner as be ore provided, "a majority {
tie votes east shal be in favor of Il poC
house ANA the expense of such ele,
tiol shall be horne by the said count,
Given under my hand and seal !,
Ridgwayi this 9Th day of 'Decelnbe
A. ID. 1882.
; THOMAS SULLIVAN, IT,. S.
; Sheriff.