The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-05
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. In and by the 10, section OF
| the Act of General Assembly of Penn
sylvania. passed July 2, 1860, entitled.
IAN act relating to the elections Of the
commonwealth, )" IL Is enjoined on the |
sheriffof every county to give notice |
of such elections TO be held, and TO
enumerate in such notice what OFF,
GERS are TO I've elected. In pursuance |
thereof, +, Thomas Sullivan, High |
Sheriff of the county of Elk, do there |
fore 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 7, 1882,
Gt being the first Tuesday of the
monthly for the purpose of electlng the
following officers to wit;
One person for Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Lieutenant Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia.
One person for Supreme Judge of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Secretary of Internal
affairs of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania.
| | ollC ItISDll iOi NbiiS iNS'i'ht'i' w
Large for the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania,
One person for Congress to represent
the counties of Union, Ciearlield,
Clinton, Elk, Mifi1in and Centre, conf
posing the twentieth Congressional
e district Of the Commonwealth of
G Pennsylvania.
! One person for state Senator to rep
: resent the counties of Cameron, Elk,
l Clarion and Forest, composing the
Thiry-eight Senatorial district of the
n Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
! one pcreou for Representative TO
i the Legislature from the county OF
S Elk.
!. One person for District Attorney for
- the county of Elk.
y One person for Surveyor OF the
+ county OF Elk.
n Two persons for Jury Commission
r. ers for the county of Elk. Each electoi
- being privileged to vote for one.
u And the qualified electors of the
e county of Elk will hold their election:
- in the several districts rs follows:
:. Benezette township at the house o
Fl Elizabeth Winslow.
IT Benzinger township, at the schoo
70 house on Michael street, near the Ell
:. creek bridge.
y Fox township, at the Centrevill
1t school house.
,e Highland township, at the house, @
50 Levi Elithorpe.
81 Horton township, at the Schoo
D. house near D. G. Oysters hotel.
Sc Jay township, et the house Of Allre
- Pearsail.
~ Jones township, ut the Wilcox Tan
't' ming end Lumber Co.'S. office
IN Millstone township, at the house {
" Henry Derr, at Burr's dam.
- Ridgway township, at the cou
house.
- Hidgway borough, at the . cou
house.
Spring Creek township, al the hou:
of Thomas Irwin.
st. Marys thorough OF the town hal
l also make known the following:
AN ACT regulating the mode Of VC
~, ing al elections in the several couuti
II of this commonwealth, approve
.i,' March 30th, 1866.
~ SECvIoN |. Re it enacted, etc
~ Tint the qualified voters Of the sewer
,,o counties OF the commonwealth, at Il
roe general township, borough aud srcvi
w. elections, are hereby hereafter antho
III zed and required To vote by tickl
oe. printed or written, or partly writt'
-, aud partly printed scvGra!lN c.as-i'i
g as follows: One ticket shall eiihra
l00 the naues of all Judges of courts vo;
,nd for, and tn he labeled outside "judi
+. ary :" one ticket shall enl brace I
-. names Of all the state officers 20
ice voted for, and be labeled "'5tgte;" o.
80 ticket shall embrace the names OF !
county officers voted fer, Including {
me Office OF Senator aud meMbers
IA Assembly, if voted for, aud nelnbt
a. Of Congress If voted for aud shall
II. labeled County" etc, and e;s;h Ella
Ew shall be deposited. i'll separate bal,
boxes.
I also make known and give mott
as in and hy the 18th section Of afo
A said act that
81 Every person except justice o. t
" peace who shall hold any office of s
90 pointment OF Iroflt or trust under
government Of the United states.
of any city or Incorporated histr
whether Il commissioned officer
,fF otherwise, a subordinate officer -
"a agent, who slall be employed un(
the legislative, executive or Judic
20 departments Of thig State, or
elton elton United states 0r of any city or inc
porated district, and also any mrml
R, of Congress or of the State legts!atu
and of the select and common coun
&c. of any city, commissioners of any
En-. corpOrated district, is incapable
'dian holding or exercising at the same Il
conn. the officer or appointment Of tud
inner inspector or clerk, of any election
rllins the commonwealth and no inspect
ppsr', p Judge or any other officer of such e
rstss pyess tion shall be eligible to be voted
graph Also in the fourth section OF the
o' q of assembly entitled "An act reiat
o,hcrs to elections and other purposes
orders proved April 7, 1860, it is enacted t
elusive elusive the 14th section shall be so construc
: eps tn IN as to prevent any militia or horo,
ar, ofiicers from serving as Judge,
'sS. spector or clerk, at any general
- special election in this commonwea
Pursuant to the provisions contai
i'm the 18th section of the act last af'
;uts, said. the return judges of the afores;
Salt district living within twelve miles of
nds prothonotary's office or within twer
four miles, if their residence he il
tuP- town, village or city upon the line
1t railroad leading to the county 2
sfac- shall before two o'clock, post mereC
N of the day after the election and
other Judges shall before twelve o'cl
: IT, meredian of the second day after {
ton, deliver said return together v
return sheet, to the prothonotarA
tho court Of common OleaG of