The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, BY an Act of Asse
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UHEREAS, BY an Act of Assem-
w bly, approved June 4th, 1879, en-
titled "An act to create poor districts
and to authorize purchase of lands and
erection of buildings to furnish relief
aud give employment to the destitute,
poor and paupers in this Common
wealth." il is provided:
SEC. /. Be IL enacted &C., That for
the purpose of furnishing relief to the
poor, destitute and paupers, giving
them employment, and carrying out
the provisions Of this act, each county
of this Commonwealth is hereby
created district, to be known as
poor district"
SEC. 2. That the commissioners of
each county are authorized and en-
powered to select and purchase real
estate within said district, erect there
on buildings, provide tools machinery
and stock, as they in their judgment
may deem necessary, proper and suf-
ficient to carry out the design and pur
pose of this act. The conveyance and
little for such real estate shall be taken
in the name and for the use of the dis.
tricS mentioned in the first section of
this act.
SEC. 8. The said county commits
sioners shall not purchase real estate
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mended so to do by petition and votes,
as follows: That is, at any time after
the passage of this act, on petition and
recommendation of two-thirds of over
seers of poor then in office within such
district, the court of quarter sessions Of
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 either
the election for township officers, in
February, general election in Novem-
ber, or at special election ordered 10y
the court for the purpose, and shall be
held and conducted by the officers pro-
vided by law for holding elections in
the respective voting districts and pre-
cincts within such districts, and ac-
cOrding to the law governing munich
1ai and general elections within this
Commonwealth; at least sixty days
notice of such election shall be given
by the sheriff of said county, by pub.
lication in two newspapers published
within said county.
And Uhereds, AT court of quarter
sessions held on November 23d, 1882,
at Ridgway, in and for the county of
Elk, the court did order and decree:
"Thut an election be held by the
qualified electors in the several cleo
ton districts of the county of Elk, on
the 18th day of February, A. ID. 1888,
at the time and places for the election
of borough and township officers pro-
vided 10y law for holding elections in
the respective voting precincts ana
districts within said county, for the
purpose of determining the question
of the purchase by the county com
missioners of Elk county of real estate
for the erection of county poor house
buildings, in accordance with the Act
of Assembly approved June ith, 1879.
1t is furthermore ordered and decreed
that the sheriff of Elk county give al
least sixty days notice of such eiCc-
ton, by publication in at least two
newspapers published Within said
county of Elk. BY THE COURT"
In pursuhace whereof, /, Thomas
Sullivan, high sheriff of the county OF
Elk, do hereby make known ami
give public notice to the qualified
electors of the said county of Elk that
OH the
18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1888,
an election will be held in accordance
with the above recited decree of the
court of quarter sessions of Elk county,
at the following places:
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Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzingcr township, at the school
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
Fox township, at the Centerville
school house.
Highland township, at the house of
Levi Elithorpe.
Horton township, at the school
house near d. G.. OYSTERS hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Pearsall.
Jones 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.
Kidgway borough, at the court
house
Rnlfe election district, at the store OF
T.. w. Rolfe & Co.
Spring Creek township, at the house
Of Thomas Irwin.
st. Marys borough, at the town hall.
I'alsO make known the following:
SEC. 4. The election officers shall at
such election receive ballots from
qualified electors, written or printed,
as follows: On the outside "poor
house." on the inside either " for poor
house or "against poor house, at
the close of the polls the votes shall be
cpunted and duplicate certified re-
turns of the result thereof be made and
sealed, one copy of which shall be de-
posted with the commissioners of
such county, to he opened by them,
and the other with the clerk of the
court of quarter sessions of the county;
at'the first meeting and session of the
court of quarter sessions thereafter, the
said returns deposited with the clerk
shall be opened and counted, and
record made of the result of said cleo
ton; if a majority of votes cast are for
u poor house, the county commission
ers shall within reasonable time, at
their discretion, proceed to purchase
real estate and erect buildings as pro-
vided in this act if n majority of the
- votes so cast are against a poor house,
40 land shall be purchased, until at an
election subsequently held not less
than two years thereafter, in the man
ner as before provided, a majority of
the votes cast shall be in favor of poor
house and the expense of such elec-
tion shall be borne by the said county.
Given under my hand and seal at
Ridgway this 9Th day Of December,
A. ID. 1882.
THOMAS SULLIVAN, Il. S.
Sheriff.