The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-26
ELECTION pRocLA NATION.

OF such elections to be helU; ana 10
,enunerate in such notice what Off
GERS are to be elected. In pursuance
thereof, |, Thomas Sullivan, High
Sheriff of the county of Elk, d6 thefe-
fore make known and give the public
notice to the electors of said county of
Elk, that's general election will be held
in said county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1882,
dt being the first Tuesday of the
month"; for the purpose of electing 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.
One person for Congressman at
Large for the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania,
One person for Congress to represent
the counties of Union, Clcarfield,
| Clinton, Elk, Miffiin and Centre, CONF
posing the twentieth Congressional
district of the Commonwealth of
| Pennsylvania.
One person for State Senator to rep
resent the counties of Cameron, Elk,
Clarion and Forest, composing the
Thirty eight Senatorial district of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Representative to
the Legislature from the county of
Elk.
One person for District Attorney fof
the county of Elk.
One person for Surveyor of the
county of Elk.
Two persons for Jury Commission
ers for the county of Elk. Each elector
being privileged TO vote for one.
And the qualified electors Of the
county of Elk will hold their elections
in the several districts as follows. :.
BeneHette township at the house If
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the schhbf
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge
Fox township, at the Centreville
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 Tam
ming and Lumber Co.'S office.
Milst0ne township, at the house of
Henry Derr, at Barr's dam.
Ridgway township, at the court
house.
Ridgway borough, at the court
house.
Rolfe election district, at the store of
E. w. Rolfe & Co.
Spring Creek township, at the house
of Thomas Irwin.
st. Marys borough at the town hall.
l also make known the following:
AN ACT regulating the mode of vot-
ing at elections in the several counties
of 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 authori-
zed and required to vote by tickets
printed or written, or partly written
and partly printed severuliy classified
as follows: One ticket snail embrace
the names OF all judges of courts voted
for, and to he labeled outside "Judici-
ary;" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the state. officers to be
voted for, and be labeled estate" :" one
ticket shall embrace the names of all
county officers voted for, including the
Office of Senator and members of
Assembly, if voted for, and members
of Congress if voted for and shall be
labeled County" etc, and each class
shall be deposited in separate ballot
boxes.
| also make known and give notice
as in and by the 10Th section of afore-
said act that
Every person except Justice of the
peace who shall hold any office Of ap-
pointnent of profit or trust under the
government of the United States, or
of any city or incorporated district
whether Il commissioned officer or
otherwise, u sukorGlh;tU officer or
agent, who slrall be ef.'pioytd under
the Legislative, executive or judicial
departments of this State, or the
United States or Of any city or incOr-
pOrated district, and GisO any member
of Congress orof the State legislature,
and of the select and COMMON council
ofany city, commissioners Of any in
cOrpOrated district, is incapable of
holding or cXercisingat the same time
the officer or appointment OF Judge,
inspector or clerk, OF any election of
The commonwealth and no inspector,
Judge OF any other officer of such elec-
ton shall be eligible 10 be voted for,
Also in the fourth section of the act
Of assembly entitled IAN act relating
10 elections and other PURPOSES ap-
proved April Z 1850. it is enacted that
the lIth section sinai! bc SO constructed
as to prevent any militia or borough
officers from serving as Judge, in
speCtOr or clerk. at any general or
special election IN this common wealth
Pursuant TO the provisions contained
in the 18Th section OF The act last afore-
said, the return judges Of the aforesaid,
district living within twelve miles ofthe'
prothonOtaVy Office or within twenty
four miles, il their residence lie in s.
town, village or city upon the line of u
railroad leading to the county seat,
shall before two o'clock, post meridian
of the day after the election and all
other Judges shall before twelve O'Clock
neredian OF the second day after cleo
iion, deliver said return together with
return sheet, to the prothOnotary OF
The conrt Of common pleas of Elk
county at Ridgway.
l also make known the following
section of an act approved th 10Th day
of January, A. ID. 1874, enti / "A
urther supplement to the act .egulat-
ng elections in this commonwealth,
SEC 5. At all elections hereafter
held under the laws of this common