The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-28
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

AJ II EIoEAGD, Dy an <ACL VI ASetlI- |
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
and give employment to the destitute,
poor and paupers in this Common
wealth. - it is provided;
SEC. /. Be II 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
county 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
title for such real estate shall be taken
in the name and for the use of the dis
trict mentioned in the first section of
this act.
SEC. 8. The said county commits
sioners shall not purchase real estate
for the purpose Of this act until recon-
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 dstrict
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 q special election ordered by
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
pal, 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.
Ard aUheredS, 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:
"That 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. d. 1888,
at the time and places for the election
of borough and township officers pro-
vided by law for holding elections in
the respective voting precincts and
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
i for the erection of county poor house
y buildings, in accordance with the Act
l. of Assembly approved June 4th, 1879.
o 1t is furthermore ordered and decreed
that the sheriff of Elk county give at
: least sixty days notice of such cleo
s. ton, by publication in at least two
\ newspapers published within said
county of Elk. BY THE COURT"
In pursuance Whereof |, Thomas
: Sullivan, high sheriff of the county OF
!. Elk, do hereby make known and
give public notice to the qualified
y electors of the said county of Elk that
i on the
;. 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1883,
g 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:
Benezette township, at the house OF
= Elizabeth Winsow.
;. Benzinger township, at the school
house on Michael street, near the Elk
creek bridge.
: Fox township, at the Centerville
+. Highland township, at the house OF
Levi ElithOrpe.
: Horton township, at the school
house near ID. G. Oysters hotel.
Il 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
e Henry Derr, at Barr's dam.
g Ridgway township, at the court
80 house.
Ridgway borough, at the court
house.
Rolfe election district, at the store o
Z. w. Rofe g. Co.
Spring Creek township, at the house
e of Thomas Irwin.
St. Marys borough, at the town hail
i / also make known the following:
SEC. 4. The election officers shall al
such election receive ballots from
' qualified electors, written or printed
= as follows: On the outside "pOOl
| VII tit liISiuS ClliEl pun
!, house or against poor house;" al
the close of the polls the votes shall be
counted, and duplicate certified re
l. turns of the result thereof be made and
}, sealed, one copy of which shall be de
}. posted with the commissioners O.
y such county, to he opened by them
= and the other with the clerk of the
5, 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 nahe Of 4 he result of said elec
10 ton; II a majority Of votes cast are fol
poor house, the county commission
erS shall within reasonable time, a
their discretion, proceed to purchase
e, real estate and erect buildings as pro
t, vide'i in this act if II maiority OF th'
it votes 80 cast are against poor house
,r no land shnll be purchased, uEiil nt m
II election subsequently, held not less
than two years thereafter, in the man
ner as hc'Ore provided, ii majority o
the VOTES east shall be in favor Ofa pco
>, house; ana the ~ pcHFp Of such elec
u tioh shall be horne by the said county
u Given under my band and seal a
u Ridgway this 9Th day of December
Z A. ID. 1852.
THOMAS SULLIVAN, II. 81
Sheriff.
The bOdv of Mrs NVn Barrpf