The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-11-02
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

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commonwealth it is enjoined on the
sherffof every county to give notice
of such elections to be held, and to
enumerate in such notice what Off
GERS are to be elected. In pursuance
thereof, l, 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 a general election will be held
in said county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1882,
Gt being the first Tuesday of the
monthly 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, Clearfield,
Clinton, Elk, Mifliin and Centre, COM
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 for
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:
Benezette township at the house of
Elizabeth Winslow.
Benzinger township, at the eschool
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 ID. G. OYSTERS hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Jones township, at the WILCOX ran
ming and Lumber Co.'S office
Milestone 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 Greek 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 Both, 1866.
SECTION |. Be it enacted, ETC.:
That the qualified voters of the several
counties of the commonwealth, at the
general township, borough and special
elections, are hereby hereafter authUri-
zed and required to vote by tickets
printed or written, or partly written
and partly printed severally classified
as follows: One ticket shall embrace
the names of all judges of courts voted
for, and to be 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.
l also make known and give notice
as in and by the 18th section of afore-
said act that
Every person except Justice Of the
peace who shall hold any office of ap-
pointment of profit or trust under the
government of the United States, or
of any city or incorporated district
y,heI whetHeirs Mise a acogaBJfdiGnaafee officer or
the legislative, executive or Judicial
departments of this State, or the
United States or of any city or incor-
porated district, and also any member
of Congress of the State legislature,
and of the select and common council
of any city, commissioners of any in
corporated district, is incapable of
holding or exercising at the same time
the officer or appointment of judge,
inspector or clerk, of any election of
the commonwealth and no inspector,
Judge or any other officer of such cleo
ton shall be eligible to be voted for.
Also in the fourth section of the act
of assembly entitled "An act relating
to elections and other purposes" APP
proved April Z, 1860. it is enacted that
the l4th section shall be 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 commonwealth
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
prothonotary's IS Office or within twenty
four miles, it their residence he in a
town, village or city upon the line of u
railroad leading to the county seat,
shall before two o'clock, post merediaiI
of the day after the election and all
other Judges shall before twelve o'clock
meredian of the second day after elec-
ton, deliver said return together with
return sheet, to the prOthonotary of
the court of common pleas of Elk
county at Ridgway.
L also make known the following
section of an act approved the Both day
of January, A. ID. 1874, entitled "A
further supplement to the act regulat'
ing elections in this commonwealth,
SEC. 3. At all elections hereaftel
held under the laws of this common
wealth, the polls shall be opened at