The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-17
vnl nod theIr electIon al DC house OF Ioseph

will hold their election at the house of Joseph
Singley, 70 said township.
The electors Of the township of Walker will
hold their election az the house of Joseph
Boyer, In said township
The electors OF the South district of West
Penn township W II hold their election at the
house Reuben i. lieby, i'm said township.
The electors Of the Northeast district Of
West Penn township will hold their election
at the house of VIM. Mantz, in said township.
The electors of the Northwest district of
West Penn township will hold their election
at the public house of Frank Swartz, in said
township.
The electors in the township OF Washington
Will hold their election at the house of Isaac
Batdorf, in said township.
The electors of the Township of Washing
ton, new district, will huld their election a
the hou. e of David b. Seidel, Rock Station, in
said district.
The electors Of the Northern district of the
township of Wayne will hold their election at
the house of John Stoudt, Friedensbure
House, in said township.
The electors Of the Southern district OF
Wayne township Will hold their election at
the house of Frank Strouse, In said township
The electors of the borough of Yorkyile will
hold their election at the house of Elizabeth
Burns, in said borough,
PENNsYLvANIA. OFFICE OF THE SECRE-l
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
HARRISBURG september 2jth, 1891.
To the ShertG Of ,SchuylkiU Cou,,ty,-In com
uiance with the provisions OF an Act of the
General Assembly, entitled "An act to pro.
vide for a Convention IT, amend the Consti
tuition, and the election of delegates the eto,"
approved the nineteenth day OF June, Ammo
DOmini one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.one, the duly qualified electors of this
Commonwealth shall, at the general election
10 be held on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday Of November, next vote for or
agai 81 holding o convention TO amend the
Constitution, and for members of said Con.
vention, If a majority OF the voters in the
Commonwealth 1avO"s such convention, ac-
cOrding To the regulations provided in the
several sections OF said act as Aelealier Set
SECTION / Be enacted bg the Senate and
House of BepresentdtiUeS Of ne Common
meath Of PeHnSHiUuHid IN General AsSembiH
met and % Is hereby enacted bY me authority
Of The same, That at the general election 20 be
held on the Tuesday next Glowing the first
fled electors Of TIA Commonwealth shall
vote for or against holding a convention to
amend The constitution according to the reg
1lauons provided In the subsequent sections
OF this act.
sECTIoN ?. If at tine said general election
to he held as aforesaid, IN jority OF the
electors of this Commonwealth shall declare
in favor of "a convention TO amend the Goa
stiution the said conven lou shall be com
posed Of del gates duly elect d. and shall as
semblp as hereinafter provided,
SECTION 3. At the general electir- TO be
held on he Tues day next following the first
Monday OF November next. there shall be
elec ed by the quail ded electors of this Com
monwealth, delegates TO n convention TO re-
wise an amend the Constitution of this state
!
dred and seveuty-seven members, to be elect
ed I'm the manner following: II venty-Seveu
members shall be elected in the state at
| large Each voter of the state shall vote for
not more than eighteen candidates, and the
/ twenty-seveu highest in vote shall be declar-
| ed elected One hundred and fiuy delegates
| shall be apportiuned 20 and elected from the
! d fferent Senatorial districts of tn tate,
| three delegate, to be elected for each senator
! theretrOm; and in choi 81 & said delegates,
each voter snail be entitled TO vote for not
! more than twD of the members to be chosen
| from each Senatorial dtstric and the ihree
| candidates highest in vote shall be de Jared
| elected; and SAID delegates shall possess the
| qualifications at pre- 9ut required Tor men,
| berS OF the State Senate.
| SFCTIoN !. The following regulations shall
| apply TO the aforesaid election to be held on
the Tuesday following the first Monday OF
November next and TO the return of the
First. The said election shall be held and
conducted by the proper election officers OF
the several election districts oi the Common.
| wealth and snail be governed aud regulated
in all respects by the general election laws o
the C6mmonwea tn 50 far as the same b'
applicable thereto aud not Inconsistent witt
the provisions o. this act.
Second The tickets ITO devoted for or agaius
a convention shall ha. Q on the inside. For
Constitutional Convention" and "Againsl a
Constitutional Convention" and no oSher in
scription thereon.
! Third The tickets to be voted for member
at large shall have on the outside the word
delegates at largen aud on the inside the
names of the cand dates to be voted for no
Fourth. The tickets to be voted for distric
members shall have on the outside IN
. words "Distrct delegates" and ON the insid
/ the name or names OF the candidates voted
1 for not exceeding the proper number ltmite
as aforesaid, but any ticket that shall con
tain a greater nlmber OF names tnan tn
: | number for which the voter shall be eDtitle
u to vote shall be rejected
Fifth The re urn judges shall meet at tn
y same places and at the same time alte
u said election and sh Il make out In
" ! returns thereof OF the votes cast Tor del'
q gates at large and for district del(
: gates to be members Of he said cnnVeutlO
" Ia the Sc eral counties OF the Commonwealth
a and shall follow the same form in maxim
u out their returns as prescribed for retur
judges in the c1se of an election for Cove
- nor, except that u said returns shall
v, transmit ed TO the Secretary oftue Common
D we / II and shall be addressed 10 that otiic'
3 Now, therefore, in obedience TO the requir
~ | meuts # the Act of the General Assemb
10 aforesaid you are hereby required TO publ,
# this notice wi IA your proclamation Tor u
ol WILLIAM Il HARRITY,
" " Secretary Of the Commonwealth
I'd The general election in all the wards, tow
z. ships, districts and bOrOughs of the county
al to be opened between the hours of six M
M seven oc ock in the fOrenoon, and all co
tinue without interruption or adJournme
Ill until seven o clock in the evening" When
)n the polls shall be closed,
d. Every person. excepting justices OF q
Ill peace, who shall hold any office or appoil
. OF the United States, or of this state, or
i'll any city or incorporated district, whether
m commissioned officer or otherwise, a subor
I'd. nate officer or agent, who is or shall be e
hi plOyed under the legislative, executive
on judiciary department ofthe State. or of I
: United States, or ofany city, or ineorporat
i'm. district, and also every member OF Congre
RS or ofthe $ ate legislature, and of the sell
and common councils of any city. or comm
ir. sioners ofany Incorporated district, is by i
he incapable OF holding or exercising at
same time The office of judge, inspector
in clerk of any election of this Commonweal
ne and an inspector, Judge, or any officer OF a
such election shall be Ineligible there TO
in voted for.
ne Tue inspectors and judge of the electi'
shall meet at the respective places appoln
- for holding the election in the district
'oSH 'ol when they respeetiv ly belong before Sc,
use O'Clock in the morning, and each of said
49,, spectors shall appoint one clerk, who shall
sH oi- a qualified voter of such district.
use In case the person who shall have recei'
- the second highest numb,r of votes for
tne spector shall not attend on the day OF
Vi9 election then the person who shall have
49, eeived the second highest number of v.
,ui ,ui for iudge at th next preceding election 81
Ia Il Hoo. "a IN taaaN