Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
COnstables Are to be Elected
This February. Following Is
the Act. OF 1908.

tQat SeCtiOn one Vi du aCl9 euIiticu
San act to authorize the election of
constables for three years" approved
the fourteenth day of February,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and cighty-nine, which
reads as follows:
"That the qualified voters of every
borough and township, and when a
borough is divided into wards, of
every ward in the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania shall, on the third
Tuesday of February next, and tri>
annually thereafter, vote for and
elect properly qualified person for
constable in each of said districts,
who shall serve for three years." be
amended so as to read as follows:
"That the qualified voters of every
borough and township, and where a
borough is divided into wards, of
every ward in the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania shall, on the third
Tuesday Of February, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety ,six, and triannually thereafter
vote for and elect q properly quail
fed person for constable in each of
said districts, and properly quali-
fed person for high constable in each
of said boroughs, and the person so
elected shall serve for three years.
Approved-The Goth day of June,
A. d., 1895.
CONFIRMATION oE JUDGES AND INsPEc-
TORS OF ELECTIONS. THE ACT.
Section 1. Be it enacted, ETC.,
That from and after the passage Of
this act the pay of the judges and in
spectors at all elections hereafter to
be held within this Commonwealth
for the conduction Of the same shall
be three dollars and fifty cents each
at each election so held without re-
gard to time, and the pay of the
several clerks to each election board
shall be three dollars each without
regard to time: Provided, That the
provisions of this act shall not repeal
any special act now in force in any
of the counties Of this Commons
wealth, and shall not apply to any
city co-extensive with q county, and
shall not alter or affect in any man
ner the compensation Of return
judges as fixed by existing laws.
Approved-The Oath day of June,
A. D., 1895.
RETURN JUDGES COMPENSATION, THE ACT
Section /. Be it enacted, etc.,
that section ten of an act, entitled.
"a supplement to an act, entitled
An act relating to the elections of
this Commonwealth passed the
second day of July, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and
thirtyenine, and for other purposes"
approved the thirteenth day Of June
Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and forty, which reads as
follows:
''Every judge, as aforesaid, shall
be allowed six cents per mile, for
each mile necessarily travelled in de-
livering the return of the township
election of his proper township, to
the clerk of the court of quarter
sessions; said mileage to be comput-
ed circular, and paid out OF the
county treasury; on orders drawn
by the commissioners in the usual
manner: Provided. That no COM
pensation shall be paid where the
return is not delivered within the
time prescribed by law; and no daily
pay shall be allowed for making re-
turns of township elections" be and
the same is amended so as to read
as follows:
Every Judge as aforesaid shall be
allowed six cents per mile necessarily
travelled in delivering the return of
the township election of his proper
township, to the clerk of the court of
quarter sessions; said mileage to be
computed circular and paid out of
the county treasury on orders drawn
by the commissioners in the usual
manner: Provided, That no com
pensatlon shall be paid where the re-
turn is not delivered within the time
prescribed by law: And provided
further, That return judges shall be
allowed daily pay at the rate Of two
dollars per day for making returns
of township elections.
Approved--The 25th day of June,
A. D., 1896.
THE ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION
OF SEVEN CoUNCILMEN.
Section 1. Be it enacting, etc,
That the number of members
of any town council of boroughs
not divided into wards shall be
seven,
Section 2. That it shall be lawful
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