The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-23
SHERIFF'S PROCLAMATION.

said district.
Third ward-At weber's rink, in said
borough.
Fourth ward-Portable building va
cant lot OF William z. Grifiiths, WASH
ington street, in said borough.
Fifth ward-Building on land of D.,
l.. & W. r. II. Co, westerly side OF
Main road, opposite property of Ira
Atherton, in said borough.
Throop Borough.
At new borough building in said bor-
ough.
Waverly Borough District.
At the waverly band building, on
Church street, in said borough.
West Abingdon District.
At building on premises of II. e.
Capwell, in said township.
Winton Borough.
First ward-At public school house
No. 1, in said borough.
Second ward-At the No. school
house on road leading to the old Deck
er Bridge, in said ward.
Third ward-At the public house of
Thomas Reddington, corner Church
street and Clarkson avenue. In said
ward.
| also make known and give notice,as
In and by the thirteenth section of the
act of July 2, 1869, l am directed: That
every person. except justices of the
peace, who shall hold any office or ap-
polntment of profit or trust under the
government of the United States, or this
state, or in any city or Incorporated
district, whether a commissioned Off
Ger or otherwise, a subordinate officer
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under the legislative. judiciary or ex-
ecutive departments of this state or the
United States, or any city or incorpor-
ated district, and also that every MEM
Der of Congress and the State Legis-
lature, and of the Select and Common
Councils of any city, commissioner of
any incorporated district is by law in
capable of holding or exercising at the
same time the office or appointment of
judge, inspector or clerk of any election
of this commonwealth, and that no in
spector or judge, or any officer of such
election, shall be eligible to any office
then to be voted for except that of an
election officer"
Also, that in the fourth section of the
Act of the Assembly, entitled "An act
relating to elections and for other pur-
poses," approved April 16, 1874 1t is en-
acted that the thirteenth section shall
not be so construed as to prevent any
military officer or borough officer from
serving as judge, inspector or clerk. at
any general or special election in this
Commonwealth"
Also, that in the fifth section of the
act of January 30 1874, IT. is enacted
that every general and special election
shall be open at seven o'clock in the
forenoon, and shall continue without
interruption or adjournment until seven
o'clock in the evening, when the polls
shall he Clo9ed.
Also, that when a judge by sickness
or unavoidable accident is unable to at
tend such meetings Of judges, then the
certificate or return aforesaid shall be
taken charge of by the inspectors or
clerks of election of said district who
shall do and perform the duties re-
quired by said judge unable to attend
Also, that in case the court has since
the last election made changes in the
polling places not mentioned in this
proclamation then the correct polling
place will be in the place designated by
the court.
Given under my hand, at my office at
Scranton, this twenty-first day of
October, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
seven in the one hundred and twenty
second year of the independence of the
United States.
God save the Commonwealth.
FRANK II. CLEMONS, Sheriff.