Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-01

Whereas, by the laws OF the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania it shall be the
duty of the Sheriff of every county at
least ten days before any election to be
held therein Except for township and
borough officers) to give notice OF the
same by proclamations posted up in the
most public places in every election dis
|trict and by advertisements in at least
two newspapers if there be so many pub.
|Ished in the county representing so far as
practicable the political parties which at
the preceding election cast the largest
and next largest number Of votes and to
Ienumerate the officers to be elected and
give list of all the nominations except
for election officers and assessors to be
voted for in said county so far as may be
lin the form in which they shall appear
upon the ballot and to designate the places
lat which the election is to be held.
Therefore |, II. w. Osler, High Sheriff
of Sullivan county, do hereby make
known and proclaim to the qualified cleo
tors of Sullivan county that an election
Twill be held in the said county on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1900, /.
lat the several election districts in thet
county, to wit:
Bernice Precinct, at the Knights of
Labor Hall in Bernice.
Cherry township, at the new township
house near Dushore.
Colley township, at the Colley House.
Davidson township, at the public house
of Ellis Swank, in Sonestown.
Dushore Borough, at the Town Hall
i'm said borough.
Eagles Mere Borongh, at Hotel Eagles
Mere.
Elkland township, at the new election
house at Eldredsvile.
Forks township, at the election house.
Forksville Borough, from Forksville
house to rooms known as Council Rooms
i'm said borough.
Fox township, at the township house
at Skunk.
Hillsgrove township, at rooms in house
of Mrs. Anna Saddler. beneath the hall of
|. o. o. f. in said village.
Jamison City precinct, at Kiles Hotel.
Laporte Borough, at the ladies waiting
room in the Court House.
Laporte township, at the house of Hen
ry Kohensparger.
Lopez precinct, at public hall known
as Lopez Hall.
Mt, Vernan precinct, at the township
house.
Ringdale precinct, at the house of John
Walsh.
Ricketts, precinct, at the school house
near Ricketts,.
Shrewsbury township, at house of Mel
son Bennett.
At which time and place the qualified
electors will elect by ballot the following
State and County officers to wit:Thirtytwo
persons for Presidential Electors for Penn
sylvania, two persons for Congressman at
large from Pennsylvania, one person for
Auditor General, one person for Member
ot Congress, one person for Member of
Assembly for Sullivan county, one person
for Associate Judge Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Sullivan county, one person
for District Attorney, one person for Jury
Commissioner, one person for Coroner for
said county.
1t is further directed that the election
polls of the several districts shall be open.
led at seven o'clock in the forenoon and
continue open without interruption or
until seven o'clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed
Notice is hereby given that every person
except Justice Of the Peace who shall
hold an office or an appointment Of profit
|or trust under the United States of this
State or city or corporated district, ,wheth
Ter commissioned officer or otherwise,
subordinate officer or agent, who is or
shall be employed under the Legislative
Executive or Judiciary Department of
this State, or of the United States or of
|any city or of any incorporated district
and also that every Member of Congress
|and OF the State Legislature and of the
select or common council of any city or
commissioners of any Incorporated dis
|trict. is by law incapable OF holding or
Exercising at the same time the office of
OF Judge, Inspector or Clerk
|ot an election OF this Commonwealth
and that no inspector, Judge or other
officer of any such election shall be eigi
BILE to he then voted for. The Inspectors
and Judge of the election shall meet at
the respective places appointed for hold
ling the election in the districts to which
|they respectively belong, before seven
o'clock in the morning and each Inspector
shall appoint one Clerk who shall he a
Qualified voter OF such district.
Il. ". OSLER, High Sheriff.