Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-10-26
Election
Proclamation

WnEREAs, 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 otficers) 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
lished 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
enumerate the officers to be elected and
give list of all the nominations except
tor election officers and assessors to be
voted for in said county so tar as may be-
in the form in which they shall appear
upon the ballot and to designate the places
at which the election is to be held.
Therefore L. Frank w, Buck HighSheritl
of Sullivan county, do hereby make
known and proclaim to the qualified elec-
tors of Sullivan county that an election
will be held in the said county on
Tuesday, November 7th 1905,
at the several election districts in the
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 Harry Basley in Sonestowu.
Dushore Borough, at the town hall i'll
said borough.
Eagles Mere Borough, at Hotel Eagles
Mere
Elkland Township, at the new election
house at Eldredsville.
Forks Township, at the election house
Forksvile Borough, in rooms known
rs Council Rooms il said borough.
Fox Township, at the township house
1T Skunk.
uillsgrove Township, at rooms in house
of Samuel McBride in said township.
JamIson CITY Precinct, at kIles hoIei.
Laporte Borough, at the ladies' wait
ag room in the Court House.
Laporte Township, at the House cf
Henry Kobensparger.
Lopez Precinct, at public hall known
" Lopez Hall.
Mt. Vernon Precinct, at the township
'touse.
Ringdale Precinct, at the house OF John
Walsh.
Ricketts, Precinct, At the P. O. S. Of a.
Hall at Ricketts,.
Shrewsbury township, at.house OF Mel
oon Bennett.
AT which time aud place the qualified
electors will elect by ballot the following
State and County officers, to wit:
One person for State Treasurer.
One person tor Judge of Supreme Court
Three persons for Judge Of Superior
Court.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Associate Judge
Three persous for County Commissioner
Three persons tor County Auditor.
Ii is further directed that the election
polls of the several districts shall be open
Cu di SSNtu y CiOCh Ill TIC lOItDOOn dfit
continue open without interruption or
adjournment 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
er commissioned officer or otherwise, q
subordinate officer or agent, who is or
'hall be employed under the Legislative.
Executive or Judiciary Department OF
this State or of the United States or OF
my city or of any incorporated district
and also that every Member Of Congress
and OF the State Legislature ard OF the
select or common council of any city or
commissioners of any Incorporated dis
lrict, is by law incapable of holding o'
exercising at the same time the Office o.
appointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerl
of an election ofthis Commonwealth an
that no Inspector. Judge or other office
of any such election shall be eligible tt,
be then voted for. The Inspectors anu
Judge of the election shall meet at the
respective places appointed for holding
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 be a qualiii
ed voter of such district.