Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-10-05
City Charter Election Notice

WHEREAS, At meeting OF the Town
/ Council of the borough of Butler. Pa,
held on the 10th day of September, 1905,
on the petition of one hundred or more
qualified electors of said borough. pray
| ing that resolution be passed for the
submission Of the question of whether
said borough shall or shall not be in
Ecorporated as city of the third class,
to the electors of said borough, on
Tuesday, the 7th Day of Now,
next, and to give notice thereof and
provide tickets for said election, as re-
quired by and in accordance with the
Acts of Assembly in such case made
and provided:
| 1T WAS RESOLVED, THAT, the ques-
ton of whether the said borough shall
or shall not be incorporated as a city of
the third class under the name, style
and title of "CITY OF BUTLER" be and
| is hereby submitted to the electors of
the said borough, on Tuesday, the 7th
day of November next, and the Secre-
tary is hereby directed to give notice
thereof during at least four weeks i'm
mediately prior to the date of the said
general election in all the newspapers
published in said borough and to have
sufficient number of tickets printed,
labeled on the outside Getty CHAR
TER, and one-half of the number
to have printed on the inside,
"For City Charter. and the other
half, Against City Charter, and cause
them to be distributed at the opening
of the polls at the several voting pre-
cincts of said borough at the said gener-
al election to be held, on Tuesday, the
7th day of November next, (905), as re-
quired by and in accordance with the
Acts Of Assembly in such case made
and provided"
Now, THEREFORE, l, II. E. Coulter,
Secretary of the Town Council of the
said borough in accordance with the di-
rections of the Town Council in said
above recited resolution and in and by
the authority id me vested under the
Acts of Assembly in such case made
and provided, hereby give notice to the
electors of said borough of Butler that
tickets will be provided and vote will
be taken by ballot at general election
to be held at the polling places in the
several precincts in said borough of
Butler, in the county of Butler, Penn
sylvania, on the 7th day of November,
1905, on the question of whether the
said borough shall or shall not be in
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and at which election each qualified
lelector shall be entitled to cast one vote
for or against City Charter" by hand
ing a ticket to be provided in accord
ance with the said resolution and the
Acts of Assembly in such case made
and provided, to the inspectors and
Judges of said election who are required
to receive the same and to deposit the
tickets so received in box provided by
them for that purpose. and to count and
make return thereof to the Clerk of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Butler
County, Pa, and to make duplicate
return thereof to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth; and in receiving,
counting and making returns of the
votes cast, the inspectors. judges and
clerks of said election shall be governed
by the laws of this Commonwealth reg
ulating general elections and be sub
! ject, to all penalties thereof,
Given under by hand and seal this
Goth day of September, A. d. 1905.
III. Z. COULTER, SEAL