Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-10-19
City Charter Election Notice

WHEREAS, At a meeting of the Town
Council of the borough OF Butler, Pa,
held on the 10th day of September, 1908,
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
corporated as city of the third class,
to the electors of said borough, on
Tuesday, the eth Day of Nov,
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:
IT WAS RESOLVED, That, the ques-
ton of whether the said borough shall
or shall not be incorporated as 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 eth
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 CITY CHAR
TER, and one-half of the number
to have printed on the inside
For City Charter. and the othel
half, Against City Charter" and caus'
them to be distributed at the openin:
of the polls at the several voting pre-
cincts of said borough az the said gener
al election to be held. on Tuesday, tn
18th day of November next, Q905), as re
quired by and in accordance with tn
Acts of Assembly in such case mad
and provided"
| Now, THEREFORE /, II. Z. Coulter
Secretary of the Town Council of tn
said borough in accordance with the di
rections of the Town Council IN sal
above recited resolution and in and b
the authority in me vested under th
Acts of Assembly in such case mad
and provided, hereby give notice to tn
electors of said borough of Butler tina
tickets will be provided and vote wi
be taken by ballot at a general electio
to be held at the polling places in th
several precincts in said borough c
Butler, in the county of Butler, Penn
sylvania, on the 7th day of Nevembel
1905, on the question of whether tn
: said borough shall or shall not be IL
corporated as city of the third clas
and at which election each qualifle
elector shall be entitled to cast one vol
for or against City Charter" by hant
ing a ticket to be provided in accord
ance with the said resolution and III
Acts Of Assembly in such case mad
and provided, to the inspectors an
Judges Of said election who are require
to receive the same and to deposit II
tickets so received in box provided b
, them for that purpose. and to count an
make return thereof to the Clerk OF tf
; Court of Quarter Sessions of Butl'
> County, Pa, and to make duplica
return thereof to the Secretary OF tt
Commonwealth; and in receiving
counting and making returns of tt
votes cast, the inspectors, judges an
clerks of said election shall be governe
by the laws of this Commonwealth re-
ulating general elections and be su
ject to all penalties thereof.
Given under by hand and seal tn
Goth day of September, A. d. 1908.
II H. E. COULTER, lSEALI