God save the Commonwealth. I George H. Yarnell, High Sheriff of the county of Centre, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby make known and give notice to the electors of the county aforesaid that an election will be held in the said county of Centre on the FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1918, being the 5th of November, 1918 for the purpose of electing the several persons hereinafter named, to wit: One person for Governor. One person for Lieutenant Governor. One person for Judge of the Supreme Court. One. person for Judge of the Superior Court. One person for Secretary of Internal ELECTION PROCLAMATION as follows: For the North Ward of the borough of Bellefonte, at the Logan Hose Co. house on east Howard street. For the South Ward of the borough of Bellefonte, in the Garman Opera House building, in the room formerly occupied by H. S. Taylor. For the West Ward of the borough of Bellefonte, in the carriage shop of S. A. McQuistion, in Bellefonte. For the borough of Centre Hall, in a room at Runkle’s hotel. For the borough of Howard, at the pub- lic school in said borough. For the borough of Millheim, school house, now the Municipal building. For the borough of Milesburg, in the borough building on Market street. For the First Ward of the borough of in the | State College Fire company building. For the borough of Unionville, in the Grange Hall in said borough. For the township of Benner, North pre- cinet, at the Knox school house. For the township of Benner, South pre- cinct, at the Hoy’s school house. For the township of Boggs, North pre- cinet, at Walker's school house. For the township of Boggs, East pre- cinct, at the hall of Knights of Labor, in the village of Curtin. For the township of Boggs. West pre- | cinct, at the school house in Central City. For the township of Burnside, in the building owned by William Hipple, in the village of Pine Glen. For the township of College, at school house in the village of Lemont. For the township of Curtin, North pre- the mile west of State College, at Struble sta- ion. For the township of Gregg, North pre- cinct, at Murray’s school house. For the township of Gregg, East pre- cinet, at the house occupied by William A. Sinkabine at Penn Hall. For the township of Gregg, cinet, in a room at Spring 11 Spring Mills. For the township of Haines, East pre- cinet at the school house in the village of Woodward. For the township of Haines, West pre- cinct, at the residence of E. A. Bower. For the township of Halfmoon, in I. O. 0. F. hall, in the village of Stormstown. For the township of Harris, East pre- cinet, at the building owned by Harry McClellan, in the village of Linden Hall. West pre- s hotel, at Grange hall in the village of Jacksonville. For the jownshih of Miles, East pre- cinet, at the dwelling house of William Tyson at Wolf's Store. For the township of Miles, Middle pig cinct, in Mrs. Emma Miller's residence in Rebersburg. For the township of Miles, West pre- cinet, at the store room of Elias Miller, in Madisonburg. For the township of Patton, in the shop of John Hoy at Waddle. For the township of Penn, in a building formerly owned by Luther Guisewite, at Coburn. For the township of Potter, North pre- cinet, at the Old Fort hotel. For the township of Potter, South pre- cinct, at the hotel in the village of Pot- ters Mills. ! Mills known as the Tower school house. For the township of Snow Shoe, East precinct, at the school house in the village of Clarence. For the township of Snow Shoe, West precinct, at the house of Alonza A. Groe, in the village of Moshannon. For the township of Spring, North pre- cinet, at the township building erected near Mallory’s blacksmith shop. For the township of Spring, South pre- cinet, at the public house formerly owned by John C. Mulfinger, in Pleasant Gap. For the township of Spring, West pre- cinct, in the township building at Cole- ville. For the township of Taylor, in the house erected for the purpose at Leonard Mer~ ryman’s. For the township of Union, in the town- Affairs. Four persons for Congress-at-Large. ship public building. Philipsburg, in the Reliance Hose house. For the township of Walker, East pre- For the Second Ward of the borough of For the township of Potter, West pre- For the township of Harris, West pre- cinct, at the store of George Meiss, at cinet, at the school house in the village of cinet, at the Boal hall in the village of = Orviston. Representatives _ { Philipsburg, at the Public Building at L Boalsburg. Colyer. cinet, in a building owned by Solomon he person for Representative in Con the corner of North Centre and. Presque- | Ar re own rn, South Dre: For the township of Howard, in the| For the township of Rush, North pre- Peck, in the village of Huston. g Fv person for Senator in the General isle street. Mann's. ? township public building. cinet, at the Township Poor house. For the township of Walker, Middle Assembly. For the Third Ward of the borough of | po. (ro township of Ferguson, East|, 6 For the township of Huston, in the| gor the Township of Rush, East pre- Plopinen in Grange hall in the village of One person for Representative in the | Philipsburg, at the Hale school house recinct, at the public house of J. W. Kep- township building erected in the village cinct, at the school heuse in the village of £. Geperal Assembly. . posed‘ Atnesit Bortheast corner of Sixth and Presqueisle er, in Pine Grove Mills. of Julian. : Cassanova. For the township of Walker, est p re- BO FOL On NG ar 2 . Im For the township of Liberty, East pre- rishi 4h. South pre- | cinct, at the dwelling house of John Boy- i P h Philipsburg, For the township of Ferguson, West For the township of Rush, Sou pre ments to the Constitution. For the borough of Sout ps g | precinct, i De lle ueloa Nooms, 1a tay cinct, at the school house in Eagleville. For the township of Liberty, West pre- cinet, at the school house at Monument. For the township of Marion, at the er, in the village of Zion. For the township of Worth, in the hall of the Roighis of the Golden Eagle, in the village of Port Matilda. cinet, at the school house in the village of Powelton. For the township of Rush, West pre- cinct, at the school house near Osceola I also hereby make known and give no- at the City Hall in South Philipsburg. tice that the place of holding elections in the several wards, boroughs, districts and townships, within the county of Centre is For the borough of Snow Shoe, in the | village of Baileyville. : borough building. For the township of Ferguson, North For the borough of State College, in the precinct, at the store of H. N. Musser, gne SPECIMEN BALLOT To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross (X) in the square, in the first column, opposite the name of the party of your choice. A cross mark in the square opposite the name of any candidate indicates a vote for that candidat. : If you desire to vote for a persun whose name is not on the ballot, write or paste his name in the blank space provided for that purpose tien A cross (X) in the party square in the first column does not carry a vote fir any Judge. To vote for udge mark a cross (X) opposite the name of the candidate desired. FIRST COLUMN GOVERNOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS ToVotea Straight Party Tick JU DICIAL TICKET (Vote tor One. AT LARGE (Vote for One.) 1 - * (Vote for Four) of: Merl Cross Ein NON-PARTISAN { Republican ( Republican this Columa. William C. Sproul § —— kee! | William J. Burke ' Republican = Washington rrr te edge en eo Evan J. Jones Socialist 1 { Repunl ios Washington Democratic Thomas S Crago Republican JUDGE OF oe SUPREME Eugene C. Bonniwell Washington - _— COUR Fair Play = William E. Tobias Democratic (Vote for One) Mahlon M. Garland Republican : Charles Sehl Socialist ‘Harry W. Brown Prohibition ; Edwin M. Abbott, : Republican = in E J. Fithian Prohibition Anderson H. Walters = emocra 10 Joseph W. Bouton, : : Washington Robert C Macanley Single Tax Henry Budd, : Joseph F. Gorman Democratic ‘ Augustus V. Dively, i | Democratic Socialist Fred Tkeler d= ~ SENATOR IN THE GENERAL 0CIalIS Edward. Fox | Fair Play “TS ASSEMBLY _— (Vote for One.) John W. Kephart, tic 2 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Pir ts Ter Joseph J, Kintner, (Vote for One.) : | Fair Play Summer eld J. er publica; . §,8 . ; Matthew Savage, Democratic Prohibition Charles B. Lenahan, : Republican [' Democratic 2 Edward E Beidleman Samuel R Tarner sired + Alexander Simpson, Jr., Washington Fair Play W. H. Watt Prohibition : we rrr Bf mrs id v = “1'3 washington Logie Défnoeratis of xe Cord" M. Bilér i USocialist i I= : ws ; —_— i — ¥ Washin gion Dalton T. Clark Socialist John C. Euler Socialist JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR PE Whitley © Bromo Henry W Sonsgsi vie Solan REPRESENTATIVE IN THE COURT William R. McKnight Single Tax Harry T. Vaughn Socialist GENERAL ASSEMBLY : (Vote for One) (Vote for One.) Fair Play O.D Brubaker Prohibition : : Stephen H Huselton, ( Republican . ; Albert Gaddis Prohibition q on : William David Porter Ives L. Harvey Socialist Elisha Kent Kane Prohibition Beak SECRETARY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS = gabon Oi ] T (Vote for O E. L. McKee Prohibition = op Ing 6 aX Die for Orn i John Noll Democratic CEE ER John W Dix Single Tax Republican James F. Woodward Oliver McKnight Single Tax Washington : : Calvin B. Power Single Tax Asher R. Johnson Democratic TT = Lewis Ryan Single Tax William Adams Socialist T. H. Hamilton Prohibition » Jerome C. Reis Single Tax * PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION A Cross (X) marked in the square at the right cf the word “YES”, indicates a vote FOR the Amendment A Cross (X) marked in the square at the right of the word “NO”, indicates a vote AGAINST the Amendment PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 1 Shall Section Four of Article Nine of the Constitution be Amended so as to read as follows? Section 4. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casnal deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in war, or to pay ‘existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiencies in revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate at any one time, one million dollars: Provided, however, That the GeneralAssembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize the State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the purpose of improving and rebuilding the highways of the Commonwealth. YES NO / PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 2 Shall Section Eight of Article Nine of the Constitution be Amended so as to read as follows ? Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township,school district,or other municipality or incorporated district,except as provided herein,and in secticn fifteen of this article,shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, but the debt of the city of Philadelphia may be increased in such amount that the total city debt of said city shall not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the consent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of the said city of Phlladelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from the calculation and deducted from such debt so much of the debt of said city as shall hare been incurred, and the proceeds thereof invested, in any public improvements of any character which shall be yielding to the said city an annual current net revenue. The amount of suca deduction shall be ascertaired by capitalizing the annual net revenue from such improvement during the year immediately preceding the time of such ascertainment; and such capitalization shall be estimated by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of interest and sinking-fund charges payable upon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes up to the time of such ascertainment. The method of determining such amount, so to be deduct- ed, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In incurring indebtedness for any purpose the city of Philadelphia may issue its obligations mataring not later than fifty (50) years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking fund sufficient to retire said obligatione at maturity, the payment to such sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annual or other periodical instalments. Where any indebtedness shall be or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia for the purpose of the construction or improvement of public works of any charac- ter from which income or revenue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by said city, such obligations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for, and may iuclude the amount of, the interest and sinking-faud charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction, and until the expiration of one year after the completion of the work for which said indebtedness shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund charges as required by section ten, article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after thecompletion of said work. YES NO Notice is hereby given, that every person, excepting Justice of the Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust | shall be employed under the Legislative, Exe- under the Government of the United States or | cutive or Judiciary department of this State, this State, or of any city or incorporated dis- | or of the United Statesor of any city or in- trict whether a commissioned officer or other- wise a subordinate officer or agent who isor year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eight- een and in the one hundred and forty-second Fear of the Independence of the United,States of America. GEO. H. YARNELL, (Seal) Sheriff of Centre County corporated district. and also that every mem- ber of Congress and of the State Legislalure, and of the select or common council of any city, or commissioners of any incorporated district is, by law, incapable of holding or ex- ercising at the same time the office or appoint- ment of judge, inspector or clerk of any elec- tion of this commonwealth, and that no in- spector, judge or other officer of any such elections, shall be eligible to any office to be then voted for, except that of an election officer. Under the law of the Commonwealth for holding elections. the poll's shall be opened at 7 o'clock A. M. and closed at 7 o'clock, P. 14. Given under my hand and seal at my office in Bellefonte, this 23rd day of October, in the
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