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 i 5th of November, 1918 for the purpose of electing the several persons hereinafter named, to wit: One person for Governor. One person fer Lieutenant Governor. One person for Judge of the Supreme Court. One Court. One person for Secretary of Internal Affairs. Four persons for Congress-at-Large. 3 One person for Representative in Con- gress. One person for Senator im the General Assembly. 5 One person for Representative in the General Assembly. And to vote on two proposed Amend- ments to the Constitution. I also hereby make known and give no- tice that the place of holding elections in the several wards, boroughs, districts and townships, within the county of Centre is person for Judge of the Superior Representatives in To vote a straight party ticket, m A cross mark in the square opposite the name of any If you desire to vote for a pers.n whose name is not on the ballot, write or A cross (X) To vote for Judge mark FIRST COLUMN ToVotea Straight Pertv Tick- et, Mark a Cross (X) in this Columu. Republican Democratic Socialist Prohibition Washioglon Fair Play Single Tax ELECTION PROCLAMATION as follows: For the North Ward of the borough of Bellefonte, at the Logan Hose Co. house | on east Howard street. i For the South Ward of the borough of | Bellefonte, in the Garman Opera House | building, in the room formerly occupied | by H. S. Taylor. t For the West Ward of the borough of Bellefonte, in the carriage shop of S. A. McQuistion, in Bellefonte. For the borough of Centre reom at Runkle’s hotel. | For the borough of Howard, at the pub- lic school in said borough. For the borough of Millheim, in the 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 Philipsburg, in the Reliance Hose house. | For the Second Ward of the borough of Philipsburg, at the Public Building at the corner of North Centre and Presque- isle street. For the Third Ward of the borough of Philipsburg, at the Hale school house northeast corner of Sixth and Presqueisle streets. : | For the borough of South Philipsburg. | at the City Hall in South Philipsburg. For the borough of Snow Shoe, in the borough building. For the borough of State College, in the Hall, in a | State College Fire company building. in the! tion. For the borough of Unionville, 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- cinet, 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 i the village of Curtin. For the township of Boggs, West pre- cinet, at the school house in Central City. ¥or 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. the | einet, in a room at Spring For the township of Curtin, North pre- cinet, at the school house in the village of | inet at the Boal hall in the village of Orviston. For the township of Curtin. South pre- | cincet, at the school house near Robert Mann's. For the township of Ierguson, East precinct, at the public house of J. W. Kep- | ler, in Pine Grove Mills. For the township of Xerguson, West precinet, at Baileyville school house in the village of Baileyville. For the township of Ferguson, North precinct, at the store of H. N. Musser, gne mile west of State College, at Struble sta- For the township of Gregg, North pre- cinet, 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 Gress: West pre- Mills hotel, at Spring Mills. For the township of Haines, East pre- cinct at the school house in the village of Woodward. I'or the township of Haines, West pre- cinet, at the residence of E. A. Bower. For the township of Halfmoon, in I. O. O. 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. For the township of Harris, West pre- Boalsburg. {for the township of Howard, in the township public building. For the township of Huston, in the township building erected in the village of Julian. For the township of Liberty, East pre- cinet, at the school house in Eagleville. For the township of Liberty, West pre- cinct, at the school house at Monument. For the township of Marion, at the Grange hall in the village of Jacksonville. For the jewnship of Miles, East pre- cinet, at the dwelling house of William Tyson at Wolf's Store. For the township of Miles, Middle pre- cinet, 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- cinet, at the hotel in the village of Pot- ters Mills. For the township of Potter, West pre- cinct, at the store of George DMeiss, at Colyer. Tor the township of Rush, North pre- cinet, at the Township Poor house. For the Township of Rush, East pre- cinet, at the school house in the village of Cassanova. For the township of Rush, South pre- cinet, at the school house in the village of Powelton. For the township of Rush, West pre- cinct. at the school house near Osceola SPECIMEN BALLOT NON-PARTISAN COLUMN JUDICIAL TICKET NON-PARTISAN candid: te indicates a vote for that candidat . paste his name in the blank space provided for that purpose in the party square in the first column does not carry a vote fra v Judge. a cross (X) opposite the name cf the candidate desired. ark a cross (X) in the square, in t .e first _columu, opposite the name of ‘the party of your choice. Mills known as the Tower school heuse. For the township of Snow Shoe, East precinct, at the school house in the village of Clarence. For the township of Snow Shoe, West recinct, at the house of Alonza A. Groe, n the village eof Moshannon. For the township of Spring, North pre- cimct, 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- ship public building. For the township of Walker, East pre- cinet, in a building owned by Solomon Peck, in the village of Huston. For the township of Walker, Middle precinet, in Grange hall in the village of Hublersburg. For the township of Walker, West pre- cinct, at the dwelling house of John Boy- er, in the village of Zion. For the township of Worth, in the hall of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in the village of Port Matilda. COURT (Vere tor One) Edwin M Abbott, JUDGE OF THE SUPREME GOVERNOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS tVate fir Nned AT LARGE (Vote for One.) . (Vote for Four) " wg | Republican ( Republican William C. Sproul = + William J Burke Republican | Washington rr eee — Evan J. Jones Socialist : | Republican ! | Democratic Thomas S. Crago 9 - Washington Eugene C Bonniwell: — re e— L Washington rm i —— | Fair Play rere William E Tobias Democratic rT oT Fa re Mahlon M. Garland Republican on SE ————— Charles Sehl Socialist Harry W. Brown Prohibition Republican E J. Fithian Prohibition Anderson H. Walters Washington Robert C Macauley Single Tax Joseph F. German Democratic Joseph W. Bouton, Fred Ikeler Henry Budd, Augustus V. Dively, Democratic J | Fair Play SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Vote for One.) Edward J Fox, John W. Kephart, Joseph J, Kintner, Charles B Lenahan, Alexander Simpson, Jr., COURT (Vote for One) JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR Stephen H Huselton, William David Porter, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION A Cross (X) marked in the square at the right of the word A Cross (X) marked in the square at the right of the word “NO” “YES”, indicates a vote FOR the Amendment , indicates a vote AGAINST the Amendment ( . rat LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR NE Be PERE (Vote for One.) : . 1 Fair Play Summerfie « falar epubligan r 3 Matthew Savage, Democratic J Republican Democratic Edward E Beidleman Samuel R Tarner 3 SiN Washington | Fair Play F. 8. David Socialist J. Washington Logue Democratic Cora M. Bixler Socialist WH, Wath Prouivition Dalton T. Clarke Socialist John C. Euler Socialist F. E Whittlesey Prohibition Henry W. Schlegel Socialist william R. McKnight Single Tax Harry T. Vaughh Socialist - REPRESENTATIVE IN THE 0. D. Brubaker Prohibition GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Vote for One.) Albert Gaddis Prohibition ( Republican Elisha Kent Kane Prohibition SECRETARY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS is Ives L. Harvey Socialist Voie I E. L. McKee Prohibition Sie {0} One Prohibition . John W. Dix Single Tax Republican : James F. Woodward Oliver McKnight Single Tax John Noll Democratic Washingt i ne on Calvin B. Power Single Tax Asher R. Johnson D i re omocrasie Lewis Ryan Single Tax William Adams Socialist T. H. Hamilton Prohibition Jerome C. Reis Single Tax PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. I 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, existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiencies in revenue s irrespective of any debt, may authorize the State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty mil hall never exceed in the aggregate at any one time, lions of dollars for the purpose o repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in war, or to pay one million dollars: Provided, however, That the GeneralAssembly, "5 f improving and rebuilding the highways of the Commonwealth. YES NO be provided by law. ‘current net revenue. such ascertainment; and Section 8. The debt of any county,city, borough, township, ed, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. the date thereof, with provision for a sinking fund sufficient to retire said obligations at maturity, instalments. Where any indebtedness shall be or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia fo ter from which income or revenue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclamation of land to be used i obligations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for, and may include period of construction, and until the expiration of one year after the completton of the levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund charges as required by section ten, article nine of the Coustitution of Pe thecompletion of said work. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 2 Shall Section Eight of Article Nine of the Constitution be Amended so as to read as follows ? of said city shell not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of t indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of the said city of Phlladelphia, at any time, much of the debt of said city as shall have been incurred, and the proceeds thereof invested, The amount of such deduction shall b uch such capitalization shall be estimated by ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such a sinking fund charges payable upon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes up to the time o In incurring indebtedness for any purpose the city of Phila the pavment to suc in any public improvements of any charact f such ascertainm school district,or other municipality or incorporated district, except as provided herein,and iu section 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 he taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new withont the consent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall there shall be excluded from the calculation and deducted from such debt so er which shall be yielding to the said city an annual e ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue from such improvement during the year immediately preceding the time of nnual, current net revenue, at the average rate of interest and ent. The method of determining such amount, so to be deduct- debt, or increase its delphia may issue its obligations maturing not later than fifty (50) years from the amount of, the interest and sinking- h sinking-fund to be in equal or graded annnal or other periodical r the purpose of the construction or improvement of public works of any charac- 11 the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by sald city, such fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the work for which said indebtedness shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to nnsylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after YES NO Notice is hereby given that every per- son, excepting Justice of the Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust under the Government of the United States or this State, or of any city or incorporated district whether a commissioned officer or otherwise a subor- dinate officer or agent who is er shall be employed under the Legislative, Execu- tive or Judiciary department of this State, or of the United States or of any city or incorporated district, and also that every member of Congress and of the State Leg- islature, and of the select or common council of any city, or commissioners of any incorporated district is, by law, inca- pable of holding or exercising at the same time the office or appointment of judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector, judge or other officer of any such elec- tions, shall be eligible to any office to be then voted for, except that of an election officer. Under the law of the Commonwealth for | Per, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hun- holding elections, the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 7 o'clock p. m. Given under my hand and seal at my office in Bellefonte, this 23rd day of Octo- dred and eighteen and in the one hundred and forty-second year of the Independ- ence of the United States of America. GEO. H. YARNELL, (Seal) Sheriff of Centre County. -m wd & 4 Ved
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