Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, October 26, 1923, Image 2

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    Sheriff's Election
Proclamation.
OD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
—1I, Harry Dukeman, High Sheriff
of the County of Centre, Common-
wealth 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, 1923.
being the
6th of November, 1923,
for the purpose of electing the several
persons hereinafter named, to wit:
One person for Judge of the Superior
Court.
One person for Sheriff,
One person for Prothonotary.
One person for Treasurer.
One person for Register of Wills and
Clerk of Orphan’s Court.
One person for Recorder.
Three persons for Commissioners.
One person for District Attorney.
Three persons for Auditors.
One person for Coroner.
One person for surveyeor.
Also to vote For or Against a Proposed
Amendment to Article Nine, Section One
of the Constitution.
Also to vote For or Against a Proposed
Amendment to Article Nine, Section Four,
of the Constitution.
Also to vote For or Against a Proposed
Amendment to Article Three of the Con-
stitution.
Also to vote For or Against a Proposed
Amendment to Ariticle Seventeen, Section
Eight, of 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
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
Belletonte, in the Undine Fire Co. build-
ng.
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, 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
piri of North Centre and Presqueisle
street.
For the Third Ward of the borough of
Philipsburg, at Bratton’s Garage, north-
east corner of Seventh and Pine 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, East
Precinct,—on College Avenue at the Odd
Fellows Hall, .
For the borough of State College, West
Precinct,—on Frazier Street, at the Fire-
men’s Hall.
For the borough of Unionville, in the
Grange Hall in said borough.
For the township of Benner, North Pre-
cinct, at the Knox school house.
For the township of Benner, South Pre-
cinct, at the new brick school house at
Rockview.
For the township of Boggs, North Pre-
cinct, 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 Grange Hall 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 the
school house in the village of Lemont.
For the township of Curtin, North Pre-
cinct, at the school house in the village
of Orviston.
For the township of Curtin, South Pre-
cinct, at the school house near Robert
Mann’s.
For the township of Ferguson, East Pre-
cinet, at the public house of R. R. Ran-
dolph, in Pine Grove Mills.
or the township of Ferguson, West
Precinct, at Baileyville school house in the
village of Baileyville.
For the township of Ferguson, North
Precinct, at the store of H. N, Musser, one
inlle west of State College, at Struble Sta-
on. .
For the township of Ferguson, North-
west Precinct, at Marengo school house.
For the township of Gregg, North Pre-
cinct, at Murray’s school house.
For the township of Gregg, East Pre-
cinct, at the house oucpieq by William A.
Sinkabine at Penn Hall.
For the SownsHip of Gregg, West Pre-
Siust, in Vocational school room at Spring
For the township of Haines, East Pre-
ciel, school house in the village of Wood-
ward.
For the township of Haines, West Pre-
cinct, 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-
cinct, at the building owned by Harry
McClellan, in the village of Linden Hall.
For the township of Harris, West Pre-
cingt, at the Boal Hall in the village of
Boalsburg.
For the ownship of Heward, 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-
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
Grange Hall in the village of Jacksonville.
For the township of Miles, East Pre-
cinet, at the dwelling house of G. H.
Shower’s, at Wolf’s Store.
For the 1oWnSHID of Miles, Middle Pre-
cinct, in Bank building, at Rebersburg.
For the township of Miles, West Pre-
cinct, 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 build-
ing 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.
For the township of Potter, West Pre-
cinct, at the store of George Meiss, at Col-
yer.
For the township of Rush, North Pre-
cinct, 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-
cinct, at the school house in the village of
Powelton.
For the township of Rush, West Pre-
cinct, at the school house near Osceola
Mills, known as the Tower school house.
For the township of Snow Shoe, East
Precinct, at the school house in the vil-
lage 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-
ciuet, 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-
cinct, in a building owned by Solomon
Peck, in the village of Huston.
For the township of Walker, Middle
Precinct, in Grange Hall in thn village of
Hublersburg.
For the township of Walker, West Pre-
cinct. at the dwelling house of John Roy-
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.
List of Nominations.
The official list of nominations made by
the several parties, and as their names will
appear upon the ticket to be voted on the
6th day of November, 1923, at the different
voting places in Centre County, as certi-
fied to respectively by the Secretary of
companying form of ballot, which is sim-
ilar to the official ballot.
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-
the Commonwealth are given in the ac- dinate officer or agent who is or shall be
employed under the Legislative, Executive
or Judiciary department of this State, or
of the United States or of any city or in-
corporated 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, in-
spector 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
tien voted for, except that of an election
officer.
Under the law of the Commonwealth for
holding elections, the 2s shall be open-
ed 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 15th day of
October in the year of our Lord, nine-
teen hundred and twenty-three and in the
one hundred and forty-sixth year of the
Independence of the United States of
America. .
HARRY DUKEMAN [Seal]
Sheriff of Centre County.
SAMPLE BAIL:i1.0OT
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 candidate.
To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, write or paste his or her name in the blank space provided for that purpose.
as a vote either with or without the cross-mark. i i
To vote for an individual candidate of another party, after making a mark in the party square, mark a cross [X] opposite his or her name.
For an office where more than one candidate is to be elected, the voter, after marking in the party square, may divide his or her vote by marking a
cross [X] to the right of each candidate for whom he or she desires to vote.
First, Column
To Vote a Straight Party Ticket
Mark a Cross [X] in this Column
Republican
Democrat
Socialis
Profjbiton
Progressive
i
A Cross 23
A Cross [X
This shall count
JUDGE of the SUPERIOR COURT REGISTER of WILLS and CLERK DISTRICT ATTORNEY
(Vote for One) of the ORPHANS’ COURT (Vote for One.)
( (Vote for One)
Republican | John G. Love Republican
Republican
John J. Henderson 4 Prohibition Harry A. Rossman Democratic
silly Prohibition
Progressive Arthur C. Dale Socialist
L Forest S. Ocker Democratic
Charles D. McAvoy Democra L Prohibition
Henry John Nelson Socialist
TEE OT mE RECORDER OF DEEDS
(Vote for One.)
COUNTY AUDITOR
Republican (Vote for Two)
SHERIFF ‘ :
(Vote for One.) Lloyd A. Stover Socialist Republican
, Robert D. Musser
Republican Prohibition
William H. Brown Democratic
Socialist Sinie H. Hoy Samuel B. Holter Republican
Prohibition
Democratic Democratic
E. R. Taylor TS Herbert H. Stover
Prohibition Prohibition
COUNTY COMMISSIONER .
(Vote for Two) Jonathan S. Condo Democrat
Republican
PROTHONOTARY Harry P. Austin
(Vote for One.) 1 os grid os aps an
Prohibition
( Republican
Geo. H. Yarnell Republican
Roy Wilkinson { Prohibition CORONER
Democratic (Vote for One)
L Socialist John S. Spearly pie Republican
Prohibition W. R. Heaton
S. Claude Herr Democratic Prohibition.
James W. Swabb Democrat
) Walter Tallhelm Socialist
John A. Way Socialist Ce ——.
COUNTY TREASURER
(Vote for One)
Republican
James Orvis Heverly
Prohibition
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
(Vote for One.)
Lyman L. Smith Democratic
( Republican
H. B. Shattuck 4 Democratic
L Prohibition
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution
marked in the square at the right of the word ‘YES’ indicates a vote FOR the Amendment.
marked in the square at the right of the word ‘“NO’’ indicates a vote AGAINST the Amendment.
SHALL SECTION
llected under general laws; but the General Assembly may, by general laws,
Th places oe burial not used or held for private or corporate profit, institutions of purely public charity,
any branch, post, or camp of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 1.
ONE OF ARTICLE NINE OF THE CONSTITUTION
bjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shail be levied and
Seetion 1. Al faxes shall be Uniform, Drm the suis clogs of i De from taxation public property used for public purposes, actual places of religious
and real and personal property owned, occupied, and used by
BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS?
Yes
No
State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to sup
vided, however, That the General Assembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize the State to issue
pose of improving and rebuilding the highways of the Commonwealth,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO.
SHALL SECTION FOUR OF ARTICLE
2.
NINE OF THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS?
N he , except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the
Ro tr onal ur X nae es in revende shall never exceed in the aggregate at any one time, one million dollars:
bonds to the amount of one hundred millions of dollars, for the pur-
Yes
No
Pro-
Section 384.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 8
SHALL ARTICLE THREE OF THE CONSTITUTION BE
The Legislature shall have power to classify counties, citles, boroughs,
relating to each class, and all laws passed relating 1 and Tegulating Drorelure and proceedings in court with reference to,
within the meaning of this Constitution; but counties shall not be div:
than five classes, and boroughs into not more than three classes.
AMENDED BY ADDING
A SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS?
s, #nd townships according to population, and all laws passed
DO diabrats, one hh Pe itn be deemed general legislation
ded into more than eight classes cities into not more than seven classes, school districts into not more
Yes
No
the company and clergymen.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 4
SHALL SECTION EIGHT OF ARTICLE SEVENTEEN OF THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS?
Section 8. No railroad, railway, or other transportation company shall grant free passes or passes at a discount to any person except officers or employees of
Yes
No