The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, October 26, 1910, Image 4

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    PROCLAMATION
GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, In and by the provisions
of an Act of the General Aiwembly of
Pennsylvania, approved the 2nd day of
July, A. D. 1839, entitled "An Act re
lating to the elections of this com
monwealth," and In and by an Act of
the General Assembly of Pennsylvania,
approved" the 26th day of June, A. D.
189S, entitled an Act to amend the 10th
section of an Act entitled "An Act to
regulate the nomination and election of
public officers, requiring certain ex
penses incident thereto to be paid by
the several counties, and punishing cer
tain offenses in regard to such elec
tions." it is made the duty of the Sher
iff of every county, at least ten days
before any eloctlon to be held therein,
xcept for township and borough offi
cers, to give notice of the same by
proclamation by advertisement in at
least three newspapers, If there be so
many published In the county, and to
enumerate the officers to be elected, and
give a list of all the nominations made,
as provided in this Act and to be voted
for In such county, and to designate
the places at -which the election Is to
be held.
Now therefore, I, A. E. GALBRAITH,
High Sheriff of the county of Jefferson,
do make known and give notice to the
voters of said county of Jefferson, that
a general election will be held In said
county on
TUESDAY, NOV. 8, 1910
It being the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, for the purpose
of electing the following officers, to
wlt: One person for Governor.
One person for Lieutenant Governor.
- c r.r inta,T,Dl
Affairs.
One person for Representative in
Congress.
Two persons for Representatives In
the General Assembly.
LIST OF NOMINATIONS
ThA foiinwinir m a list of all nomi
nations, made as provided in the Act of
June 10th, 1893, and to be voted for In
said county at said election:
GOVCRNOn.
(Mark One.)
Republican
John K. Tener
Workingmens league
Webster Grim ...Democratic
Madison F. Larkln
Prohibition
John W. Slayton. .. .Socialist
George Anton . . . Industrialist
William H. Berry. .Keystone
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
(Mark One.)
Republican
John M. Reynolds
Worklngmens League
Thomas H. Greevy Democratic
Charles E. McConkey
Prohibition
Louis Cohen Socialist
Wm. H. Thomas. Industrialist
D. Clarence Gibboney
Keystone
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS.
(Mark One.)
Rnniitil inn n
Henry Houck
t Workingmens League
James I. Blakeslee Democratic
Charles W. Huntington
Prohibition
Beaumont Sykes Socialist
James Erwin ...Industrialist
John 7. Casey Keystone
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
.(Mark One.)
J. N. Langham. . .Republican
John Smith Shirley
Democratic
John Houk Prohibition
M. A. Van Horn Socialist
REPRESENTATIVE I!J GENTERAXi
ASSEMBLY.
Mark Two.),
Henry X. Wilson. Republican
8. Taylor North. .Republican
Democratto
Elmer E. Beck
Keystone
Democratic
""Keystone
William Shields
Andrew W. Smith. Prohibition
Jerome C. Kprankle
Prohibition
I. K. Keslar Socialist
E. C. Hockmnn Socialist
Places of Holding
Elections.
And the qualified electors of the
county of Jefferson will hold their elec
tions In the several districts as fol
lows: Brookvllle borough, First precinct, In
the Court House, In the room known
as the County Treasurer's office.
Brookvllle borough, Second precinct.
In the Court House, in the rear room
of the County Commissioners' office.
Broekwnyvllle borough, In the north
east corner of the Municipal building,
In said borough.
Big Run borough, In the basement of
the new brick schoolhouse building, In
the southwest corner room thereof, In
said borough.
Bell township, North precinct, In a
room to be furnished by L. Curry, lo
cated on land of L. Curry, at forks of
the Ceres and Big Run public roadH.
Bell township, South precinct. In the
village of Cloe. In said township, in a
building erected by Samuel Statos for
that purpose, on lot owned by said
States.
Bnrnott township, in the house of
Oran Butterfield, in said township.
Beaver township. North precinct. In
what Is known as A. H. Heitz's hall, In
the village of Ohl, in said township.
Beaver township. South precinct, In
tho second story room over the black
smith shop of K. C. Ferguson, In the
village of Pansy, In said township.
Corsica borough, In school building,
In said borough.
Clover township. In the new town
ship election house, situate near resi
dence of Samuel Lerch on the road
leading from Summerville to Heath
vllie, in said township.
Eldred township, First precinct, on
first floor of vacant store room of A. J.
Gruber, in village of Sigel.
Eldred township. Second precinct, In
old store room at Howe, lately occupied
by White & Galley.
Falls Creek borough. In the rear or
East room on the second floor of the
building at corner of Fuller and Sec
ond streets, erected by said borough
for election and other purposes.
Gasklll township, In Gibson Hall, at
Wlnslow, in said township.
Henderson township. East precinct,
In the new building erected for elec
tion purposes by said township, near
the center of said election district, and
near lands of James B. London.
Henderson township. West precinct,
Sugar Hill pavilion, ground floor.
Heath township. In the house of
Samuel Edehurn. in said township.
Knox township. East precinct. In the
old Knox township election room. In
the building owned by J. L. Cummlngs,
In the village of Knnxdale.
Knox township. West precinct, In the
hall over Chas. Hollander's store. In the
village of Ramsaytown, In said election
district. ,
McCalmont township. First precinct,
on the first floor, in the Frank ShafTer
house, on road leading to Reynoldsvllle,
In town of Panic.
McCalmont township,' Second pre
cinct. In the old school house building,
in the village of Eleanora, in said dis
trict. ,
McCalmont township. Third precinct.
In the basement floor or lower room of
the W. S. Mosler store building. In the
village of Anita.
Oliver township. First precinct, In the
old election house. In the village of
Cool Spring.
Oliver township. Second precinct. In
the room known as the "weaving room"
on the first floor of leo. Baughman's
building. In the village of Sprankle
Mills.
Perrv township. First precinct, In
room in rear end of school house In
Perrysvllle.
Perrv township. Second precinct, In
the room over the store room of J. M.
Means, located on lot of J. M. Means, In
the village of Valler.
Perry township. Third precinct. In
the room over the store room of S. E.
Mohney. located on lot of S. E. Mohney,
In the village of Frostburg.
Plnecreek township. East, precinct
on the ground floor of Simon Busard's
store room. In the village of Emerlck
ville. Plnecreek lownshin. West nreclnct. In
basement of Humphrey's blacksmith
-V. Bt TAf Dnvnali
Porter township. In P. O. S. of A.
Hall, In said township.
Polk township, in the old school
house at Shoffner's Corners, In said
township.
Pnrxsutawney borough. First ward.
In the room on the second floor of the
Municipal building.
Punxsutawney borough, Second ward,
n rnnm nn the first floor of the H. C.
' Outellus building, situate on Front
j street.
I Punxsutawney borough. Third ward,
I In a room on the first floor of the,.T.
T. Williams building, situate on East
Punxsutawney borough, Fourth ward.
In the lower storv front room of the
Odd Fellows Hall, on south side of
West Mahoning street.
Punxsutawney borough. Fifth ward.
In the old Municipal building, on the
south side of Water street, and west
of the blacksmith shop of T. C. Colkitt.
Punxsutnwnev borough,, Sixth ward,
in the Municipal building, lit said ward,
In room on first floor, northwest cor
ner fronting on Foundry street.
Pevnoldsvllle borough. First precinct,
in Hose house No. 2, in said borough.
Reynoldsvllle borough. Second pre
cinct, In the Council Chamber on the
corner of Swamp and Willow alleys, In
said district.
Ringgold township. In the first floor
vacant store room of Reuben Wonder
it Ifunt In th v11a0-a nf Itlnrffold.
I township of Ringgold.
Rose township, In the 'town
house, in Carrier s Addition, on the In
diana road, lately erected by the su
pervisors of said township
Snyder township, in the lower room
of the school building, near Brockway
vllle. In laid township,
Summerville borough, In the borough
building, on the north aide of Red Bank
creek. In eald borough,
Sykesville borough. In the basement
of the Knights . of Pythias building,
situate at the corner of Main and Sta
tion streets, In said borough.
Union township, In the house of Geo
Schultze, In said township.
Warsaw township, East precinct, on
first floor or lower room of the build
ing known as the Hazen Academy, In
said township.
Warsaw township, West precinct. In
the house of G. W. Richards, at Rich
ards v I lie.
Washington township. North pre
cinct, in tile Joseph Lahr store room,
in Westvllle.
Washington township, Enst precinct,
in tho James C. Wilson grist mill, lo
cated on the Falls Creek road, In said
district.
Washington township, West precinct,
In the William H. Brltton tenement
house, on his fnrmt located near the
center of said election district.
West Beynoldsvllle, in school room
In said borough. "
Wlnslow township. First precinct, in
the lower room of Knights of Labor
Hall, at Rathmel.
Wlnslow township. Second precinct,
In township tool house, near residence
of J. J. Sutter.
Wlnslow township. Third precinct, In
house known as W. .T. Cox's store room,
In Sandy Valley.
Wlnslow township, Fourth precinct,
In the one storied frame building of the
United Mine Workers, on road leading
from- Big Soldier to Sykesville.
Worthvllle borough. In the room di
rectly over the store room of Samuel M.
Uelst, In said election district.
Young township, North, First pre
cinct, on the ground floor of Garibaldi
Hall, In the village of Walston.
Young township. North, Second pre
cinct, In the one story frame building
provided by the supervisors of roads
of said tow'nshlp, In the village of
Adrian.
Young township. South precinct, In
the office of Thomas Lamlson, in said
township.
Qualifications of Electors
By Article 8 of the Constitution, the
qualifications of electors ure prescribed
as follows:
SECTION 1. Every male citizen. 21
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications shall be entitled to vote
at all elections. First. He shall have
been a citizen of the United States at
least one month. Second. He shall
have resided in the state one year (or,
having previously been a qualified elec
tor or a native born citizen of the state,
he shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months) immediately
preceding the election. Third. He
shall have resided In the election dis
trict where he shall offer to vote at
least two months Immediately preced
ing the election. Fourth. If 22 years
of age and upwards, he shall have paid
within two years a state or county
tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
SECTION 5. Electors shall In all
cases, except treason, felony, and breach
of surety of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during their attendance on
elections, and In going to and return
ing therefrom.
SECTION IS. For the purpose of.
voting no person snail ne neemen to
have trained a residence bv reason of
his absence, while employed in the ser
vice either civil or military, of this
state or of the United States, nor while
engaged In the navigation of the waters
of the state or of the United States, or
on the high seas, nor while a student
of any Institution of learning, nor while
kept in the poor house or other asylum
at public expense, nor while confined in
public prison.
Also, that In the fourfh section of j
the Act of Assembly, entitled, "An Act
! relating to elections and for other pur
poses." approved April ISth, 1840. It Is
enacted that the aforesaid 13th section
' shall not be construed as to nrevent
any military officer or borough officer
from serving as Judge, Inspector or
clerk at anv general or special election
of this commonwealth,
"If any person shall prevent or at
tempt to prevent any officer of any
election under the act from holding
such an election, or use or threaten
anv violence of any such officer, or
shall interrupt or Improperly interfere
with him in the execution of his duUfc
or shall block up the window or tne
avenue to the window where the same
mav he holding, or shall riotously dis
turb the peace at such election, or shall
use or practice any Intimidating
threats, force or violence with design
to influence or undulv overawe any
elector or to prevent him from voting,
or to restrain the freedom of choice,
such person on conv'ctlon shall be fined
in anv sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars and to be Imprisoned for any
time not less than one month nor more
than twelve months: and If It shall be
shown the court when the trial of such
an offense shall be had that the person
so offending was not a resident of the
cltv, ward, district or the township
where the offense was committed and
not entitled to vote therein, then on
cvinvlctlon. he shall be sentenced to nay
a fine of not less than one hundred nol
, lars nor more than oiif thousand dol
l lars -and be Imprisoned not less than
six months nor more than two years."
I If any person or pe- ons shall make
anv bet or wager up ii the result of
I any election within this commonwealth,
I or shall offer to make soy such bet or
wager, either by vcr' -1 proclamation
thereto, or by anv wv ten or printed
advertisement. chsllen,r. or Invite any
person or persons t mi'"- ruch a bet or
wager, upon conviction mereoi, ne or
they shall forfeit and pav three times
the amount offered to bet.,
If anv person shall vote at more than
one election district, or otherwise
fraudulently vote more than once on
the same dav. or shall fraudulently fold
and deliver to the Inspector two tickets
together, with the Intent Illegally to
nte. or advise and procure another so
to do. he or they shall on conviction be
fined In any sum not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, and be
Imprisoned not less than three nor more
than twelve months.
If anv person not qualified to vote In
this commonwealth agreeably to law
(except the sons of qualified citizens)
shall appear at any place of election,
for the purpose of Issuing tickets or
influencing citizens qualified to vote,
he shall on conviction forfeit and pay
anv sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars for every such offense and be
Imprisoned for any term not exceed
ing twelve months.
In case the person who shall have re
ceived the second highest numher of
votes for inspector shall not attend on
the dnv of election, then the per
son who shall have received the second
highest numher of votes for judge at
the next preceding spring election,
shall act as Inspector In his place; and
In case the person who shall have re
ceived the highest number of votes for
Inspector shall not attend, the person
elected. Judge shall appoint an Inspect
or In his place: and In case the person
elected Judge shall not attend then the
inspector who received the highest
number of votes shall appoint a judge
in his place; or if any vacancies shall
continue In the board for the space of
an hour after the time fixed by law
for the opening of the election, the
qualified voters of the township, ward
or district for which such officers shall
have been elected, present at the place
of election, shall elect on out of their
number to fill the vacancy.
As commanded by the said Act of
June 10th, 1893, I hereby give notice
that every person, except Justices of
the Peace, who shall hold any office or
appointment of profit or trust under the
f uvernment of the United States or of
his state or of any city or incorpor
ated district, whether a commissioned
officer or otherwise, a subordinate offi
cer or agent who Is or shall be em
ployed under the Legislative, Execu
tive or Judicial department of this
state or of the United States, or of any
city or Incorporated district, and also
every member of Congress, and of the
State Legislature and of the select or
common council of any city, or com
missioners of any incorporated district,
is by law Incapable of holding or ex
ercising at the same time the office or
appointment of judge, Inspector or
clerk of any election of this common
wealth, and that no Inspector, judge or
other officer of any such election shall
he eligible to any office to be then
of election, shall elect one out of their
officer.
1 also make known the provisions of
the Ffteentli amendment of the consti
tution of the United States.
SECTION 1. The right of the citi
zens of the United States shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States
on nccount of race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
SECTION 2. That Congress shall
have power to enforce tills article by
appropriate legislation.
AND WHEREAS. The Congress of
the United States nn the 81st of March,
1 K T 4, passed an act entitled "An Act to
enforce the right of citizens of the
United States to vote In the several
States of the Union and for other pur
poses." the first and second sections of
which are as follows:
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED, ftc,
That all citizens of the United States
who are or shall he otherwise qualified
to vote at any election by the people
of any state, territory, district, city,
county, parish, township, school dis
trict, municipality or other territorial
subdivision, shall be entitled and al
lowed to ' vote at all such elections,
without distinction of color, race or
previous condition of servitude; any
constitution, law. custom, usage or reg
ulation of any state, territory, or by or
under its authority, to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SECTION 2. AND IT IS FURTHER
ENACTED. That If, by or under the
Constitution or lnws of any state or
territory, any act is or shall be re
quired to be done as a prerequisite
qualification for voting, and by consti
tution' and laws persons or officers are
or shall be charged with the perform
ance of duties in furnishing citizens nn
opportunity to perform such prerequi
sites and become qualified to vote, it
shall he the duty of every such person
and officer to give all citizens of the
United States the same ami 'equal op
portunity to perform such prerequisites
and to become qualified to vote with
out distinction of race, color or pre
vious condition of servitude; and If any
such person or officer shall refuse, or
knowingly omit to give effect to this
section, he shall for every such of
fense forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars to the person agrleved
thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the case, .with the full costs and
such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem just, and shall, also
for every such offense, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on
conviction thereof, be fined not less
than five hundred dollars, or be impris
oned not less than one month nor more
than one year, or both, at the discre
tion of the court.
AND WHEREAS, It Is declared by
the second section of the Sixth article
of the Constitution of the United States
that "this Constitution and the laws
of the United States which shall be
made In pursuance thereof, shall be
the supreme law of the land
anything in the constitution or laws
of any state to the contrary notwith
standing. Given under my hand, at Brookvllle.
this 26th day of October, In the year of
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