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Proceedings of the PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE of
COMMITTEES, of the province of Pennsylvania,
held at Carpenters-Hall. [Continued frem page 327.]
SUNDAY, June 23, 1776. The Conference met.
,—B —™\HE Committee appointed to confider of the proper
time, &c. of holding the election, delivered their
report at the table, which being read by order, was
b^. — unanimously agreed to by the Houle, and is in
the words following, viz.
The Committee appointed to confider of the proper time,
place and manner of holding an election for members of Con
vention, and the time of the meeting of the persons so cho
sen, report as followeth : That they appoint Monday the Sth
day of July next for electing said members ; that the several
counties proceed to choose their respective members at the
following places, viz.
For the city and county of Philadelphia, the counties of
Bu<ks, Beiks and Bedford, at the ulual places of election.
Cheder county to be divided into three districts, that is to
% $ Chester, Upper Chichelter, Lower Chichefter, Bethel,
AShton, Concerd, Middleton, Thornbury, Birmingham,
Nether-Providence, Upper Providence, Ridley, Marple,
Springfield, Darby, Haverford, Newtown, Edgamont and
Williftown, being the firft diftrid to be held at Chester ; the
second diftrid, London Grove, East and Well Marlborough,
Kennet, Pennfburgh, New-Lynn, New-Garden, London-
Britain, New-London, Londonderry, East and Welt Notting
ham, Oxford, Eaft-Fallowheld, Weft-Fallowfield, Sadfbury
and Welt Caln, to be held at Chatham, commonly called the
Halfway-Houfe ; the third diftriCt, East and Weft Fallonfield,
fail and Welt-Bradford, Charleftown, Treayffren, Uwchland,
Pikeland, Coventry, East and Weft-Nantmill, Eait Caln, Eaft
'l own, Weft-Town, GoShen, Vincent, Radnor, to be held
at the White-Horse.
For York county, to be divided into five diftrids, viz. The
fiilf, York-Town, the townships of York, Manchelter, Codo
rus, Shrewsbury,Windfor and Hellam, to be held at the Court-
House in York-Town ; the second district, Cumberland, Ha
milton's-Ban, Streban, Mountjoy, Menallan and Tyrone,
to be held at the house of Samuel Gaddis ; the third diftrid,
Heidelberg, Berwick, Mountpleafant, Manheim, Paradise, and
Germany, to be held at Hanover-Town ; the fourth division,
Fawn, Hopewell and Chanceford, to be held at Nicholson's
mill; the fifth division, Dover, Newberry, Warrington, Man
nahan, Huntingdon and Reading, to be held at the house of
Robert 'tevenfon.
For Northampton county, to be divided into four districts ;
the firft, Eafton, William, Lowei Saucon, Bethlehem, Forks,
Mount-Bethel, Plainfield, to be held at Eafton; the second
diftrift, Northampton, Saltfberg, Upper-Saucon, Upper
Milford, Maccongy, Weifenberg, Lynn, Whitehall, Heidel
berg, to be held at Allen's-Town ; the third district, Allen,
Moor, Chelnuthill, Tewamenfing, Penn, Leheigh, to be held
at Peter Anthony's; the fourth diftrift, Hamilton, Lower
Smithfield, Delaware, Upper Smithfield, to be held at Ni
cholas Dupue's.
For Cumberland county, to be divided into three diftri^s,
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viz. the firft and third divisions, Carlifle, East- Pen nfborough,
Allen, Middleton, Weft Pennfborough, Newton, Hopewell,
to be held at Carlifle ; the second and fifth divisions, Antrim,
Peters, Guilford, Hamilton, Thannet, Lurgan, Letterkenny,
to be held at Charmberfburgh ; the fourth division, Tyrone,
Tyboyne, Rye, Milford, Greenwood, Armagh, Leck, Derry,
Fermanaugh, to be held at Robert Campbell's in Tuscarora.
Northumberland county, to be held at George M'Candlifh's
in Turburt township.
Weftmoreland county, to be divided into two divisions;
that on the south fide of Youghagena river at Sparks's fort,
and northern district at Hannah's town.
For the county of Lancaster, to be divided into fix districts,
viz. in the firft, the borough of Lancaster, Lancaster town
ship, Leacock, Warwick, Manheim, Hempfield, Manor,
Conestoga, Lampeter, to be held at the Court-House in the bo
borough of Lancaster; the second division, Little Britain,
Drummore, Bart, Coleraine, Martick, Strafburgh and Sadf
bury, to be held at James Porter's, jun.—The third division,
Derry, Londonderry, Ralpho, Donnegall, Mounjoy, to be
held at Elizabeth-Town ; the fourth division, Salisbury,
Carnarvon, Brecknock, Earl, Cocolico, to be held at New-
Holland ; the fifth division, Elizabeth, Heidelberg, Bethel,
Lebanon, East-Hanover, to be held at Lebanon town ; the
sixth division, Weft-Hanover, Paxton, Upper-Paxton, to be
held at Garber's mill.
And that the electors of every borough, ward, or township,
in each of the counties, shall meet on Saturday the sixth of
July next, between the hours of two and fix o'clock in the
afternoon, and choose infpedors to receive the votes from the
electors of their boroughs, wards or townships refpeCtively.
The place for said elections to be advertised by the county
Committee, who shall also superintend such elections, and
make returns of the InfpeCtors chosen, to the judges of the ge
neral election. And if any district shall negledto choofeinfpec
tors as aforefaid, in such case the judges of the election shall
appoint InfpeCtors for those who so negle&, on the morning of
the day of the general election ; and that each of the said In
fpedors, on the day of the general election, shall, before he
proceeds to take or receive any votes, take the following oath
or affirmation, viz.
« I A. B. do declare, That I will duly attend the ensuing
'' election, during the continuance thereof, and will truly
“ and faithfully assist the judges of said election, to prevent all
“ frauds and deceits whatever, of electors or others, in carry
" ing on the Ume, and in causing the poll or votes at such.
<< election to be marked off on their refpe&.ive lifts, and fairly
“ cast up ;" which oath or affirmation to be administered by
any one of the judges.„
And that the Deputies from the city of Philadelphia, and
from each county, shall nominate and appoint three difereet
and able members of their refpe&ive Committees residing with
in the several districts, to be judges of the general election
within said districts ; which said judges, together with he
inspectors, Shall appoint clerks for taking the polls at the said
election ; and the said judges and clerks Shall refpedively
take the fame oath or affirmation as is required to be taken
[Num. 227.