Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-20
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pnlLApELPHIA COUNTY ELECTION.


correctness ii places unlimited reliance ::
Asmuch interes, is felt IN the extraordinary pro-
eeediues a. Harrisburg there is very natural cuiios-
i,y about The election in the county Of Phiiade lphia
out of which they have grown. The following state
ment Of faeis conceded indsputable, ia intended
10 enable every one who will read it TO understand
the case and form his ewn Judgment:
The county of Philadelphia cor certain election
purposes, IS divided from the CITY. The city
therefore. may be At once laid ont OF the case
TIE county ofPhilaaelpl,a, for the election Of
Senator's and Representatives, IA The State Eegisla-
tute. Election District. choosing Two Senator'S
and eighi Representative
For the electian of tive members Of Congress. the
county is divided utotpn Dstficts,the Fusl tirrre
sentedh by Mr.. pAYSrrRl beng one AMI the Third
trepresented BY AIf. NAfLoH) the other.
For the convenience ef voting. the county is A.
gain divided into Election Districts. or rlscts where
the polls are opsncd. They arc seventeen III an.
eleven beng in the First Congressional District aud
six ia the Third
In sOas ftAe Districts. al the votes arc leeei,-
ed a, window. ard ~ set Of officers; 10
others. ihsy gwen IN At difieicn, windows. At
each wiatloa, ttefears the following utbcrrs. name.
". Jadse. I've Inspectors. AM Clerks. Tie
inspectors receive the ballots snd Ie pose tuern m
the ballot boxes. and escl ClefA keeps lot Of the
voters.
The Nar,hefn Liberties ate a p,ft Of the Third
Congressional District fAir. AarLoR'S.) They
divided seven Wards The votes of these
seven Wards ste all received At Que house. bat at
different windows thai i. one wiulnw fnf
each Ward. Al each window. there are Gas brlore
stately the following officers. to WI: Judge,
two Inspectors, aud two Clerks, al sworn or affirm
ed
The organization beng thus understood the next
thing to he stated the mode proceeding nj aud
after the election, all Of winch Is prescribed by
law.
When the polls eased. the Judges nj each
window examine The hao's (which Tor thls purpose
are turned out Of thc bnXes;) thes count ,hetn ard
ascertain the vote for each candidate voted FOR N thar
election, The CLERKS keeping tally lists, Duplicates
oil course. aud a writen stpieneut IS made, called
return, and signed By lle Judges, Inspectors, aud
Clerks.
Where there are several windows AT one placc or
house, The several Judges come together. add up
The several returns, aud declare the Aggregate for
each oandplaic, Introducing, however the partIcu.
lars OF each minor return uin the statement Thus,
the rcutn oil the seven Wards ot the Northern Lib.
critics gave only the eutte solc bar also the vote
oil each Ward, When this Is done. tie ballots are
returned lnta the boxes, aud one OF the tally Isis
The boxes are then so1led UP, and ate to be dcpu,
ed with Justice 81 the pepcc. The tally list s ia
be deposited with tie rtothoaolary Of the Court OF
Common Pleas.
Each Bstilgt. then, sends what Is call,d a Re-
turn Judge, who cmiies with HIM return duly
signed and authenticated from his District.
ihe Return Jedses mcetat a given time and
place. Their dniy uhrn assembled. is Ia com
pare aud stup the several telurns aud 10 execute
upder theIr It,n,is. ON. ,..,.,.1 .,i -,
the yboIe pi.,,ir, ~" 'rt,a - 49," W
one tony of ,be sJ ,..e,, ~ W aus,
in The P,o,hopa,a,y,s III ,i ne ". ,os',o3
,o caus,l In h. ,,,,.,,,,,,a,, ~ ~ ~ '''
IN The Seor,iary 9TH ,',ni.''tt
the Gorernor to issue prnclamu eclarius the
persons elected and also send returns of members
OF Congress to the House OF Representatives OF the
United States.
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critics This elsr, ~, ~, - ~ r. y, ~ NV
siouaI Dis,ie, and ,s has b,5, - -, -
en- wards II cantni, % s''
poppla,ion sC ,bc riiI - " ""'Ie
and from third In , f,n,,b ~ ~ -
II pave nj the lac, elc.,,o I'll '''
votes - '"
or the sevs, ,,,.Ir ~. \.
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fe,h "a -, 49,. y. >, - "' ,',""huE Two
.i "o ,l we o" oae o'net side' aud had CORES
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i o,,ssa, -, ~ ''i IA" maturity oil near.
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,bn 80, l -, ''"' ose' IN ih2eiSoll'
L,n,xna L,..i - - s"'"'Ilhs IKE I'VE
hay;,. c,,l - 80 49, 'oNt,' VI MS patty he
D''u ,'e ueHe's oi MS party IN every
III -.
>yh;cs ~, a., ~ 80 '' ''' county were seven
ca .'es III" "" OF 'ns o'hef sfde' ot the Thud
LI ' D'''''1'' they were equally divided
Sn,,.s I'LL.
!, /; i ~ 'S 'e''i' 70 ne oefhe IN mind
J,.;a,,t W." ~ S'"'', oF way oil ihlo'
Co., " "''"t t'''uef haPPrneo 'ht the Whole
Iy s,.c,ol r.. -, ~. N'! '9f' VINO haa neen on
eu " avery '"Se mhlofiy' and return his
III 49, VIZ ~ io1 pee" eieoteu, bnt The at
,,,,al 49,, " ''0 ,"""'! e'eoilans' panty IL
go t $50. So 'uu "'so, rs WIZ ne presently