The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-03

fore said election who shall give at least ten
days notice of the same and send a copy TO
at least one Of the inspectors in each town
ship.
The writs authorizing an election to fill
vacancy in the Congress of the U. States,
are to be directed 10 the sheriff or sherihs
of the district, and are to express the day
on which the election is to be held.
If the vacancy occurs during the session
of Congress the Governor is to appoint
time as early as possible for holding such
election, otherwise the vacancy is to be fill
ed at the general election, unless special
congress should be called.
The writs TO be delivered to the sherhs
at least fifteen days before the election, who
shall give ten days notice and send copy
TO one of the inspectors of each Of the cleo
ton districts.
When the returns of any special election
for members of the house of Representa-
tive of the United States are examined the
Governor is to give notice by proclamation
who are elected, and TO transmit the returns
TO that body.
Citizens under military orders from the
President or Governor on the day of the
general election, to be allowed 10 vote where
the commanding officer of the troop or COM
pany may appoint, if not within ten miles
of their places of residence.
The captain to act as judge and the lieu
tenant as inspector so far as regards that
company, and if they refuse or neglect to
serve, the officers next III command are to
act, as the case may be.
The officer 10 act as Judge to administer
the oath to the officer who is to act as in
spcctor, who is then to administer the oath
to the other: The judge to appoint and
swear or affirm two clerks.
These officers to take the like oath, have
the like powers, and to be under the same
restrictions and penalties as other officers
of the election.
Within three days afteI such elections
the Judge thereof to transmit through the
post office return thereof, together with
the tickets, tally lists and list of voters, to
the prothonotayy of the county in which
said electors would have voted if not in mil
itary service, another return to be transmit
ted to the commanding officer Of the regi-
ment or battalion, who shall make a general
return of the votes of all the companies un-
der his command TO the Secretary Of the
commonwealth.
The prothonotary who receives the said
returns is to deliver to the return Judges
a certified copy of the same, the said judges
to meet on the I'd Tuesday of November
after the election, and when two or more
counties are connected the meeting TO be
postponed until the Friday following.
The return judges so met, to include in
their enumeration the votes so returned, and
proceed as if said votes had been given at
TIE usual place Of election.
The election for assessors to be conduct
ed as before mentioned, the constable to
give ten days notice, by written or printed
advertisements Of the election of other town
ship officers.
The elections to be held by the same Of
licers and during the same hour as the elec-
ton of inspectors and assessors on the Sd
Friday in March Of every year, except in
the counties of Bradford, ,Susquehanna Pot
ter, M'Kean, Clearfeld, Lycoming, Wayne
and Pike, the township elections of which
are to be held on the Sd Friday in Februa-
~ of every year.
The inspectors and judge to transmit
certificate of election, 10 each officer cleo
ted through the constable within six days
thereafter.
They are also to certify to the number Of
votes given to each person voted for, and
transmit through the constable the same TO
the clerk of quarter sessions, within five
days thereafter.
In district where there are 100 or more
taxables on a requisition of thirty of the
eetors or where the number is less than
100, of ten, the constable shall give fifteen
days notice by at least ten printed of writ
ten advertisements, that meeting of the
electors is requested at the place of holding
elections 10 determine by ballot whether
the place of holding the elections of town
ship officers and inspectors of said district
shall be changed and if fifty electors be pres
ent at the hour appointed when 100 electors
resides in district, or twenty where there
are not 100, then the constable is to open
the meeting, and if majority determine
upon change, two certificates of the names
of the electors voting shall be made out and
signed by the officers of the meeting and at
tested by the constable or town clerk and
the other to be seut to the pronthonotary.