The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-10-24
PRESIDENTIAL.
Eh1E E0TI@No
PROCLAMATION.

bly, Of this Commonwealth, passed the I'd |
day Of February, A. D. 1886,
] do hereby give no.
tice, that an election will be held by the
citizens qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly, at the several election
districts in the county of Columbia, on
Fridoy the 3ON day Of October neat,
(that being the fifth Friday preceding the
first Wednesday in Dscember,) at which
time and places will be elected THIRTY
PERSONS, as Electors of President and
Vice President of the United States.
The several Judges, Inspectors and
Clerks, who shall attend the election for
Members of the General Assembly, imme-
date preceding this election, shall attend
and perform the like duties at the said Elec-
ton of Electors, and be subject to the like
penalties for neglect OF misconduct, as they
are liable to at the election of the Members
of the General Assembly.
VIM. KITCHEN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Danvile, }
October 2, 1910.
The Election will be held at the same
places in the several districts, as the gener-
al election, and the same laws and regula-
iions relating 10 voters govern the one as
govern the other, and that every person may
have them at hand, we annex them.
Bloom township, at the house Of Charles Doeb-
Ter, in Bloomsburg.
Brier Greek township, at the town house in Ber-
wick.
Catawissa township, at the house now occupied
bv David Clarl in the town nf CataUIeso
Derry township, "a separate election dstricD at
the house of Jacob Seidel in said township.
Fishing Greek township, at the house of Daniel
Peeer in said township.
Greenwood township, at the house now occupied
by Joseph Lemon.
Hemlock township, at the house Of John M'Rey-
nolds in said township.
Jackson township, at the house of Joshua Savage
in said township.
Liberty township, at the house of Henry Gibson,
III said township.
Limestone township Ia separate election dstric at
the Union School house in said township
Mahoning township, at the Court House in Dan
vile.
Nflin township, at the honse of John Keller, jr
in said township.
Madison township, at the house of jeremiah
Welliver, in Jerseytown.
Mount Pleasant township, at the house of Fred
erck Miller in said township.
Montour township, at the house of Leonard Laz-
arus, in said township.
Sugarloaf township, at the house of Ezekiel Cole,
in said township.
Roaring Lreek township,at the house of John
Yeager, in said township.
Orange township, at the house of I. G, johnson,
in the town of Orangeville.
The District Composed of that part of Miiflin
township, laid off for a township to be called
" Paxtou,' which by an act of Assembly, passed the
first day of April, 1886, was establish into a sepa-
rate election district at the house of Adam Micheal
in the said district,
Valley township, at the house of David Grey,
in said township.
"That every person, except justices of the peace,
who shall hold any Office appointment of profit
trust under the government of the United States,
or of this State, or of any city or incorporated dis
trict, whether a commissioned officer or otherwise,
a subordinate officer or agent, who is, or shall be
employed under the legislative executive or Judicia
~ department Of this State Of the United States,
OF any city incorporated district and aso,th
every member of Congress, and of the State Legis-
Iature, and of the select common council Of any
city, or commissioners Of any incorporated District,
is by law, incapable of holding or exercising at the
same time the office or appointment of Judge In
spector, or Clerk, of an election of this Common
wealth. anu l1dt no Inspector, JuuBc OF OleI ollceT
of any such election shall be eligible to any office
TO be then voted for"
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled " an Act
relating to the elections of this Commonwealth"
passed July I'd, 1889, further provides as follows, to
wit
"That the Inspectors and Judges chosen as alore-
sand, shall meet at the respective places appointed
for holding the Election in the District to which
they respectively belong, before nine o'clock in the
morning of the Second Tuesday of October in each
and every year. and each of said inspectors shall ap
point one clerk, who shall be qualified voter Of
such district.
i" In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for Judge shall
not attend on the day of any election, the per-
son who shall have received the second highest num-
Der of votes for Judge the next preceding election
shall act as a Judge in his place. and in case
the person who shall have received the highest num-
ber OF votes for inspector shall not attend the per-
elected Judge shall appointan inspector in his
place; and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attend then the inspector who received the high
est number of votes shall appoint Judge in his
place; and if any vacancy shall continue in the
board for the space Of one hour after the time fixed
by law for the openingof the election the qualified
voters Of the township, ward or district, for which
such officer shall have been elected present at the
place of election, shall elecl Of their number to
ii such vacancy.
II shall be the duty Of said assessors respective
ly to attend e. the place Of holding every general,
special, or township election, during the whole time