Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-22
,0ENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.


COVERT. High Sheriff OF the county OF Nor
tbumberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby max,
known and give notice TO the electors of III,
county aforesaid, that general election vii
be held in said comfy Of Northumberland
on the SECOND TUESDAY (9thl of OCTO
z BER, 1849, at which time,. State and Conn
iy Officers, as follows, are TO be elected:
W One person as Canal Commissioner OF the
Commonwealth.
One person to fill The Office of Member o.
the House of Representatives, 10 represent the
county of Northumberland in the House oi
. Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person as Register, Recorder, and Clerk
of the Orphans Court.
One person as County Treasurer.
One person as County Commissioner.
One person as County Auditor.
q 90 also hereby make known and give notice
10 the qualified electors of said county, thai
on the fifth day of April Ammo Domino one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nlne the
following Act entitled "An Act submitting 1t
TO the people of Union and Northumberland
counties, 10 vote by ballot for and against the
erection Of poor houses in said counties.
was passed by the general Assembly OF this
Commonwealth as follows, 10 wit
WHEREAS, 1t has been represented TO the tcgis-
lature, that the citizens oi onoh anu Not'h'il'ei
land counties are acsrons VI N'.oM,"I m., VI.
men's OF inc Pcop;e Allun" AZ =,
IN order TO ascertain "ne'nes n'r'oM :" nr n"l
s''iacnS arc IN tas?, ., a,1 r. 90 ,S,, in,.
may thereafter apply for the passage OF law if
deemed cxpedcnt to carry out the will and wishes
of the people thus expressed; therefore,
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Senate ami
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
hcrcM on, c,cd nv ,he AUTHORITY of the same. That
rhc r,,uGca ,otcrs of the several districts of Union
ana rtbumhcrlanJ rn,ntics. Shall he permitted
No y,,,, ~ the ensuing General election for and
.,ca;ns, ,he crcc,on o, eaua,y moor house. in and
sor s,id counties rcspccriycav.
Srcr,o, >. 1t shall he Inc duty of the officers
hodihgels general election at tho tmc and places
provided by ln4s to receive from every poison qnali
iicd - vote. ws4tcn or printed pckct containing
the words "for poor house." or the words against
poor house." and after the polls shall be closed,
add up the votes thus pollcd. and make ttturn
thereof in like manner as that fst county commits
sioncrs; the sheriff of said cocntics shall give no
ticc thereof to the qualified clctors OF said coun-
ties, is provided for in the election Of members
of the general assembly.
also hereby make kncwn and give notice
that the places of holding the aforesaid gene
raj election in the several boroughs and
townships within the County of Norhumbef-
land are as follows:
The Sunburv District. composed of the
borough of Sunbnrv, and UIDer Augusta, at
the county Couu House.
The Augusta District. composed of the
township of Lower Augusta, Il, the house OF
George Conrad. in said towushne
The Northumberland District. composed of
Il - Il i al.
of Henry Haas. in the borough of Nor,hum.
berland
The Point District, at the house of James
Ililbourn. in the borough of Northumberland
The Milton District, at rhe house OF Fred
ericL Stricker. in said borough.
The Turbn, District Il, tie house occupied
bv Abraham Kissingcr.
The Delaware D.st!ict> at the House 6i
Henry Reader.
The ChilisOnauuc District, at the mouse oc-
cupied by BENJAMIN Ferdsman.
The Lewis District, at the ho@Se OF Mi
chael Reader.
The Shamokin District, at the house of
Charles Leisenriun
The Upper Mahanoy District, nj the house
of Peter Beissel.
The Lille Alahanov District, at tie house
of Frederick Raker
The Lower MahanOv District, at the house
of Joseph Bingeman
The Rush District, at the Liberty Pole
School House.
The Jackson District. at the house of Peter
Schwartz.
The Coal District, at the house oil fehX
Lerch.
t'he election to open between the hourS 1i M
IS and 10 O'Clock III the forenoon, ana sha'i
contlI'oe without interruption or anlourume"'
until o'clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The several inspectors and Judges elected
on The 3d Friday OF Narch last, IN pursuance
OF The 81 Seclioa 'et rhs act os INC I'd OF July'
1880, will bold The election on Tuesday the
lorh day OF October next.
That every person except Justice OF the
Peace, who shall hold any Office or appoint
ment of profit or trust under tsie government
of the United States, or OF tkls state, or ot
any city or Incorporated dlStnc', wht'her
commissioners o''iSer CT aseh.' WI" sn'n oe
rhp'o!eu un"er rle iFI.:",S,ee' 'H',s''T
Jl''S.ay ue'Is'iSm' u, .n,. a.
'eu '''' o. 81 s'I. un' If 1onG,,ass
lFir'' nn' a.So 'liI' r'eIs "o' d os ,ha -aisc,
@ a,,d VI sne aa'ee oo"n;i of anr c;,v or commis.