Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-07
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.

PURSUANT to an act OF tne GENERA AS
sembly of the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl
vania, entitled "An act relating to the elec
tions of this Commonwealth" approved tn
second day of July, Ammo Domino, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-nine, |, JAMEs
COVERT, High Sheriff of the county of Nor
thumberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby make
known and give notice to the electors OF The
county aforesaid, that general election wii
be held in said comfy of Northumberand
on the SECOND TUESDAY [sthl OF oCIo'
Der, 1880, at which time, State and Coun-
ty Officers, as follows, are TO be elected
One person as Canal Commissioner OF The
Commonwealth.
One person as Auditor General oil 'h's Oom-
monwealth.
One person as Surveyor General Of this
Commonwealth.
One person 10 ill the office Of member Of
Conoress from the district composed OF the
counties of Northumberland, Union, Lycom-
ing. Clinton & Sullivan, being the 18th dis
srct
One person to ill the Office of Member of
the House of Representatives, 10 represent the
county of Northumberland in the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person as County Commissioner.
One person as Prosecuting Attorney for the
county Of Northumberland.
One person as County Surveyor Tor tne
county of Northumberland.
One person as County Auditor.
also hereby make known and give notice
10 the qualified electors of said county, IN
pursuance of The provisions and requirements
of an Act of Assembly, passed the 9th day OF
April 1885, and of writ of election issued
by the Governor of this Commonwealth, aud
to me directed, that upon said second Tues
day of October 1850, aforesaid al the time
and places hereinafter named OF holding SAID
General election aforesaid the proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution providing for
the election of Judges by the people, will be
submitted 10 The people agreeaby 10 the re-
qnremenis of the Xih Article Of the Cons,i,u-
Hion of the State of Pennsylvania, for their
approval and ratification, or rejection.
The tickets will be labelled, on the outside
with the word "Amendment," and will con-
tain on the inside the words "For the Amend
menl'' or the words ''Against the Amend
ment."
also hereby make known and give notice
that the places of holding the aforesaid gene.
raj election in the several boroughs and
townships within the county of Norlhumber-
land are as follows
The Sunbury District, composed of the
borough of Sunburv, and Upper Augusta, at
the county Court House
The Augusta District, composed OF the
township of Lower Augusta, at the house OF
George Conrad, III said township.
The Northumberland District, composed oi
the borough of Northumberland, at the house
of Peter Hanselman, in the borough OF North
cumberland.
The Point District at the house of Henry
I ~. r. tl,,,,p N,rl, and
The Milton District, at the house OF Fred
errk Sticker, in said borough.
The Turbut District. at the house occupied
by Abraham Kissinger
The Delaware District at the House OF
Henry Reader.
The ChilisQuaque District, at the house oc-
cupied by Benjamin Fordsman.
The Lewis District, at the house OF Mi
.chael Reader.
The Shamokin District, at the house of
Charles Lesenrng.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the house
of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahanoy District, at the house
of Frederick Raker.
The Lower Mahanoy District, at the house
of Michael Spaz.
The Rush District, at the Liberty Pole
School House.
The jackson District, at the house Of Peter
Schwartz.
The Coal District, at the house of Daniel
p. Haas.
The election to open between the hours OF
and 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and shall
continue without interruption or ad djourument
until O'Clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected
on The 81 Friday Of March last, IN pursuance
of the 81 Section of the act OF tho I'd ot July,
1880, will hold the election on Tuesday the
Sh 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 the government
of the United States, or of this State, or ot
auy city or incorporated district, whether II
commissioned officer or agent, who shall be
employed under the legislative, executive or
judiciary department OF this Stale, or the onl-
ted States, or OF any city or incorporated DIS
trict, and also that every member OF Congress-
and of the State Legislature, and of the select
and common council of any city, or commits
sioner of any incorporated Dislrlct. is by law,
incapable of holding or exercising the office
or appointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk,
of anev election of this commonwealth, and
that no Inspector, Judge or any other officer
of such election, shall be eligible TO any office
10 be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly,, entitled
tan act relating to the elections OF this Com
monwealth, passed July the 2nd, 1892
further provides as follows 10 wit:
HThat the Inspectors and Judges chosen as
aforesaid, shall meet at the respective places
for holding the election in the district 10
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 appoint one clerk, who
shall be qualified voter of such district,
also hereby make known and give notice
that the following act of Assembly was pas
sed by the general Assembly ofthe Common
wealth on the 27th day of February, A. d.
Isi9, TO wit:
Gan Act relative TO voting at elections Ill the
COUNTIES of Adams Dauphin, York, Lam
caster, franklin, Cumberland, Bradford,
Centre, Greene, and Erie.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the