Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-05
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.

vania, entitled "An net relating 10 the clec.
tions OF this Commonwealth" approved the
second day Of July, Ammo Domino one thou.
sand eight hundred and thiriy-nine, /, JAMES
COVERT, High Sheriff of the county of Nor.
ihumberand, Pennsylvania, do hereby make
known and give notice 10 the electors Of the
county aforesaid, that general election will
be held in said county Of Northumberland,
on the SECOND TUESDAY fSthl of OCTO.
Der, 1850, 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 Of this Com.
monwealth.
One person as Surveyor General of this
Commonwealth.
One person to ill the Office of member of
Congress from the district composed Of the
counties of Northumberland, Union, Lycom.
ing, Clinton & Sullivan, being the 13th dis.
trict.
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 for the
county OF Northumberland.
! One person as County Auditor.
also hereby make known and give notice
to the qualified electors of said county, in
pursuance Of the provisions and requirements
Of an Act of Assembly, passed the 9th day of
| April 1850, and of writ of election issued
BY the Governor of this Commonwealth, and
TO me directed, that upon said second Tues.
day Of October 1860, aforesaid al the time
and places hereinafter named Of holding said
| General election aforesaid, the proposed
amendment to the Constitution providing for
the election Of Judges by the people, will be
submitted 10 the people agreeaby 10 the re.
| quirements of The Xih Article of the Consti,u.
ton 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.
ment" 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 Northumber.
land are as follows:
The Sunbury District composed of the
borough of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta, a,
the county Court House.
The Augusta District, composed of the
township of Lower Augusta, at the house o.
George Conrad, in said township.
The Northumberland District, composed o.
the borough of Northumberland, at the house
of Peter Hanselman, in the borough Of North
umberland.
The Point District at the house of Henr,
Haas, in the borough of Northumberland.
The Milton District, at the house of Fred
erick Sticker, in said borough.
The Turbut District: at the house occupied
by Abraham Kissinger
The Delaware District, at the House o
Henry Reader
The Chisquaque District at the house oc
| cuped by Benjamin Fordsman.
The Lewis District, at the house of Mi
chael Reader.
The Shamokn District, at the house 0
Charles Leisenring.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the hous'
of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahanoy District, at the houst
of Frederick Raker.
The Lower Mahanoy District, at the house
Of Michael Spalz.
The Rush District at the Liberty Pol'
School House.
The jackson District, at the house of Pete
Schwartz.
The Coal District, at the house of DAME
p. Haas
The election to open between the hours o
q aud 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and shal
continue without interruption or adjourumen
until O'Clock in the evening, when tn
polls shall be closed
The several Inspectors and Judges electe'
on the Sd Friday of March last, in pursuance
of the 81 Section of the act OF the I'd OF July
1880, will hold the election on Tuesday In
9Th day of October next.
"That every person except Justice OF IN
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 Q
4, any city or incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or agent, who shall b
employed under the legislative, executive G
Judiciary department Of this State, or the Uni
led States, or of any city or incorporated di;
trict, and also that every member OF Congress
and of the State Legislature, and of the seleC
and common council OF any city, or comml:
sloner of any incorporated District, is by Law
incapable OF holding or exercising the ofiic
or appointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerl
of aney election Of this commonwealth, an
that no Inspector, Judge or any other office
of such election, shall be eligible to any otiir
to be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly,, entltle
dan act relating to the elections of this Con
monwealih, passed July the end, 1873:
, further provides as follows, 10 wit:
"That the Inspectors and Judges chosen
Z aforesaid, shall meet at the respective place
! for holding the election in the district
c which they respectively belong before min
O'Clock in the morning OF the second Tnesda
of October in each and every year, and eac
Of said inspectors shall appon, one clerk, WI
shall be "a qualified voter OF such district.
also hereby make known and give motto
that the following act Of Assembly was pa
sed by the general Assembly of the Common
# wealth on the 27th day of February, A. ]
y isls, to wit
San Act relative to voting at elections il II
counties of Adams, Dauphin, York, Lal
!. caster, franklin, Cumberland, Bradior
!. Centre, Greene, and Erie.
= SECTION /. Be II enacted by the Sena
|. aud House Of Representatives of The Con
5 monwealth Of Pennsylvania in General A
S sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by h
/. authority Of the same, That it shall be laS
If full for the qualified voters of the counties
il Adams, Danphin, Lancaster York, Frankli
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