Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-14
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.

COVERT, High Sheriff of the county OF Nor.
humberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby make
known and give notice to the electors OF the
county aforesaid, that general election will
be held III said county Of Northumberland,
on the SECOND TUESDAY ISlhI Of 0CTO
BER, 1850, at which time, State and Coun-
ty Officers as follows, are 10 be elected:
One person as Canal Commissioner of the
Commonwealth. Flt
One person as Auditor General Of this Com.
monweal,h. rl.
One person as Surveyor General Of this
Communicable.
Ole person to fill the office Of member OF
Congress from the district composed of the
counties of Northumberland, Union, Lycom-
ing, Clinton & Sullivan, being the 18Th dis
trict.
One person TO fill the office Of Member OF
the House bf Representatives, TO represent the
county of Northumberland in the House oil
Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person as County Commissioner.
One person as Prosecuting Attorney Tor Inc
county of Northumberland.
One person as County Surveyor Tor the
county of Northumberland.
One person as County Auditor.
I also hereby make known and give notice
pnrsuance of the provisions and requirements
of an Act of Assembly, passed The 9th day of
April 1850, and of writ Of election ssned
| by the Governor of this Commonwealth, aud
| to me directed, that upon said second Tnes-
day of October 1850, aforesaid nj the time
and places hereinafter named of holding said
| General election aforesaid, the proposed
| amendment 10 the Constitution providing Tor
| the election of Judges by the people, will be
submitted to the people agreeaby to the re-
oniremen,s Of the Xth Article Of the Consiitu-
| 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,n and will con-
tain on the inside the words "For The Amend
men,' 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-
latd are as follows:
: The Sunbury District, composed of the
borough of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta, at
the county Court House.
The Augusta District, composed of the
township of Lower Augusta, at the house OF
George Conrad in said township.
The Northumberland District, composed OF
the borough of Northumberland, at the house
of Peter Hanselman, in the borough OF North
cumberland.
The Point District, at the house of Henry
Haas, in the borough of Nor,humberland
The Milton District, at the house OF Fred
erirk Sticker, in said borough.
The Turbut District. at the house occupied
BY Abraham Kissnger.
| Tho D,, yyora District. the House OF
Henry Reader
The ChIisquaque District, al the house oc.
cupied by Benjamin Fordsman.
The Lewis District, at the house OF Mi.
chael Reader.
The Shamokin District, at the house o.
Charles Lesenring.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the house
of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahancy District, al the house
of Frederick Raker.
The Lower Mahanoy District, at the hous'
of Michael Sparz.
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
and 10 O'clock in the forenoon, and sha
continue without interruption or adlourumen
until O'Clock in the evening, when IN
polls shall be closed.
The several INSPECTORS and Judges electe
on the 81 Friday Of March last, in pursuanc
of the 81 Section of the act of tho. 2d OF July
1880, will hold the election on Tuesday IN
, Sih hay of October next.
THAT every person eXcep, Justice OF tn
Peace, who shall hold any office or appoint
ment of profit or trust under the eovernmeI
of the United States, or OF this State, or {
any city or incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or agent, who shall b
employed under the legislative, executive c
: iudiciarv department Of this State, or the I'm
C led States, or Of any city or Incorporated dis
e trict, and also that every member OF Congress
. and of the State Legislature, and OF the selet
: and common council of any city, or comm;
u soner of any incorporated District. is by law
incapable of holding or exercising the offic
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 10 any othc
to be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly,, enttle
a ''an act relating to the elections of this Com
: monwealth, passed July the and, 1888.
further provides as follows, 10 Wit
! aThat the Inspectors and Judges chosen a
q aforesaid, shall meet at the respective place
. for holding the election in the district
g which they respectively belong before min
O'Clock in the morning of the second Tuesda
of October in each and every year, and eac
of said inspeciorsshall appoint one clerk, VIII
- shall be 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 ofihe Commor
IF wealth on the eth day of February, A. I
Y 1919, to wit:
"An Act relative to voting at elections ia tn
counties of Adams, Dauphin, York, Lar
caster, Franklin, Cumberland, Bradford
- Centre, Greene, and Erie,
~ SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senat
|, and House Of Representatives of The Con
: monwealth of PENNSYLVANIA in General A.
3 sembly met, aud it is hereby enacted by tn
|. authority of the same, That il shall be Law
Of inl for the qualified voters of the counties
it Adams, Dauphin, Lancaster, York, FrankliI
r Cumberland, Bradford, Centre, Greene, All
e. Erie, from aud after the passage of this ac
to vote for all the candidates for the warrior
i offices to be filled at any election on one sli