The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-12-26
A sphCIAL ELECIION.


wi hin the Eleventh Congressional District Of
Pennsylvania, composed OF The counties OF
Luzerne, Columbia, Wyoming and Montour
will be held, al which time the electors of
the said county of Columbia will vote in
their several election Districts for
One person for Me mber of the House OF
Representatives of the United States, for the
said Congressional District, TO fill the vacan-
cy occasioned by the death of the Hon.
Chester Butler. And the elections in the
several districts of the said county OF Col
umbia will be conducted il the same man.
ner as the General Elections of this Com
monwealth, aud held al the following places
to wit -
Beaver township at the house of Christian
Shuman
Bloom township at the Courthouse in
Bloomsburg
Briarcrsek township at the town house i'll
Berwick
Cattawissa township at the house of Stacy
Margerum in Cattawlssa
Centre township at the house OF John
Hess
Fishingcreek township at the house of ia
cob Stoker
Greenwood township al the house of Jc-
seph Patton
Hemlock township at the Buekhorn
Jackson township al the house OF Joshua
Savage
Muffin township a: the house OF John
Keller
Madison township al the house OF John
| Wellivcr in Jerseytown.
Mountpleasant township at the house oi
Frederick Miller.
Montolr township a, the house of Samu-
el Lazarus.
Maine township at the house OF Isaac
| Yetter.
| Roaringcreek township at the house ol
DAME, Yeager in Slabtown
| Orange, township at the house OF Richard
Brewer in Craugeville
Sugarloaf township at the house OF Linas
Cole
| also make known and give notice as iu
and by the 18th section OF the aforesaid acl
I an directed, s'that ever,' person except
- of the peace, who shall hold any Of
fS.e ~. appointment of profit or trust under
The IIn;ieu States, or of this State, or oil any
c;,y or ;nco, ., ,nrated district, whether com
rn;ssioned off;ne~ or otherwise, subordinate
officer or aoent w,o.o is, OF shall be, employ
ed under the legislative, judiciary, or execa'
tive denarimsnt of this sSate or United States,
or any city or Incorporated district and also,
that every member of Cong. sss, ana oi .ne
State Legislature, and of the Sc 'ecl OK com
mon council of any city, or c1h. .Nh'ssiohess
of any Incorporated district, is by law lhca,
pable of holding or exercising al tie same
time, the Office or appointment of JL'uSe,
Inspector, or Clerk of any election OF l"s
Commonwealth, and that no Inspector o..
Judge or any other fficers of any such cleo.
tion, shall be eligible 10 any Office then to
be voted for"
And by the same act of Assembly it is
so made ''the duty of every Mayor, Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff, Alderman, Justice of the
Peace, Constable or Deputy Constable, of
every city, county, township or district with
in this Commonwealth, whenever called up
on by an officer of an election, or by three
qualified electors thereof, TO clear any win
dow or avenue to any window of the place
Of General Election, which shall be obstruc-
ted in such way as TO prevent voters from
approaching the same; and it shall be the
duty of the respective Constable of such
ward, district or township, within this Com
monwealth, to he present in person or by
deputy, at the place of holding such Elec-
tons, in such ward, district or township, for
the purpose of preserving the peace as aiore-
said"
The Return Judges of the said Congress
sional District, composed of the counties OF
Luzerne, Wyoming, Columbia and Monlour,
will meet at the Court House in W:lkesbar.
re, Luzerne county, on Tuesday the seventh
day OF January next, TO perform those du-
ties enjoined by law upon the said Judges.
And the return Judges of the said several
election districts shall meet at the Court
House in Bloomsburg on FRIDAY the third
day OF January A. D., 1851, there TO perform
the things required Of them by law.
God saue the Commonwealth
PETER BILLNIEYER, Sh'f
SHERIFF'A OFFICE,
Bloomsbur0 Der 10 1250 [