Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-21
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.


second day Of July, Ammo Domino, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty.nine, I, JAMES |
COVERT, High ShetiH of the county of Nor |
cumberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby make |
known and give notice TO the electors of the |
county aforesaid, that general election will
be held in said county of Northumberland.
on the SECOND TUESDAY ISihl Of OCTO.
! BER, 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
| mouwealth.
One person as Surveyor General of this
Commonwealth.
One person 10 fill the Office of member of
Congress from the district composed Of the
counties of Northumberland, Union, Lycomf
ing, Clinton & Sullivan, being the 18Th dis
| trct.
One person to ill the Office of Member of
the House of Representatives, to 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 1850, aforesaid at the time
and places hereinafter named of holding said
General election aforesaid, the proposed
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the election of Judges by the people, will be
submitted 10 the people agreeably TO the re-
quirements of the Xth Article of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Pennsylvania, for their
approval aud ratification, or rejection.
The tickets will be labelled, on the outside
with the word "Amendment," and will con.
tain on the inside the wdtds "For the Amend
, nient" 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
0 borough of Sunburv, and Upper Augusta, al
5 The county C6urt House.
h 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
v cumberland.
!. The Point District, at the house of Henry
S Haas, in the borough of Northumberland
The Milton District, at the house of Fred
erick Stcker, in said borough.
= The Turbut District. at the house occupied
nv Abraham Eissintter
The Delaware DISTRICT at the House o
Henry Reader.
The ChilisGnaque District at the house oc
cuped by Benjamin Fordsman
The Lewis District, at the house of Mi
chael Reader.
The Shamokin District, at the house O
Charles Leisenrlna.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the hous
, of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahanoy District, at the hous
/ of Frederick Raker.
II The Lower Mahanoy District, at the hous
!, !, Of Michael Spatz.
"a ! The Rush District, at the Liberty Pol
:, School House.
NJ The jackson District, at the house of Pete
Schwartz.
The Coal District, at the house of DAME
ID p Haas.
lr The election to open between the hours {
t. 6 and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and sha
continue without interruption or adjohruttieI
until O'Clock in the evening, when tn
polls shall be closed.
3. The several Inspectors and Judges eecte
on the Sd Friday Of March last, in pursuhnc
of of the Sd Section of the act Of tho 2d of JUL
1880, will hold the election on Tuesday tn
sth day of October next
I'll ''That every person except Justice OF III
SO Peace, who shall hold any office or apPoin
G. ment of profit or trust under the governmel
of the United States, or Of this State, or I
any city or incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or agent, who shall
q. employed under the legislative, executive {
n Judiciary department of this State, or the Tn
ri led States, or of any city or Incorporated di
p trict and also that every member OF Congress
n and of the State Legislature, and of the sele
be and common council of any city, or cotnmi
or sioner of any incorporated District. is by Law
incapable Of holding or exercising the oftiC
or appointment of Judge, Inspector or Cler
- of aney election of this commonwealth, al
that no Inspector Judge or any other Office
of such election, shall be eligible TO any otii,
to be then voted for.
ok And the said Act of Assembley, enttle
'h 'san act relating to the elections OF this Con
d monwealth, ,"-passed July the end, 1873
US US further provides as follows, 10 wit!
''That the Inspectors and Judges chosen
he aforesaid, shall meet at the respective place
no for holding the election in the district
lie which they respectively belong before nlr
O'Clock in the morning Of the second TueSda
of October in each and every year, and eac
of said inspectors shall appoint one clerk, wi
- shall be a qualified voter of such district
also hereby make known and give motif
that the following act OF Assembly was pa
sed by the general Assembly of the Commo
of wealth On the 27ih day of February, A.
icy ls49, to wit:
"Au Act relative to voting at elections il Il
counties of Adams, Dauphin, York; La
-, caster, Franklin, Cumberland, Bradfor
'bs Centre, Greene, and Erie.
M M'ho SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sena
ia and House of Representatives Of the Cor
rs monwealth of Pennsylvania In General A
75 sembly met, and It is hereby enacted by Il
81. authority of the same, That it shall be lay
of ful for the Qualified voters of the counties
il Adams, Dapphin, Lancaster, York, Frankli
ur- Cumberland, Bradford, Centre, Greene, al
"a. al. nf n