The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-09-26
GENERAL ELECTION,

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GENERAL ELECTION.
IN pursuance of an act OF the General As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania,
4, PETER BILLMYER,
High Sheriff of the county of Columbia, in
said Commonwealth, do hereby give notice
TO the Electors of the county Aforesaid, that
a General Election viii be held in said coun-
ty of Columbia, on the SECOND TUESDAY
OF OCTOBER next, (it being the 9Th day
of the said month, at which time STAT E and
COUNTY OFFICERS, as follows, are to be elec-
ted, TO wit:
One person for Canal Commissioner of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Auditor General of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Surveyor General OF the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Member of the House of
Representatives in the Congress of the Uni
ted States, to represent the 1lh Congress
sional District of Pennsylvania, composed
of the counties of Columbia Montour Luz
zerne and Wyoming.
One person for Member of the Senate of
Pennsylvania, TO represent the counties Of
Columbia Montour and Luzerne.
One person for Member of the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania TO repre-
sent the counties of Columbia and Mon
tour.
One person for County Commissioner.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for County Surveyor.
One person for County Auditor to serve
for three years.
One person for County Auditor to serve
for one year.
AT the same time; in that part of Colum-
bia County lately erected into new county
TO be called Montour, the qualified electors
will vote for the following STATE and
COUNTY OFFICERS.
One person for Canal Commissioner of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Auditor General of Penn
sylvania.
One person for Surveyor General of Penn
sylvania.
One person for Member of Congress as a.
bove.
One person for State Senator as above.
One person for Member of the Legislature
as above
One person for High Sheriff
One person for ProthonotaIy and Clerk of
the several courts
One person for Register and Recorder
One person for County Treasurer
One person for District Attorney
One person for County Surveyor
One person for Coroner
One person for County Commissioner to
serve three years
One person Tor County Commissioner 10
serve two years
One person for County Commissioner to
serve one year.
One per on for County Auditor to serve
three years
Ono person for County Auditor to serve
two years
One person for County Auditor 70 serve
one year.
And notice is hereby further given, that
in accordance with the Act Of the General
Assembly of This Commonwealth, passed
the 9th day of April, A. D. 1850, an election
will be held at the time herein before and
the placese hereinafter mentioned, for the
adoption or rerejection of the proposed A
mendment to the Constitution of Pennsylva.
mia, providing for the election of the Judges
of this Commonwealth by the people there
Of
also hereby make known and give no.
tice that the places of holding the General
Election in the several election districts and
townships of Columbia County are as fol.
lows: viz.
Beaver township at the house OF Christian
Shuman
Bloom township at the Courthouse in
Bloomsburg
Briarcrsek township at the town house III
Berwick
Cattawissa township al the house of Stacy
Margerum in Cattawissa
Centre township at the house of John
Hess
Fishingcreek township at the house of ia.
cob Stoker
Greenwood township at the house of Jo-
seph Patton
Hemlock township at the Buckhorn
jackson township at the house of Joshua
Savage
Mifllin township a, the .house of John
Keller ~
Madison township at the house OF John
Wellivcr in Jerseytown.
Mountpleasant township at the house of
Frederick Miller.
Montolr township at the house of Samu-
ell Lazarus.
Maine township at the house of Isaac
Yetter.
Roaringcreek township at the house of
Daniel Yeager in Slabtown
Orange township at the house Of Richard
Brewer in Orangeville
Sugarloaf township at the house of Linas
Cole
In and for that part of Columbia county
lately erected into new county to be called
Montour the elections, in the several dis
tIicts, will be held at the following places
viz
Anthony township at the house Of Joseph
Levers H
Cooper township at the house of George
w. Freeze
Danville borough at the. Court house in
Danville
Derry township at the public house owned
by Alexander B Cummings and lately occu-
pied by Alexander Cummings in the town of
Washingtonville -
Franklin township at the SCHOOL, House
near the house of John Mensch
Liberty township at the house Of Hugh
McElrath
Limestone township at the Union School,
house ,e
Madison township at the house of John
Welliver in Jerseytown
Mahoning township a, the school-house
in Petersburg
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