The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25

sylvania,
y, PETER BHLLMYER,
High Sheriff Of the county of Columbia, il
said Commonwealth, do hereby give notice
10 the Electors of the county aforesaid, tina
a General Election will be held in said coun
ty Of Columbia, on the SECOND TUESDAY
OF OCTOBER next, Git beng the 14th da,
of the said month"; at which the STATE ant
County OFFICERS, as follows, are TO be elect
ed, 10 wit
One person for Governor of the State o
Pennsylvania.
One person for Canal Commissioner of the
State Of Pennsylvania.
Five persons for Judges of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania,
One person for President Judge of the 1Ith
Judicial district of the State of Pennsylya.
MIA.
Two persons for Associate Judges oil the
several Courts OF Columbia County.
Une person for Member of the House Of
Representatives of the Slate of Pennsylvania
for Columbia and Montour counties.
One person for Proibonolary, Clerk of the
Oyer and Termlner, Orphans Court, and
Quarter Sessions of Columbia county.
One person for Register of Wills and Re-
corder of Deeds of Columbia comfy.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for County Commissioner, 10
serve three years.
One person for County Commissioner to
serve one year.
One person for County Auditor.
also hereby make known and give no.
lice that the places of holding the General
Election in the several election districts and
townships of Columbia County are as fol.
lows viz.
Benton township at the house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township at the house of Charles
Michael.
Bloom township at the Courthouse in
Bloomsbury.
Briarcreek township at the towl house in
Berwick.
C~altawissa township at the house of Sta
cy Margeum in Catlawissa.
| Centre township at The house of John
Hess.
Fishingcreek township at the house Of
Abraham Kline.
Greenwood township at the House of 10.
seph Patton.
Hemlock township at the Buckhorn.
Jackson township at the house OF Joshua
Savage.
Miffn township at the house of John KEEL.
Ter.
Madison township at the house of Jacob
! w. Warner.
Mouulpleasant township al the house Of
Frederick Miller.
Montour township at the house Of Samuel
Lazarus.
Maine township at the house OF Isaac Yet.
Ter.
Roaringcreek township at the house Of
Daniel Yeager in Shutdown.
Orange township al the house of Richard
| Brewer in Orangeviie.
Sugarloaf township at the house of Linas
Cole.
The general election TO be opened between
the hours of 8 and 10 o'clock in the FORE
neon. and shall continue without iuterrup-
ton or adjournment until 7 o'clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed.
In pursuance of an Act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
syIvania, entitled "An Act relating 10 the
e~lectious of this Common wealth. passed
the second day of July A. D. 1899, notice is
hereby given
'That no person shall be permitted 10
vote at any election as aforesaid, other than
a white free mar of the age Of twenty-one
wears or more, who shall have resided with
in the Stale at least one year, and in the
election district where he offers 10 vote at
least ten days Immediately preceding such
election, and within Two years paid a state
or county TAX, which shall have been asses
sed at least ten days before the election. But
a citizen of the United States, who had been
previously a qualified voter OF this stae, and
removed iherefrom aud returned, and who
shall have resided in the election district,
and paid tax as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
a vote after residing in this Stale six months
provided, that the white freeman citizens oil
the United States, between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and tweriy two years, and having re.
sided in this state one year, and in the cleo
! ton district ten days aforesaid, shall be en-.
titled 10 vote, although they shall not have
paid taxes.
mo person shall be permitted to vo,:
whose name is not contained in the list O
taxable inhabitants furnished bv the Com
missioners as aforesaid unless first he pro
duces a receipt foi the payment within two
years, of a state or county tax assessed
agreeably to the constitution and give salts
factory evidence, either in his own oath, O
affirmation of another, that he has paid sucl
a tax, or on failure 10 produce a receipt
shall make oath 10 the payment thereof; or
second, il he claims a right 10 vote by bein.
an elector between the ages of twenty-on,
and twenty-five years, he shall depose, OF
oath or affirmation, that he has resided il
the state al least orc year next before his ap
plication, and make such proof of residenc,
in his district as is required by this act, an,
that he does verify believe from the accoun
given him that he is of the age aforesaid
and give ouch other evidence as Is require
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son SO admitted to vote shall be inserted il
the alphabetical list by the inspectors, and
note made opposite thereto by writing III,
word "iax" if he shall be admitted to vol
by reason of having paid a tax, or the wor
cage" if he shall be admitted to vote on &C
count Of his age, and in either case the rea
son eff such vote shall be called out TO til
clerks, who shall mark it in the list of voter
kept by them.
SIN all cases where the name of the pei
son claiming 20 vote is not found on the Ii:
furnished by The commissioners and assess
ors, ofhis right 10 vote, WHISTLER found there
on or not, is objected TO by any qualified eli
liens, i, shall be The duty of the inspectors
10 examine such person on oath as 10 hi
qualifications, and if he claims to have resi-
ded within the state for one year or more
his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, bu
be shall make proof by at least one compe
tent witness, who shall be a qualified elect
or, that he has resided within the district 70
more than Ten days next Immediately pre-
coeding said election, and shall also himsel
swear tina: his bona fidd residence, in pursu
ance Of his lawrul calling, is within the dis
trict aud that he did not remove in the sal
district for the purpose of voting therein.
every person qualified as aforesaid, an
who shall make due proof if required, @