Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATIO

PURSUANT to an act of the General As
L sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled 'An act relating to the cleo
tons of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July, Anno Domino, one thou.
sand eight hundred and ihiriy-nine, ], JAMES
COVERT, High Sheriff of the county of Nor
thumberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby make
known and give notice 10 The electors of the
county aforesaid, that general election will
be held in said county of Northumberland
on the SECOND TUESDAY 18th OF OCTO-
BER, 1851, at which time, State and Coun-
ty Officers, as follows, are 10 be elected
One person as Governor of this Common
wealth.
One person as Canal Commissioner of the
Commonwealth.
Five persons as Judges of the Supreme
Court of this Commonwealth.
One person as President Judge of the Sth
Judicial District Of Pennsylvania, composed
Of the Counties of Northumberland, Lycom-
ing. Clinton and Centre.
Two persons Associate Judges OF the
several Courts of Northumberland county.
One person as Senator of the l4ih District,
composed of Northumberland and Dauphin
| counties.
One person to ill the office of Member of
the House of Representatives, 10 represent the
county of Northumberland in the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person Sheriff for the county of
! Northumberland
One person as Pro,honolary for the county
| OF Northumberland
One person as Commissioner for the coun-
ty of Northumberland.
One person as Treasurer for the county OF
Northumberland.
Que person as Coroner for the county Of
Northumberland.
One person as Auditor for the county Of
| Northumberland.
also hereby make known and sivo notice
that the places of holding the aforesaid gene
| raj election in the several bOrouchs and
townships within the county of Northumber-
land 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 Augustus Houtz, in the borough of North
umberlnnd.
The Point District, at the house of Henry
Haas, in the borough of Northumberland
erck Stcker, in said borough.
The Turbut District. at the house occupied
by Abraham Kissinger.
The Delaware District, al the House Of
Henry Reader.
The Chilisquaque 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 OF
Charles Leisenring.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the house
of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahanoy District, a, the house
of Frederick Raker.
The Lower Maha,ioy District, al the house
of Michael Spaiz.
The Rush District, at the Liberty Pole
The jackson District, at the house of Petel
Schwartz.
The Coal District. at the house of vii.
liam M Weaver, in the town OF Sharnokin
SEcTIos 3. That all that part Of Coal town.
ship, In the county of Northumberland, lying
west of a line beginning at the line between
Coal and Cameron townships; al point two
thousand feet westward of where the said
line crosses the west boundary of a tract oi
land surveyed to Alexander Hunter the TWEEN
ry-seven,h day of October, one thousand scy.
en hundred and nineiy-fouI thence north
fourteen degrees west TO the line between
The townships of Coal and Shamokn, be, and
i. hereby erected into a separate school and
election district and the qualified voters re-
siding within the said boundaries shall here.
after vote at the general elections at the pub
lie house of Henry B. Weaver. in the towr
of Trevoron, and Edward Helfensien shal
be Judge, and jeremiah Perkins and DAME
Beckley inspectors, Of the next general eec
tons, and the voters thereof shall elect the
inspectors and Judges of the general eIec,
ion for said district at the time and place u
holding the genetal election.
The Cameron District, at the House oI
Jacob Haupt.
The election to open between the hours oI
6 and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and shall
continue without interruption or adjournment
until O'Clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected
on the 81 Friday of March last in pursuance
of the 81 Section of the act OF the 2d of July,
1880, will hold the election on Tuesday the
l4lh day of October next.
'That every person except Justice of the
Peace, who shall hold any office Or appoint.
ment Of profit or trust under the government
of the United States, or of this State, or OF
sny S'l VI SoIpoldtcu ulStlCli NllelHtI d
commissioned officer or agent, who shall be
employed under the legislative, executive OF
Judiciary department OF this State, or the Uni.
ted States, or of any city or incorporated dis
trict, and also that every member OF Congress.
and of the State Legislature, and OF the select
and common council of any city, or commits.
sioner of any incorporated District, is by law
incapable of holding or exercising the office
or appointment Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk
OF any election Of this commonwealth, and
that no Inspector, Judge or any other Officer
OF such election, shall be eligible to any office
to be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled
''an act relatingto the elections of this Com
monwealth, h,"-passed July the End, 1882
further provides as follows, 10 wit
"That the Inspectors and Judges chosen a
. aforesaid, shall meet at the respective place
{ for holding the election in ihe district /,
which they respectively belong before mint
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