The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-18
GENERAL

GAATSsA.sssT5xlS&Es9END
ELECTION.
TN pursuance of an act Of the General As
l. sembly Of the Commonwealth OF Penn
i, PETER BzLLMYER,
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 will be held in said coun-
ty of Columbia, on the SECOND TUESDAY
OF OCTOBER next, Git beng the 18th day
of the said month"; at which the STATE and
County OFFICERS, as follows, are TO be elect
ed, 10 wit:
One person for Governor of the State o.
Pennsylvania.
One person for Canal COMMISSIONS Of the
State of Pennsylvania.
Five persons for Judges of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
One person for President Judge of the 18th
judicial district of The State of Pennsylva'
MIA.
Two persons for Associate Judges Of the
several Courts of Columbia County.
One person for Member of the House o
REPRESENTATIVES of the State of Pennsylvania
for Columbia and Morltour counties.
One person for Proth0nctary, Clerk oil the
Oyer and TermIner, Orphans Coult, ano
Quarter SEES 81 ons of Columbia county.
One person for Register of Wills and he
corder of Desde of Columbia comfy.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person Tor County Commissioner, Il
serve three yeart'.
One person for Couaiy Commissioner TO
serve one year.
One person for County Auditor.
l also hereby make kIIo wn 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 Ezekie
Cole.
Beaver township at the house OF Charles
Michael.
Bloom township at the Courthouse IL
3loomsburg. :.
Bri;arcreek township at The fowl house IL
Berwick. ..
Catts W i;ssa township at the house of ST.
CIV Margsrum in Cattawissa.
Centre township al the house OF JONI
Fishinscreek township at the house o.
Abraham Kline.
Greenwood township at the House of Jo-
seph Patton. ,
jackson township al the Mouse OF joshua
Savage. \-c,, :,
Mifln township at the house oil John kel-
Ter. :,
Madison township at the house of Jacob
w. Warner.
M~ouulpleasant township at the house oil
Frederick Miller.
Montour township at the house of Samuel
Lazarus. \
Maine township at the house OF Isaac Yei-
ter.
Roaringcreek township at the house of
Daniel Yeager in Slabtown.
Orange township at the house Of Richard
Brewer in 0rangeville.
Sugarloaf township at the house Of lnas
Cole.
Tho general election 10 be opened between
the hours of 8 aud 10 o'clock in the fore
neon. and shall continue without iuterrup-
ton or adjournment until I O'Clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed.
I'm pursuance of an Act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylyania, entitled Gan Act relating 10 the
e~lectious of this Commonwealth" passed
the second day of July A. D. 1889, notice is
hereby given
THAT no person shall be permitted 10
vote at any election as aforesaid, other than
a white free man 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 TO vote at
least ten days Immediately proceeding 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
.:,..an - che ITn;taJ StoYae who h,b hoo,
previously a qualified voter of this stae, and
removed IherefIom and 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 State six months
provided, hat the white freeman citizens of
the United States, between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and twenty-five years, and having re-
sided in this stale one year, and in the cleo
ton district ton days aforesaid, shall be en-
titled to vote, although they shall not have
Paid taxes.
"No person shall be permitted 10 vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished bv the Com.
missioners as aforesaid unless first he pro-
duces a receipt fol the payment within Two
years, OF a state or county tax assessed
agreeably 10. the constitution and give saiis>
factory evidence, either in his own oath, or
affirmation of another, that he has paid such
a tax, or on failure 10 produce a receipt.
shall make oath 10 the payment thereof; or.
second, il he claims a right TO vote by being
an elector between the ages of twenty one
and twenty-five years, he shall depose, on
oath or affirmation, that he has resided in
the state at least one year next before his APP
plication, and make such proof of residence
in his district as is required by this act, and
that he does verify believe from the account
given him that he is of the age aforesaid,
and give ouch other evidence as is required
by this act whereupon the name of the per.
son so admitted TO vote shall be inserted in
The alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a
note made opposite thereto by writing the
word 'tax" if he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of having paid a tax, or the word
Cage" if he shall be admitted 10 vote on ac-
count Of his age, and in either case the rea.
son eff such vote shall be called out 10 the
clerks, who shall mark it in the list of voters
kept by them.
"ln all cases where the name of the per
son claiming 10 vote is not found on the fist
furnished by the commissioner and assess
ors, Of his right TO vote, whether found there
on or not, is objected TO by any qualified cit.
liens, il shall be the duty of the inspectors,
10 examine such person on oath as TO his
qualifications, and if he claims to have resi-
ded within the state for one year or more,
his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, but
he shall make proof by at leas, one compe-
tent witness, who shall be a qualified elect
or, that he has resided within the district for
more than ten days next Immediately pre-