Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-09-20
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION

vania, entitled "An act relating to the elcc-
tions of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July, Anno Domino, one thou
sand eight hundred and thiriy-nine, |, JAMES
COVERT, High Sheriff of the county Of Nor
,humberland, Pennsylvania. do hereby make
known and give notice TO The electors of the
comfy aforesaid, that general election will
be held in said comfy of Northumberland
on the SECOND TUESDAY lilthl of OCTO-
BER 1851, at which time, State and Coun-
ty Officers, as follows, are TO be elected:
One person as Governor Of this Common
wealth.
Ore 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 Sih
Judicial District of Prnnsy ylvat,ia, composed
"f the Counties of Northumberland, Lycom-
trI. Cllnlon and Centre.
Two persons as Associate Judges of the
several Courts of Northumberland county.
One person as Senator of the l4h District,
composed Of Northumberland and DAuphin
counties
One person 30 Gil the Office of Member of
the House OF Representatives. 10 represent the
r0nnty of Northumberland in the House of
Representatives of PENNSYLVANIA.
One person rs Sheriff for tt4e county of
Northumberland
One person "a Pro,Eoncrary for the county
of Northumberland
Ole p 'r>oH - Commissioner for the cGun-
" of Northumberland
One person "A Treasurer f1r the county Of
NorIaumbrr r.rla.
Ore pArs. Clo-ner Tor ,he county OF
Nuthumheriar Il.
One person as Auditor for the comfy OF
Northumberland.
also hereby make known and give notice
that The places of holding the aforesaid gene.
fal election il the several horouchS and
townships within The county CT Norlhumber,
land are as follows:
borough of SuuUurv, and Upper Augusta, al
khe county Cont nouSt-
The Augusta District composed Of the
township of Lower Angusia, al The house OF
George Conrad, il said township.
The Northumberland District, composed o
the borough Of Norhumber'a at toe honse
of Augustus Roulz, in the borough Of NORTH
umberlard
The Poin, District al the house of Henr,
Haas, in the bnrou2h of Northumberland
The Milton District, at the house of Fred
erick SiiekeL iQ said borough.
The Turbul District. al The house occupied
by Abraham ki>singer.
The Delaware District, al the House o
Henry Reader
The Chisquaque District, al the house oc
cupied by Benjamin FordSman.
The Lewis District, at the house Of Nj
Chael Reader.
The Shamokn District, at the house o
Charles Leisenrng.
The Upper Mahanoy District, at the hous
Of Daniel Helm.
The Little Mahanoy District, at the hons
OF Frederick Raker.
The Lower Mahanoy District, at the hous
Of Michael Splz. g..
The Rush District, at the Liberty Pol
School House.
The Jackson DistIct, at the house of Pete
Schwartz
The Coal District, at the tousn Of Wi
liam NJ Weaver, ir The town of ShamokiI
SEcrIoN 3 That all that part Of Coal towr
ship in lie county Of Northumberland, lyin
we'd 6f line hegiuuiuu al the line betwer
Coal and Camci0u thwnshIps al a point tw
Thousand feet westward of where the sal
line crosses the west boundary of tract
land surveyed to Alexander Hunter the lwel
iy-seVeuth day of October, one thousand ser
en- hundred and ninety-four thence mort
fourteen degrees west to the line hriwee
the townships of Coal and SHampkin, be, an
l. hereby erected into ii separate schoul al
election district and the qualified voters r
siding within The said boundaries shall her
after vote at the general elections at The pu
lie house of Henry B. Weaver. in the tow
of Tre7orton, and Edward Ileienstein sha
be iudge, aud Jeremiah Perkins and DAM
Beckley inspectors, Of the next general ele
lions, and The voters thereof shall elect II
inspectors and Judges of the general ele
lion for said district at the time and place
holding The general election
The Cameron District, at the House
Jacob Haupt.
The election 10 open between the Hours
aud 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and sha
Continue without interruption CIR adjoprGme
Until O'Clock in the evening, when Il
polls shall be closed
The several Inspectors and Judges eleclC
on the Sd Fnday Of March last, in pursuaut
of the Sd Section of the act of the % of Jul
1890, Will hold the election on Tuesday II
l4lh day Of October next.
"That every person except Justice of II
Peace, who shall hold any office or appoir
rnent of profit or trust under the Governme
Of the United States or of this State, or
any city or incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or agent, who shall
employed under the legislative, executive
judiciary department of this State, or the III
led States, or Of any city or Incorporated d
trict, and also thar every member OF Congre
ard of the State Legislature, and OF the selt
and common eouneil of any city, or comm
sioner of any incorporated District: is by Ia
Incapable of holding or exercising the ,ooiIi
OF appointment Of Judge Inspector or Clel
of any election of this commonwealth, a
that no Inspector, Judge or any other Ollie
of such election shall be elig bic to any oil
TO be then voted tor.
Aud the said Act of Assembly, enlitl
"an act relating to the elections OF this Co
monwealth, "-passed July the 2nd, 49,
further provides as follows, TO wit
.That the Inspectors and Judges chosen
aforesaid, shall meet at the respective pla'
for holding the election in the district
which they respectively belong before nj