The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-09
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TN pursuance of an act OF the General As
L sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylyania,
4, PETER BILLMYER,
High Sheriff OF the county of Columbia, in
said Commonwealth, do hereby give notice
to the Electors of the county aforesaid, thai
a General Election will be held in said coun-
ty of Columbia, on the SECOND TUESDAY
OF OCTOBER next, Git beng the iAh day
Of The said MONTH at which the STATE aud
COUNTY OFFICERS, as follows, are TO be elect.
ed, TO wit
One person for Governor of the State of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Canal Commissioner Of the
State OF Pennsy %lvania.
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 of
Representatives of The State Of Pennsylvania,
for Columbia and Montour counties.
One person for Prothonotary, Clerk of the
Oyer and Termner, 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, TO
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 owl house in
Berwick.
Cauawissa township at the house Of Sta
cy Margerum in Cattawissa.
Centre township al The house of John
Hess.
Fishiugcreek township at the house of
&ilo hittiC
Greenwood township at the House Of Jo-
seph Patton.
Hemlock township at the Buckhorn.
Jackson township al the house OF Joshua
Savage.
Miflin township at the house of John Kel-
Ter.
Madison township at the house of Jacob
w. Warner.
Mountpleasaut township at 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
David Veager in Shutdown.
Orange township al the house of Richard
Brewer in ~Orangevilie.
Sugarloaf township at the house of Liuas
Cole.
The general election to be opened between
the hours of s and 10 o'clock in the FORE
noon, 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
sylvania, entitled A Act relating 10 the
e~lectious of this Common wealth. passed
the second day of July A. D. 1889, notice is
hereby given
sT6at no person shall be permitted TO
vote at any election as aforesaid, other than
a white Tree man of the age of twenty-one
wears or more, who shall have resided with
in the State at least one year, and in the
election district where he offers TO vote at
least ten days Immediately preceding such
election, and within two years paid a state
or county YAK, 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 siae, 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 State six months {;
provided hat the white freeman citizens of
the United States, between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and twerty two years, and having re-
sided in this state one year., and in the cleo
ton district ten days aforesaid, shall be en-.
titled TO vote, although they shall not have
paid taxes.
mo person shall be permitted TO vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished BY the Com.
missioners as aforesaid unless first he pro-
duces a receipt FOL the payment within two
years, OF q state or county tax assessed
agreeably 10 the constitution and give salts
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 10 vote by being
an elector between the ages of twenty-on
and twenty-five years, he shall depose, on
oath or affirmation, that he has resided in
the state at least ore year next before his ap-
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 such 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 ''iaxn If he shall be admitted 10 vote
by reason of having paid a tax, or the word
Gage" if he shall be admitted to vote on ac-
count OF his age, and in either case the rea-
son eff such vote shall be called out to the
clerks, who shall mark it in the list Of voters
kept by them.
tIn all cases where the name of the per-
son claiming TO vote is not found on the list
furnished by the commissioners aud assess
ors, of his right 10 vote, whether found there
on or not, is objected to by any qualified cit.
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