Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-04
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAIM ATION.

| PURSUANT to an act of the General AS
sembly of the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
vana, entitled. San act relating TO the cleo
tions of this Commonwealth" approved the
second dav of july Ammo Domino, one thou
sand eight hundred and ihiry-nine, JAMES
! COVERT, HIGH Sheriff of the county OF Nor
thumberland, Pennsylvania, do hereby max
known and give notice to the electors OF the
county aforesaid, that a general election will
be held in said comfy of Northumberland
on the SECOND TUESDAY Il4ih 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.
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 Penmsylvania, composed
| Of the Counties of Northumberland, Lycom-
| ing, Clinton and Centre.
Two persons as Associate Judges Of the
several Courts of Northumberland county.
| One person rs Senator of the l4lh District,
composed of Northumberland and Dauphin
! counties.
| One person 10 fill the Office Of Member Of
| the House of Representatives, 10 represent the
!
Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person as Sheriff for the county Of
| Northumberland
I One person as Proihonoary for the county
| OF Northumberland
One person as Commissioner for the coun-
! ty Of Northumberland.
One person as Treasurer for the county OF
! Northumberland.
| One person as Coroner for the county of
| Northumberland.
| One person as Auditor for the county Of
Northumberland.
| also hereby make known and give notice
that the places of holding the aforesaid gene
raj election in the several boroughs and
townships within the county of Northumber-
land are as follows:
! The Sunbury District, composed of the
borough of Suilbury, 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 Hou,z, in the borough of North
| cumberland.
| The Point District at the house of Henry
| Haas, in the borough of Northumberland
! The Milton District, at the house of Fred.
erick Sticker, in said borough.
The Tulbu District at the house occupied
by Abraham Kissingrr,
The Delaware District, at the House Of
Henry Reader,
The ChiIiSquaQue District, at 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 Lciseuriug,
The Upper Mahlnoy District, al the house
Of aeniel Helm.
The Lille Mahanoy District, at the house
Of Frederick Rakrr.
The Lower Mahanoy District, at the house
! of Michael Spatz.
The Rush District, at the Liberty Pole
School House
The jackson District, at the house of Peter
! Srhwaril
! The Coal District, at the house Of Will
! liam NJ Weaver, IN The town OF Shamokln.
! SEcrIoN 3, That all lha, part Of Coal town
| ship, in The comfy of Nonhamheu land, lying
wes Of "A line beginning at the line between
| Coal and Cameron townships, at IA point two
! lhuuSaud feet westward OF where the said
! line crosses the west boundary of a tract Of
! land surveyed TO Alexander Hunter the twen-
! tv-seyenih day of October, one thousand sew
| en- hundred and nineiy-four; thence north
| fourteen degrees west to The line between
| the townships of Coal and Shamokin, be, and
! is 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 Heury B. Weaver, in the town
| of Trevonon, aud Edward Heliens,ein shall
| be Judge, and jeremiah Perkins and Daniel
! Beckley inspectors, OF the next general cleo
! tions, and The voters thereof shall elect the
| inspectors and judges Of The general cleo
| ton for said district at the time and place OF
holding The general election,
The Cameron District, at the House Of
| Jacob liaupt,
The election to open between the hours OF
6 aud 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and shall
continue without interruption or adjournment
until 7 O'Clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected
on the 81 Fnday of March hast, in pursuance
OF the 81 Section of the act of the I'd of July,
| 1880, will hold the election on Tuesday the
lllh 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
any city or incorporated district, whether a
commissioned officer or agent, who shall be
employed under The legislative, executive or
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
to be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled
ian act relating to the elections of this Com
monwealth, "-passed July the 2nd, 1892
further provides as follows, 10 wit:
"That the Inspectors and Judges chosen as
aforesaid, shall meet at The respective places