The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-04

saia 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, OH the SECOND TUESDAY
OF OCTOBER next, Git beng the 14lh 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 of
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 1lth
Judicial district Of the State of Pennsylya-
mia.
Two persons for Associate Judges OF the
several Courts of ColrInbia County.
one person Ter Member of tho House of
representatives of the State of Pennsylvania,
Ior Columbia and Montour counties.
One person for Prothonotary, Clerk of the
Oyer and Terminer, Orphans Court, and
Quarter Sessions of Columbia county.
One person for Register of Wills aud 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.
;ice that the places of holding the General
Election in tue several election districts and
townships of Columbia County are as fol-
lows viz.
Benton township at the house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township at tho house OF Charles
Michael.
Bloom township at the Courthouse in
Bloomsbury.
Briarcreek township al The town house in
Berwick.
Ca tawissa township at the house of Sta
cy Margeium in Catiawissa.
Centre township at the house of John
Hess.
Fishingcreek township at the house of
| Abraham Kline
Greenwood township at the House of Jo-
seph Patton.
Hemlock township at the Buckhorn.
Jackson township al the house OF Joshua
Savage.
Midiln township at the house of John Kel-
Madison township at the house of Jacob
| w. Warner.
Mouutpleasant township al the house of
Frederick Miller.
NIoniour township at the house of Samuel
Lazarus.
Maine township at the house OF Isaac Yet
ter.
Roaringcreek township at the house of
| Daniel Yeager in Slabtown.
Orange township at the house of Richard
| Brewer in Orangeville.
Sugarloaf township at the house Of Linas
Cole.
Tho general election 10 be opened between
the hours of 8 and 10 o'clock in tho FORE
neon. and shall continue without iuterrup-
ton or adjournment until 7 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
sylvania, entitled Gan Act relating 10 the
electious 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
n white free mar 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 10 vote al
least len days Immediately proceeding such
election, and within Two years paid a state
or county ,ax, which shall have been asses.
sed at least len days before The election. But
a citizen OF the United States, who had been
previously a qualified voter of this stae, and
removed thereirnm and returned, and who
shall have resided in the election district,
and paid tax as aforesaid, shall be entitled 10
a vote after residing in this State six months /;
provided, that the white freeman citizens Of
the United States, between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and tweriy W years. and having re-
Il Il -. all. .l,ia nna ynaF mil in tho ala
| lion district ten days aforesaid, shall be en-
titled 10 vote, although they shall not have
pail taxes.
mo person shall be permitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the Com.
missioncrs as aforesaid unless first he pro-
duces a receipt foI the payment within Two
years, of a stale or county TAX assessed
agreeably TO the constitution and give satis>
factory evidence, either in his own oath, or
affirmation of another, that he has paid such
q 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-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 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 tiax' If he shall be admitted to 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.
Sin all cases where the name of the per-
son claiming 10 vote is not found OH the list
furnished by the commissioners and assess
ors, of his right 10 vote, whether found there
on or not, is objected 10 by any qualified cit.
icons, ii shsll 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 least 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-
ceeding said e~leclion, and shall also himself
swear tina: his BONA fidd residence, in pursu-
ance of his lawrul calling, is within the dis.