Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-10-09
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
DHRsUANT to net of the GencruI Assembly of the
= Commonwealth Of pennsy lvania, entcd AN uct
relating 70 the election of this Commonwealth" approved
u'e second day of July, Annu Domn' thousand
sh sheriff Of the county oi Northumberland, Peinsyi
, & y, 'w hereby mike known and give notice 10 ,hc ccc.
be be ie m ; county aforesaid, that general election w
TIiSn su county OF Norihnmhct hand on the SECOND
ss,u,ESDAY ti2thl Of OCTOBER, 1852 nt which time
'1''e anu County Officers follows to be elected
,c,, pers" as Canal Commissioner OF the Common
One person ns Judge Of the Supreme Curt 4 this Com
One person Member rf the House of R,ptcse,a,iycs
W irePieseht The county Of Northumberland.
op person as Register aud Recorder and Clerk OF the
",Phahs Court Tor the County Of Northumberland.
One person as Commission for the county Ui Northum-
One person as Coroner for the county Of Norhunler-
One person as Auditor for the county of Norhuutcr.
also hereby make known aud give notice tha, the
plnees OF holding the aforesaid general election in the sev.
era broughs aud townsrs within the county Of Nor.
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The sunburv District, composed of the borough OF
Sudbury, and Upper Augusta, ut the County Court
House.
The Augusta District, composed Of the township of
Lower Augusta, at the house OF Elias Emerich, in said
The Northumberland District, composed Of the borough
of Northumberland, at the house Augustus louz of the
The Point District, the house of Henry Haas in the
borough of Northumberland.
The Milton District, ut the house Of Frederick Sticker,
in said borough.
The Tubut District the house occupied by Abraham
kissingcI.
The Delaware District, nj the house Of Icnry Render
The Chilisquoquc District at the mse Of Benjamin
Forsman.
The Lewis District, at the house occupied by Michael
Reader.
The Upper Manoncy District, ut the house of Daniel
The Little Mahcnoy District, at the house OF Frederick
| Raker.
The Lower Mahnnoy District, the hJuse of Michael
The Rush District, Mt the Liberty Pole School House.
The jackson District nt the house occupied by Peter
| Schwartz.
The Coal District, at the house of William NJ Weaver
| in the town Of Shamohu.
SECTION g. That NIL that part Of Coal township in the
county of Northumberland lying west OF line beginning
at the line between Coal ind Cameron townships at
point two thousand ward of where the said line
the boundary Of tract OF land surveyed to
Alexander Hunter the twenty seventh day oi October
thnusand seyenen hundred aud ninety thence nor,
fourteen degrees to the ie between the townships
Of Coal and Shamokn. e and is hereby erected into
separate school and election dls,Ic and the qnned
residing within the suid boundaries shall hereafter
vote at the general elections at the public house Of Henry
| B. Weaver in the town OF rrevortun.
| The Cameron District Mt the house of Jacob IIaupt
The election to open between the hours of and 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, and shall continue without inter-
| ruptun adjournment until O'Clock in the evening,
! when the polls shall be closed.
| The several Inspectors aud Judges elected on the 3d
Friday OF March, 1852 in pursuance Of the ID Section Of
the act Of the ID of July, $780, will hold the election
Tuesday the 18th day of October next.
'rlut every person except Justice Of the Peace, who
shall hold any office appointment profit and
dc the government OF the United States, this State,
of city Incorporated district, whether cOnmS
stoned officer or ngant who shall he employed under the
Legislative, executive Judiciary department OF this State,
or the United States o amy city incorporated district
and also that every member Congress and Of the State
Legislature ind of the select and common council of any
city, commissioner of any incorporated District, is hy
law incapable Of holding or exercising the Office or ap-
pontment Of Judge Inspector Clerk, Of election
of this commonwealth and that Inspector, Judge or
nny other officer Of such election shall be eligible to any
| office 10 be then voted for.
And the said Act cf Assembly, entitled ''an act relating
to the elections OF this Commonwealth passcd July the
2lid, 1884, further provides as follows, to wit
THAT the Inspectors and Judges chosen aforesaid,
shn meet at the respective places for holding the election
in the district which they respectfully heong before
O'Clock in the morning Of the second Tuesday of Oc
tober in each and year. and each OF said inspectors
shall yppont one clerk, who shall be qualified voter c
such district.
also hereby make known and give notice that by an
act Of Assembly passed the 9th day OF April Si9, it
shall be lawful for the qualified voters o Northumberland
county, from and after the passage o said act To vote for
all the candidates for the various Offices to he ied at
election slip or tickets Provided, That officer for
which every candidate is voted for, shall he designated as
required by the existing laws vi this Commonwealth.
SECTION 9. That any fraud committed by any person
voting in the above prescribed, shall be punished
similar frauds directed to be punished by the exist
ing laws of this Commonwealth.
SIN the pers who shall have received the second
highest number of votes for Inspectors shall not attend or
the day Of any election, then the person who shall hav,
received the second highest number OF votes for Judge h,
next preceding elecun shall act as an inspector in h
the Inspector who received the highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge III his place; and ii any vacanc!
shall continue the board Tor the space of hn an hour af
the time fixed by lay for the opening uf the election
the qualified voters Of the township ward az mo district
for which such officers shall hive been elected, present
the place of elections, snail one Of their number to h snc
vacancy
t shall be the duty Of said respectively to
tend at the place Of holding every general, spccal o
township election, during the whole time said election
Kept Open for the purpose pose OF GIyhg mt"a" m ra :" ,h
right of any person assessed by them to vote at such elec
tion, such other naters in relation to the assessment
voters, the slid inspector or Judge OF either OF them
r shall from time to time require.
No peIson snail be permitted to vote at any election n
aforesaid other than white free man OF twenty-ne
more who shall have resided in the state at leu year
and the election district where lie offers to vote nj leas
ten days Immediately proceeding the election, and within
two years paid state o county tax which shall have beer
assessed ut least ten days before the election, But cZe
OF the United States who had previously been quahe
OF this state, and removed theTerum and Resumed
and shall have resided ia the election district and paid
aioressd, shall be entitled to vote after residing in h
state six months Provided That the white ecnlen citi
OF the United Suites, between the Of twenty
and twenty years, aud in the election district ten day
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote although they sa
not have paid taxes.
No person shall he permitted to vote whose is no
contained in the list ui taxable inhabitants furnished by III
!, commissioners aforesaid, unless First lie produce
a receipt for the payment, within two years, of state
county ussessed agceaby To the cansttuOn and
satisfactory evedence either ON his own oath az alu
ton the oath affirmation II another, that he a
paid such tax on failure to produce receipt shall max
an oath to the payment thereof or second II he claim
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twenty .one and tweit y-wo years he shall depnse
affirmation, that he has resided in the State at least
" year before his application, and make such proof
Z residence in the district required by this act an
" that he does verify believe from the account given hi
.lat he is of the ae aforesaid, and give such other
dclccs is required by this act, whcrcupon the rnne
N the admitted vote, shall he inserted IN alpha
belca list by the inspectors, aud note made oppsl
thereto by writing the word "ax,h ii he ihal he pcim
ted to vote by of having paid tax, or the wI
'age," il he shall he permitted to vote account If h
- age, aud either the NJ such vo'cs sEh
called the clerk who shall make notes in the list
voters kept 10y them.
Il In all cases where the name of the person claiming
a vote is not the list furnished 10y the CnnmlsSl
es and Assessor his right to vote whether found ter'
m not is objected to by amy qualified cizrn, the u
W specoT shall such pcrS oath tp hls quaint
cat IONS and he clams have resided IN the state
year or more his oath sn bc proof thereof hut he sha
is prove by competent witness, who shalt be
al qualified elector that he resided within the district at len
- ten days Immediately preceding the election, and sH
also himself that his bona hc residence, pursl
lr ance o lawful calling within the district and that
10 did into said district Tor the purpose o vot
n therein.
{, Every pesnn qualified aforesaid and who shall mai
Ill proof, required of resident and payment taxes
aforesaid shall be admitted vote in the township,
o district in which he sol reside
If any person not qualified vote in this ,r onv cal
agrcCably to law, (eXcept the oi quaihel citizen
shall appear any place Of election for the Irr ,se q,
suing tickets, influencing citizens quad Lel vote
shall, conviction, forfeit and pay not excee
ing hundred dollars for every on such offence ri
be imprisoned for amy term not siding three months
II shall he the duty of every mayor, sheriff. alheIma
Justice of the and le deDutv