Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-10-01
GENERAL ELECTION.
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SHERIFFS PROCLAMATION

monwealth, approved the I'd day of July, A. ID.
1889. |, WILLIAM SHlMP, Sheriff of the county
of Mitfn. Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and give notice the electors of the county aiore
SAID, that general election will be held in said
county Of Mflin, The second TUESDAY Q2Lh)
of October, 1852, al which time State and County
officers 10 be elected, TO wit:
One person as Canal Comm ssioner Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
One persons Judge of the Supreme Court Of
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
One person TO represent the counties of I.ycom.
ing, Sullivan, Clinton, Potter Centre and Alitfiln in
the 33d Congress OF the United States.
One person TO fill the Office of member of The
House Of Representatives, to represent the county
of Miffn in the House Of Representatives of Penn
sylvania.
One person To liIl The office of County Commis-
. siOner.
One person fill the Office of County Auditor
Qae person III the office of director OF the
PoQT for the term OF three years
also hereby make known and give notice, that
the place of holding the aforesaid election in the
several districts OF the said county Will be held re-
! Spectyely at the places hereinafter designated to
/ wit:
The electors of the borough of Newton Hamilton
are to meet at the new school house in said borough
! The electors of Wayne township to meet at The
new school house in The borough of Newton Ham
! llop.
/ The voters Of Oliver township, nthe county ofMf.
fin, shall hereafter hold their general and spring
eleclops II the Public House Of ~ B. Brat,on IN
/ the borough of M'Veytpwn.
The voters Of all thai part Of Oliver township
! south OF the Junata RIVER. commencing at the line
! dYlding Oliver and Wayne townships on the west
and Strunks run at the line dividing Oliver and
Granville townships. an the east, will hereafter hold
their general spring elections ~ the brick schoo!
house on The iarm OF William harshbdrgcr, in SAID
township
The electors of the borough Of M'Veyiown 10
meet al lac uRion school house in said borough
/ The electors Of Granville township residing on
the North side Qf the JuEiata river re TO meet at
/ mo N thn Ith a
! Those residing the South side of said river are
/ TO meet and hold their election al the public house
formerly occupied by James Allison and now occu-
pied by w. !. Steel IN said township.
! The electors OF Memo township, are to meet at
/ the public hanse Of james HCmphl lately occu-
pied by Daniel Whitaker. and now occupied by
James iiemphIll ir., in Acnve, in said township
The electors Of Union township 10 NEE, at
the house formerly occupied by Jacob Sagner IN
/ SAID township.
The electors Of Brown township are to meet al
the house formerly occuptd 10y Adam GIeer, ana
now occupied by Jacob Lott, al Browns Mills, in
sad township.
The electors of Armagh township. residing East
oi the line commencing al the mddle of the road
at the stone meeting house in Brown township
thence along said road TO the end of the lane known
as Jonathan Abrahams lane. near the residence of
! homas l.Dngwell ir; thence rnnning in n straight
line to the vest end OF Cressmans knob TO the
/ Union coUaty line, to maet the office of Il.
r.. Locke in SAID township. Those residing West
Of and hot lDcinded ia said limits will meet as here
toiore al the public house now occupied BY Joseph
Brow er, in SAID township.
The electors of l'ecdtur township are to meet
. at the house of Abraham Muttershaugh formerly
occupied by David Muitersbaugh, IN SAID township.
And by Act Of Assembly, the borough Of
Lewiston divided into two Wards, and each
Ward to compose a. election district. The electors
OF the East Ward will meet at the Court House and
vote 1T the window OF the Commissioners Office
The electors OF the West Ward will meet at the
place, aud at The window of the Sheriff S
DtfIH S3JH( 'pnrf and IN "a ,-I,
Change in the Manner Of Voting.
An act OF the Legislature having changed lhe
mode OF voting in MElin county, all officers here
after be elected may be voted for single slip
/ Of paper and deposited IN one ballot box, fact
which should he particularly noted by all entitled TO
the right Of suffrage and BY the officers of the elec
ton.
/ The 2d section OF said act declares THAT anv
fraud cOmuiItted by any person voting in the
above prescribed shall be punished by the existing
laws OF the Commonwealth
/ Manner of Voting for Judges.
/ The ttl Section of the Law Of 1851 providing
/ for the election of Judges. is follows;
! THAT the election tor Judges shall be held and
conducted in the several election districts in the
same manner in all respects elecIioHs for repre-
/ sentatycS are shall be held and conducted, and
by the same judges inspectors, and other officers;
aud the provisions OF the act Of The general assem-
! bly,. entitled An Act relating the cisctions of
! tins C"mmonw eaith,' approved the second day of
! July, thousand eight hundred and thirly-nine,
and its several supplements, and all other like laws
| as far as the same shall be in force and applicable
shall be deemed and taken 10 apply to the elections
for Judfs1: PrOUided, That the aforesaid electors
! shall vote for judges Of the Supreme Court on a
separate piece of paper, and for all other Judges
CURED to be learned in the law another separate
piece OF paper.
43- 1t will thns be seen that the electors Of Milf
lin county may vote for Congressman, Canal Com
missioner and all the County Officers on separate
piece Of paper; for the Judge of the Supreme Court
on another separate piece Of pIper making distinct
iickeH altogether the voter may east lis ballot
for each Office separately. if he prefers it.
also make known and give Notice, in and BY
the 18th section of the Election Lew. am directed
that every person except Justices of the Peace, who
/ shall hold any office or appointment Of profit or
trust, under the Government of the United States
of this State, of any city incorporated dis
trct, whether 4 commissioned officer otherwise,
aud subordinate officer agent, who is or shall be
employed under the Legislative. Judiciary Execu-
tive Department of the Stale of the United States
any city incorporated district; And aiao that
every member Of Congress and of the State Legis-
lature and Of the select and common council of any
city Incorporated district, is by law incapable of
holding exercising al the same iime the Office or
appointment o! Judge, Inspector Clerk of any
election in this commonwealth. and that nspec-
tor, Judge other officer of such election shall be
eligible TO any Office there TO be voted for.
Also, THAT the 4th section OF the Act of Assem-
bly, entitled "An Act lelang to Executions and for
other purposes, passed and approved 10Th April, |
1910 is enacted that the g 18th section shall not
be construed to preren, militia borough officer
from serving Judge, Inspector or Clerk at any |
Generate Special Election of this Commonwealth"
also hereby give notice that, pursuant TO the pro-
visions contained in the 10th section of the afore
said the Judges of the aforesaid district shall respec
lively take charge of the certificate Of the
election of their respective districts, and produce
them at a meeting Of one Judge from each district,
at the Court House in the borough of Lewistown
on the third day after the election, being for the |
present year Oh FRIDAY, the 18th Of October next,
then and there do and perform the duties required
by law. If sickness or unavoidable accident prevent
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