Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-09-17
GENERAL ELECTION
SAERTFF'S pROCLAATATTON

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SAERIEE"S PROCLAMATION,
DURSUAN'r to an Act Of the General Assembly
L OF the Commonwealth OF PENNSYLVANIA en-
t'tIcd an Act relating to ihe Elections OF this Com
monwea.th, approved the ID day of July A. D.
1899 |, WILLIAM SiIlMP, Sheriff Of the county
0i Mill!n. Pcuu-y yiyan.a, DO hereby make known
aud give notice 10 the electors Of tie county aorc-
sad, that a general election will be held in said
county Of MtiIn, on The second IT ESD kY, N2hj
oil October. 1852, which time State and County
oil eTs are 10 be elected, to w.t.
une person as Canal CUmmIs ssioner of the Com
moH,yealth ot Peuusyyanta.
One persons Judge Of the Supreme Court Of
the Commonwealth OF PcunsN lvanIa.
OHc person TO represent tile counties Of Lrcom-
ing. Sullivan, CiIaloH, Potter Centre and Aiffin 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 Ml;n il the House of Representatives OF Penn
sylvanla.
One person to fll the Office Of County Comm.s-
s.oGer.
One person to Gil the Office of County Auditor
Oae person TO Oil the office OF director Of the
Poor for The Term of three years.
/ also hereby make known and give notice, lhat
The place OF hoding the aforesaid election in the
several districts OF the said coanly wifi he held re-
sPecuyely Al the places hereinafter designated TO
wit:
The electors of the borough Of Newton Hamilton
are to meet the school house m said borough
new school house N lie borough Of Newton Ham
.iton
That by an act passed the 9th day Of A2ril 1919
the voters of Oliver township, in the c0GrtY OF Milf
In, who reside on The north SIDE OF the Juniata
river shall hereafter hold their general and spring
elections Al the public school house in the borough
of M'yeyiown. See See. G.. +. Laws. page 56g
The voters OF all that part OF Oliver township
south OF the Jun;ata ri"er, commencing the line
dividing Oliver and Wayne i0W aslnps or the west.
and Strunk's at the line dividing Oliver and
Granville townships. the cast, will hereafter hold
their general spring elections n the brick school
house on the farm OF William Harshbargcr, IN said
township
The electors Of the borough Of Al'Veytown to
NEE; al the Union school house in SAID borou- h.
The electors ct Granville To-" nship. residing on
the North SIDE of the Junilta river, are 10 meet at
the Court House ia the borough OF Lew!stown.
Those residing the South side of sad river are
20 and hold Their election al the public house
formerly occupied by James Allison and occu
pied 10y W :. Steel IN said township.
The electors Of Memo township are 70 meet al
the public house Of james Homph.u. lately occu.
pied By Daniel WLitlber, aad now occupied by
James llemphlIl lr IN Alcnyc, in said township.
The electors Of Union township are 10 meet at
the house formerly occupied By Jacob Slgner IN
SAID township.
The electors Of Brown township are TO meet at
the house formerly occupied by Adam Greer. and
occupied by Jacob Lolz, at Browns Mills, in
sIld township.
The electors of Armagh township res ding East
( Of the line commencing al the middle OF the road
. al the stone meeting house, IN Brown township
thence along said road 20 the end of the lane known
Jonathan Abraham's lane near the residence of
Thomas Longwell, Iri thence running IN straight
line to the west end OF CreSsman's knob To The
Union county line, are TO meet at the Office OF h.
r.. Locke in said township. Those residing West
of and not iHcinHed said limits will here
tofore the publIc house now occupied by Joseph
Brewer in said township.
The electors Of Decatur township 10 meet
AT the house of Abraham Mutersbaugh, formerly
occupied by David huitersbaugh, In said township.
And by an Act of Assembly, the borough of
Lewistown was divided into two Wards, and each
Ward to compose election district. The electors
of the East Ward will meet at the Court House, and
vote at the window Of the Commissioners office.
The electors of the West Ward will meet al the
same place and vote at the window of the Sheriff 5
office, in said Court House, and in said Borough,
Change in the Manner Of Voting.
An act of the Legislature having changed The
mode Of voting in Mflin county all officers here
after to be elected may be voted for on single slip
! of paper and deposited IN ballot box Il fact
which should be particularly noted by all entitled to
the right of suffrage and by the officers Of the elec-
1 ton.
! The I'd section of said act declares that any
fraud committed by any person voting IN the manner
above prescribed shall be punished by the existing
/ laws of the CommOnw ealth.
Manner of Voting for Judges.
The 4th Section OF the Law of 1851, providing
/ for the election Of Judges, is as follows;
! THAT the election for Judges shall he held and
/ conducted in the several election districts in the
same manner in all respects elections for repre-
sentatiyes shall be held and conducted, and
by the same Judges, inspectors, and other officers
and the provisions OF the act of the general assem-
hly, entitled An Act relating to the elections oil
this Commonwealth approved the second day oi
July, one thousand eight hundred and thiriy-nine
and its several supplements, and all other like laws
as far as the same shall be in force and applicable
In 81 1la
for Judges: Provided, That the aforesaid electors
shall vote for Judges of the Supreme Court on 4
separate piece Of paper, and for all other Judges
CURED 10 be learned in the law on another separate
piece OF paper"
gJ-lt vii tins be seen that the electors of Min
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