Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-10-01
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAIM ALTON.

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, ,,eatng TO the election Of this Commonwealth approved
.he u, second day of July, Ammo Domino thousand
,ngh sherf Of the county of Northumberland Pennhy
% 40 hereby make known and give notice TO the cleo
be held e in Si% SiS%Hy Aforesaid that general election WI,
s,,a ,nsDa1 tllthl Of OCTOBER, 1853, at which time
"'o oouhty Officers, as follows, are to I've elected
wealth ~ O''"'s''Vhei vi the coh"""-
one person as Judge of the Supreme Court Il this Com
One person for Surveyor General of the
0 @ @peIson lor Auditor General of the Commonwealth.
TO epressn las as Member of the House Of Representatives
person as Commissioner the county of North.
One person as District Attor,., Ga A., ., - -.
thnmbeInnd. ' '"' eoun'! VI N"'-
c,ndp person for Treasurer for the county of Nortlm-
One pers for Deputy Surveyor for the county Of Nor
thnmberRid 80 " '"'"s " WV
One person as Auditor fot tI,e c,,,,, c N.,,,,.,,
land Wv county Vi Northunoer'
~ also heteby mike known mud give notice ,hn, the
pes p o' h,dng the aforesaid general election in the sev.
l eai pr ughs and nwFhirs within the cotnty Of Nor
thnmbcrlalid are Is follows ' " w.
sIle ne SnnOurv District, composed Of the borough nt
nnulnury, and Upper Augusta, at the County Court
The Augusta District composed rr the township ol
Lower Augusta, at the house Of Elias Elnerich in snd
The Northumberland District, composed of the borouph
OF Northumberland at the house of Augustus Honz of he
borough of Northumberland
The Point District, at the house of Henry Hans in the
borough of Northumberland ~ " Wv
hc ritoh Dls'flc at the house OF Frederick Stcker,
The Turbut District the house occupied by Abraham
Kissngcr.
Ths Delaware District at the h,usc Of Henry Re,.
der Ia McEwensgille.
The Chisquaque District at the h,usc Of Benjamin
Fordsman.
The Lewis District AT the house occupied by Michael
Re1dcf.
The slamJsn District at the house of Charles Lesen.
ring.
The Upper Mohonoy District, al the house of Daniel
Helm.
The Little Mahonoy District, the house of Frederick
Raker.
The Lower Nah my District the house Of Michael
Spatz
The Rush District at the Liberty Pole schrol House
The Jackson District, at the house occupied by George
Smith
The Co,l District. at the house Of William NJ Weaver
in the town of Slamoku.
The Zerbe Dietric. at the house Of John Weaver in
Trevorton.
The Cameron District, at the houie of Gideon Derk
The Jordan District ut the use of Benjamin eitZel
The election to open between the hours Of 5 and 10
o'c ck in the forenoon md shall continue without inter
mptim adjournItient untfl O'Clock in the evening"
when the polls shall be CLOSED
The Several Inspectors and Judges elected on the Sd
Friday OF March, 1853 in pursuance Of the Sd Section Of
the act Of the 81 Of July 1880, will hold the election
Tuesday the 1lth day OF October next.
rhat every person except Justice Of the Peace, who
shall hold any Office appointment of profit and trust un
der the government Of the uited States of this State
or of any city or Incorporated district whether comns-
stoned officer agent, who shall be employed under the
legislative executive Judiciary department OF this suite,
the United States city Incorporated district
and as) that every member Congress and OF the State
Legislature, and OF the select and council of any
city, commissioner Of any incorporated District, is by
law, incapable of holding exercising the office or APP
p,intmcn Of Judge, Inspector Clerk Of any election
Of this commonwealth and that NJ Inspector, Judge OF
any other officer of such election. shall be eligible to any
Office tl I've then voted for.
And the said Act Of Assembly entitled 'on net relating
to the elections OF this Commonwealth passed Juy the
Pad, 1882 further provides ms follows, 10 wit
THAT the Inspectors and Judges chosen aforesaid
shall meet at the respective places for holding the election
in the district to which they respectfully belong before
nine O'Clock in the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc
tober in each and every year, and each of said inspectors
shall appoint clerk, who shall be qualified voter OF
such strict
SECTION , That any fraud committed by any person
voting in the manner above prescribed, shall be punished
similar frauds directed be punished by the exist
| ing laws OF this Commonwealth.
''ln the pes who shall have received the secont
highest number of votes Tor Inspectors shall not attend
the day of any election, then the person who shall have
received the second highest number of for Judge The
next preceding election, shall act inspector in his
place. and IN case the person elected Judge shall not attenc
the inspector who received the highest number OF votes
shall appoint Judge IN his place; and il any vacancy
shall continue the hoard or the space of half hour a
ter the time fixed by law for the opening Of the election
the qualified voters Of the township ward or no district
for which such officers shall have been elected present
the place OF elections snail one Of their number to fill sncl
| vacancy.
sit shall be the duty of said respectively to at
tend at the place Of holding every general special,
township election, during the whole time said election is
kept open for the purpose of giving Information the
Inspectors and Judge, whon called on, in relation to the
right of person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
ton OF such other uaers in relation the
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No person shall be permitted to vote at any election
aforesaid other than white free man OF twenty-one or
more who shall have resided in the state mt lea
and the election district where he offers to vote at least
ten days Immediately proceeding the election, and within
two years paid state OF county tax when shall have been
assessed at least DAYS before the election, But citizen
of this state, and removed thererom and rcsurne
and shah hve rcsdcd H the election district and paid tax
aforesaid, shall be entitled 70 vote after residing IN this
state six months Provided, That the white teenen, citi-
of the United States between the OF twenty
and twenty-five years nd in the election district ten dlyt
aforesaid shall be entitled vote although they shall
No person shall be permitted to vote whose Is not
contained in the list OF taxable inhabitants furnished hy the
commissioners aforesaid, unless, First He produces
receipt for the payment within two years OF state o
county assessed agreeab to the institution, and gave
satisfactory evidence either ON his own oath on arm
tOn the oath OF affirmation t another that he has
paid such tax failure to produce receipt shall make
in oath to the payment thereof or second, II he claim
right to vote by being elcctar between the ages OF
and Twenty-Five years. he sha depose on oatl
affirmation that he has resided IN the State at least one
year next before his applications aud make such proof q
residence in the district required by this act an,
that he does verify believe from the account gwen hl
that he is of the aforesaid and give such other ev
dences required by this act, whrreupon the name
the person admitted TO vote, shall he inserted III alpha
beca list by the inspectors und made opposite
thereto hy writing the word taxn ~ if he ihal be permit
ted to vote by of having paid tax, or the w9r'
Gage" f he shall be permitted to vote on account e M
and in either the Ieas m o such votes snail O
called out to the clerk, who su make notes IN the list
voters kept by them.
found the list furnished by the Commission
and Assessor his right to vote whether found there
not, is objected to by amy qualified citizen, the in
specor shall examine such person ON oath as 10 ms Qu
cations, and il he claims h hrye resided IN the state ON
wear or MORE hi oath shall be proof thereof but he sa
prove by least competent witness, who shall be
qualified cectOr that he resided within the district at leas
days next immediately preceding the election ana sla
also himself swear that his bona de residence, IN pursu
ance Of lawful calling is within the district aud that h
did remove into said district for the purpose ct votin
therein. l.,
Every pes IN qualified ne aforesaid, and who shall max
proof ii required Of resident and payment OF taxes,
aforesaid shall he admitted to vote IN the township, Wa
! or district in which he shall reside =,
If any pe son not qualified to vote IN this Comm NWsa
npreeaIv to law texccpt the sons nt qualified citizens
snl npna at ans place Of election flT the purpose o Is
suiug tickets OF influencing cltlHcns gnaed 10 N"e, ~
shall on conviction, forfeit ard pay any sum nv eAceeu
ing one hundred HAIRS for every one snch "-hct h'
e imprisoned f,r any not exceeding three nnihs
II shall be the duty of every mayor; sheriu alderman
ustce nC the peace, and constable or deputy c"nsiahle, "
evcry city county, township or dlstrct NHh lh's Gun
mm,yeaIll whenever called npon 10y my oihcer OF Al
c,inn on bv ANY three qualified electors thereof 80 cea
| any window or uvenue tn any window, 70 INC pare o
ranern election which Shall he nsttucted III such way
ms 10 prevent voters from approaching Tue sung anu VI
neglect or refusal do such reqnlslnn, sd once
shall be deemed gnted OF mlsdemeshor IN once anu ol
cnnrrtinn shall fined IN any not less thii one nun
dref, nor more than thousand liars anu ~ sial ~
E nt of the respective constable OF each ward distrc
ar ,nvnshn OF this clmonweah 10 I've present IN pes1
or by deputy the place of lhing snch elections m sa
ward district uwUship for the purpose OF preserving
| the peace as aforesaid
II shall be the duty of every pence officer, ms aforesaid
who shall he present any such dsturbanres at an ecc
ton as described IN this act to reprt the same to tn