The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-09-15

lure ana SGte oJ 9HoItcdtt@g Liquors
/ as a teuerage.
WHEREAS, All laws to be efiicien, should have
the appreciation and saEction Of The people
And whereas, II is represented that large
number, il not a majority Of the citizens of this
Commonwealth, are deeply impressed with the
necessity ofthe passage of a prohbtory Liquor
Law
And whereas, It is impossible to obtain a
certain indication of popular sentiment relative
thereto by means of petitions and remonstran-
ces; therefore,
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth
cf Pennsylvania IN General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority OF the same,
! That the qualified voters of this Commonwealth
are hereby authorized at the places for holding
/ the general elections in their respective wards,
/ boroughs and townships, on the second Tuesday
Iof October next, TO vote for and against 4 law
which shall entirely prohibit by proper or con-
siilutiona regulations the manufacture and sale
OF intoxicating liquors, except for medicinal,
sacramental, mechanical and artistIcal purposes.
SEcTioN . That the officers authorized by
! law to hold elections in zach ward, borough
/ township of this Commonwealth, are hereby di-
/ gected and required at the place fixed by law,
/ in the several districts ior the holding Of the
general elections in said districts. on the second
Tuesday of October next, when they shall be
organized as an election beard, to receive from
each qualified voter, Of their said districts, a
( ticket written or printed on the out side: PRO
hbiorv Liquor Law. and the tickets in favor
/ Of the proposed law shall contain in the inside
/ the words, ssFor a Prohibitory Liquor Law, :"
and those opposed to the proposed law shall con-
tain in the inside the words, Against ProhIbl-
tory Liquor Law" which votes shall be counted
| and returned to the court house OF the county
or city, in which the said election shall be held,
/ on the following Friday by the return judges,
" ho shall cast up and certify all the votes pol
/ led in said county or city, to the office OF the
Secretary of the Commonwealth at Harrisburg,
! directed and transmitted in the same manner as
/ the votes ioi Governor are required to be direc-
! ted aud Transmitted, and the said Secretary shall
on the third Friday Of January next ensuing,
communicate the said returns TO the Legislature,
/ to be opened and counted in the same manner
! the votes for Governor are opened aud counted,
and considered as the prayer Of the voters Of
! this Commonwealth relative to a prohibltory
I liquor law.
/ Section s. That all the election laws Of the
/ State prescribing the hours Of opening and clos
ing the polls, the reception OF VOTES, the punish
ment for Illegal voting, the deiraylng the eSpen-
sps Of publication, and holding Of the general e
lpctions aud return Of the same, and all other
matters incident thereto, be and the same are
hereby declared applicable TO the election above
authorized.
/ SFceloN 4. That it shall be the duty Of the
/ Sheriff ofthe several counties Of this Common
wealth, to insert a copy Of this act in the pro-
cIanlation for the general election 10 be held on
the second Tuesday Of October next.
E. B. CHASE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Nj. NFCASLIN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Approved twenty-eighth day OF April,
one thousand eight hundred and filty-ionr.
VIM. BIGLER.
make known that by an act of Assembly,
passed the 18th day Of April, A. d. 1892, en-
titled Gan act to provide for the election OF
Judges of the several Courts OF this Common
wealth, and to regulate certain judicial Dis
trictS," it is provided
That the qualified electors OF each ofthp sew
eral counties OF this Commonwealth shall at the
next general election at the times and places of
electlng representatives, and whenever It shall
hereafter be necessary under the provisions here-
of to serve as Judges Of the Supreme Court of
this Commonwealth.
SECTION 4. That The election for Judges shall
be held and conducted in the several election
districts in the same manner in all respects as e
lectianS for representatives are shall be held
and conducted, and by the Judges. inspectors and
other officers; aud the provisions OF the act OF
the general assembly, entitled can act relating
to the elections Of this Commonwealth" passed
july so, 1916, and It's several supplements, and
all other like laws as far as the same shall be IN
force and applicable, shall be deemed and taken
to apply to the election for Judge, Provided,
That the aforesaid electors shall vote for Judges
/ of lhr Supreme Court on a separate piece OF pa
per and for all other Judges required to be learn
ed in the law on another separate piece OF pa
! per.
Also, that in The fourth section ofthe act Of As
sembIy, Gan act relating to executions, and
for other PURPOSES" approved April 10, 1910, 1t
is enacted that the aforesaid 18th section ''shall
not be construed so as to prevent any militia Of
icer or Borough officer from serving as Judge, in
spectors or clerks, at any general or special e
lection n this Commonwealth.
/ IL All officers. except fer Supreme JuGge,
will be voted for on a single slip OF paper. The
| tickets for Supreme Judge must be voted on
| separate piece of paper, as by law provided.
/ The election TO be opened between the hours
| Of 7 and s O'Clock in the forenoon by public
proclamation, and 10 keep open until seven o.
clock in the evening, when the polls shall be
/ closed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIFEN;
That every person, excepting Justices of the
1 Peace, who shall hold any Office appoint
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