Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-15
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAIM ALTON.

LDo,.,,h LDonoohmn ~ peunsyIyania, entitled "An act
relating 10 the election Of this C1nnonwean aPplSe1
tie see1nn aT .od o ,h,,ynime, i, HENRY wElsE,
t1,h ,Lerif If the county oi Northumoefaho, reisY
van d. hereby maze sI%n ,bat f, General election viii
he held in ,aid couv OF Nrhnmperanu. me- on VI, b;S -;
TUESDAY tthl :. ,oiIaI, ar. TO he elected:
One nerson a. Canal Con.ussicnsr oil the Common
| wealth. -, ,,.-e of Reprsssnt,tives
TO Iepreseut the county Of NorthumGerI cl,r NJ the
One person as Register and Rec'Gdef an. " VI"
One n.rson a, Treasurer of Northumberland conn;v. ,.
One person as Comm ssioner for tbs county o. Noi'N
urnberlans for term of 3 years A. .,,,,,, of No,s-
one person as Auditor for the county Of Nohhnm'er'
also hereby make known and give notice that ths
places of dng the aforesaid general election IN w Sew
eral riughs and townships wltnih lhe county Vi H'
thumberand as foil 'ws ,, ,,-L s
| The Sunburv District, composed OF Inc borough OF
sunbury, and Upper Augusta I" 'h' |oun' '0u''
The Augusta District, composed Of the township OF
Lower Augusta, at the house OF Elias E'ne'c"' !" '1u
The Northumberland District composed of the borough
of Northumberland the house Of Augustus Houiz oi the
The Pom, District al the hou,. Of Henry Hans, in the
The Milton District at the house Of Frederick seksr,
The Turbu District the house occupied by Abraham
The D.awar. District, a, the Sinking sprug School
The Chili,quaqus District At the hous Of Benjamin
The Levi. District a, the house occupied by Michael
The shanokln District the house of Charles Leisen-
fh. Upper Mahonoy District a, the house of Daniel
The L. Mahonoy District, a, the house Of Frederick
Raker. ,,,,,
IN. Lower Mahonoy District, at the house Of M'hse
Spatz. H.,
District 4 the house occupied by george
The Coal District at the house OF William ". Weaver,
Tn. Zerbe District at the bous. of John Weaver in
Th. Cameron District n. the house Of Gideon Derk.
The ,rdan District at the house of Benjamn Leitze
The VI 'uut Carmel District, at the pnblc hu'e .ife-
The election to open between the hours OF and 10
o'cl ck the foreno and shall continue without inter-
upt adjournment until 7 O'Clock III the evening
when the poll, shall be cl ssd
The several Inspector, and Judges elected on the ID
the act Of tie 81 # July. 1880 viii hold the election
Tuesday tfe 9th day of October next -,
rhni every person except Justice Of the Pence who
shall hold any ONCE appointment of profit and trust un'
der the government Of the United States or of this State,
stoned officer agent, who shall he employed under the
legislative executive judiciary department oi this state
or III. United ste, or OF any city or incorporated dss.
and as) that every member Congress and OF the state
Legislature, and OF the select and common conncll OF any
city commissioner Of Incorporated District, is by
law, incapable Of holding exercising the once or sp'
pntment Of Judge Inspector Clerk, Of any election
Of this commonwealth, and tina, Inspector, Judge ~
any nhet officer Of ,neh election shall DO sr0I' to any
And the sid Act of Assembly, enti,edan nc, relating
to the elections of this Comm nweah, passed Jaly The
2hd, 1899, further provides follows, TO wit
That the Inspectors and Judges chosen os afrekaid
shall meet a. the respscve place, for hadng toe eeeo,
nine O'Clock in the ng Of the second Tuesday Of Oc
ober IN each and every year. and each o sald inspectors
sal! appoint one clerk, who sla! be quaIhsi voter o
such d strict.
= sscrloSa That any fraud committed by any persoi
uiar frauds directed 10 be punished BY the exist
ing laws of this Common wealth.
SIN case the pers who shall have received the secrn
highest number Of votes for Inspectors shall not attend ~
# She day Of any election, then the person who sai hay
received the second highest number OF votes for Judge Oh
next preceding election, shall act AS an inspector IN NJ
place, and in tn. person elected Judges not aten
the Inspector who received the highest number Of yo,e
shall appoint Judge III his place and II any vacanc
sha continue the board ior the space of hni an hour al
ter the time liked by law for the opening Of the election
the qualified voters uf the township, ward or disrc
for which such officers shall have been elected present
the place Of elections snail one Of their number to I'll
vacancy.
at snail be the duty Of said respectively
tend AT the place Ot holding every general special,
township. election during tue whole time said election
kept open, for the purpose o giving information to h
Inspect and Judge, whg called ON, IN rslali n q III
light oi any person ssed by them such sle
n, other matters in Eelln to the assessment
voters IA the said Inspector or Judge or either Of te
q shall from time u time require.
o NO person snail be permitted tn vote at my election
Aforesaid other than white free man oI iweiy-'ne
nre who shall have resided IN the state at lea une yea
and IN the el-C district where he offers TO vote al lea
ten days immediately proceeding the election and with
49, two years paid state of which shall have bee
assesst at ras dIys before the election, But cz,
OF the United States who had previously been quah'
voter OF thus state aud removed theIerrn and resuIne
AMI shall have resided IL the election district aud paid "a
a. ai"rrssd. sa he entitled to vote after residing IN
state six months, Provided, That the wnlts Iceme, Gil
u the United States, between the age OF tweutJ
A and twenty-five years, and in the election district ds
as at"resid shall be entitled to vote although they sh
nut have paid taxes.
No pers IA shall he permitted vote whose name u n
contained IN the list ot taxable inhabitants furnished by 4
commissioners aforesaid, unless, First lie prOduc
receipt fuT the payment, within Two years, OF
county tax assessed ageeaby to the msiutun and ga
satisfactory evidence either his oath attI I'm
IL nn the oath OF atirnatl N ,f another that he
paid such tax failure Ia produce receipt shall mn
an oath to the payment thereof nd, II he claim
II right TO vue by being an eector between the
d. twenty une and twenty-five years. he shall depose
in affirmation, that he has resided IN the State at least
next before his application, and make such proof
r-sdelce IN the district required by this act
T. that he does verify believe from the account given HI
shat he is of the age aforesaid, aud give such other
% deces required by this act whereup'n the
iy the person admitted Ia ve shall he inserted IN al
be bec list by the inspectors, and note made Oppus
thereto by writing the word tax, II he lhall be
ted To vote by reason Of having paid tax, the WI
age" II he shall be permitted 10 vote ON account et
age, aud in either the OF such votes shall
called the clerk who shall maze notes in the list
" voters kept by them.
py In all where the OF the person claiming
vote is not found the list furnished by the Cnmmissi
and Assessor his right to vote whether found the
nut, objected to BY any qualified citizen, the
specOr shall examine such person oath 10 hls quail
cations, and il he claims to have resided IN the state
year more, his oath shall be proof thereof but he Oh
,y prove by at least competent witness who shall
qualified electo that he resided within the district al e
W ten days Immediately preceding the election, and
also himself that his bna hde residence, IN pur
ed anee of lawful calling s within the district and that