Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-06
General Election Proclamation.

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WHEREAS, by an act of assembly of the Common
w wealth, entitled g all act relating to the elections OF
this commonwealth, = it is enioincd upon me to give pub
lie notice of such election to be held, and also the enumera,
ton in such notice what officers are to be elected, IJOHN
\. CODDING, High Sheriff of the county of Bradford, do
hereby make known and give notice TO the electors OF
said county that a general election will be held in said
county, on TUESDAY, the 9th day of October, in the Sc
veral districts in said county, to wit =
In Albany, at the sub-district school house near Camp
bells mill.
In Asylum, at Jacob Frutchey's.
In Athens boro' at +. :. Mathewson's.
In Athens twp, at the school house near Wm. SCOTS
In Armenia, at John 5. Becker's.
lnaRurlington boro', at the hall of II. Vosbrrg.
In Burlington twp, at house of Roswell Luther's.
In West Burlington, at the house of Ezra Goddard.
corners.
In Canton, at A. f. spalding's.
In Columbia, at James Morgan's.
In Durcll, at the school house, called the centre school
house, near =. Deckcr's.
In Franklin, at VIM. Deemcr's.
In Granville, at the house of Benjamin +. TAYLOR.
In HerricS, at the school house near Daniel Durand's.
In Litchfeld, st Cyrus Bloodgood's.
In Leroy, at the school house in LeROv.
In Monroe, at j. p. Smiths.
In Monroe boro', at the house of Ethel Taylor.
In Orwell, at the house formerly occupied by Franci,
Woodruff.
In Overton, at the house of VIM. Waltman.
In Pike, at DeniSon Johnson's.
In Rome at the Academy.
In Rsdgbery, at the house of BENJAMIN F. Buck.
In Shcshequin, at ID. Drinks.
In S%mithiield, at A. J. Gerould's.
In Springfield, at I. Wilder's.
In Standing Stone, at Simon Stevens.
In South Creek, ut the school house near 4. Gillett's.
In Sylvania boro', at the house of Curtis Merritt.
In Tuwanda bore, at the Grand jury boom III the Court
House, in said boro'.
In Towanda twp, at the school house, near H. l.. SCOTS.
In North Towanda at the house of 5. a. Mills.
In Troy borO'. at the Eagle Tavern.
In Troy twp, at the House of V. NJ. Long, in the boro'
of Troy.
In Tuscarora, at the school house near James Blacks.
In Ulster, at s. b. Holcombs.
In Warren, at Il. CoOper's.
In Wells, at /. Sceley's.
In Windham, at the house of Benz. Kuykcndall.
In Wyalusing, at the house of J. H.. Black.
In Wilmot, at the house of James Foster.
In WysoX, at the house of James NJ. Reed.
At which time and place the electors aforesaid will elect
by ballot
One persen for Canal Commissioner of the Common
wealth.
Two persons to represent the county of Bradford in the
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania.
One person for Treasurer of said county.
One person for Commissioner of said county.
One person for Auditor of said county. -
And in and by said act, | am further directed to give
notice :" that every person excepting justices of the peace
who shall hold any office of profit and trust under the 60
vernment of the United States or of this State, or of any
incorporated district, and also that every member of con
gress and Of the State Legislature and the select and COM
mon council of any city, or commissioners of any incorpo-
rated district. is by law incapable of holding or exercising,
spectnr or Clerk, of any election of this Commonwealth,
and that no inspector or other officer, of any srch election
shall be then eligible to any Office to be voted for.
BY the 18th section of an act passed the 10th day Of
April, 1910, it is provided " that the 18th section or an
act passed July ?, 1899, entitled " An act relating to the
elections of this commonwealth shall not be so conStru-
ed As to prevent any militia officer from serving a. Judge.
Inspector or Clerk, at any general or special election of
this Commonwealth.
In the Glst section Of the act first above mentioned, it
Is enacted that every general and special election shall be
opened between 3 and 10 in the forenoon, and continue
without interruption or adjournment until Z O'Clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed.
By the 18th section of the act passed Feb. 3, 1916, it
shall be lawful Tor the inspectors and judges of any gen
eIal election which shall be HEREAFTER held in the Armenia
election district of Bradford county to close the polls of
such election at 5 O'Clock, p. NJ.
BY the 18th section of the act of 1853, it is provided
that the polls of the election district of Tuscarora twp. be
closed at 5 o'clock 7. NJ.
1t is further directed that the meeting of the Judges at
the Court House in Towanda, to make out the general re.
turn, shall he on the Sd day after the election. which will
be on the 18th day of October.
JOHN A. CODDING, Sheriff.
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