Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-03-15

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Election Proclamation.
WHEREAS, in and by an ac'
Of the General Assembly of this
State, entitled "An Act for the
erection of new county out OF
part of Union to be called Snyder
and relative to the seat of justice
of Union county," approved the
I'd day of March, A. ID. 1855, il
is enjoined on me to give public
notice of an Election to be held,
and to enumerate in such notice
what is to be thereat voted for
and against, i :Dot)11 kesaler
High Sheriff of the county OF
Union do hereby give and make
this PUBLIC NOTICE to the
Electors of said county of Union,
that an Election will be held in
said county,ON TIE THIRD FRIDAY
OF MARCH INSTANT (being the 10th
day of March, 1861 at the seve-
raj Districts composed of the fol-
lowing Townships and Boroughs,
to wit:
1st district, at the Commissioners Of.
flee, in and for New Berlin borough.
End district, at the public house of
Catharine Brown, in and for Union town
ship.
3rd district, at the house of Jacob
Deckard, in the borough Of Mifllinburg,
for West Buffaloe township.
/ 4th district, at the house of James
NJ Creight, in and for Buffaloe township.
5th district, at the house of George
Wolf, in and for East Buiialoe township.
9th district, at the house of Samuel
Boyer, Jr., in and for Pcnns township.
7th district, at the public house of ia
cob Fryer, Middleburg, in and for Frank
lin township.
Sth district, at the house of Geo. Moy-
er, Frecburg, in and for Washington tsp.
9th district, at the house of George A.
Smith, in aud for Beaver township.
10th district, at the public house lately
kept by Henry Schroyer in and for West
Beaver township.
1lth district, at the house of William
Eilert, in Hartleton, in and for Hartley
township
18th district, at the house of Samuel
Shade, in and for Perry township.
18th district, at the house of James
Adams, in and for White Deer township
14th district, at the Public School House
in Centreville, in and for Centre township.
18th district, at the public house Of
Isaac Rumfelt, in and for Chapman Tsp.
10th district, at the house of James
Lawson, in and for Kelly township.
18th district, at the west window of the
Franklin House, corner of Fourth and
Market streets, for the North Ward in
Lewisburg borough.
18th district, at the south window of
the Franklin House, corner of Fourth and
Market streets, for the South Ward, Lew
isburg borough.
10Th district, at the house of Chas Crot-
zcr, in and for the borough of Miiilinburg.
Goth district, at the house of Samuel
Kline, in and for Middlccreek Tsp.
21st district, at the house of Peter
Wehr, in and for Limestone township.
22nd district, at the Union School
House, in Selinsgrove, in and for the bor
ough of Selinsgrove.
23rd district, at the School House on
lot No. 10, in New Berlin, for Jackson
township.
At which time and places there
will be an Election held by ballot
to decide whether the said county
of Snyder shall be erected accor-
ding to the provisions OF the
above Act of Assembly, of which
the following is a true copy:
AN ACT fer the Erection Of a new
County, out of part of Union, to
be called SNYDER, and relative
to the Seat Of Justice Of Union
County.
SECTION l. BE II enacted LyAc Scaatc
and H,use Of Representatives. Of the Com-
moameoM IF Htnnsyirmia IN General
assembly met, ond 1t IS hereby enacted ty
the authority Of The same, That all that
territory now in Union county lying south
of a line commencing at the Northumbcr-
land bridge; thence, by the New Berlin
mail route, to Penns creek at point about
one fourth of a mile above Mowers mill,
where said creek turns suddenly towards
the south; thence, across Penns creek,
along the southern bank to its nearest
contact with the summit of Jack 5 noun
tain, and thence along the summit of
Jacks mountain to the western line of
Union county, shall be, and the same is
hereby erected into new county to be
called Snyder, on the conditions herelnaf-
ter expressed.
SEC. 2. That William G. Herrold,
James Madden, Thomas Bower, James Me-
Creisht and Isaac d. Boyer are hereby
appointed commissioners who, or major
ity of whom, shall, before the fourth day
of July next, properly ascertain and mark
the division line between the counties Of
Union and Snyder, and also between the
election districts of Peuns, Middiecreek,