Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-10-31
God save the Commonwealth !
OF ELECTORS
OF Il PRESIDENT .4.ND ViCE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
crIl. a1rIsSt


WHEREAS in and by an Act Of Gene
w raj Assembly of tie Commonwealth of
/ Pennsylvania entitled SAN Act to regulate the
General Elections within this Commonwealth. .
it is enioined upon Inc to give public notice of
such Elections, and to en,nerate in said notice
! what officers are to be elected T. HUGH
! MOORE, Sheriff of the county Of Bedford DO
hereby make known, and give this public no.
tieeto the Electors OF the county OF Bedford
/ that general Elect on will be held in said
county, on the first Tuesday OF November 1856.
at the several Election Districts, as follows.
| viz:
Tie Electors oftlle borough Of Bedford and
township Of Bedford, to meet ut the Court
] House. in said Borough.
/ The Electors of Broadtop township to meet
! al the house Of William Griffith, In said town
/ ship.
] the house of Reuben Smith, in Raiusburg, in
/ said township.
The Electors Of Cumberland Valley township
] to meet at the new schoolhouse erected on the
/ land owned BY John IFiip'a heirs in said town
I ship.
The Electors Of Harrison township to meet
/ al The School house No. s. near the dwelling
house Of Henry keyser, in said township
The Electors Of Hopewell township TO meet
! III the house IF John Dasher, in said township
The Electors al Juuiata township to meet al
the housa new occupied ly Wiililm Keyser, in
/ said township
Tne Electors Of Londonderry township to
! meet at School house No. 3, in sud townthip.
The Electors of Liberty township to meet al
! the School house in the village of Stonerstown,
| in said township.
i Tha Electors of Monroe township to meet at
/ the house Of David O'Neal, in Clearville, In saii
township.
! The Electors Of Napier township To meet ut
! the house built for Il School iIoase, in the boz
rough Of Schelsburg.
Tie electors Of East Providence township to
meet at the honse of John Nycum. Jr., 1nu-
/ keeper in said township
The Electors OF West Providence township
TO meet at the School House, in Bloody Run,
| in said township.
the Store House, near the dwelling house oi
Gideon Trout, in said township.
The Electors of Scheisburg Borough to meet
at the house built for School House, in said
| Boronga.
The Electors of Southampton township to
meet at the llous sof William Adams, in said
! township.
The Electors Of Union towzslp to meet at
the house ef Michael Wyand, in said town
The Electors Of Middle WoodJcrry township
| to meet at the house Of Henry Fuck in the
village Of Woodberry, in said township.
/ The Electors of South Wnodberry township
/ TO meet al the mousse otCHlitl bg JAGOp pS%cF,
| in said township
/ AT which time and place the qualified EIec-
tors will elect by ballot,
Twcniy iy'-seYen persons TO be Electors of Prcsi-
! dent ana Vice President Of the United States.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
,.That any person, excepting Justices Of the
| Peace, who shall hold any Office or app fnsment
of profit trust under the Unaed States, or o.
this State or any city or corporatel district,
/ whether i commissioned cfiicer or otherwise a
| subordinate ofiieer who is or shall 5e employed
| uuder the legislature, executive or judiciary de-
partment Of this State, or o. the United States
| or of any Incorporated district, and also that
/ every member of Congress and of the State
| Legislature; and of the select or common coun-
/ ell of any CITY, or commissioner OF amy iucor-
porated district; is by law incapable of holding
/ or exercising at the time the Office or appoint
meut Of Judge, Inspector or clerk, Of any elec-
ton Of this commonwealth, and no inspector
Judge or other officers OF such election, Shall be
| eligible TO be voted for.'
Aud the said Act Of Assembly, entitled "a
| Act relating to elections ofthis conn. nwealth;
passed July Sd 1886, further provides, fol-
/ lows, to wit:
| ..That the inspectors and judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for holding
| the election in the district To which they re-
| Spcctiyely belong, before 8 O'Clock on the
morning or the u Tuesday of October, and
sach said Inspector shall appoint one clerk,
who shall be qualified voter Of such dis
tFict.
s-In ease tile person who shall have received
j the second highest number of votes for inspec-
tor. shall not attend on the day Of any elee-
| ton then the person who shall have received
the second highest number OF votes for judge
at the next preceding election, shall act as in-
| spector in his place. And in case the person
who bas received the highest number of votes
for Inspector shall not attend, the person elect
| ed judge shall appointan an inspector in his place
aud IN case the person elected judge shall not
| attend then the inspector who received the
| highest nualbcr votes shall appoint judge ia
his place, and II any vacancy shall continue in
the board for the space of one hour before the
time fixed by law for the opening of the elec-
ton, tile qualified voters OF the towp ship, ward
or district for which such efficer shall have
been elected, present at the place of election,
shall elect one of their number te I'll such va
cancy.
sit shall be the duty of the several assess ors
respeetivefy, to attend at the place of holding
every general, special OF township election.
during the whole time said election is kept OPP
en- for the purpose of giving Information 20 the
inspectors, and judge, when called on, in rela-
ion to the right of any person assessed by them
to vote at such election, and on such other mat
| tcrs in relation to the assessment of voters, as
ths said inspector, ereither Of them, shall from
time 10 time require.
| ssNo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election rs aforesaid, than white freeman of
| the age of twenty years or more, who shall
| have resided in this Stat. at least one year,
and in the election district where he offtrs 10
vote at least ten days Immediately preceding
such election, md within two years paid a
] state or county tax, which shall have been as
| sessed at least ten days before the eleetion.--
4 But citizen of the United States, who has
previously been qualified voter Of this State
and removed thereirom and returned, and who
! has resided in the election district and paid
taxes, aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after
residing in this State six months; Provided:
That the white freemen, citizens of the United
States, between the ages of twenty-one and
twenty two years, have resided in the election
district ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled TO
vote although they shall not have p taxes
| ssfyo person shall be admitted to vote whose
! name is not contained in the list of taxable in-
/ hahitaats furnished by the commissioners unless
i First he produce receipt for the payment
i within two years of a state OF county tax as
| scssed aSreeaAly to the Constitution, and give
| satisfactory evidence, either his own oath or
affirmation Of another, that he has paid such
tax, or on failure Of payment thereof; Second,
4 ifhe claim right to vote lay teing an eieetoF