Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-11-07
God save the Conmonw ealth !

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ST.7TES.
yTyHEDEAS in and b. an Act Of Gene
. w raj Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pepusy ylyania entitled San Act to regulate the I
General Elections within this Commonwealth, !" /
it is e,iained upon me to give public notice of
such Elections, and to enumerate in said notice |
MAR officers are to pe elected, l. HUGH /
MOORE. Sheriff of the county of Bedford, do
hereby make known, and give this public no
tiee to the Electors OF the county OF Bedford. |
that general Election will be held il said I
eo,rlty. on the first Tuesday Of November, 1856, I
st fl,e several Election Districts, follows. |
viz:
township Of Bedford, TO meet at the Court |
House. in said Borough.
Th., Electors Of Broadtop township to meet /
at the house Of William Griffith, in said town I
ship +
tho house Of Reuben Smith, in RaiuSburg in |
said township.
iThs Electors of Cumberland Valley township
"a meet at the new school house erected the |
land owned by John Bmp's heirs in said town- |
ship.
at the School huuse No .. near the dwelling
house of Henry keyser, in said townSE p.
The Electors of Hopewell township to meet
| II the house If j ohm Dasher, in said township. /
I The Electors ef JRniata township to meet at
| the house nov occupied by William keyser, in
| said township.
! Tne Electors ef Londonderry township to
! meet al Sehoolhouse No. 3. in Siid towIthip- !
The Electors of Liberty township to meet at
I the School house in the village of Stonerstown.
| in said township.
the house OF David . Neal, il Clearyille, i'll said
J township.
/ the house built for u School House, IN the bo-
rough of Scheisburg.
| The electors of East Providence township 10
meet at the house Of John Eycum, Jr., Inn
keeper, in said township
| The Electors Of West Providence township
to meet at the School House, in Bloody Rum
in said township.
The Electors Of ST. Cl4ir township to meet at
the Store House, the dwelling house OF
Gideon D Trout, in said township.
The Electors Of Schelisburg Borough 10 meet
al the house built for School House, in said
Borough.
meet at tie hous iof William Adams, ia said
The Electors Of unita toszsl.ip to meet at
the house ef Michael Wyand, in said town
ship.
The Electors Of Middle " ood5er9y township
to meet at the house OF Henry FIgck III the
! village of Wood b.rrr, IN said township.
The Electors Of South Woodberry, township
to meet at the house occupied BY Jacob Os.er,
IN said township.
At which time and place the qualified Elcc-
| tors viii eleet by ballot,
Twentv-sevcn persons to be Electors of Presi-
dent and V ice President OF the United States.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That any person, excepting Justices Of the
Peace. who shall hold any office or appointment
of profit { trust under the United States. or Of
this State, or any city OF eorporated district,
whether 4 Commissioned efiicer or otherwise a
3 subordinate officer. who is or shall be employed
uuder the legislature, executive or Judiciary de-
] F,artincnt Or this STATE or OF the United States
e or of any Incorporated district, and also That
5 every member of Congress aud Of the State
Legislature; and Of the select or common coun-
!, Gil of any city, or commissioner OF any incor-
r porated district; is 10y law incapable of holding
or exercising at the time, the office appoint
e ment Of judge, inspector or clerk, of any elec-
s tion Of this commonwealth, aud no inspector
judge or other officers OF such elections SHAH be
a eligible to be voted for.''
{ And the said Act OF Assembly, entitled "A
Act relating 10 elections of this comm. nwealth:'
passed Jaiy Cd 1886, further provides, as fol-
e lows, to wit:
"That the inspectors and judges shall meet
At the respective places appointed for holding
the election in the district u which they re-
spectiyely helong, before 9 o'elock on the
/ morning OK the " Tuesday of October, and
each said Inspector shall appoint on1 clerk,
who shall bc q qualified YUter Of such dis
triet.
= .In case the person who shall have received
= the second highest number of votes for inspec-
s tor, shall not attend on The day Of any cleo
s ton, then the person who shall have received
the second highest Number OF votes for Judge
at the next preceding election, shall act as Ia
] spector in his place. And in case the person
] who has received the highest number Of votes
for Inspector shall not attend, the person elect
! ed judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place
and in case the person elected judge shall not
attend then the Inspector who received the
= highest nusibcr votes snail appoint judge in
hIs pl3ce, and II any vacancy shall continue ia
the board for the space OF one hoar before the
time fixed by Law for the opening OF the cleo
ton, the qualified voters of the t0wr ship, ward
or district for which such officer shall have
been elected, present at the place oi election.
a shall elect one Of their number 10 fill such va
4 cancy.
SIT shall be the duty of the several assess ors
/, respectively, u attend at the place of holding
every general, special OF township election
during the whole time sad election is kept on
en- for the purpose OF giving information to the
inspectors, and judge, when called on, in rela
sion to the right of any person assessed by them
70 vote at such election, and on such other mat
ters in relation to the assessment Of voters, ss
tho said Inspector, either of them, shall from
time to time require.
fNsSSN
election as aforesaid, than white freeman of
the age of twenty-o years or more, who shall
have resided in this Stat: at least one year,
and in the election district where he offers to
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 election
{ But citizen OF TIE United States who has
previously been qualified voter Of this State
and removed therefr6m AMI returned, and who
has resided ia the election district and paid
taxes, aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after
residing in this State six months; Provided:
II hat the white ireemen, citizens Of the United
, States, between the ages OF twenty-one and
twenty two years, have resided in the election
district ten days aforesaid, shall be entitled to
vote. although they shali not have D taxes
'tNo person shall be admitted TO vote whose
name Is not contained in the list OF taxable in
haoitants furnished by the commissioners unless
FIRST, be produce receipt for the paymen.
within two years Of state or county tax as
sessed asreeAhly to the Constitution, and give
satisfactory evidence, either his own oatiI or
animation Of another, that he has paid such
tax, or on failure OF payment thereof; Second
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