Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-10-08
God Save the Commonwealth.
Proclamation OF PreSf dential



qualified voters of the county aforesaid, that
GENERAL ELECTION will be held in the said
county OF Cambria on tho FIRST Tuesday (and 4th
day. OF November next, {1s5G,) to elect BY ballot
TWENTY SEVEN ELECTOTS FOR PRESI-
DENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STAIRS.
In pursuance OF said act. also hereby make
known and give notice, that the places Of holding
the aforesaid General Election districts within the
said county q: Cambria as follows viz:
The electors of the district ccmpo,ed of the
Borough of Ebensburs, to meet al the Court
House i'll raid Borough.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township of Cambria. to meet at the Court House
in the Borough of Ebensburg.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township of Carroll, to meet at the School House
in Carroltown, in said township.
The electors of the district composed of tho
township of Chest, to meet at the School House
on the farm Of Richard j. Proudfoot, in said
township.
The electors of the district composed Of the Bo-
rough of Lorctto, to neot at the School House in
said Borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
borough of Summitville, to moet at the School
House in said borough.
Tie electors of the district composed of the
township Of Allegheny, to meet at School House
No. o. in said township.
The electors of the district composed of the Bo-
House, in said Borough.
The electors of the district composed of the
Borough of Connemaugh, to meet at School House
No. l. i'll said Borough.
The electors Of the district composed of the
to ynship of Clarified, to meet at the house of
John II. Douglass, in said township.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township of jackson, TO meet at the house Of
Henry ltager i'll said townslfw
The electors of the district composed IF the
township of Rclland, to meet at tho house of
Jacob Kring, i'll said township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Blacklick, to meet at the house of
Adam bleakin, in the village Cf B-lsano, in said
township.
The electors of TIE district composed of the
township Of Susquclanna to meet at the house Of
Matthew Conrad, il said township.
The electors of the district composed Of the
township OF Washington, at the Scl,o,l
House situate 1T the foot of Plane No. 4 in said
township.
Tho electors OF the district composed Of the
township uf White, tonect at School IIJuse No
L. in said township.
The electors of the district composed of tie
township q. Munster; to meet at the ware house
of Augustine Durbn, in the village Of munster
in said township.
The electors # the district composed Of the
township of Connumaugh, to meet As follows, viz:
District NJ. l.-All that part OF Sid township
Of &. nemau.h, bounded by tic Somerset county
line. tue Stony Creek River. to Jnhnstuwn Bor-
oug'l lac, thence by line of said Borough to the
junction of the Stony Creek and Little Conenaugh
Rivers thence up Little Concmauah to the large
aquetluct across Hinkstor's Run thence down
the I} Z C,Eemaugh River to the Na,tmoreland
Co., line, thence along said line to the Somerset
Co., line. and place of beginning-to meet at
School House No. Il, in Cambria City, i'll said
township.
District No. All that part Of said township
bounded by the Concmaugh River and Penn. u
vania Canal, rom the small aqueluct across
Hinkston's Run. to the large aqucduct ut Johns
town, thence by Conemaugh Borough and Cone
maugh River to Sutnmcrllill township line, thence
by jackson township line to Indiana county line,
thence by tie same to the place of beginning: to
meet at School House No. 5. near tho residence of
John lleadrick, in said township.
District No. 3.-All that part of said township
bounded by the Conemaugh Borough line and the
Cunemau3h river to the Richland township line,
the Stony Creek River and the Jvhustown Bor-
ough line, to meet at School Httse No. 10, near
the farm of the heirs Of David Singer decd, in
s:i township.
The elcctorc of tie district composed Of the
township Of Su,nmrrtill. to meet rs FLOWS, viz:
District No. ALL that part of said township
lying on the eastern side of tic division line divi
ling said township into two election districts. bald
division line beeinning at a of tfact of
land warranted III the names of Alexander Car
sic ana Samuel Griffin, thence north 163 degrees
west $40 perchcs to the Galbraith road. it being
the dividing line b-twecn Summerhlll and Cam
hria townships Again commencing at the corn
"r of the Alexander Carlisle and Samuel Griffin
tracts. thence South 20 degrees, 1910 perc!Ics to
the South Fork of the Concmaugh River, to meet
at the School House in the town Of Jefferson. III
said township and the officers elected at last
spring election for said township to conduct said
election.
District No. All that part Of said township
lying on the western side Of the said division line,
to meet az the School House near the town Sum-
meriili i'll said township: and Casper Dimond
Will act AS Judge and Francis *. llerlinger and
Samuel S. Paul inspectors Of said election.
And further give notice, as in and by the 18th
Section of the aforesaid Act am directed to do,
That all persons, except Justices OF the Peace,
who shall hold any office appointment OF profit
or trust under the government OF the United States
or of this State, any City or incorporated dis
trlct, whether commissioned officer or otherwise
a subordinate or agent who is or shall lie employ
ed under the legislative, Judiciary executive de-
partment of this State the United States, or OF
any City or incorporated district and also, that
every member of Congress or the State LeglSla-
.Hrc. and of the select common councils OF any
incorporated district, is By law incapable OF hold
ing Or exercising, at the same time, the oiflce or
appointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk Of any
election of :his Commonwealth and that no In
spector, Judge, or other officer of any such ell
ecton shall be eligible to any Office then voted for.
Also, in tie 4th Section of the Act of Assembly,
entitled, IAN Act relating to elections and for
other purposes" approved the 10th day of April
1850, it is enacted that the foregoing 18th Section
shall not be construed to prevent any militia
officer borough officer from serving Judge or
Inspector at any general Ut special election lu this
Pursuant To fhe r,roytsonS contained in the Act