Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-09-26
Election Proclamation.

w monweanb. it is M dc the duty the 81 erif
ot every comfy give notice Of the general elections
bv puhica on in one ore newspapers of the
~, least twenty days be- fore the election" and to
enumeratc therein q the officers 10 he elected" " and TO
desi gnue The place at which the election is 10 he
held. Therefore, l. sTEPnEN IL. MILLER, High
tshcpG Of Columbia county do hereby make known
county, ,,1H w. that a GENERAL ELEGTioN VIII be held
s3d oT dS@% 81 TUGsDAS Gsl M Ss
day III said month, al the several districts within the
ueutjn township. at the house of Ez kicl Cole
leayer township, a, the house of Christian shuman
bloom nship. at the Court House, Bloomsburg '.
lriarcreek township, at the Town House, Berwick.
Catawisea township, at The house of the late stacy
Mugerman, Catawissa.
Fshingcreek township, n he house OF Abraham Kline.
now occupied by William Long
Greenwo township. nt the house ofJoseph Il Patton
Ilemlock township, al the Buck Horn
Locust township at the house Of David Reinbod
franklin township, at Clayton's School House. .r
Mlliu township at the hnuse o John Keller.
Madison township at the house of Jno Welllver decd
Montour iown.np 1t the house of John Richards now
occupied by William lioilineshead.
Nain township, nj the house OF Isaae Ycucr.
Ro0rngctrek township - - the house Of G. w. Dries
bach. now occupied by Frankliu shumnn.
Orange township, at the house OF Peter r. Kline,
OTangevillc.
T,ue township ut The house Of Albert Hunter.
Sigar0af townshI2 at the house Of Alinas Cole
scott tow ship at the hcisG of Ehoch Howell. Espyn
GonYngham township, 81 the house Of + Il Woionh.
Jackson iownsI,p nj the house OF Joshup Savage,
itis further directed that the election al the sad
and 10 O'Clock in The forenoon. hnd shall continur
"pen without in'"rrnp'Ion or adjon'nmcnt. uniil
O'Clock IN the evening when the polls shall he closed.
The officers 10 be elected Ht the time and pIuce aure
snid are
TWO JUDGES ap TIE SUPREME CoUET, '-
A CANAL COMMISSIONERS
MEMBER or rONGREss,
A STATE SEN ATnR,
TWO MEMBERS or ASSEMBLY,
Owe PERSON FOR pRoTnoNoTAHY, CLERK
ov TnE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS, OF THE
,pRpiAN,s IouRT AND or TIE COURT OF
nVE PERSON FUR REGIs IsTER AND RECORDER,
4 G9I}>1,Y G9TSTY hFTEH7,htn' ITIn,7uh
nnd the said election Of CONGRESSMAN is held in
pursuance of writ directed by the q vHrnur uf
The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, wherein 1t is di
rrcted thnt because vacancy lIas happened IN the
atvcs Of ltr United s'atcs, ~ CONSEQUENCE OF the
death OF ions MosrGoMEgy, Es'l., elected member
uf the Tweniy II nh Congress, from III Twelfth Con.
gres siona District, composed Of the counties Of Co.
ilmbiu, LuZrrnc Montour aud wyoming, that |, Ste
pheu Il Miller, High Sheriff Ocolnmbia ouniy shall
hold or cause to be held, il each township, ut tho
lime and the places aforesaid. an election for thOos
ing Representative OF Mis iomionwGala IN ,he ne
the vacancy utOTcsaid.
Aud, whereas, have h"cn directed by the Governor
give notice that joint solution, proposing certain
amendments to the Constitution Of This Commonwealth,
has been agreed TO hya minority of the members elected
10 earn House of the Legislature, at two successive
ers OF the zane, and that it is provided by the Con
sltu,iOn. that any amendment so agreed upon, shall
submitted to the people for their approval o. rers
Therefore, Tor the purpose Of ascerlalhing The
sense Of the cizeRs Of this Commonwealth in regard
thereto. |, SeHi.cn II Miller High Sheriff fColumba
county, do give notice and proc aim 10 the qualified
electors of said codnty, that an election will be hed
on lhe SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, A. d,
1851 for the purpose of deciding upon the adoption or
rejection Of the said amendments, or any of them ;
which said election shall be held hi the places, and
opened aud closed at he time and within which tne
General Elections of this COmmo nwealth are held
opened aud cosedi and II shall be the duty OF the
Judges Inspectors aud Clerks o: each of said town
ships wards an districts to receive at the said cleo.
nckcts Cthrr Nfllltn printed lhrIy wrt.
and partly printed from citizens duly qualified 10
vote for Members Of the General Assembly and to
deposit them in box boxes be for that pur pose
provided by the proper officers; which tickets shall be
respectively labelled the outside First Amend.
inent, - secoud Amendment" 'Third Amendment !"
and Fourth Amendment" and those who ore iayora.
HE to said Amendne ns, or any of them, ma
their desire by Young each many separate written
or printed. OF parlly written or printed ballots or
tickets contai ming IN the inside thereof the words
.,tot the Ameudieni,' an those who are opposed ~
such amendments, or any OF them, may express their
opposItIon BY voting each as many separate written
thereof the words, "Agaiiist the Amendments"
Aud further, do hereby give notice, direct and
proclaim, that the election the said proposed
Amendments, shall be openet aud closed at The same
time and in NH respecs be conducted az the General
Elections of this Commonwealth are now conducted
IA wen respects the qualifications of voters, the
time and mGnner Of making returns, as in all other
particulars.
Its further directed the meetings of the return
judges, the Court House in BoomsburE 10 make out
the general returns, shHl he the first Friday sue
ceoding the general election which viii be the six
&c enth day OF Ootuher
uct, composed of the counties of Columbia, Luzerne
Monnur and WyOmi ng, will NEE at the Court House
in Boomsburg, ON TUESDAY, the Twentieth day u
october next 10 make out retur for member OF Con
grGss
The Senatorial return Judges of the Thrtoenll
Senatorial District composed of the counties of Snyder
NuIthunber and, Nj 0nIouT and Columbia will meet a
the Court House the borough Of Sunbury, in III,
county of Northumberland on TU ESDAY, the Twenti
eth DAY OF october next to make out returns for Stal
Senator
The return Judges Of the Representative District
composed of The counties OF Wyoming, sullivan, Co
lumbia and Aoniour, shall meet the Court House. u
BloOmsburg, ~ The county of Columbia, on TUESDAY
the Twenlieih day of OclOJef next
for members of Assembly.
and in ana by the said act, am further directed Il
give notice that every person. excepting justices of IN
peace, who shall hold any Office appointment q
uroft or trust under the Government Of the Unite
States nf this State Of any cityOT Incorporates
district whether commissioned officer or oherw Use
a subordinate uiicer ugont. who ia or shall be EN-
nlOyed under the egi satyet executive, ud!ciar
arpatent OF this State, of any incorporated district
aud also that every member OF Congress and of tn
select coUmon council 0f any CITY, commi ssioner
Of any incorporated dis Iict, is, by law Incapable
holding exercising AT The same time, We Office o
appointment Of Judge inspector cleik Of any eecto
uf this commonW ealih, and that no inspector Judge
ofcer Of any such election shall be eligible to an
flee than 10 be voted for.
Given under my handnud seal, AZ my olhce IN Bloom
burg, this 3lst day Of August a. D., 1857,
STEPHEN II. MILLER,
bloomsbury Sent s. 1857 Sheriff
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