The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
GENERAL ELECTION PRoCLAMA-
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| sNSs'Suu'C INdCo At WHICH tue Ptpeu0n Is
10 be held." Therefore, I, STEPHEN H.
MILLER, High Sheriff of Columbia coun,y,
do hereby make known and proclaim 10 tie
qualified electors of Columbia county, ,ha, a
general election will be held throughout said
county, on TUESDAY, The THIRTEENTH
| DAY OF OCTOBER, being the second Tues.
| day said month, at the several districts
within the county TO witt /.
Benton township, at the house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township, at the house of Christian
| Shuman.
Bloom township at The Court. house Blooms.
burg.
Bnarcreek township, at the Town House,
Berwick.
Calawissa township, al The house OF the Ia!e
Stacy Margetam, Calawlssa.
Centre township, at The house OF jeremiah
Hess, deceased.
tishinscreek township, at The house of
Abraham Kline, now occupied by William
Long.
Greenwood township, a, the house of Jos.
Z. Patton.
Hemlock township, at The Buck Horn
Locust township, at the house OF David
Reinhod.
franklin township, at CIayton's School.
house.
Mfllin township, al the house of John Kel-
er
Madison township, at the house of John
Weliver, decd.
Mounpleasant township, al the house of
William Hutchinson.
Moniour township, at the house of John
Richards, now occupied by William Hollngs-
head.
Main township, al the house of Isaac Yet.
ter.
Roarinecreek township, at the house OF G.
w. Dresbach, nuw occupied by Franklin
Shuman.
Orange township, at the house of Peter p
Kline, Orangevle.
Pine township at he house of Albert Hun.
Ter.
Sugarloai township, at the house of Ali
mas Cole.
Scott township at the house OF Enocb How
ell, Espytown.
Conyneham township, at The house of F.
r. Wolfouh.
jackson township at the house OF Joshua
Savage.
Il ls further directed that the election q,
The said several districts shall be- opened be-
tween the hours oil and 10 o'cluck in the
forenoon, aud shall continue opeE Without
interruption or adjournment, until O'Clock
in the evening, when the polls shall be clos
ed.
The officers 10 be elected al The time and
place aforesaid are:-
A GOVERNOR.
2JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
A CANAL COMMISSIONER,
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-,
A STATE SENATOR,
2 MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY,
A COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
ONE PERSON FOR PROrHONOTARY,
CLERK OF THE COURr OF QUARTER
OF THE ORPHANS COURr,
AND 4, D ( OF THE coURTsoF OYER AND TER
PERSON FOR REGISTER AND RE.
CORDER.
A COUNTY TREASURER,
A COUNTY AUDITOR.
And the said election of Congressman is
held in pursuance Of writ TO me directed
by the Governor OF The Commonwealth of
Pennsylv wherein il is directed that be-
cause vacancy has happened in the repre-
senlalion of this State in the House OF Rep
resentalives of the United States, in conse-
luence of the death OF JOHN Il. MONT.
GOMERY, Esq elected member of the
twenty Filth Congress, from the Twelfth
District, composed of The
oil Columbia, Luzerne, Moutour and
that L. Stephen Fl. Miller, High
Sheriff oi Columbia county, shall hold or
cause to be held, in each township, at the
lime and The places aforesaid, an election for
choosing Representative of this Common.
wealth IL the House of Representatives OF
he United States, TO fill The vacancy afore-
said.
And, whereas, have been directed by The
Governor 10 give notice that joint resolu-
ion, proposing certain amendments to the
Constitution oil this Commonwealth, has been
agreed 10 by majority of the members
elected to each House oil The Legislature, a,
{ is provided by the Constitution, that any
nilled 10 the people for :heir approval or re-
ection. Therefore, for The purpose Of ascer-
aiming the sense of The citizens of Ibis COM
Miller, High Sheriff OF Columbia county, do
give notice and proclaim 10 tie qualified
electors Of said county, that an election will
oe held in each OF the townships, wards aud
districts therein, on The second Tuesday of
JCtopeI, n. ~ 1915, ioE tHe Pufpuse vi ueCis
ling upon The adoption or rejection o. the
said amendments, or any of Them; which
said election shall be held at the places, and
opened aud closed at the time al aud within
which lie General Elections of this Com.
nonweallh are held, opened and closed; and
il shall be the duty of the Judges, Inspectors
and Clerks of each of said townihips, wards
and districts to receive at the SAID election,
ickels either written or printed, or partly
8fiuen and partly printed from citizehs duly
qualified TO vote for Members oil the Gen.
sral Assembly, and to deposit them in box
,r boxes 10 be for that purpose provided by
he proper officers; which tickets whall be
be respectively labelled on the outside,
First Amendment" ""Second Amendment"
Third Amendment" ""Fouuh Amendment"
md those who are favorable 10 said Amend
nen,s, or any of them, may express Their
iesire by voting each as many separate writ
ell or ptirted, or partly written or printed
,aIlos or uckels, containing on the inside
hereof the words "For the Amendment"
md those who are opposed to such Ameud-
nents, or any of them, may express their
opposition by voliug each as mary separate
written or printed ballots or tickets ontain
ne OIL tho inside thereof the words "Against
ha AynendtuantsO