Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-03
Election PrOciama ton.


wv HEREAS. by the laws Of this Com.
w monweahb it is IN de - the duty oi the Sheriff
OF give n"tice OF the general elections
by publication in one or more newspapers of the
". At least twenty days bclore the election, aud TO
ennuirrate therein the officers To be elected" and t
des gnate the place at which IN" election is 10 be-
held" Therefore, |. STEPHEN IL MILLER, II Ugh
Oh, rir of Columbia county. do hereby make known
and proc Liim to the qualified rlrct"rs of Columbia
county. that a GENERAL ElEc1loN viii he held
TEENr ri DAY or oCToBER Teng the second TIcs.
DAY in said month at tile several dis trcts wiihin the
uentin townsh hip at the house Of Ez' kicl Cole.
Braver township Al the h"usr Of Christian shuman.
Bloom township AT the Cnnrt House. Bloomsburg
Briarcreek tnwnsh,p, AT the 1.wn House, Berwick.
Catawssa township, at the house of the late Stacy
Ma.criHan Catawissa
Genre town ship ut the house Different n Hess deed
Yshingcrerkt ownship at the house OF Abraham Kline
now occupicd by William Loug.
Ge-nw OF township, al the house ofJoscph Patton.
Heal ,ck township at Tue Back Horn
Locust township at The house Of David Rrinbold.
F,amkin township. at Ciayton's scliool House.
M'tlin township at the honse OF J"hn Keller.
MADISON township at ihr house OF Jho NtllVrr decd
Monntpieasant township, at the house of William
MonlnNr TOW ship, IT the house of John Richards now
occnpA,kly W,,iiam tlollIngshead
SIAN Town ~ ~lLe house OF Isaac Yeiter.
RnarngCr'N Pp at the house of G.. w. Dries
bach now OCc-l by Frankln Shuman.
Orange township, al the bOuse VI Peter 7. Kline,
sugarloar township at the mouse Of Aiuas Cole
Scott township attIehodsc of Enoch Howell Espy'n
Convngham township. ct tile house of WOliuuh
Jackson township, al the house oi Joshua Savage
It's lnr'hrr directed that the election AT the SAID
several Districts shat he opened bewe he hours
and 10 O'Clock in the iorcnoon, aud shall continue
open without interruption or ahjnu'nmcnt. until :
The officers to be elected at The time aud place liOre
4 GOVERNOR,
Two JUDO rs OF THE SUPREME COURT.
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
MEMGER Of CONGRESS.
A STATE SEN iTnR,
TWO MEN iEgS OF ASSEMBLY.
COUNTY COMMISSION ER.
one PERSON FOR PkOThONOThhY, CLERK
OF TnE COURr OF QUARTER SESSIONS, OF TnE
ORPHANS GnuET; MD OF Tue COURT OF
ONE PERSON FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
G9TNTY c9T>rY HnGiToR HHFHTURtH'
md the sad crclIuu of Cong ressmnn IL held in
pursuance Of writ To NE du,ctd by Ihe1 scrn"r of
III, Commonwealth OF P"nnsNlvtnia wherein 1t is di.
rrerad that because vacancy has happcn"d ~ the
representation ol ths S,ac in he iious" o Represent
stIyc. of tho United States, in consequence OF the
death ni ions G MnNT"oMtkY, Esq, elected u mcmber
of the r~cu'y Fiuh Congress from tn Twelfth Con.
gfe,siOusl D,srct, composed OF The counties OF Co
IA ,nba, Luz"rnc. Montnur aud wyoming, that |, Sic
pncn u Mh"r iiigh SnrriT nj Columbia county shalt
I'D In he held, ~ each township, at the
mr and at the places aforesaid, an elect tor GhOol-
iur a Rcnrcsrrlliv" at this commouwcdIth ~ Ike
Nous" uf Representatives Of the United states, to fill
tb- vacancy aforesaid.
Aud whereas. have h"en directed hy the Governor
tor,yr Ice at ioiut Ipsnlt,ou proposing certain
anIsudmrnts In the Cons'uton ol mis- Commonwealth,
has agreed to by majority o the menh"rs eecied
Ia rnc lIuusr Of he i.,gisatufr II two sucrcssive
terms Of the sanr ua hl il provided by the Con
pituion that any "ndmrnt 50 agreed upon, shall
he submitted 10 the people for their approval rr".
t,u Thetef,r-. fir III" purpns" ui asc'riairing The
E~nsn the ciliZ'Is Uf the Commonwealth IN I'd
th ,rrto I Stenl"n II Ni.Irr Urh Sh-riH Of CnInniuit
county do CIV" notice aud proc aim to the qualified
tl"ciors O said county that an 'r C'oh Wil hr held
~ e'G" % - e,,Tm ,S rIrSu OF ot ToER A. d.
1857 for III" purpose ~ drrdng upon tue adoption
rejection oi the said am"nimenis, - any oi them
winch said election .hnIl b" held al The places anr
op med aud closed al the imr at anh within which II
-nrrul Elections at hts Commonwealth are hcld
4. y,.tIl Ihs la nj
Jud 80. Iusp .rtn anl Clerks o. zach -! sad town
Sims arn- and districts 10 tscciv" at the said elec
ton kes either "titt"n ~ printed, hri ~ writ
ten aud pariy prinIcd from citizens duty qualified Il
vote for Members 0i III" G"nrrti Assembly aud Il
deposit them bnx ar hox"s 10 b Tor that purnos
prnviiei hv the pr"prr otrs which iicke's shall b.
respectively iahr -" III" outside "Firs Amend
m"nt Second Amendment " "1hird Amendm"n >,
aud Fourth Amendment" and III 'se VINO are tIVora
hlr to said Amendments, or aRI Of tnrm, ma eKlres
thpir desire by voiInE each as many s"para" winter
or nrinted or nnr'Iy written ~ pr'h'ed ballots q
tickets. containing On the Inside thereof the ward
FnrIh. Am"ndmenI" aud those WIN are opposed I
such Am fndmrnt+. or ahV ol Them NAV express lhel
opposition by votint earh aS many separate wrllr
print ID hallo or licke'S containing "h tue 'hsd
thereof he words, Again nst the Amendments"
And further, do h"rrhy give notice. direct an
proclaim, that the elrcii0n an the said propose
Amendments, shall be "penei nnd closed at ia" sam
time nd in alt respects he cor,ut ted as the GeheT
EIeriions Of this Commonwealth ar" nov conhucul
AS well as respects the qualifications of voters ~
iime ami manner OF making returns as ~ all o'h
it's further directe tnat the mGrlings OF the reur
the general returns shall he tlF frs Friday su
ceeding the genrTnl election, which VIII be Inc 81
teruth hay Oi October.
The Cong gTPssioaaI return Judges e the Twelfth DI
uict cunpusrd at the counties nt Columbia luLern
NJ IntOur and Wyoming. will NEE nt TIE Cuuri iOns
in BIoomshura, on TUESDAY, the Twentieth dhy
October next, 10 make out Tetur for member orCo
gIeSs, u,..
he Senatorial return Judges of the Nhiucen
SenatorIu District imposed Of the counties of Snydt
Northumberland, MnnInut and Columbia will meet
III. Court Ilnus".in the borough of Snnhury. IN q
county Of Northumberland on TUESDAY the Twrn
eth tay Of October next 10 make out returns iOr STA
Senator.
'rhr return Judges nf the Representative Distri
composed of the counties nf Wyoming, sullivan, {
iumbia aud Mnntnur shall meet at the Cont House
81 'nmsburg, in ihe cnunty Of Columbia on lUE~DN
tc Tween rth dny of OciDbrr next to ma kc out retuf
for member of Assembly.
And Ia and by The said act, am further directed
give notes that every person, excepting Jusces OF
pro6t or trust IN Ter the Government Of tue Unit
etates, Of this State o 0 any ityOr ine0Tpora
district whether a commissioned officer OlherwI
suhnrIinar officer or az IT, who IS or shall b" =
nInvrd undeT the lrgi satiVe executive judCia
dpnaIlmpni t STATE, or oi any Incorporate dl>tr
snl also that every member al Congress and NJ
seIrct or common council oi any city, comm ssion
of nnv nrurn rated district, is, by law, incapable
hoIdil, or exercising at The same lm", lhe "iicr
npnnntnrn of nudge, inspector or cleIh " any ehct
al This ronmOnv ealIh, and that M Inspector i'hge
anv officer OF such election shiil Oe eHs Vie ~
once than 10 he voted for .p,.
Gwen urdgr my haudaud seat az my ONCE III h'oo
bury this 3lst day OF August a: d 1917 ,,p
p,o.,o.hu,c GENT & lsJ7 sAsri6
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