The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-03

Die OF noloing or exercising at the same time
the office or appointm mt of Judge, Inspector,
or Clerk of any election in this Commonwealth,
and that no Inspector or Judge, or other Off
Ger Of any such election shall be eligible to
any Office then to be voted for.
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act
of Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
April 18th, 1910, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be construed as to
prevent any military officer or Borough officer
from serving as Judge, Inspector, or Clerk of
any general or special election in this Com
monwealth
1t is further directed that the meeting of
the return judges at the Court House in Cou-
dersport to make out the general returns, shall
be on the first Friday succeeding the general
election which will be the 10th day of Octo-
Der.
The return judges Of Potter and Tioga
counties shall meet at the Court House in the
Borough Of Wellsboro, in the county of Tioga,
on Tuesday, the goth Cay of October, 1857, to
make return for Members of Assembly.
also hereby make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen.
sral election in the several townships and bor-
oughs within the county of Potter, are as fol-
low, to wit:
For the township Of Abbott, at the house
formerly occupied by 7. B. Abbott in said
township.
For the township of Allegany. at the school
house near the place formerly owned by
Chester Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham at the house
of A. K. Lewis, in said township.
For the township of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Stevens, in said township.
For the township of Eulalia, at the New
Court House in the Borough of Coudersport
For the township Of Genesee, at the house
now occupied by O. Chamberlain, in Ellisburg
| For the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house No. 5, near Henry Ingrahams in said
township.
For the township of Hoctor, at the house OF
| Anna Wilbur, in SAID township.
| For the township of Homer, at the school
house near Jacob Peets, in said township.
| For the township of Jackson, at the house
Of Benjamin Barse, in said township.
| For the township of Heating, at the house
of Pliny Harris, in said township.
| For the township Of Oswayo, at the honss
of John Wells, in said township.
| For the township Of Pike, at the house Oi
Elijah johnson, in said township.
| For the township of Portage, at the SizeI
school house, in said township
| For the township of Roulet, at the school
house near George Weimer's in said township
| For the township of Pleasant Valley, ut the
! school house in said township.
For the township of Sharon, at the Sharon
Center school house, near John Voorhees,.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Asenath Taggart, in said township.
For the township of Stewardson, at the
house of John S. Clark, in said township.
For the township of Summit, at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, in said town
ship.
For the township of Sylvania at the school,
house near J. NJ. Rees, in said township.
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
Of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at thu
house of Lemuel Hammond, in said township
For the township of Wharton, at the houss
Of Stephen Horton, in said township.
For the Borough of Coudersport, at the
Court House in said Borough.
A ND WHEREAS, joint resolution propos-
N ing certain amendments to the ConstItu.
ton of this Commonwealth has been agreed
to by majority of the members elected tc
each House of the Legislature, at two success
sive sessions of the same the first session
commencing on the first Tuesday of January
A. ID. 1856, and the second session commenc-
ing on the first Tuesday of January 4. ID
1857 and whereas, it is provided by the tent
article Of the Constitution that any amend
ment 30 agreed upon shall be submitted to the
people, in such manner, and at such time, (at
least three months after being so agreed to by
the two Houses as the Legislature shall pre-
scribe; and whereas, by act of the Legis-
lature of this Commonwealth, entitled "Ar
Act prescribing the time and manner of SUBJ
mitting to the people, for their ratification oil
rejection, the proposed amendments to the
Constitution" approved May u, 1857; and
whereas, by virtue of writ of election to me
directed by the Governor Of this Common
wealth, am commanded to give public no.
tice Of the said act of Assembly;
Now therefore, /. A. G. TAGGART, High
Sheriff of the county of Potter, do hereby pro-
claim and give public notice to the qualified
electors of Potter county aforesaid, that ar
election will be held in each township and
borough in said county, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of October next, for the purpose of de-
cididing upon the adoption or rejection of the
said Amendments or any of them.
That the said election shall be held at the
place of holding the general elections of thi!
Commonwealth and shall be opened between
the hours of eight and ten o'clock in the fore
noon and continue without interruption ol
adjournment until seven o'clock in the eve
ming, when it shall be closed.
And it shall be the duty of the Judges, In
spectors and Clerks of elections of each o
said townships and boroughs, to receive a
said election, tickets either written or printed
or partly written and partly printed, from cit
izens duly qualified to vote for members o
the General Assembly, and to deposit them il
a box or boxes, to be for that purpose Provi-
ded by the proper officers, which tickets shall
be respectively labelled on the outside, "Firs
Amendment" ''Second Amendment" "ThirC
Amendment" and Fourth Amendment; = anC
those who are favorable to said Amendments
or any of them, may express their desire by
voting each as many separate written or print.
ed or partly written and partly printed bal
lots or tickets, containing on the inside thereo
the words, "For the Amendments y and thos'
opposed to such Amendments, or any of them
NAV eXpresS their oppoSition by voting eacl