The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-30
GENERAL ELECTION PR0CLAhA-
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GENERAL ELECTION RkOCLAMA~
g. - : TION.
WHEREAS by The Iws of this Common
wealth il il mads fthe duty Of the Sheriff Of
esefy county 10 give notice ofthe general
elections, BY publication in one ot more
newspapers OF the county, at least twenty
days beiofe the election" and 10 enumefsle
| therein tihe officers 10 The elected, g and 10
| ssdesignale The place al which The election is
| TO be held" Therefore, I, STEPHEN II.
MILLER, High Sheriff of Columbia count y,
| do hereby make known and proclaim 10 the
qualified electors OF Columbia county, thai q
county, on TUESDAY, the THIRTEENTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, being The second Tnes.
| day said month";, al the several districts
within The county 10 wit:--
Benton township, al The house Of Ezekiel
| Cole. g5.s...;5'-.. Is ,..ss....s
Beaver township, a. the house Of Christian
Shuman. 80. -. -
Bloom township at The Courthouse Blooms.
burg. !
Bfarcreek township, at the Town House,
| Berwick.
| Catawissa township, al the house fthe late
Stacy Margefam, Caiawlssa.
Centre township, at The house OF jeremiah
Hess, deceased.
Fishingcreek township, at The house of
Abraham Kline, now occupied by William
Long.
Greenwood township, at the house of Jos.
r. Patton.
Hemlock township, at The Buck Horn.
Locust township, at the house OF David
Reinbold.
Franklin township, at Clayton's School
| house. tate
M.flin township, al the house Of John Kel-
ier
Madison township, at the house of John
WeIlver, decd.
Mounlpleasant township, at the house Of
William Hutchinson. t
Monl0ur township, al the house OF John
Richards, now occupied BY William Hollings-
head. 4
Main township, al the house of Isaac YET
ter. tt1tI
Roafingcreek township, at The house oil G.
w. Dnesbach, nuw occupied by franklin
Shuman. .e,s4 -
Orange township, al the house of Peter P.
Kline, Orangeville. "a
Pine township al The house of Albert Hun
Ter
Sugarloai township, a, the house of Ali
mas Cole. -
Scott township althe house Of Enoch How
ell, .Espytowu. -s{ -,..
Conyngham township, al the house of F..
R. Wolfonh. a.,
Jackson township at the house of Joshua
Savage.
Il is further directed that the election at
the said several districts shall be opened be-
tween The hours OF and 10 o'cluck in The
forenoon. and shall continue opeE whhou,
interruption or adjournment, until Z O'Clock
in no a sh n ha. alp
ed.
The officers 10 be elected al the time and
place aforesaid are -
A GOVERNOR, d.
2JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
a CANALs COMMISSIONER,
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-,
A STATE SENATOR,
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY,
A COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
ONE PERSON FOR PROrHONOTARY,
CLERK OF THE COURT OF QUARTER
SESSIONS. OF THE ORPHANS COURT,
AND OF THE CoURToF OYER AND TER
MINER.
CoRDER.
ACOUNTY TREASURER,
A COUNTY AUDITOR.
= Aud the said election of Congressman is
held in pursuance of writ TO me directed
by the Governor OF the Commonwealth of
Pennsyl ylvania, whersin il is directed that be-
cause vacancy has happened in the repre-
senlation OF this State iu the House OF Rep
resentatives of the United States, in conse-
quence of the death OF JOHN G. MONT
GoMERY, Esq, elected a member OF the
Twenty Filth Congress. from The Twelfth
Congressional District, composed of the
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Wyoming, that !, Stephen II, Miller, High
Sheriff of Columbia county, shall hold or
cause 10 be held, in each township, at the
time and The places aforesaid, an election for
choosing a Representative of this Common
wealth iE the House of Representatives of
The United States, TO fill the vacancy afore.
said.
And, whereas, have been directed by the
Governor 10 give notice that joint resolu-
lion, proposing ceflain amendments TO the
Constitution OF this Commonwealth, has been
agreed TO by a majority of The members
elected to each House OF the Legislature, al
two successive terms OF the same, aud that
il ia provided by the Constitution, that any
amendment, SO agreed upon, shall Se sub
miled 10 the people for their approval or re-
leclion. Therefore, for The purpose OF ascer-
tanning the sense Of The citizens OF ibis Com
mouweailh in regard thereto, |, Stephen H.
Miller, High Sheriff oil Columbia county, do
give notice and proclaim 10 Ate qualified
electors OF said county, that an election will
be held 10 each of the townships, wards and
districts therein, on the second Tuesday of
October, A. D. 1857, for the purpose of deci.
dug upon The adoption or rejection O. the
said amendments, or any of them; which
said election shall be held al the places, aud
opened and closed at The Time nj and within
which lie General Elections of this Com
monweal,h are held, opened and closed; and
it shall be The duty of the Judges, Inspectors
and Clerks of each of said lownibips, wards
and districts to receive al the SAID election,
tickets either written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed from citizens duly
qualified TO vote Tor Members OF the GEN
eral Assembly, and to deposit them In a box
or boxes TO be for that purpose provided by
the proper officers; which tickets whal be
be respectively labelled on lhe outside,
"First Amendment, ni"Secoud Amendment, %
"Thrt Amendment" ""FouHh Amendment
and those who are favorable TO said Amend
rnante mr. anv of fham NAV axnress the-r