The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAiiA-
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uGFeU ''lUt pIitCtfe W ttfu ofC'cNy "uo w
''desiana'e Ihe place at which lhs elsc,ion 10
10 be held" Therefore, I, STEPHEN II.
MILEER, High Sheriff Of Columbia ooanty,
do hereby make known aud pruclsim 10 tho
qualified electors Of Columbia county, that q
general election will be held throughout said
county, on TUESDAY, The THIRTEENTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, being the second Toes.
day in said Honth, a, the several distfcts
within the county TO wit ~ SAY
Bsnton township, at the house OF Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township, at the house Of Christian
| Shuman.
| Bloom township oil the Court house Blooms.
burg.
Bnarcreek township, q. the Town House,
Berwick.
Ca,awissa township, at The house Of the late
Stacy Margeram, CalawIssa.
Cenire township, at the house ot jeremiah
! Hess, deceased.
tishingcreek township, at the house of
| Abraham Kline, now occupied by William
Long.
Greenwood township a, the house of Jos,
| r. Pauon.
tirmlock township, al The Buck Horn.
Locus, township, al the house Of David
Reinbold.
franklin township, at the house Of Bsria.
min Drum.
M,fliu township, al the ehou.s of John Ksl.
! ler.
Madison township, at the house Of John
Welliver, decd.
Moun,rlearant township, at the houss OF
William Hutchinson.
Monlour township, stthe house of Joha
Richards, now occupied by William Hollings.
head. .;.f 80
Main township, at the house of Isaac Yet.
ter.
Roaringcreek township, at the house Of O..
w. Duesbach, now occupied by Franklia
Shutnan.
OrAuge township, al the house of Peter p.
Kline, 0raugsville.
Pine township a. The house Of Albert Hun.
ter. $685..
Sugaloai township, al the house Of Ali.
mas Cole.
Scott township al tho houss Of Enoch How.
ell, E-py'owa.
Conynghatn township, a, the house of Y.
r. Wollonh.
Jackson township a. the house Of Joshua
Savage.
Il 70 further directed that the eisc, ion a
the said several dis,ricls shall be- opened be.
tween The hours OF and 10 ocluck in the
forenoon, and shsN conlinue opec without
inertup ion or adjournmen,, uniil o'clock
! in the evening, when the polls shall be clos
ed
The officers To be elected a, the time and
! place aforesaid are -
| A GOVERNOR
2JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
|ACANAL COMMISSIONER,
a MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
A STATE SENATOR,
| MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY,
A COUNTY COM MlSSI0NER,
| ONE PERSON For PRorHONOrARY.
| CLERK OF THE COURT OF QUARTER
SESSIONS. OF THE ORPHANS COURT,
AND CT THE COURT OF OYER AND TER.
MINER.
PERSON FOR REGISTER AND RE-.
CORDER.
A COUNTY TREASURER,
COUNTY AUDITOR.
Aud tie said election of Congressman il
held ia pursuaIIcs of wrii To me direc:ed
I by the Governor OF the Cumnouw ealth of
| Pennsylvania, wherein it is dlreclsd that be.
cause vacancy has happened in the repre-.
sentaiion Of this State ia the House oil Rep.
resentauvcs of The United States, ia con.u.
ouence of The death OF JOHN e.. MONT.
GONiERY, Eco, elected member of tho
Twenty Filth Congress. from the Twelfth
Congressional District, composed OF lhs
! counties OF Columbia Luzerne, Montour and
Wyoming, tha, |, Stephen II. Miller, High
Sheriff OF Columbia county, shall hold or
cause TO be held, in each township, at tho
lime aud The places aforesaid, an election for
choosing Representative Of this Common.
wealth iE tho House of Representatives OF
the UUied States, to fill the vacancy sfors.
said.
/ And, whereas, have been directed By the
Governor 10 give notice that joint rs,olu,
tim, proposing ceram amehdme to the
Constitution OF this Commonwealth, has cen
agreed TO by msjorily of the members
elected to each House OF The Legislature, At
two successive terms OF The same, and ths,
il is provided by the Constitution, that any
amendment 30 agreed upon, shall be sub.
miiled 10 the people for their approval or 10.
lec,ion. TheTeiore, for the purpose Of ascer.
tanning the sense OF the citizens OF Ibis Com.
mouweallh in regard thereto, |, Slephsa II.
Miller, High Sheriff OF Columbia county, dn
give nolice and proclaim to tie qualified
electors oi said county, that an election W i'll
be held in each Of The townships, wards and
districts therein, on the second Tuesday of
October, A. ID. 1857, Tor The purpose OF deci.
ding upon the adoption or rejection o. tho
said amendments, or any of them; whic.,
!, said election shall be- held al the places, and
opened aud closed at the time nj and within
which The General Elections OF this Conn
monweal,h are held, opened aud closed; and
: II shall be The du'y OF the Judges, Inspectors
aud Clerks OF each of said townih,ps, wards
aud districts to receive al the SAID election,
. tickets either written or printed, OF partly
r written and partly printed from cilizens duly
\ qualified 10 vote for Members OF the Gem
! eral Assembly, aud to deposit them in a box
!, or boxes 10 be Tor thai purpose provided BY
The proper officers; which tickets whall bs
! be respectively labelled on the outside,
= "Fir-t Amendment, ,""Secoud Amendment"
: 'Thirt Amendment" y" Fourth Amendment
!, and those who are favorable TO said Amend
ments, or any of them, may express the,
desire by voting each as many separate writ.
ten or ptrted, or partly written or printed
ballots or ucke,s, containing on the inside
thereof the words ''For The Amendinert,' ,
: aud those who are opposed TO such Amend
s meus, or any OF them, may express theil
a Opposition by voling each as maGy separais
/, written or printed ballots or tickets ontain.
Is ing on Tho inside thereof tho words "Againsi
}, The Amendments"
Q And further, do hereby give notice, d.
Is I.reci and proclaim, lha, The election on ths
. said proposed Amendments, shall be opene,