Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-09-19
PROCLAMATION.


WHEREAS, by the laws Of this Com
w monweaib il is ina de /" the duty OF the Sheriff
Of every county give notice Of the general elections
bv publication In one or more newspapers of the
ennmcrate therein the officers to he elected, and
The place at whGR The s11oR is be
shenff of Columbia county do hereby make known
and proc am to The gualh,d electors Of Columbia
TEENTH DAY OF oOToBER being the second Tdes.
benton township at the house of Ez kic Cole
Beaver township, ai the house Of Christian shuman
Bloom township. NJ the Court House. Bloomsbury
Brarcreek township, at the Town House Berwick,
Caiawissa township, at the house of the late Stacy
Centre township at the house ofJorcmia Hess deed.
now occupied by William Long ''""''
Greenwo od township at the house ofJoseph R. Patton
Hemlock township, at the Buck Horn
Locust township at the house of David Rcinbold.
franklin township, at Clayton's School House.
Miflin township at me house Of John Keller.
Mountp lcasant township at the house Of William
| Hutchinson. .
Monour township, 1t the house of John Richards now
occupied by William IIollingshead
Main township, at the house OF Isaac Yciter:
! bach, now occupied by Franklin shuman
Orange township, at the house of Peter p. Kline,
Orangevie.
Pine township at the house of Albert Hunter.
Suga loaf township, Mt the house of Alinas Cole
Scott township, the house of Enoch Howell Espyn
Cony nrhanr township, at the house of n Woiorth.
JACK son township, a she house OF Joshua Savage.
is,rie,s shall be opened between the hours
and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and shall continue
open wilhon. interruption or , ahjSn'nnGn, % until
The officers 10 be elected at tue time aud place aore
said. are
TWO JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,
A CANAL COMM sSI ONSE,
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
A STATE SEN ATuR,
TWo MEMHERs OF ASSEMBLY,
oNE PERsoN FOR PRoTHoNoTARY, CLERK
pRPmAN,s GouRT: AND ,bF THE COURT of
one nj pERsoS FoR REclsTER AND RECORDER,
4 4 C9USfYY C9USTY huniT9R' hTTiT9R'"'
| aud tie said election Of Congressman is held in
pursuance o writ tome directed by The G. vcrnur ui
ihe Common wealth OF Pennsy ylvania, wherein it is d.
| rcctcd that because vacancy has happcneh the
representation this S,nie in he House OF Represent
aiives Of tho Unncd States, in consequence Of the
death ot ions MoSTGoMEky, Est., elected n member
Of the Twenty Fl hh Congress from III Twelfth Con-
sionnl District, composed Of lie counties Of Co
u niba, Iuzcrne, Montodr aud Nyomi ng, That = IT,
phen n. Miller High Sheriff o Columbia county shall
| hold cause to be held, in each township at the
time and the places aforesaid, an election tor thoo
| ing a Representative Of this Commonwealth IN The
House Of Representatives Of ihe United States, TO fill
"A the Vach ucy aiOrrsaih.
| Aud whrrens, have hrcn directed by The Governor
tog,vr notice hat joint resolution, proposing crrihin
anne ndmcnts io The Consiulcu OF his Commonwealih
has agreed to by majority Of the members elected
to Hnuse of the Legislature, at two successive
terms OF the zane, nn that IL is provided by tie Con
EiitniiOn tnt any n, 'ndnlcn so agreed upon shall
he submitted TO the people for their approval o. rrjrs
lion Therefore, br ,he purposc of aSccrlaiung The
sense of the citZcRs Of this Commonweatiih regard
thereto stephen u Miller, Hish Sheriff ofC9lumbia
county do give notice and proc aim 10 The qualified
electors nf said codnty that an rt cion viii be held
IN Of The shins wnrds aud districts therein,
on the SECOND TUESDAY OF oLTOBER. A. d.
flSa7 for the purpose deciding upon the adoption
rejection Of the said amendments, Or amy Of them
which snd election thall be held ht the places aud
opened nd closed at ,he time at and within which
Cen Elections q this Commonwealth held,
opened and closed aud it shal be the duty OF the
ships ards and districts to receive al The said cec
lion, iiekets either written or printed or rarity writ
ten and partly printed from citizens duly qualified Il
vote for MGInbqrs Of the General Assembly. and &c
deposit them in box boxes to b" for that purpos,
provided by lhe proper officers which tickets shall b.
respectively labelled on the outside First Amend
mcni."' Second Amendment" Third Amendment, :
I and "Four;h Amendment" and those who ore tayora
bic sold Amendme nts ,or any Of them expres
their desire by voting each as many separate writer
or printed, or par,iy written or printed ballots o
tickets. containing on the inside thereof the word
For the Amendment" and those who are opposed L
such Amendments, or any or lnem, may express hei
opposition by voting each as many separate wrie u,
8 lhefeo the words, against the Amendments"
y And further,. I do hereby give notice, direct an
? proclaim that HE election on the paid propose
Amendments, shall be openei and closed At the sam
me and in all respects be conducted as the Genera
Elections Of this Commonwealth are now conducted
well as respects the qualifications of voters III
time and manner Of mnking returns as in all olhe
n 1t is further direc ted the ceilings Of the feur
!, Judges nj the Court iou In Rloomslmrg to make OH
= the general returns shall he the first Friday sue
cccding the general election which viii be the sjx
- te enth day OF October,
The Cong gressionai return Judges e the Twelfth D
uict composed of the counties of Columbia uzef M
MontOur and Wyoming will meet at the COurl Hous'
P, in bloomsbury, on TUESDAY, the Twentieth dav
ID October next 10 make out retur for member OF Cor
h gTess.
ID The Senatorial return Judges Of the Thrtcent
Senatorial District composed of the counties of Snyde
Northumberland, Moni9ur and Columbia will meet
the Court House, IN the borough Of Snnbugy. in Il
ID county Of Northumberland on TUESDAY tha Tweni
eth DAY OF October next TO make out returns Tor Sta
n Senator.
re The return Judges Of the Representative Disric
compnsed of the counties Of Wyoming, sullivan, e
Ium6ia and Nontuur shall meet nj the Court House.
bloomsbury in the county Of Columbia on I lUESDA'
ns the Tweu day of ke out rctuI
So for member, of Assembly.
es And in and by The said act, am further directed
Ne give notice that every person. excepting justices OF u
no peRce, who shall hold any office or appointment
ss nroft or trust un Ter the Government of the Unit
States Of this State, of any cityOr incorporate
td district whether n cUmmiss oned officer or Oherwis
subordinate officer or agent, who is or snail be eI
in pIoyed under the legislative executive, or Judcia
Of th state or OF any incorporated dlst
and also that every membeI OF Congress ana OF 4
Sc ect or common Council Of apy CITY, comm ssione
of auy incorporated district, 10, by law incapable
IN no ldins or exercising at the same time The once
'h nppn of Judge, inspector or clerk oiRns eect
by OF this common and that no inspector nudge
any officer of such election shIi be egiDle 10 a
re office than to be voted for
IA Given under my han nd seal at my Office in Bloom
to burg. this Slst day of August: a. p iso1 L1En
Rioomshurg Sent s. 1857 Sheriff
ng THE REV. G. s. BURNETT, viii
on / Iaboring as n Missionary in Southern Asia, d
ac' and c. rtan Tor Consumption, rs