The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMA-

elections, Oy puolfcattou III Cue VI Wo5e
newspapers OF The county, at least twenty
days before The election" and 10 enomersle
therein "ihe officers 10 the elected and 10
ssdesienate The place at which tho election il
10 be heidn Therefore, 4, STEPHEN H
\ MILLER, High Sheriff Of Columbia county,
do hereby make known and proclaim 10 the
qualified clactors of Columbia counlys tha, a
| general election VIII be held thruugtoat said
4 county, on TUESDAY, the THIRTEENTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, being The second Tues.
day said III, at the several districts
within the county to witt
Benton township, al The house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township, at the house Of Christian
| Shuman.
Bloom township at The Court house Blooms.
burg.
Bnarcreek township, at the Town House,
| Berwick.
Calawissa township, a, The house OF the late
Stacy Margeram, CatawIssa.
| Centre township, at the house OF jeremiah
Hess, deceased. e4a-
Fishingcreek township, al the house of
| Abraham Kline, now occupied by William
| Long.
Greenwood township, at the house of JOS
| Z. Patton.
Hemock township, at The Buck Horn.
| Locust township, al the house of David
| Rehbold.
franklin township, at Cayton's School
! house. !
M,flin township, al the house of John Kel-
ler.
Madison township, at The house Of John
Weiver, decd.
Mount pleasant township, al The house OF
William Hutchinson.
Montour township, at the house of John
Richards, now occupied by William Hollings-
head.
Main township, al the house of Isaac Yet.
ter.
Roaringcreek township, at The house OF G.
w. Dresbach, now occupied by Franklin
ShuInan.
Orange township, at the house of Peter P.
Kline, Orangeville.
Pine township al The house of Albert Hun.
ter.
Sugarloai township, a, The house of Ali.
mas Cole. %
Scott township at the house Of Enoch How
ell, Espy,own.
Conynsham township, a, the house of F.
r. Wolforlh.
Jackson township at the house of Joshua
Savage.
Il 10 further directed that the election a,
the said several districts shall be opened be-
tween The hours of 8 anc 10 o'cluck in The
forenoon, aud shall continue opeE without
interruption or adjournment. until O'Clock
in the evening, when the polls shall be clos
ed.
The officers 10 be elected al the time and
place aforesaid are -
A GOVERNOR,
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT. |
A CANAL COMMISSIONER,
A MEM BER OF CONGRESS,
A STATE SENATOR,
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY,
A COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
ONE PERSON FOR PROfH0NOTARY,
CLERK OF THE COURT OF QUARTER
SESSIONS. OF THE ORPHANS COURT, |
AND OF THE COURT. OF OYER AND TER
MINER.
PERSON FOR REGISTER AND RE.
CORDER.
A COUNTY TREASURER,
A COUNTY AUDITOR
And the said election of Congressman is |
held in pursuance of a writ TO me directed |
by The Governor OF the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylv vania, wherein il is dlrecled that be- |
cause a vacancy has happened in The repre-
senlaiion OF this State ia the House OF Rep
resentatives of The United Slales, in conse-
quence of The death oi JOHN q. MONT. |
Esq elected member OF the
Twenty Filth Congress. from the Twelfth |
Congressional District, composed OF the
counties oil Columbia, Luzerne, Montour and
Wyoming, tina, !, Stephen H. Miller, High
Sheriff OF Columbia county, shall hold .or
cause 10 be held, in each township, at the
time aud the places aforesaid, an election for
Representative of this Common.
wealth lc the House of Representatives of
the United Slales, 10 fill the vacancy afore-
said.
And, whereas, have been directed by the
Governor 10 give notice that joint resolu- 7,
ton, proposing ceflam amendments to the
Constitution OF this Commonwealth, has been |
agreed 10 by a majority Of The members
elected to each House OF The Legislature, al
two successive terms OF the same, and that |
il is provided by The Constitution, that any
amendment SO agreed upon, shall be sub. !
milled 10 the people for their approval or re. !
leclion. Therefore, for The purpose Of ascer-
tanning the sense OF The citizens of lbs-Com
monweaiih in regard thereto, |, Stephen H
Miller, High Sheriff oil Columbia county, do
give notice and proclaim 10 the qualified
electors oi 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, ior The purpose of deci.
ding upon The adoption or rejection o. the
said amendments, or any of them; which
said election shall be held al The places, and
opened and closed at the time AT aud within
which tie General Elections Of this Com
monweal,h are held, opened and closed; and
il shalt BETH duly Of The JUICES, Inspectors
and Clerks Of each of said iownibips, wards
and districts to receive al the SAID election,
tickets either written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed from citizens duly
qualified 10 vote for Members OF the Gen-
eral Assembly, and to deposit them in box
or boxes TO be for tha. purpose provided by
the proper officers; which tickets whall bs
be respectively labelled on the outside,
sFirst Amendment" ""Second Amendment"
"Thirt Amendment, ,""Founh Amendment"
and those who are favorable 10 said Amend
ments, or any Of them, may express their
desire by voting each as many separate writ
ten or piirteh, or partly written or printed
ballots or llckeis, containing on the inside
thereof the words "For the AmendmeEl,"
and those who are opposet'to such Amend
men,s, or any of them, may express their
opposition by voling each as mary separate
written or printed ballots or tickets ontain
inc on tho inside thereof the words "Againsl
the Amendments" 81 .sft