The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-23
GENERAL ELECTION PR0CLAMA-
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elections, oy puoiicahoii III one OF more
newspapers Of the county, at least twenty
days before the election" and 10 enumera,e
therein s'the officers 10 tho elecled,a and to
sdesisnate the place at which The election is
10 be held" Therefore, 1, STEPHEN H.
MILLER, High Sheriff of Columbia county,
do hereby make known and proclaim 10 the
qualified electors of Columbia county, tha, q
general election will be held throughout said
county, on TUESDAY, The THIRTEENTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, being the second Tues.
day said month, at the several districts
within the county 10 witt
Benton township, OF the house OF Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township, at The house of Christian
Shuman.
Bloom township at the Court. house Blooms.
burg.
Bharcreek township, al The Town House,
Berwick.
Catawssa township, al the house of the late
Stacy Margetam, Catawlssa.
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, a, the Buck Horn.
Locust township, nj the house of David
Reinbold.
Franklin township, a, Cisyton's School.
house.
MIfiin township, at the house Of John Kel-
Ter.
Madison township. at the house of John
Welliver, decd.
Mountpleasant township, al the house of
William Hutchinson.
Monlour township, at the house of John
Richards, now occupied by William Holings-
head.
Main township, al the house of Isaac Yet.
Ter.
Roarinecreek township, at the house OF G.
w. Dnesbach, nuw occupied by franklin
Shutnau.
Orange township, at the house Of Peter P.
Kline, Orangeville. ..
Pine township al :he house of Albert Hun.
ter.
Susarloai township, al the house of Ali
mas Cole.
Scot, township althe house Of Ehoch How
oil, Espytown.
Conynyham township, at the house of F.
r. Woltorh.
Jackson township at the house Of Joshua
Savage.
Il is further directed that the election a,
the said several districts shalt be opened be-
tween the hours of s ant 10 o'cluck in the
forenoon, and shall continue opec without
interruption or adjournment until O'Clock
in the evening, when the polls shall be clos
ed.
The officers TO be elected at the lime and
place Aforesaid are -
A GOVERNOR,
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
A CANAL COMMISSIONER,
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-,
A STATE SENATOR,
MEM BERS OF ASSEMBLY,
A COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
ONE PERSON FOR pROTHONOTARY,
CLERK OF THE COURT OF QUARTER
OF THE ORPHANS COURT
AND OF THE C0URToF 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 ofsa writ 10 me directed
by The Governor ol the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, wherein il is directed that be-
cause a vacancy has happened in the repre-
Vi tH'S lH tHC tlousG VI htU-
resentatives OF the United States, in conse.
quence of The death OF JOHN G. MONT.
Esq elected q member of the
Twenty Filth Congress, from the Twelfth
Congressional Dislucl, composed of the
counties oil Columbia, Luzerne, Montour and
Wyoming, that Stephen II. Miller, High
Sheriff oil 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 in 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-
tion, proposing certain amendments 10 the
Constitution oil this Commonwealth, has been
agreed 10 by msjor,iy of the members
elected to each House oil The Leg islalure, al
Two successive terms OF the same, and that
it is provided by the Constitution, that any
amendment so agreed upon, shall be sub
miued 10 the people for their approval or re-
,sclion. Therefore, for the purpose Of ascer-
laining the sense OF the citizens of this Com.
in regard thereto, |, Stephen H.
Miller, High Sheriff oil Columbia county, do
give notice and proclaim 10 the qualified
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be held in each of the townships wards and
districts therein, ON The second Tuesday of
October, A. D. 1857, for 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 al and within
which tile 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 townihips, wards
and districts to receive al the said election,
tickets either written or printed, or partly
written aud partly printed from citizens duly
qualified 10 vote for Members OF the Gem
eral Assembly, and to deposit them in box
or boxes to be for that purpose provided by
the proper officers; which tickets whall be
be respectively labelled on The outside,
"Frst Amendment, "'Second Amendments
"Thrt Amendment, ,n"Four,h Amendment,"
and those who are favorable 10 said Amend
meuts, or any, OF them, may, express their