Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-09-10
HOvER,s WRITING AND IsDELIBLE INKS
Constitutional Amendments.
. HEREAS, a joint resolution propc

Nf HEhEAo, JOINT resolution pr0p0-
w sing certain amendments TO the constitutions of
this Commonwealth, has been agreed by majority of
the members elected each House of the legislature ri
two successive sessions Of the same first session
commencing on the first Tuesday Of January, 1885,
and the second session commencing the first Tuesday
Of January, A. ID. 1857. And whereas, il is provided by
the tenth article of the constitution that any amendment
agreed upon shall be submitted the people, in snc
manner, and at such ime at least three aer be-
ing agreed 10 by the Houses, the Legislature
shall prescribe And whereas by of the Legisla
ture OF this Commonwealth entitled prescribing
the time and manner OF submitting the people for their
ratification rejection the proposed amendments to The
constitution, approved May la, 1857 And whereas by
virtue of writ of election TO directed by the Cover
ofths Common wealth, commended to give aub-
lie notice of the said act of Assembly.
Now therefore ], Jacob Muithersbough. High Sheriff of
the county OF Mifn do hereby proclaim and give public
notice 10 the qualified electors of Min county aforesaid
that election viii be held in each township and Dor.
ough in said county, TUESDAY the 18th dav of Oc-
to6sr next for the purpose of deciding upon the adoption
or rejection of the said amendments or any of them
That the said election shall be held the place of hold
ing the general elections Of this Commonwealth and shall
be opened between the hours Of eight and ten O'Clock in
the forenoon and continue without interruption or ad
journneni until O'Clock, when it shall be closed
nd shall be the duty of the Judges Inspectors and
clerks of elections of each Of said tow nshps nd bor
oughs, 10 receive at said elections tickets either written
printed partly written and partly printed from cit
liens duly qualified members OF the General
Assembly, and TO deposit them in box or boxes 10 be
for that purpose provided by the proper officers which
tickets shall be respectively labelled on the outside:
First Amendment" "Second Amendment Third
Amendment" and "Fourth Amendment" and those
who are favorable to said Amendments or any OF then
may express their desire by voting each as many sepa
rate written printed partly written and printed
ballots or tickets, containing the inside thereof the
words: "For the Amendments" and those who are op-
posed TO such Amendments, any them may express
their opposition by voting each many separate written
or printed partly written and printed ballots contain
ing the inside thereofihe words against the Amend
menis which said amendments shall be voted for sepa-
rately
That the election the said proposed amendments
shall in all respects be conducted the General Eee
tions of this Commonwealth conducted, and il
shall be the duty of the Judges of the respective
townships and boroughs in said county, having care
fully ascertane the number of given for or against
each of said amendments. in the manner aforesaid TO
make out duplicate returns thereof expressed in words
length and in figures only ofwhch returns so
shall be lodged in the Prothonoiarys Office of the
Court of Common Pleas of said county, and The other
sealed and directed 10 the Secretary of the Common
wealth. and by of said Judges deposited forthwith in
the most convenient Post Offce
Given under my hand al Lewistown this 9th day of
September, in the year Of Lord thousand eight
hundred and fifty six, and of the independence of the
United States the eightieth
septl0 JACOB MUTTHERSBOUGH, Sheriff.