Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-09-05
PROCLAMATION.


by publication ig one or more newspapers o tne coun
w. at least twe1iy days be fore the election, and TO
ehumerato the rS the ofccrs be elected" and to
s place srwpS wp,e ts i S,sioH s f BE
She riff of Columbia county. do hereby make known
and proc sm to The Suasd ,aeos o, @ n1,u%s% ~ S,
nEInsiIb TEEST DAY OF ocToSER Seas ibe noopd Taes
De nton township. at the house Of Ez kiei Cole.
Beaver nshp, at the house Of Christian shuman.
BLOOM township, attbe Court House. Bloomsburg
Briarcreek to wnsh'p, at the Town House. Berwick.
Caiawissa township nj the house Of the late Stacy
Magergan, Catawissa:
Centre town.hir a, the house ofJere%iah Hess decd
now occgpied by William Long n V~rr ~
Creepy dtownship, Al ihc Louise ofJo seph Panon
IiemlOck township, at the Buck Horn
Locust township ai The house Of David Rcinbold.
Fmnkn iownsp;a At ~ ahs house 81 h,Sism'n amin prnm'
Ma .0wSsB S e eH,s no Wey. deed
Mountpleasant iowpship, a. the bouse of William
Mon,our town.hip At tho house Of John RicEards how
occupied by Williqm Boingshead. Z .ir4. .. .
Main township, at the house OF Isaac Yere'., .g-.
bach now occupied BY Franklin shpman. MI. ,
orapge township, al the house Of Peter 2. Kline,
, Pine township at the house OF Albert Hunter.
Sugar loaf township, at the house Of Alinas Cole
onyngham township, b, the house of II. II. WolIoao.
Jackson township, ut the house Of Joshua Savage,
uis fur er directed that the election at the SAID
disricts shall be opened between the hours OF
and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and shall continue
Without & an Ii be GU G
The officers TO be elected at the time aud place aiore
n TlWo JUDGES OF TIE SUPREME COURT,
A CANAL CoMMI ssl oNfR.
:, A MEMBER OF CONGIlEsS,
. A STATE SEN AToR, ...
TWo MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY, ..rr'.
one HHiE pEhsoN S'i,i FOR PESoTaoNoTAny. CLERK
d OF THE CoUR1 QE aUARfER Sessions, Of THE
II OYER AND TERMiNER.
! 4 SSySTY S9ySTY HHfisSRhA' IUbiToR ".s.t..
Il And the said election Of Congressman Is held il
s " & wherein @ !, is d
rested thai because a vacancy has haprened IN tht
.nis ssac ~ "use o oa h,
death Of JoHs MONTGOMERY, Esq., elected n membe
of the Twenty FIJI Congress from ,hr Twelfth Con
prCs siona District, composed OF the counties OF Co
ia mbia, Luzerne, Montour aud Wyom ng, that l, Ste
phen H. Miller High Sheriff OF Columbia county shai
N hold or cause be held, in each township, mt t,s
time and t The places nn elec.on Tor thoos-
ing Representative OF this Commonwshltl, m ne
the vaca ncy Aforesaid
. And whereas, 1 have been directed by the Governo
give notice hat joint iesOluo proposing cerhii
amendments TO the Constitution OF this Commonwealth
has been agreed by majority OF the members eecte
10 eacn HOuse OF the Legislature, al two successiv
W OF the same, md that is provided by Tie Con
stituon. that any amendment so agreed upon, shai
in be submitted TO the people for their approval o, rejes
ton Therefore, for the purpose of asebrai0ing th
or OF the citzeas Of this Commonwealth in rega
| l
county do give nPticc and proc aim to The guaihed
leciors of SAID codnty, than election viii be he'll
- on on 'uSs the y y sEtoN1 TUESDAY, OF oCToBER A. b
"a 1857 for the purpose OF deciding upon the adoption
rejection Of the said amendments, or any ,0i them
which snid election thnl be held ,st the places an
opened and closed at the umna nj and within which IN
J. General Elections ?i 4's CPmponTraN1 are he,d -,
Judges, Inspectors aud Clerks o: ench OF SAID tow
ships wards and district 10 receive a, hs said eig,
ton, urkes either written or printed dOT rarity wr
. ten and pattIy printed from citizens duly qualified
vote for Members Of the General Assembly and I
deposit them in box or boxes to be for that purpos
provided by the proper officers; which tickets shall b
&C respectively laheled %, the outside. First AMEND
,y mcni - Second Amendment" "Thrd Amen ndmen'.
. and "Fourth Amendment" and those who are favor;
bic to s"id Amendments or any Of them inpy eN'res
y" "" or printed, or partly written or prinied ballots
M uckeis containing on the inside thereof the po
n" Amc ndmcnts, aRy or them, may express tad
III "ppos'uon by voting each N many separate write
~ or print I'd baIlos tickets containing the in sid
22SS therenf the words Against the Amendments"
40 And further, do hereby give notice, direct an
IN proclaim, that the election the said propose
81 Amendments shall be oponei and closed the san
an time. aud in all respects he conducted the Gener
as well as respects tho qualifications uf voters N
81 time and manner OF making returns us III all 9th
U UI ii is i rther directed tna the meetings OF the renr
"a judges he Co't House in ilaousurg, pake
IS the general returns shall he the rsl Friday su
no cecdng The general election which will be the sill
oo te enth day OF Octuhcr. .r ....t
VS The Congressional Judges the Twelfth hi
IN rict composed of the counties of Columbia, lJiZern
~ Montour and Wyoming, will NEE, at the Court Ilous
rs in bloomsbury, on TUESDAY, the Twentieth dav
S October next 10 make out retur for member OF Coz
m gteSs.
* The Senatorial return Judges of TIE Thirtoeni
m Senatorial DISTRICT composed of the counties OF Snyde
w Nonhumbcr land, oIuhur and Columbia, win meet
Mt the Court House, the borough Of Sunbury in Il
county Of Northumberland on TUESDAY NE Twrni
sS eth Gay OF October next to make out returns for Sta
Senator.
ur The Judges Of the Repre- sentative pisTic
composed of the counties Of Wyoming, sullivan, G.
to umbia aud MOnt0ur, shall meet at the Coufl House,
bloomsbury, in the county OF Columbia on 7 u ESDAi
" the Twent day of october next retu
:, for members OF Assembly. ,...
lie And in and by the said act further directed
ye that every person, exstpnt justices of II
eStI peace. who shall hold any office appointment
profit or trust un Ter the Government OF the Unit,
RS States of this State of any city inrorporat,
u district whether commissioned officer o,heTw
III, subo ordinate Ofcer or agent who is, or shah be
ployed under the legislative, or executive, or juica'
a. department Of hi state any dis
and also that every member OF Congress, and Of u
~ select common council Of any city, commissions
nj of any incorporated district is law, incapable
Nv no ldns exercising at the same time, Tho office
4 appoiDtmen Of Judge inspector clerk o electd
~ Of this h md That no inspector, Judge
officer Of any such election shall be eligible
= o flee than TO be go,ed for,
Gwen under my HIND nd seat NJ my office in Bloom
butg, this 3ist day of August, A. D., 1857,
- STEPHEN II MILLER,
Bloom shu fr, Sent s. 1857 sh,rif