Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-08

FNERAI- ELECTION PROCLAMA.


tors of said county that general election will be held in
said county on EsDAY, the 18th day Of October, in
the several districts in said county, to wit
In albany at tie subdstrict school house Camp
bells mill
In Asylum at the house Of Jacob Erutchey ..f .
In Athens baro', al the house OF i. s Mathewson
In tLens twp at the house Of J. b. Hunt in Athens
Borough.
In Armenia at Che house of John 6 Becker.
In Burlington boro,, at tie Hall of Henry Vosburg.
In burlington twp at the house OF Roswell Luther.
III West Burlington, at the house OF Ezra Goddard
In Canton, at the house or 4. 4. Spalding.
In Columbia at the house of James Morgan. ..
In Darel at the school house, called the centre school
house. s. Decker's.
ID Franklin at the house OF j. NJ Martin, occupied
by II. ~ SouthweIl.
III Granville. at the house of Benjamin F. Taylor.
In Icrrck at the school house near Daniel Durand's
In iitch6eld az the house Of Cyrus Boodgood.
In Leroy, at the school h0u-e i'll Leroy.
In Monroe, at the house of J. =. Smith.
in Monroe boro' at the house of Ethe! TAYLOR
Ia Orwell, at tie house Of Francis Woodruff.
Ia Oyerton, at the house Of VIM. Waltman-
In Pike, az the house Of Dennis johnson.
In Rome, at the Academy.
In Ridgbury north district at the house Of J. O. Pine
south district at the house OF G.. q. French.
Ia Sicshcquin, at the Valley House.
In Smithield, al the house OF a j. Gerould
In Sprir Tiield, at the house OF ]. Wilder.
In Standing Stone at the house of Simon Stevens.
IL SylvHGia boro at the house OF Curtis Merritt
ia south Creek. at the school house A. Giilets.
in Towanda horo', at the Grand Jury room, in the
Court House. in said boro'.
III Towanda twp at the school house H. L. Scots.
In Towanda North at the house of S. A. Mills.
III Troy boro', the Eagle Tavern.
In Troy twp at the house of Y. d. Long, in the boro
Of Troy.
In Tascarora at the school house James Blacks
IN Ulster ut the house OF {. B. HolcOmb.
In Warren, at the house of r. Cooper.
II Wells. AZ the house Of l.. Seeiey.
In Mndham, at the house of Benz; Kny kendall. -
III Wyausng, at the house of J. II. Black
In WilnCt at the house of John Huffman.
In WysoX. at the house of James N. Reed
At which time and place he electors aforesaid viii
One person for Governor of lie Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania
One person for Canal Commissioner of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania.
Two persons for Judges of the Supreme Court of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Two persons 10 represent the County of Bradford in
the House, &c.
One person for High Sheriff of tie County of Bradford
One person for Prohonotary, Clerk of the Oyer and
TcmiHer Clerk OF the Orphans Court, and Quarter Ses
siens oi the Peace of the County Of Bradford.
One person for Register of Wills ard Recorder of Deeds
OF the County of Bradford.
One person for County Commissioner for the County
of Bradford
One person for County Auditor Of the County OF Brad
ford.
One person for Treasurer of TIE County of Bradford
One person for Coroner of the County Of Bradford.
And in and by said act am further directed to give
notice that every person executing justices Of the peace
who shall hold any office of profit ad trust under the 60
veTnmen of TIE United States or of this State of any
Incorporated district ard also tha: every member of con-
gres and of the State Legislature and the select ar
council of any city, commissioners OF any incor
poracI district is bv law incapable of holding or exer
ciSing IT lhe time, the Office appointment Of
Judge. Inspector Clerk OF any election of this Common
wealth. and that inspector other officer of any such
election shall he then eligible to any Office to be voted
BY the 18th section Of an act passed the 10th day of
April 1870 it provided that the 18th section of an
passed July ID 1880 entitled An act relating to the
elections Of this commonwealth shall be construed
as to prevent any militia officer from serving Judge
Inspector Clerk 1t genera! special election OF
this Commonwealth.
In the 6lst section of the act first above mentioned, it
is enacted that every general and special election shall
r.,Jh hot, nd in o,l1 anti
without interruption Adjournment until clock in the
evening, when the polls stall be closed.
BY the 18th section Of the act passed Feb. 3D. 1916 it
shall be lawful FOR the inspectors aud judges of any gene
raj election which shall be hereafter held in the Armenia
election district OF Bradford county cofe the po.ls of
such election at ) o'clock p. ".
BY the lth section of the of 1853 it is provided
that the polls of the election district of Tuscarora typ La
closed at ) u'cl0ck. p. II.
at the Court House IN Towand to make out the gci eal
return, sG te tie Sd day after TIE eeetion whiGh
viii be on the 10th day of October.
WHEREAS Joint Resolution prOI oSigg certain amend
mcHts To the Constitution ofths Commonwealth has teen
agreed to by majority OF the CmJer. elected TO each
Hou Of tie Legislature, successive sessions OK
tbs same, the first session commencing tic first Tues
day of January in the yCJr of onr old ole thousand
eight hundred ard ftyiy, and the second session
eng tie first Tue day Of January, N the year of
Our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and hityeven
AND WHEREAS II is provided in the :enth Article in the
Constitution that any amendment 50 agreed apon shah
he submitted to the People il such mannCE and at such
tine ut least three months ater Icing agreed TO by
the two House, the Legislature shall prescribe AND
WHEREAS an Act of the Legislature o. this CoR8xaR
wealth entitled, An Ac. prescribing the time and sh
ner of ittTg 10 the People fer their ratification or
rejectlol the proposed Amendments to the ConSttgtion
approved May twelfth ammo Domini one thousand eight
lundcd and f.yseven, It is, among other things, pro-
pided as follows. to wt =
secrIoN l. That for the purpose of ascertanig tho
OF the citizens of this Ccinorw tth il regard
the adoption election Of said Amendments, either
OF them the Governor Of This Commonwealth shall issue
writ of election directed to the sheriff of each and eve
g:Ie g0sCe IL the usual manner. in not less than two
newspapers in each County, provided that many
published therein, that election viii be held in each Of
the townships wards ard districts therein, Il second
Tuesday in October III the year OF Lord thon-
sand eight hundred aId yseven for the purpose OF Gi
Gliding upon the adoption rejection Of Tie said Amen-
mcnts any OF ta which said election shall he held
at the places, AMI opened and closed at the time at and
within which the General Election Of this Commonwealth
held openrd and closed and ii shall be the duty of
the Judges inspectors and Ciei Ks OF each OF said town
ships wards and districts ia receive at the SAID election
Ckets either written printed partly written and
partly printed from citizens duly qualified to for Mem
bers Of the General Assembly, and to deposit them in
box boxes to he for that purpose provided by the pro
per officers which tickets shall he respectively labelled
on the outside, :" First Amendment" . Second Amend,
ment," Third Amendment, - ard Fourth Amendment"
and those who favorable to said Amendments, or any
of them. may express their desire by voting each as ma
ed ballots tickets containing The inside thereof the
words, For the Amendment, and those VINO sreoppoS-
ed TO such Amendments, or any Oh taein, may express
their opposition hv voting each separate writ
ten printed ballots tickets containing the inside
thereof the words, Aguinst the Amendments
SECTION 2. That the election on the said proposed
Amendments shall in all respects be conducted the
General Elections Of this Commonwealth con-
aced and it shall he the dlty OF the return Judges of
the respective counties ard districts thereof first having
carefully ascertained the number of votes given for or
against each Of said Amendments in the manner aoye
said TO make out duplicate returns thereof EXPRESSED in
words at length and not in figures only of which re-
turns so made shall be lodged in the Proth6notarya of
nee of the Court of Common Pleas Of the proper county
and the other sealed and directed the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth, ard by of said Judges deposited
forthwith in the most convenient Post Office,
E .... JOHN A.C0DniNG, SheriE
Towanda. September Is, 1857.
nRIED PEACHES, ORANGES. FIGS