Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-23
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMA-

" TION.-Whereas, by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
entitled AN act to regulate the general election
within this Commonwealth, it is enjoined on the
Sheriss of the several counties to give public no.
tice of such election, the places where to be held
and the officers to be elected Therefore |, JOSH
All r. REED, High Sheriff of Clearfeld county,
do hereby give public notice to the electors of the
county of Clearfed that GENERAL ELECTION
will be held on the Second Tuesday of October
next, (being the thirteenth day of the month"; at
the several election districts in said county, at
which time and place the qualified voters will vote
For the Amendments or
Against the Amendments and will elect
One person for Governor of this Commonwealth
Two persons for Supreme Judges of this Common
wealth;
One person for Canal Commissioner of the Com
monwealth
Two persons to represent the counties of Clear
field Jefferson Elk and NJ Kean in the House of
Representatives of this Commonwealth;
One person for the Office of Commissioner of Clear
field county:
One person for the Office of Treasurer of CIcarfed
county
One person for the Office of Auditor of Clearheld
county
The electors of the county of Clearfeld will take
notice that the said General Election will be held
at the followinS places:
At the Court House in the Borough of Clearfeld
for Lawrence township.
At the house of William Hoover for the town
ship of Bradford
At the house of John Goss for the township of
Decatur.
At the house of Samuel VI. Smith for the town
ship of Bcccaria.
At the house of Isaac Bloom, jr., in the Boro' of
Curwensville. for Pike township.
At the house of Jacob Maurer, for the township
of Covington.
AT the house formerly occupied by William C.
Brady
At the house of Samuel Smith, for the township
of Penn.
At the school house Simon Rorabaugh's
for the township of Chest.
At Congress Hill School house, for the township
of Girard.
At the house of Thomas Kyler, for the township
of Morris
At the house of John Young, for the township
of Burnside.
At the house of Aseph Ellis, for the township of
Bell.
At the school house in AnsOnville for the town
ship of Jordan.
At the house of Jesse Wilson, for the township
of Huston
At the house of Thomas B. Davis, for the town
At the house of John L. Bundy, for the town
ship of Fox.
At the house of John Whiteside, for the town
ship of Woodward
At the public school house for the township of
Goshen.
At the house of B. D. Hall & Co., for the town
ship OF karthauS.
At the house of r. W. Moore for the township
of Union.
|. At the house of George Turner, for the township
of Boggs.
At Turkey Hill school house for the township of
Knox.
AT the house of Jacob Huber for the township
of Graham.
At the Court House for the Boro' of Clcarield
At the house of Isaac Bloom, jr., for the Borough
of Curwensville
NOTICE Is FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, That
all persons, except Justices of the Peace, who shall
hold any Office appointment of trust, under the
government of the United States or of this State,
or OF any incorporated district, whether a com
missi0ned officer or otherwise subordinate officer
or agent. who is shall be employed under the
Legisiative, Executive Judicial Departments
OF this State or of the United States or any city or
Incorporated district and also that cyerv member
or Congress and the State Legislature, and of the
common or select council of any city, or con- mis-
sioner Of any Incorporated district are by law in
capable of holding exercising at the same time
the ofhce or appointment of Judge, Inspector or
clerk of any election of this Common wealth and
that no inspector, judge, other officer of any
such election, shall bo eligible to any Office voted
for
And the Return Judges of the respective dis
tricts aforesaid requested to meet at the court
house, in the Borough of Ciearfeld. ON the First
tobcr then and there to. dc those things required
Of them by law.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, at Clcarfeld. this
ninth day of September, in tho year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fffy-seven, and
of the Independence Of the United States the
eighty-frst. J.R, REED. Sheriff