Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-09-24
BEDFORD
GEEEiRs.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

tAIUASb3N1 lD AN AEIslfe 6ESi<ls-ai- fss-
4 s,isDlt q III. Conll,oiiwesti III fcnusy yiyaiiia,
ei.tild -Al Act Is ting to The len, ls oi thss
Coinpioawc. len, approved ~ SECOND day pi ny,
4 Ammo Donnl, tiiuusalia eight huhdfca Ahst
thirty nine, /, WILLIAM ). FLU Nh, lIlgii otier-
! I'll Vt tie County of Bedford, Pennsy lyanla, 10
4 hereby make known and give notice 70 the Electors
I II the GounfS aforesaid tlat q Al ElAEC.-
TlON viii bs held in said County Of Bedford, PENN
:. lvanIa, OIL te
sLCoND TUESDAY, G2th) OCTOBER, 1858,
al ~nclrtime, state aad Jul officers, rs iuli9Ns
are 10 be elected, to wit
I ONE PERSoN ior Supreme Judge oIfsae Com
Eion.Yc1lth.
/ ONE EPERSoNior Uaisl Commissioner ef said
Coihulubgsaill.
ONE fEkSON, in conjunction witlthe Counties
OF Adams, Franklin, Jaultl and toi-oH, to repre-
scid the lIth district in Congress.
7 NO FEkSONS, in conjunction whine C0ttii-
" OF Sonerset, 10 i the Offices or AenlDers q
tne House OF Representatives, to represent tiic
COUNTESS OF Somerset and Bedford in the House Oh
tlsepress ntaIives OF PennsS yania.
~]>>OAE fERSUN to I'LL the office Of County Com
kinissioier Of said County.
u9NE FEkSON to I'LL tie eiiice Of Ioor House
Director of said Courty.
ONE PERSON 10 fiji the e1iice of Courty Audi.
tol of said County.
oAt fEEsoA to f.l the, etlee Of Coroner d.
said County!
also hereby make knowu and give notice, thai
the places OF holding the aforesaid GeueIal LECTION,
u. IN. aeYerl Borongils al'l Townships wita The
County Of beaiorl, are as fellows, TO vii
] hv Electors of tie Borough OF Bstford u d
IUwuSbip OF Bedford To nieet At the Court House
in said Borough.
1iIv Electors Of BIoaatop Township t9 meet at
rhe School House in Iiopowe
The eiectols OF CelrraIn township 70 meet az
the heuse lhe!y occupied by benjamin kegs in
kainslurg, ia sid township
i hc Electors .. Cumicll4nd Valley Township
/ 10 meet at the New ool House ersetei the
land owned iy Jo!n Mhip's hears in sad Town-
ship.
The Electors Of Harrison Townatip to meet az
school house No. ), the daeliing house Of
/ Henry keyeer in said Township.
Tie Electors Of Juniata Township to meet Id
ktySer's school House in said Township.
i he Electors OF Hopewcn Township to meet at
the school House near the house OF john Dashcr in
said Township.
The Electors OF Londonderry Township to meet
at the house " occupied by Wm. II. iIiil as q
shop, in Bridgeport, in said Township.
The Electors OF the Township of Liberty to
, meet at the school House in Stonerstown in said
Township.
fhe Electors Of Monroe Township TO meet at the
house lately occupied l,y James Carmel, in Clear
vile, in said Townihp.
The Electors Of Napier Township and Schclls-
bug Borough to meet at the brick school House ia
the Borough OF Scheilsburg.
The Electors of East Providence Township to
nIeeG AT the house lately occupied by John Nycual,
Jr., iIlkeepcr, in SAID Township. 8
The Electors of Snake spring Township to meet
AT the school House the Methodist Church, on
lands of John q. Harley.
The Electors of West Providence Township 10
meet at the new log school House at Bloo.ly Run
in said township. <
Tie Electors OF St. Clair Tows.ship to meet al
tic store near the dwelling house Of Gideon Trout,
in said township.
The Electors of Union Township TO meet at the
house OF Michael Wyant in said township
Tie Electors Of Southampton Township To
Al. ~. A 4 4
ship.
The Electors of the Township of Middle Wood.
berry to meet At the house OF Horny Fluke, in the
village of WoodEerry.
The Electors of South Woodberry Township to
meet at the no. Sc Of Samuel 0ster in said town
! ship.
/ The election TO be opened between the hours OF
| and O'Clock in the forenoon, 10y public proc
I I,mation aud to keep open uptil seven O'Clock in
! the evening, when the polls shall be closed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE.N:
! That every person, excepting Justices of tic
/ Peace who shall hold any office appointment or
profit or trust under the United States, or of this
! State OF any city or coFporated district, whether
J commissioned officer or otherwise, subordinate
officer or agent, who is or shall oe employed under
she legisf, ,tiye executive JudciiIy department
of this State, or of any city, of any incOrpora-
! ted district and aso that every member Of Con-
gress and the State Legislature and of the select
! or common couhcil Of any city or Commissioners
of Incorporated district by law incapable of hold
| ing or exercising at the time the Office appoint
meut of Judge, Inspector clerk of any election
of this Commonwealth, and that no inspectors judge
or other officer OF such election shall lie eligible
! be then voted for.
And the said act Of Assembly, entitled :San act
relating to elections of tins Commonwealth, passed
July g., I849 further provides as follows, to wit;
slThat the inspectors and judges shall meet at the
respective pl4ces appointed for holding the election
in tile district at which they respectively belong,
I bcfsru eight o'clock in the morning of the 81 Tues
tlay OF October and each said Inspector shall apA
poiut one clerk, who shall be a qualified yotef e
! such district.
! s;In case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes fer Inspector shall not al
tend on the day Of any election, thea the person
who shall have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge at the next preceding election,
shall act as inspector in his place. Aud In case
the person who has received the highest number Of
I votes for Inspector shall not attend, the person
elected Judge shall appoint an inspector IL his place.
! and in case the person elected Judge shall not at
tend then the Inspector who received the highest
number Of votes s8ll appo int judge i his place;
| and il any vacancy shall continue in the board Tor
the space OF one hour after the time fixed by law
for the opening Of the election, the qualified voters
for the township, ward or district for which such
officers shall have been electeJs present at lhe
election, shall elect one of their number to I'll sucA
/ a vacancy.
sit shall I've the duty of the several assessors re
spectively to attend at the Place OF holding every
general, special, or township election during the
whole time said election is kept open, for the pur-
pose of given nioImaton to the inspectors, aud
Judge, when called on, in relation to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elee-
ton, and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, the said inspectors either
/ of them shall from time to time require.
s.N o person shall be permitted to vote, at any
election as aforesaid, than a white freeman of the
age Of twenty one or more. who shall have resided
in this State at least year, and in the election
district where he offers to vote ten days Immediately
proceeding such election and within two years paid
State or county tax which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election. But citizen
Of tho United States who has prev ousy been a