The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-16
ELECTICE PROCLAMATION.

lania entitled ''An Act relating 10 the elee-
tions of This Conference.-The approved the
second day of Jaly. A. d. one thousand eight
hundred and tbigty-ninc, l. A. C.. TAaeARr.
Sheriff Of the county OF PoDter, Pennsylvania,
do hereby make known aud give notice to the
electors OF the county aforesaid that Gene
r,ll Election will be held in said county OF
Potter, on the SECOND TUESDAY tl2tal oil
october, 1853, at which time State and County
officers as follows are to be elected, to wit:
One person for Jaoge of The Supreme
Court u the Communicable Of Pcna<yi-
rama.
One person for Canal Commissiione,
Iot the Commonced}tb Of Pennsylvania.
One person for IHem6er Of CangreSs
/ fir the -YVth Congressional District, con,
posed Of tie Counties Of Lycon,i,tg, Sa'-
li0an, Center, Clinton, Potter and Niflin.
7tcO persons for Members cftte Hou>r
E0f Representatives. oftbe General Asscaa-
l5{y Of Pssta$yloania, an conjunction acih
lie county cf TIogo, to repr srnt the cou.-
ties Of Tiega and Potter. q
One person for Treasure T the count.y
Igf Potter.
One Person for Commissioner Of the
county Of Potter.
One person for Auditor of the county
Of Potter.
| also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18Th section Of the aforesaid act
am directed that every person, excepting Jas
tees Of the Peace, who hold any Office of APP
pointment of profit or trust under the Govern
ment Of the United States or of this State, Oh
Of any city or Incorporated district whether
Il commissioned officer or otherwise, a subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative, judiciary, or eX-
ecutive department or this State or the United
States, or of any city or Incorporated district,
and also that every member of Congress and
of the State Legislature, and Of the select and
common council of any city. or commissioner
Of any Incorporated district, is by law incapa-
BILE OF holding or exercising at the same time
the office or appointment of Judge, Inspector.
or Clerk of any election in this Commonwealth,
and that 40 Inspector or Judge, or other Off
Ger Of any such election shall be eligible 10
any Office then to be voted for.
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act
Of Assembly, entitled "an Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
: pril 18th, 1910, it is enacted that the atore-
said 18th section shall not be construed as to
prevent any military officer or Borough officer
from serving as Judge, Inspector: or Clerk Of
any general or special election in this Com
monwealth.
1t is further directed that the meeting OF
tie return judges at the Court House in Cou-
dersport to make out the general returns. shall
De on the first Friday succeeding the genera
election, which will be the 10Th dav of Octo-
her,
The return judges Of the counties of Lyc IN
ing, Sullivan, Center, Clinton, Potter and Mif-
din comprising the XVIII Congressional Dis
lrict, will meet at the Court House in LocA
Haven, Clinton county, Tuesday, the 18th day
Of October next, to make out all official return
for Member Of Congress.
The return judges of Potter and Tiora
counties shall meet at the Court House in tie
Borough Of Wellsboro', in the couaty Of Tioga.
on Tuesday, the 18Th daysof October, 1853 to
make return for Members of Assembly.
| also hereby made known and give notice
shat the places for holding the aforesaid gem
eral election in the several townships ana
bOroughs within the county Of Potter, are as
follows, to wit:
For the township Of Abbott at the house
formerly occupied by I, B Abbott in said
township.
For the township of Aleganv, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by Ches-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township OF Bine ham, at the house
Of A, R. Lewis, in said township
For the township of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Steven, in said township.
For the township OF Eulalia, at the New
Count IJnu in oPf
For the township of Genesee, at the house
now occupied by S. s. Rasco, in Ellisburg.
For the township Of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
iou3c No. 5, near Henry Ingraham's in said
owuship.
For the township Of Hector, at the house OF
Anna Wilbur, in said township.
For the township of Homer at the school
house near Jacob Peet's in said township
For the township of Jackson, at the house
of Benjamin Barse, in said township.
For the township of Keat;ng, at the house
Of Pliny Harris, in said township.
For the township of O5wayo, at the house
of john Wells, in said township.
For the township of Pike, at the house of
Elijah Johnson, in said township.
For the township OF Pleasant Valley at the
school house in said township.
For the township eff Portage at the Sizer
school house, in said township.
For the township Of Roulet, at the school
house near George Weimers in said township
For the township of Sharon at the Sharon
Center school house, near John Voorhees,.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
Of SpDatD t. 0Gart in said TOWNS shin
For the township Of Stewardson at the
house of John S. Clark, in said township.
For the township OF Summit at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, in said town
ship.
For the township of Sylvania, at the school
house near j. VI. ReeS, in said township
For the township OF Ulysses, at the house
Of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at the
house of Lemuel Hammond, in said township.
For tho tcyupchiY Of Wharton OF +l,n houSa