Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-10-01
GENEARL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


/ thirty nine, 1, WILLIAM s. FLUkE, High Sher-
i'll oi the County of Bedford, Pennsy lyania, do
hereby make known, and give notice to the Electors
of the County aforesaid; that a GENERAL ELEC-
TlON will be held in said County of Bedford, Penn
sylyania, en- the
SECOND TUESDAY, tl2th) OCTOBER, 1853,
at which time, State aud County officers, follows
are 10 be elected, to wit
ONE PERSON Tor Supreme Judge Of said Com
nlonwealth.
ONE PERSON for Canal Commissioner Of said
Commonwealth
oNEPERSoN, in conjunction withthe Counties
OF Adams, Franklin, JuustL and Fulton, to repre-
seat the 18th District in Congress.
TMO PERSONS, in conjunction with the Coun-
y OF Somerset, TO ill the offices of Members OF
the House of Representatives, to represent tie
Counties OF Somerset and Bedford in the House. oi
Representatives Of Pennsylvania.
/ ONE FERSUN to Till tic office of County Com
missioner of said County.
ONE PERSON to ill t4e office Of Poor House
/ Director OF said County.
| ONE PERSON to ill the office OF Couuty Audi
| tOf Of said County =
ONE PERSON to till the office Of Coroner OF
| said County.
/ also hereby make known, and give notice, that
tue places OF holding the aforesaid Genefe I'll Election
| Ia tile several Boroughs and Townships within the
/ County of Bedford are follows, to wt
| The Electors Of the Borough OF Bedford al d
township OF Bedford TO meet at the Court House
in said Borough.
The Electors of Brna top Township - meet at
The School House ia Iopewcll.
! The electors OF CclersIa Township to meet at
/ the house lately occupied by Benjamin kegg. in
itainSt,urg, in sid Township.
The Electors o. Cumberland Valley Township
to at the New sci Ooi House erccted on tue
! land owned by JoAn Eip's heirs ia sad Il Town
| Ship.
Phe Electors of Harrison I own ship to meet at
;iooi house No. ), nelr the dwelling house OF
! Henry keyser in said Township.
! , TIE Electors Of Juniata Township to meet at
4 keyser's schunl House in said Township
lhe Electors of Hopewell Township to nIett at
the school House the house. of John Dlsher irf
/ said Township.
The Electors Of Londonderry Township to meet
az the house now occupied by Nm. H. Hill as IL
shop, IN Bridgeport, in said Township.
The Electors OF the Township of Liberty 10
meet AT the school House in Stonerstown in said
i Township.
The Electors OF Monroe Township to meet at the
! Suse lately occupied by James Carmel, in Clear
| Vile, in said Township
The Electors Of Napier Township and Sehcs
burg Borough to meet at tbs brick school House in
! the Borough Of SchellSbarg.
The Electors of East Providence Township TO.
/ meet AT the house lately occupied 10y john Nycum
Jr., innkecper, in SAID Township.
4 1hg Electors of Sntke spring Township 10 meet
at the school House near the Methodist Church, on
lands Of John q. uarlley.
Tue Electors OF West Providence Township 10
meet at the new log school House at Bleoiy Run
in said township.
The Electors Of St. Clair Township to meet at
the store near the dwelling house OF Gideon Trout
in sad township.
The Electors of Union Township to meet at the
house OF Michael Wyant in said tols nsllp
The Electors of Southampton Township to
meet at the house Of William Adanls ii said town
4 ship.
The Electors of the Township of Middle Wood
berry to meet AT the house OF Henry Fluhe, in the
village of Woodterry.
The Electors of South WooIberry Township 10
ncei at the house Of Samuel Oster in sail torn
ship.
The election to be opened between the hours OF
and O'Clock in the forenoon, by public prec-
Ilmation, and to keep open until seven O'Clock in
the evening, When the polls shall be closed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEA
That every person, excepting Justices of the
Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment OF
profit or trust under the United States, or of this
State any city or corporated district, whether
/ commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate
officer or agent, who is shall be employed under
the legislative, executive or Judiciary department
Of this State, of any city, or of any incorpora-
ted district and also; that every member of Con-
gress and OF the State Legislature, and of the select
or common council Of any city or Commissioners
Of incorporated district is by law incapable Of hold
ing or exercising at the time the Office or appoint
m mt of Judge. inspector or clerk of any election
of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector Judge
or other officer of such election shall ee eligible
be then voted for
And the said act OF Assembly, entitled ..aa act
relating to- elections Of thls Commonwealth passed
July 3, lS49, further provides as follows. to wit
sThat the inspectors and judges shall meet at the
respective plices appointed for hohiing the election
in the district at which they respectively belong,
before eight O'Clock in the morning Of tn 2d Tues
,lav Of October and each said Inspector shah APP
! point one clerk who shall be qualified voter of
such district.
SIN case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for inspector Shgf rot al
tend on the dly of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge ut the next preceding election,
shalt act as Inspector in his place. And in case
the person who has received the highest number of
votes Tor Inspector shall not attend, the person
elected Judge shall appoint inspector III his place,
and in case the person elected Judge shall not at
! tend then the Inspector who received the highest
number Of votes shall appoint judge in his place;
and if any vacancy shall continun in the board for
the space Of one hour after the time fixed by law
for the opening OF the eleetion the qualified voters
for the township. ward or district for which ,uch
officers shall have been elected, present at The
eeeiion, shall elect of their number 10 all such
vacancy,
at g,alI be the duty of the several assessors
spectiyele to attend the plIce of holding every
general special, township election during the
whole time said election is kept open, for the pnr
pose of given information TO the inspectors, and
Judge, when called on, in relation to The right OF
any person assessed by tbem to vote at such elec-
tion and on such other IterS in relation TO the
assessment of voters as the said inspectors or either
of them shall from time TO tinfe require.
s,No person shall be permitted to vote, at any
election as aforesaid, than white freeman OF the
age of twenty more. who shalt nave resided
in this State at least year, ana In the cect'oh
district where he offers to vote ten days immediately
preceding such election and within two years paid
State or county tax which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election But acitlzen
of the United States who has previously been
qualified voter OF this State and ro moved fheretrel
and returned, and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes, aforesaid, shall be
entitled to vote after residing in this State six
months Provided. That the white freemen, citi-
zens Of the United States between the ages of twen-
ty-one and twenty two years, who have resided IN