The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-09
ELECTION PRoCLAMATION.

| do hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the county aforesaid, that Gene
raj Election will be held in said county of
Potter, ON the SECOND TUESDAY l2thl of
October, 1858, at which time State and County
officers as follows are to be elected, to wit:
One person for Judge IF the Supreme
Court Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
0dnlo
One person for Canal Comnaissione,,
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Member Of Congress
Jf'r tie 1Eth Congressional District, COM
posed Of the Counties Of Lycoming, Sui
lioan, Center, Clinton, Potter and lUi6lin.
| T'0o persons for Members fthe House
of Representatives. Of the General ASsen,-
bly, Of Pennsylvania, M conjunction pith
the county Of TIoga, to represent the coun-
ties Of Ttoga and Potter.
| One person for Treasurer of the county
| Of P1tter.
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 JUS
tees of the Peace, who hold any office of ap-
pointment Of profit or trust under the Govern
ment of the United States or Of this State, or
/ of any city or incorporated district whether
A commissioned officer or otherwise a subor-
dlnate othcer or agent, who is OF shall be EN-
! ployed under the legislative, Judiciary, or ex-
ecutiye 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-
ble 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 no Inspector Or Judge, or other Off
Ger Of any such election shall be eligible to
any Office then TO be voted for
Also, that in the fourth section Of the Act
| of Assembly, entitled IAN Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
! / pril 18th, l840, it is enacted that the afore-
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
the return judges at the Court House in Cou-
dersno-t to make out the general returns, shall
be on the first Friday succeeding the general
election, which will be the 18th day of Octo-
| ber
The return judges of the counties of Lycom-
| ing Sullivan, Center, Clinton, Potter and Milf
| fin, comprising the XVrh Congressional Dis
trict, will meet at the Court House in Lock
Haven, Clinton county, Tuesday, the 18th day
| or October next, to make out an official return
| for Member OF Congress.
| The return judges of Potter and Tioga
counties shall meet at the Court House in the
Borough of WellsboIo', in the county of Tioga,
on Tuesday, the 9th day of October, 1858, to
make return for Members of Assembly.
l also hereby made known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen.
eral election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county of Potter, are as
follows, to wit
For the township of Abbott, at the house
formerly occupied by I. 3. Abbott in said
township.
For the township of Allegany, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by Ches-
ter Andrews, in said township.
| For the township of Bingham, at the house
of \. r. Lewis, in said township.
! For the township Of Clara at the school
house near Sala Steven, in said township.
| For the township OF EuIalia, at the New
! Court House in the Borough of Coudersport.
For the township of Genesee, at the house
now occupied by S. S. Rasco, in EIlisburg.
| For the township OF Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
/ For the township Of Hebron, at the school
house No. ., near Henry Ingraham's in said
township.
/ 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 PeetS in said township
| For the township of Jackson, at the house
of Ben amin BarSe, in said township.
For the township of Heating, at the house
of Pliny Harris in said township.
For the township Of Oswayo, 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 ef Portage at the Sizer
school house, in said township.
For the township of Rouiet, at the school
house near Geor2e Weimers in said township
Ioi tH0 to"hSbL? VI DHdFon III Tue SnarOn
Center school house, near John Voorhees,.
For the township O: Sweden, at the house
of Asenath Taggart, IN said township.
For the township of Stewarlson, at the
house of John 5. Clark, in sad 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. Al. 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 Lcmuel Hammond, in said township.
For the township of Wharton at the house
Of Stephen Horton, in said township.
For the Borough of Coudersport, at the
Court House in said Borough.
Given under my hand, this 26th day of