Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-01

i to yo;in at the general elections
For the Information OF the electors OF Union
county. publish the following, being the am
section Of the act of the General Assembly
of the session Of 1851. entitled 4" An Act 10
nroyitr for the election Of Judges Of the sew
eral courts of this Commonwealth, and to
regulate certain Judicial districts
l. That the election for JUDGES shall h" held ana
co,utl in Tie several election districts in the same
manner and in all rCsfcct- a elc'tils tf
tves are OF slall be- held and rciIut"i' anu ~ ur
s,me ,,s INSPECTORS and other officers; aud thr IIr-
visions ot the If III" general assembly 'h'''" '"
At relating the elections Of tEi- "i
proved tic second day If July 1882 and its s',aI sni'
ai1 ni' he u, nipralc hall ie deemed agdi..T
to apply to the elections rsdscs: fTo'hI't H. "t me
aforesaid electors sla vote for JUDGES Of tie supreme
s-fara' PIECE Of Iar.T, 'nL Tor alt ",i,r
Judges c,uir.l t. te learned Ia lie law On aho'e
separate pircc Cf PAPER
II will thus be seen that the electors OF
Uniou county are required 10 vote for Judges
on one piece Of paper, and lor Governor''ahai
Commissioner, Assembly, and all County Of
ficcrs. on one piece Of paper. or the v"'er
may cast his ballot for each office separately,
il ne prefers It.
1t shall h. the duty OF the several Assessors respect
iyy 10 attend at the place Of holding "vry g"ncIal
.rcal or n,ip election. during the whole tim" said
erection Is kept oIcu for the puri',se 81 Erint iIa
ton The rturs and judge VII II cald H. III i'
al ,,h election or such other meters in relation to
tIt voters the 'ltei
4 Ct n, m shall frp m time 10 tim" require
:. T.r,"n shall Ic permitted any election
afir, id ;han whit" freeman OF the ag" OF t"rn-
tyouc YEARS or more who shall have resided in this
Stat" year, and in the election district "irt"
he oilers least ten days immediately lrctci'nc
such lection. and within two years ud STATE or Cnui-
~ tax which shall have been assessed at least ten 'ais
the election But citizen of t" Luit"i states
Who has previously lr. a uuael voter of this state,
and removed and returned anl who Las r'si-
Jc in the election district and paid taxes as ai"rs'i'
shall Ice n:itl,d vote after residing IN tins Stat- FIX
NJ ifa II,
the States i,tw"tn the ages of twentyone and
twenty-five wears. who have resided in the election dis
trirt aforesaid day. shall ir entitled 10 vote,
althou IN they shall not have iaid taxes.
No person shall t l Fmittci 20 vote whose name is
not contained tie list f taxable lIhait!n> FURNISHED
10y tn" Commissioner uhl- ir>t Il" Pl''"'' 'Pt
for the within years - stat" or county tax
a,scstd rrea ally To tLe t"u-tItuiin n aId l'- satt'c
tory tEino" ctirr On In own 'a'A ,t I'''I,'i' W
The oath or affirmation of another that he Ia, paid sufh
failure - Ti"iuo r;Iit Sh,-i! i''hs ~, 1
. " ". i,r al aIrrtor til" s-es If t"entyone
and twenty Years he shall d"l"s"on "ah or ''iin
lion that I las resided ia tie State at !ea't one year
I-io lis arr Iiaaun and make such proof 81 residence
IN the .trct a. required by this aeand that he docs
verify sev- the accounts gwen nm th' ne l. u"
.-.l age and such other revld"nc- rs l. required
Ey this act wleT'Ipou tn name 81 u" person ;" ''i.t
"a Ia ,,- ali ~, il, ri,l The alphabetical list ty
the INSPECTORS a Iuadc oII "Sr thereto hy "Fi'lhs
thc vuiI t il hall lr admitted to vote ~ reason "i
i,,, uI t,x or the word ags he shall be admitted
To- vote by such shall hr called OUT To the
who shall make the like notes IN the iis's"i voters
kort b. thom. ,,...u..,, .,.i,,,,,.
TO vote found the t furnished y the r'lnnisHi u
crs and lis night to vote Whether i"und
thereon or not objected To- y qualified citizf n II
shall the duty the inspectors I" examine sh, Ter
cath |" lis qualifications and II he claims 10
have resided within the state for one year or more is
oath .bal be prof thereof but he shall make
proof hy at competent witness Who shall be
qualified rlrctor that he has resided within the disri't
iur more than DAYS next preceding SAID r''"n and
he shall al-o himself that lis bora hde re sidence
in pursuance his lawful calling is within the district
that he dl not remove into SAID district or the purpose
Of yotin
Every person qualified as aforesaid and who shall
make due proof il required of hi residence and
mcnt Of taxes aforesaid ai r admitted TO vote in the
township ward district in which lac shall reside
II an, person shall pr,,-nt npt vrrvtut any
uf amy election under this act from holding such
election threaten my volenr" to any such Of
fcr shall interrupt improperly interfere with him
in the execution Of his duy or -ha block up the WIN
dow or ayruu. window whrT" tie sarn" may lie
holding rioousS disturb the peace at u n election or
shall practice any minimizing tsr ats force or
violence. with design I" mt uene nhauIS "ro'tIa"eah
eecor prevent him from voting or 10 restrain the
freedom Of choice, such person on c"nVicioh sh! De
fined in not exceeding hvr hundred dollars ana
imprisoned Tor any time not less than three nor more
than twelve months and if it shall h" shown t" the
court the trial such offences shall he hndthat the
person offending resident of the city, wardd
township where the said offence was committed
and not entitled 10 therein, then conviction he
shall sentenced topay uc Of not less than one hun
drc nor more than thousand dollars and le imris
onrl moi less tian six months than years
If anv person persons shall make any hrt
uron tho result election in this CoInmonwealthor
shall make amy such bet or wager either hy yer
bal PROCLAMATION thereof or ly any written printed
advertisement chaIrn invite person 10 make
such let upon ronN ction Thereof he or they
shall forfeit and pay tTcr times the amount so bet or
III a1y person not by law qualified shall fraudulcntly
vote ~ any election in thi, Commonwealth, being
otherwise qua irI shall oct of his proper district
or if any person knowing the want Of such qualification
shall a procure -ucll person to vo" the er-on on
conviction shall b. hned in any sum not exceeding two
hundred dollars aui hr imprisoned Tor any term not eX
ce.,iing three months.
III any person shall vote at more than election
district or othrrpl-r frUdulrnty vote than
on the same day. shall ;raudulnnty told and deliver
otbe INSPECTOR two tickets together with the intent lille
gav to vote avisr and procure another TO do he
or they offending shall on conviction he fined in
sum less than fifty nor more than Nv" hundred dol
lars and imprisoned not less than three more than
3 twelve months
..if any person not qualified vote in this Common
wealth. agrrrahy To Law. lrNcrlt the sons of quair
ct1rnsj saI "piear at any place Of election !"r the
purpose Of issuing tickets Of influencing the citizens
qua ii, to vote, he shall conviction. frcit and pay
any not exceeding one hundred dollars for every
such and be imprisoned for any term not exceed
/ ing three mo unths'
AgreeaIIy 10 the provisions Of the sixty
first section of said act every General and
Special election shall be opened between the
hours of eight and ten In the forenoon, and
/ shall continue until seven o'clock in the even
] ing, when the polls shall be closed
! The Return Judges of the several districts
will meet liz the Court House at Lewisburg,
on the third day after the election, (being FRI
dav, the 18th day of October) 10 do and per-
form those duties enjoincd on them by law.
The Return Judges of Union, Snyder and
Junala counties are required 10 meet at The
Court House in the borough Of Middleburg
on Monday the 18th of October. to make out
returns for the members of Assembly.
The Return JUICES for the Senatorial Dist
trict are 10 meet at the Court House in Belle
fonrc on the Monday following the Election.
The Return Judges for the Congressional
District are to meet at the Court House in
Harrisburg on
Dated a; the Shcriirs Office, Lcwisburg, this
sth dav of September A. ID. one thousand eight
hundred and fiftv-eiGht.
DANIEL d. GULDlN, Sheriff
n.sg5rRF snHegHE