The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-10-05
GENERAL ELECTION
p r OC L A M ALTON ,

w monwsallh, ii is made 'the duty of
the Sheriff of every county TO give notice of
The general elections by publication in one
or more newspapers Of the county, al least
twenty days before the election" and 10
enumerale therein the "ihe officers to be
elected" and to ''designate the place at
which The election is 10 he held" There
fore JOHN SNYDER, High Sheriff OF Col
umbia county, do hsIeby make known and
proclaim to the qutEs;e1 electors OF Colum.
bla county, that a GENERAL ELECTION
will be held throughout said county on
TUESDAY the ELEVENTH DAY OF OC-
TOBER, being the second Tue sday in said
month, al the several districts within the
county, 10 wit
Benton township at the house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township a, the house of franklin L.
Shuman.
Borough of Berwick at the Town Hall in
Berwick.
Bloom township, at The Court House in
Bloomsburg.
Briarcreek township, at Lemons School
House, now near Yohe's al Evansville.
Catawissa al the house OF Samuel Kosten-
bader, in Calawissa.
Centre township, al the house of jeremiah
Hess, deceased.
Couyng CHAM township at the house OF Reu.
ban II. Wasser.
Fishingcreek township al The house of Reu-
ben Knelly.
franklin township at Claylon's School House
Greenwood township al the house of Joseph
r. Patton.
Hemock township al the "Buck Horn {"
jackson township at The house tf Ezekiel
Cole.
Locust township at the house of John L..
Hurst in Slablown.
Miffln township al the house of John Kel-
ler.
Madison township al The house OF John Wei.
iver, deceased.
Mt. Pleasant township al the house OF vii.
liam Hutchinson.
Monlour township at the house of John
Richards, now occupied by William Hol-
lingshead.
Maine township, at the house OF Isaac Yet
ter.
Roaringcreek township, at the Five Points,
house now occupied by - Snyder.
Orange township, al the house OF Alexander
Hughes, Orangeville.
Pine lowssEip, a, The house OF Albert HIM
Ter.
Sugarloaf township, al the house of Alnas
Cole.
Scott township, aithe house of Enoch How.
ell, Espy.
1t is iuther directed that the election at The
said several districts shall be opened between
The hours of and 10 O'Clock in the fore.
noon, and shall continue without Interrupt
lion or adjournment, until O'Clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed.
The officers 10 be elected at The lime and
places aforesaid. are
ONE AUDITOR GENERAL,
ONE SURVEYOR GENERAL,
TWO MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY,
ONE PERSON FOR TREASURER,
A COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
A COUNTY SURVEYOR,
A COUNTY CORONER,
A COUNTY AUDITOR.
Ii Is further directed that the meeting of
the return judges al the Court House in
Bloom burg, to make out the general returns
shall be on the first Friday succeeding the
general election, which will be the four.
eenlh day of October.
The return Judges of the Representative
District, compdseJ OF the counties OF Wyom-
ing, Sullivan, Columbia aud Monlour, shall
meet at the Coun House in BIoomsburg, in
The county of Columbia on TUESDAY, the
eighteenth day OF Ocloter next, to make
out lhe returns for members of Assembly
Aud in and by the said acl, am further
directed TO give notice that every person,
excepting Justice or the peace, who shall
hold any office or appointment of profit or
trust under The Government of the United
States, or of this State, or OF any city, or in-
corporated district whether commissioned
officer or agent, who is, or shall be employ
ed under the legislative or executive, or ju-
dietary department Of this Stale, or of any
incorporate district, and also that every
member of Congress, or of the select or
common council, of any city commissioners
of any Incorporated district, is by law, inca.
pable of holding or exercising at the same
time the Office or appointment of judge, in.
spector or clerk Of any election of this com.
monwea!lh, and that no nspectalor Judge
or any officer of any such election shall be
eligible in any Office then 10 be voted for
Given under my hand and seal at my Of.
flee in Bloomsburg, This 3D. day Of Sept, A.
d., 1859. JOHN SNYDER,
Bloomsbury, Sept 1859. Sheriff.