The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-29
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

, tions Of this Commonwealth, approved tn
second day ofJuly, A. D. one thousand eigh
hundred and tlErty-nine !, A. G.. TAGGART
: Sheriff of the county of Potter, Pennsylvania
do hereby make known and give notice to tn
electors of the county aforesaid, that Gene
raj Hsection viii be held in the said county Q
Potter on the Second Tuesday llth 10
October 1859, at which time State and Count,
Officers as follows are te be elected, 10 wit:
One person Tor -4udaor Geaerd Of tie Com
nsoawsdih Of Peznsylvania.
One person far Surueyoy General Of Ese Com
nlonweGhh Of fPaa'syiDdnia.
4 One person for State SeaGtor, 10 represent tn
:. KIN District co8spristag The countiss Of 7Togd
Potter, .NcKean a&d Wqrraa.
Ttco persons for Members Of TIE House Of Rep
rsseata1res Of the General assembly Of Peansyl
vania, in conjunction teith the county Of 2a2ga Il
represent the counties Of Tioga and Potter.
One person for District Attosaey for the county
| Of Potter.
One person far Saerig Of t4s county Of Potter
One person for Goroa<r Of tie county Of Potter,
/ One person for Commissioner Of The county q
/ Potter.
One person for Auditor Of The county Of Potter.
One person for Strveyor 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 holds any Office or ap-
pointmeut Of profit or trust under the Govern
ment of the United States or of this State, or
Of any city or Incorporated district, whether
n commissioned officer or otherwise, subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall he en-
ployed undeE the legislative, judiciary, or ex-
ecutiye department of 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 oE3ce 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 suck election shall be eligible to
any Office then to be voted for.
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act
of Assembly entitled HAn Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
April 10th, 1910, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be SO construed as
to prevent any military officer or Borough Of
iicer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
Clerk of any general or special election in this
Commonwealth
1t is further directed that the meeting Of
the return judges at the Court House in Cou-
dersport to make out the general returns, shall
be on the first Friday succeeding the general
election, which will be the l4th day Of Oc-
tober.
The return judges Of the counties of Tioga,
Potter, Mexican and Warren, comprising the
nth Senatorial district will meet at the Court
House in the Borough of Coudersport, On the
18th day of October next to make out an otii-
cial return for member Of the Senate.
The return Judges of Potter and Tioga
counties shall meet at the Court House in the
Borough of WelIsboFo', in the county of Tioga,
OR Tuesday, the 18th day of October, 1859, to
make retnrn for Members of Assembly.
also hereby make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gem
eral election in the several townships and
b0roughs within the county of Potter, are as
follows, to wit;
For the township Of Abbott at the houss
formerly occupied by 7. B. Abbott in said
township.
For the township cf Alloganv, 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 A. L. Lewis, in said township.
For the township Of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Stevens, IN said township.
For the township of Eplalia, at the New
Court Honse in the Borough Of Coudersport.
For the township of Gencsee, at the house
now occupied by S. S. Raseo, in ElliSburg
For the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township. a
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house No. 5, near Henry Ingrahams in said
township.
For the township Of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, in said township.
For the township of Homer, at tae school
house near Jacob Peets in said township.
For the township of Jackson at the house
formerly occupied by Benjamin Barse, now
u. Chapel, 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 tow lshiP.
! For the town6E'3 of Pleasant Valley, at the
school house in said township.
| For the township Of Portage, al the Sizer
school house, in said township.
! For the township of Roulet, at the school
| house near George Nelmers, IN sad township
! For the township of Sharon, at the Sharon
Centre school house, near John Voorhees,.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Asenath Taggart, in said township.
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, now iona.
than Redson, in said township.
house near j. NJ. 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 tho
house of S. NJ. Conable, in said township
For the township of Wharton, at the house
of Stephen Horton, in said township
For the Borough of Coudersport at thC
Court House in said Borough.
Given under nv hand this 9Th day n