The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-09-28
GENERAL ELECTION
PR 0 L A M ALTON

XATHEREAS, by The laws OF this Com
w monweallh, il 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, at least
twenty days before the eleclion,n and TO
enumeraie therein the "lhe officers 10 be
elected" and to ''desiguate the place at
which the election is TO be held" There
fore JOHN SNYDER, High Sheriff Of COL
umtia county, do hereby make known and
proclaim TO the lualihsd sleeiors of Column
bIs 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, at the several districts within the
county, 10 witt
Benton township at the house of Ezekiel
Cole.
Beaver township at the house of franklin l..
Shuman.
Borough of Berwick al the Town Hall in
Berwick.
Bloom township, at The Court House in
Bloomsburg.
Briarcreek township, al Lemons School
House, now near Yohe's at Evansville.
Catawissa al the house OF Samuel Kosten-
bader, in Caiawissa.
Centre township, al The house of jeremiah
Hess, deceased.
Conyng ham township al the house OF Reu-
ben r. Wasser.
Fishingcreek township al The house of Reu-
ben Khelly.
franklin township at Ciayton's School House
Greenwood township al The house oil Joseph
r. Patton.
Hemlock township al the "Buck Horn "
jackson township at The house tf Ezekiel
Cole.
Locust township at the house of John l..
Hurst in Slablown.
Mfflin township al the house Of John Kel-
Ter.
Madison township al The house Of John Wei.
iveI. deceased.
MI. Pleasant township at the house Of Will
liam Hutchinson.
Montour 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, Orangevlle.
Pine lowssEip, a, the house OF Albert HIM.
Ter.
Sugarloaf township, at the house Of Alinas
Cole.
Scott township, al the hoase Of Enoch How
ell, Espy.
Ii is iuther directed that The election at the
said several districts shall be opened between
The hours of 8 and 10 O'Clock in the fore.
noon, and shall continue without intenup.
lion or adjournment, until O'Clock in the
evening, when The polls shall be closed.
The officers to be elected at lhe 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 o.
the return Judges al the Court House in
Bloom burg, TO n axe out the general return:
shall be OIL The first Friday succeeding the
general election, which will be The iour'
leenth day OF October.
The return Judges of the Representative
| District, composed oitns counties oi Wyom.
ing, Sullivan, Columbia and Mohtour, shai
m eet at the Coun House in Bloomsbnrg, in
The county of Columbia on TUESDAY, the
eighteenth day OF October next, 10 make
oul lhe returns for members of Assembly.
And in and by the said act, am further
directed to give notice that every person
excepting Justice or the peace, who shall
hold any office or appointment of profit o.
trust under The Government OF the United
States, or of this Stale, or OF any.city, or IN.
corporaled district whether commissioned
officer or agent, who is, or shall be employ
ed under the legislative or executive, or Ju
dietary department Of this State, or of any
incorporate district, and also that every
member of Congress, or Of the select o.
common council, of any city commissioned
of any incorporated district, is by law, inca
pable of holding or exercising at the SAM
lime the office or appointment of judge, in
spector or clerk Of any election of this com
monwea!th, and that no inspectalor judge
or any officer of any such election shall b.
eligible in any Office thep to be voted for
Given under my hand and seal at my Of
fee in Bloomsburg, this Sd day of Sept, A
d., 1859. JOHN SNYDER,
Bloomsburg, Sept. 1859. Sheriff.
LIGHT STREET HOTEL.