Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-09-22
General Election
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| the second day OF July, Ammo Domino, one thousand
High Sheriff Of the county Northumberland, Pennsyl
vaa do hereby make known and give notice to the eei.
tors OF the county aforesaid that general election VIII
be held in said county of Northumberland ON the SECOND
| TUESDAY, 9th of OCTOBER, 1850, at which time
State and County Officers, fellows, be elected;
| One person for Governor OF the Commonwealth
One person Member Of the House Of Representative
composed s The counties Of N5r,humbe land and schayli
One person for State Senator for the district composed
of the counties of Northumberland, Snyder, Monour and
Columbia
One person Member of the House Of Representatives
to represent the county Of Northumberland.
One person for sheriff of Northumberland county
One person for Prothonoary, Clerk Of the Court, OF
General Quarter Sessions, and Oyer aud TemeI OF Nor
One person Commissioner for the county OF North.
umberand for term Of years.
One person as Auditor for the county Of Northumber
also hereby make known and give notice ths, the
places of holding the aforesaid general election in the
eal boroughs and townships within the county ot Nor
thumberland are follows
The Sunburv District, composed If the borough Of
sunbury, and Upper Augusta, at the County Court
House.
The Augusta District, composed of the township OF
Lower Augusta, the house OF Peter Dunkelbkrger in
sad township.
The Northumberland District, composed of tho borough
of Northumberland, at the house Of c. s. Brown the
borough Of Northumberland
The Point District, the house OF Henry Haas in the
borough Of Northumberland
The Milton District the house Of Mrs Scker in said
borough.
The rurbu District the house occupied by Abraham
Kssingr.
The Delaware District a, the Sinking Spring School
House.
The Chilisquaque District n, the h1use of g. Rifle
The Turbutvllle District ut the house Of Hiram Rey
! nolds in the borough Of TuIbutvile.
The Lewis District, nj the house occupied by Hiram
Rey npids IA the borough of TuThuville.
The Shanokln District. at the house of John Nesbit
The Upper Mahonoy District, ut the house OF J. H.
/ Adam.
The Little Mahonoy District a, the house of widow F.
| Raker.
The Lower Muho,oy District Mt the house of A. Rode
! armel.
The Rush District at the Liberty Pole School House
The Jackson District, at the house occupied by Gallon
Smith.
Tie Coal District, n, the house of William NJ. Weaver
/ IN the town OF ShanOkiu.
The Zerbe District at the house OF Wm. Foulds, in
Ttevorton.
The Cameron District, at the house of Jacob Wagner
The Jordan District ut the house now late of BenIa
min Leitzel.
The Mount Carmel District the public house of Abrs
| HUN lerch.
The Washington District at the house OF Godfrey b. Re
book.
The M'Ewensviue District ut the brick School House
the German Church.
The election 70 open between the hours OF and 10
O'Clock the forenoon and shall continue without
ruptiun adjournment until O'Clock in the evening
when the polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected on the 81
Friday OF March, 1852 pursuance of the ID Section Of
the Of the 2d Of July 1880, will hold the election
Tuesday the lth day OF October next.
"'rha every person except Justice OF the Peace who
shall hold any office appointment Of profit and ns
der the government Of the United States of this Sine
or OF any city or incorporated district whether commits.
stoned officer agent who shall be employed under the
legislative executive or judiciary department OF this
STATE or the United States or of any cv or mcorpoated
district and also that every member OF Congress and OF
the State Legislature and of the select and common coun
ell ot any city commissioner Of any incorporated Dis
trict, is by law, incapable of holding exercising the
office appointment of Judge, Inspector Clerk Of my
election OF this commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
Judges other uce OF such eecton shall be egi-
bic any Office tU be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly entitled nn act relating
to the elections of this Commonwealth -passed July the
2nd 1889, further provides as follows, to Wit;
fhat the Inspectors and Judges chosen as aforesaid
shall meet at the respeetve places for holding the election
nine O'Clock in the morning of the second Tuesday Of Oc
t1ber in each md every and each of said inspectors
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be quaihed voter OF
such district
sEcrloS . Tha. any fraud committed by any person
voting in the above prescribed shall be punished
similar frauds directed TO be punished by the exist
| ing laws OF this Commonwealth,
ln the person who shall have received the second
highest number of votes for Inspectors shall
the day any election, then the person who shall have
received the second highest number votes Judge
next preceding election, shall inspector IN h
place. and in the person elected Judge shall not atlenc
the Inspector who received the highest number OF votes
shall appoint Judge IN his place and II any vacancy
shall continue in the 6ar for the space Of half hour a
ter the time fixed by law for the opening of tho election
she qualified OF the township, ward no district
for which such officers shall have been elected, present
she place Of elections, snail their number to fill surl
| vacancy,
t shall be the duty Of said respectively
tend the place OF holding every general, special, o
township election during the whole time said election II
kept open, for the purpose OF giving information to tn,
inspectors and Judge when called IN relation to The
light Of any person assessed by them to vote at such elec
ton such other matters in relation To the assessment
voters the said inspector or Judge OF either OF then
shalt from time to time require.
sNo person shall be permitted to vote ut any election
aforesaid, other than white free man OF ,wenty-une
more who shall have resided in the state at lea year
und m The election district where offers vote eas
ten days Immediately proceeding the election and whir
two paid state OF county tax which shall have beer
assessed least days before the eiecon But cze,
OF the United States who had previously been quahct
voter Of this state and removed heetom and resumed
shall have resided in the election district and paid al
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six months, Provided, That the white iIeemvl clti
of the United States between the age OF tweny-o
and twenty-five years. and IN the election district ten dry
aforesaid shall be entitled u vote, although they sha
not have paid taxes.
No person shall he permitted to vote whose name no
contained the list taxable inhabitants furnished by tn
commissioners aforesaid unless, First He produce
receipt for the payment within two years, OF state q
county assessed agreeahy to the constitution, and gv
satisfactory evidence either on his own oath arnE,
tion, the oath Affirmation Of another, that he ha
paid such tax, failure to produce receipt shall max
in oath the payment thereof or second If he claim
right to vote by being AN elecor between the eges
twenty one and twenty years, he sha depose ua
or aiTmaon that he has resided in the State at least
year before his application and make such proof Il
residence in the district required by this act un
hat he does yeny believe from the account given hin
deaf he is Of the age aforesaid and give such other ey
nces as is required by this act whereupon the name
the person admitted to vote shall he inserted in alpha
4 betical list by the inspectors and note made opposit
- thereto by writing the word tax II he iha be peIm
ed to vote by of having paid tax, the wor
age" if he shall be permitted 10 vote account ef hi
age and in either the Of such votes shall
|
c. voters kept by them.
vote is moi found ON the list furnished the Commission
ers and Assessor his right to whether found Their
on or not is objected to by any qualified citizen, the II
snecor shall examine such ON oath us 10 his qua
cations and if he claims To have resided IN the state OF
wear or more his oath shall be proof thereof but he sa
~ prove by least competent witness, who shall be
n qualified eecto that he resided within the district at lea
ten DAYS Immediately preceding the election and slr
y also himself that his bona hde residence IN purs
" ance of lawful calling within the district, and that
did not remove said district for the purpose Of vOt
:, | therein.
I'd Every peson qualified aforesaid and who shall mal
proof il required of resident and payment Of taxes
aforesaid shall be admitted to vote in the township,
= o district in which he shall reside
If anypeIsOn qualified to vote in this Commonwsal
IA asreeaby law (ekeept the OF qualified cltizer
shall appear any place Of election for the purpose Of
D. suing tickets influencing citizens qualified TO vote
SHALL on conviction, forfeit and pay any sum not excee
ing one hundred dollars for every such offence
be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three mouths
1t shall be the duty OF every mayor, sheriff, adeIms
Justice of the peace, and constable deputy constable
ia every city, county, township district within this con
- monweallh, whenever called upon by any officer Of
y election by any three qualified electors thereof TO Gle
I'd any window OF avenue To any window, 10 the place
al general election which shall be obsructed In such
as 10 prevent voters from approaching the same and
he NEGLECT or refusal TO such requson, said ONO
le shan be deemed quilted OF msdemeanor in Office and
conviction shall be fined in any not less than one hui
40 dred nor more than thousand dollars and shall
duty OF the respective constable OF each ward dstri
or township of this to be IN
or nv deputy at the OF holding such elections