The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-25
Gener'l Election Proclamation

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Gener'l Election Proclamation
PURSUANT 10 an act of the General As
4 sembly Of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania. entitled Al Act relating to the
election Of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July 4. D., one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine, |, VIM. +. Burt,
Sheriff Of the County of Potter, Pennsylvania,
90 hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the County aforesaid that q Gene
raj Election will be held in said County of
Potter IN Tuesday, the 9th day Of No
vember next. Being - the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of said month" in the sew
craI districts within the said County, to-wit ::
For the Township of Abbott, at the Germa-
MIA Hotel, in said township.
For the township Of Allegany, at the school
house near the pace formerly owned by Ches-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township Of Bingham, at the house
of 4. L. Lewis, in said township.
For the township of Clara, at the school
house near SaIa Stevens, in said township.
For the township of Eulalia, at the New
Court House in the Borough of CouderSport.
For the township of Genesee, at the house
formerly occupied by s. S. Rasco, in Ellis
burg.
For the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house No. 5, near Henry Ingraham's in said
township.
For the township Of Hector. at the Sunder-
lin school house, in said township.
For the township Of Homer, at the school
house near Jacob Poets, in said township.
For the township of Jackson, at the house
formerly occupied by Benjamin Barse, now
NJ. 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 Centre
school house, in said township.
For the township Of Pike, at the house Of
Eliiaa Johnson, in said township.
For the township Of Pleasant Valley, at the
school house in said township.
For the township Of Portage, at the Seer
school house, in said township.
For the township OF Roulct, at the school
house near George Wcimer's in said 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 Tel Cook, now Jona-
than Redsou, in said township.
For the township of Sylyania, at the school
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 the
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 the
Court House in said Borough.
The officers to be elected at the time and
places aforesaid are twenty-seven persons as
Electors for President and Yice-Prcsideut Of
the United States.
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 Wilt the 9th day OF
November.
/ also make known and give notice as in and
by the 18th section Of the aforesaid act | an
directed. that every person except Justices OF
the Peace, who holds any office of appoint
ment Of profit or trust under the Government
Of the United States or Of any city or incor-
poratcd district, whether a Commissioned Of
iccr or otherwise. a subordinate officer OF
agent who is or shall be employed under the
legislative, Judiciary, or executive department
Of this State or the United States, or ofany CITY
or incorporated district, and also that every
member of Congress and Of the State Legis-
lature, and of the select and common council
Of any city, or commissioners of any incor-
porated district, is by law incapable of hold
ing or receiving at the same time the office or
t appointment Of Judge, Inspector, or Clerk OF
any election in this Commonwealth, and that
no Inspector or Judge, or other officer of any
such election shall be eligible to any office
then to be voted for.
: Also, that in fourth section of the Act OF
Assembly entitled "an Act relating to cleo
tons and for other Purposes, approved April
10th. 1910, it is enacted that the aforesaid
18th section shall not be so constructed as to
prevent any military officer or Borough officer
from serving as Judge. Inspector, or Clerk of
any general or special election in this Com,
monwealth. Pursuant to the provisions of
the 6lst section of said act, " every general
and special election shall be opened between
the hours Of 8 and 10 in the forenoon; and
shall continued without interruption or adj
joUrnment until I o'clock in the evening, when
the poles shall be closed.
Given under my hand at Coudersport, this
the 18th day Of Sept. 1860, and in the 84th
year of the independence of the United States.
WIN. T. BURT, Sheriff.