The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-27
Election Proclamation,


DURSUANT to an act of the Ger eral As
4 sembIy Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled :. Al Act relating to the cleo
tions Of this Commonwealth approved the
second day OF JaIv. \. d. one thousand eight
hundred and th~irty-nine, |, WN. f BURT,
Sheriff Of the courty Of Potter. Pennsylvania
do hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the county aforesaid, that a Gene
raj Election will be held in the said county Of
Potter on the second Tuesday 9th OF
October. 1869. at which Time State and County
Officers as follows are to be elected. to wit:
One person for Governor of the Com
monwcalth Of Pennsylvania.
Ope person for Member Of Congress
70 r~epresentthe District composed of the
Counties Of Centre, Clinton. Lycomine,
Nifin, Potter and Sullivan.
Two persons for Members Of the House
Of Representatives of the General Assem-
bly, Of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with
the county Of Iioga, TO represent the
counties cf Tioga and Potter.
One person for Parliamentary and Clerk
Of the Courts Of the County OF Potter.
One person Tor Register and Recorder
Of the County of Potter
One person for Coroner Of the county
o. Potter.
One person for Treasurer of the Coun-
ty Of Potter.
One person for Commissioner of the
county Of Potter.
One person for Auditor of the county
OF Potter.
also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18th section Of the aforesaid act |
IN directed, that every person, excepting
Justices Of the Peace, who holds any Office OF
appointment Of profit or trust under the Gov
eminent Of the United States or of this State,
or OF any city or incorporated district, Wheth-
or a commissioned officer or otherwise. a sub
ordinate officer or agent, who is or shall be
employed uudcr the legislative. judiciary, or
, executive department OF this State or the
United States, or Of any city or Incorporated
district, and also that every member Of Con-
gress and Of the State Legislature, and Of the
select and common council Of any city, or
( commissioner of any Incorporated district. is
by law incapable of holding or exercising at
the same time the Office or 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 the fourth section of the Act
of Assembly, entitled An At relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
April 10th, 1860, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be so construed as
to prevent any military officer or Borough Of
icer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
Clerk OF any general or special {. ection in this
Commonwealth.
1t is further directed that the meeting OF
the return judges ut the Court House in C0u-
dcrsport to make out the general returns. shall
be on thc first Friday succeeding the general
election, which will be the l2lh day OF Ooto-
Der.
The return Judges of Potter and Tioga
counties shall meet ut the Court House in tie
Borough Of NeiIsboro', in the county of Tioga.
on Tuesday, the 10th day OF October, 1850, to
make return for Members Of Assembly.
The ret"rn Judges Of Lycomiug, Centre,
Clinton Nifiin, Sullivan and Potter counties,
shall meet at WilIiaIusport. in the County of
Lycoming, on Tuesday the let's day Of Octo-
Der, to make return for Membe" of Congress,
/ also hereby make knc wn and give notice
tla} the places Tor holding the aforesaid gen.
eral election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county of Potter, are as
follows, tO-wit:
For the township Of Abbott, at the Gcrma-
MIA Hotel, IN said township.
For The township of Alleganv. at the school
house near the place formerly owned by CheS-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham, at the h0use
of \. r. Lewis, il said township.
For the township Of Clara, at the school
house near Sala 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. Raseo, in Ellis
burg.
For the township of Harrison, st the house
recently occupied By ira Bartholomew IN said
township.