Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-10-25
PROCLAMATION.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

tti ilEhfAN, III ana DY an act 0l the
w General Assembly OF the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania entitled An act 10 direct the manner,
time and place of holding Elections for President and
Vice President OF the United States enacted The 2d
day Of February A. ID. l>Z il is required of the Sher
lit 10 give due notice Of such election: Therefore l.
THOMAS j.. WILLIAMS. Sheriff of Miifln county.
the citizens of said county who are qualified to vote
for members Of the General Assembly, that on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT
being the 9th day Of said month. an election will he
held 1T the same places which the sad members
snail have been voted for at the last preceding cleo
ton follows;
The electors of the borough Of Newton Hamilton
are to meet at the new schoohouse in said borough
The electors of Wayne township are TO meet at the
new school house IN the borough Of y. Hamilton
The electors of the borough of McNcytown are to
meet at the Union school house in said borough.
The electors Of Granville township TO meet at
the Court House III the borough of Icwistowr, and
vote at the window Of the PTothonotary's office.
The electors of Derry township arc TO meet at the
Court House in the borough of Lewistown. and vote
az the window of the Judges office.
Inc electors Of Oliver township to meet at tine
Union school house in the borough of McVevtown.
The electors of Bratton township will meet at the
brick school house on the farm Of William Harshbar
ger, in said township
The electors of Menno township are to meet at the
public house now occupied by William Sample, in
Allenvle, ia said township.
The electors of Union township arc to meet at the
house lately occupied by VIM Sample and known a
Poe house.
The electors Of Brown township are 10 meet at the
public house occupied 10y Mrs Mary Smith IN SAID
township.
The electors Of Armagh township residing east of
the line commencing the middle OF the road ~ the
stone meeung house in Brown township thence along
sad road to the end Of the lane known Jonathan
Abrahan's lane near tiic residence Of Thomas Long
we'll il; thence running in straight line Ia the west
end of Cressman knob to the Union county line are
20 meet heretofore at the Office of L. e Locke in
said township Those residing west of and not nclI-
ded in said limits, viii meet heretofore nj the pub
lie house now occupied by VIM. Swinehart III said
township
The electors OF Decatur township are to meet a. the
house oi A. Muthcrsbaugh, formerly occupied hy Da-
rd Muthershaugh, in said township.
and by the Act Of Assembly, the borough OF Lewis
town was divided into two Wards. and each Ward 10
compose an election district The electors Of the
East Ward will meet at the Court House, and vote NJ
the window of the Commissioners Office.
The electors ofthe West Ward will meet At the same
place and the window of the Sheriff Office in
said Court House. and in said borough.
for the purpose Of electng TWENTY-SENEN per
of this Commonwealth Electors for the cleo
ton of President and Vice President of the United
States and the several Judges Inspectors and Clerks
who attended the general election the "a Tuesday
form at the said election Of electors TO be held aforo-
said the like duties, subject 10 the like penalties for
misconduct, they are liable 10 at the election of
members OF the assembly &c1 and one Judge from
each district is eBjoned to attend AZ the Court House
in Lewistown, the Monday next after the election
for electors, for the purpose OF making out the
returns of said election.
/ also make known that by an act entitled an Act
relating to the elections in this Commonwealth, ap-
proved the llth DAY Of April 1892, il Is provided that
Every year in which the citizens or this Common
wealth shall vote for Electors of President and Vice
President Of the United States the Assessors of the
several wards, townships incorporated districts and
h0roughs within this Commonwealth, except within
the city and county Of Philadelphia shall all reas-
enable times after the second Tuesday OF october in
said years, and until within days OF the time fixed
by the law for the election of Electors OF President
aud Vice President of the United States, the per-
sona application of any white freeman claiming TO be
assessed within the proper ward, township, incOrpor-
ated district borough. claiming right 70 vote
therein, being between the age Of tweniy-one ana
twenty-five years, and having resided in thIs Com
m0nwealth year, enter the name OF stch person
the list Of the taxable inhabitants and SAID asses
SHALL at least eight days previous to ie day ixed
for the election, make out duplicate COPIES OF the
name or names so entered, and after certifying and
signing the same. shall deliver one copy 70 te Oon-
missoners Of their respective countess 70 be hled ey
said commissioners in their respective Office; and the
other COPY said assessor shall hold and hand over,
without alienation or addition to of the fnspec
tors OF the proper election district or before S
o'clock the morning OF the day nxed Tor the cleo
ton of said electors.
Gwen under my hand al Lewistown the 9Th day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty, and the eightyourth of the nde-
pendence Of the Z. States.
THOMAS E. WILLIAMS,
gctll SHERIFF.