The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-04
Election Proclamation.

VRURSCANT to an act Of The Ger eral As
semhlv Of the Commonwealth ofPtnnSyl-
yania, entitled An Act relating to the cleo
tons of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day OF July, \ D.. one thousand eight
hundred and ~thirty-nine, !, VIM. 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, 1860. at which time State and County
officers as follows are to be elected, to wit:
Que person for Governor of the Com-
monweal'h Of Pennsylvania.
o. person tor Member of Congress
% REPRESENTING District composed Of the
Counties of Centre, Clinton. Lyc0miug,
Milf n, Potter and Sullivan.
Two persons for Members of the House
of Representatives of the General Assem-
bly, OF Pennsylvania, in conjunction with
tie county Of Tioga, to represent the
counties # Tiuga and Potter.
One person for Prothonotary and Clerk
OF the Courts Of the County OF Potter.
One person Tor Register and Recorder
of the County OF Potter
One ler,on for Coroner of the county
.. Potter,
Oue persoH for Treasurer Of the Coun,
~ of Potter.
One person for Commissioners of tn,
county Of Potter.
One person for Auditor of the county
OF Potter
| also make known and give notice, as il
and by the 18th section of the aforesaid act
am directed, that every person, eXcertirg
Justices Of the Peace, who holds any Office OIL
appointment of profit or trust under tie Gov.
ernment of the United States or Of this State
or of any city or incorporated district. wheth,
cr A commissioned officer or otherwise. a sub.
ordinate officer or agent, who is or shall bt
employed under the legislative, judiciary, Of
executive department Of this State or tn,
United States, or of any city or incorporated
district, and also that every member of Con,
grcss and Of the State Legislature, and of The
select and common Counc Of any city, O.
commissioner of any Incorporated district, il
by law incapable Of holding or exercising a
the same time The Office or appointment o
Judge, Inspector. or clerk of any election il
this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector o
Judge, or other officer Of any such election
shall be eligible to any Office then to lie yote(
for.
Also. that in the fourth section of tie &c
of Assembly. entitled q An At relating t.
elections and for other proposes approved
April 10th. 1860, it Is ata,. ! that tie afore
said 18th sect on shall ST. a Construed a
to prevent any military n O. ;orough Of
! t. E,-s,, nr,t,, as 81 In p -
Clerk Of any general or s~p.s,.. t ccti II in thi
Co monwcalth.
It is further directed that the meeting o
the return, judges ut the Court House in Cou.
dersport to make out the general returns. shat
be on the first Friday succeeding The genera
election which will be the 18th day of Ooto.
Der.
The return judges of Potter and Tiog,
counties shall meet at the Court House in til,
Borough of Weilsboro', in the county of Tioga
on Tuesday, the 10th day of October. 1899, Il
make return fer Members Of Assembly.
The rrt,.rn judges of Lycoming, Centre
Clinton. Mitflin. sullivan and Potter counties
shall meet at Williamsport. in the County 0
Lycom ing, on Tuesday the l6ta day Of Octo
Der, to make return for Member Of Congress.
Ialso hereby make I'm, wn and give motto,
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen
eral election in the several townships am
boroughs within the county of Potter, are a
follows, to-wit:
For the township of Abbott, at the Germa
MIA Hotel, in said township
For the township of Allegany, at the schoo
house near the place formerly owned by Chcs
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham, at the hous'
of A. r Lewis, in said township.
For the township of Clara. at the schoo
house near Sala Stevens. in said township.
For the township of EuIalia, at the New
Conrr House in the Borough of Coudersport
f r the township of Gene>ee. at the hanst
formerly occupied by S. S. Rasco, in Ellis
burg.
For the township of Harrison, ct the houst
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in sale
township.