Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-01
PROCLAMATION.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

WHEREAS, in and by an act of the
w General assembly OF tle Commonwealth OF
Pennsy lyanis entitled An act 20 direct the manner
and place OF holding Elections for President iid
Vice President of the United States. cnaeIed the "a
day Of February, \. 2. lS2o j. reoured q ne Sa'
lit give due notice such election: IhcEeNEF J.
THOMAS r. MILLiAAS Shcrin OF MilIilh 80; egl'n -
do hereby make known and give this uGlc llo1ce 70
the citizens of said county who are qualified 70 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 be
held 1t the same plces at which the said members
shall have been voted f7r at the last preceding e'ec-
ton rs follows
The electors Of the borough of Newton Hamilton
are meet nj the new schoohouse in said borough.
The electors OF Wayne township are % meet az t:e
new school house IN the borough 81 y htdh'itoh.
The electors of the borough OF McFeytoWn are 10
meet at the Union school house IN said borough.
The electors oi Granville TOWNSHIP ere % hietI y
the Court House in the borough Of LcwistowH ana
vote at the window OF the Prothonotarys office
The electors Of Derry township are to meet ;u tie
Court House in the borough of LeYistown. and vote
at the window of the Judges Office
The electors Of Oliver township are 20 lneci a' the
Jfdon school house the borough OF AicNeyto"ll:
The electors OF Braton township "ill meet at the
brick school house OH the farm OF William HaEsilFtf
The electors Of Memo township are to meet Mt the
public house now occupied by William Sample, III
Alenvllie III SAID township.
The eIector, OF Union township are to meet at the
house lately occupied by VIM. Sample ana known aS
The electors OF Brown township are To meet at the
public house occupied by Mrs. Mary smith in said
The electors Of Armagh township residing east Of
the line commencing the middle uf the road at the
stone meeting house in Brown township thence along
SAID road TO the end Of the lane known as Joitith
Ahrahanls lane, near the residence of Thomas Long
we'll ,ir.; thence running in straight line To he west
end Of Gresham knob 10 the mon county me are
to meet heretofore at the office OF +. T. Locke IN
said township. Those residing west OF and not meiii-
ded in said limits, VIII meet as heretofore AT Ho pun
lie house now occupied by VIM Swinehart IN sdld
township.
The electors of Decatur township to meet at the
house of A. MuthcrShaugh. formerly occupied by Ia-
Sid Muthershaugh in said township.
And Tv the Act OF Assembly. the borough Of Lewis
town was divided into two Wards. and each Ward TO
compose an election district. The electors OF the
East Ward will meet at the Court House, and vote at
the window of the Commissioners office.
The electors Ofthe West Ward viii meet at the same
place and vote ut the window of the Sheriff Office in
said Court House, and IN said borough.
for the purpose OF eIcethS W fNl - ~ n per
of this Commonwealth as Electors for the eec-
tion of President aud Vice President of the United
States and The several Judges Inspectors aud Clerks
who attended the general election on the 2d Tuesday
OF October hereby cnJoincd to attend and per
form II the said election Of electors t9 be Eeld aio-
said the like duties. subject to the like penalties for
misconduct, a. they liable 10 at the election Of
members of the assembly, &c@ and one ludge from
each district iS euOined attend at the Court House
in Lewistown, the Monday next after the election
for electors, for the purpose Of making out the
also make known that by an act entitled an Act
proved the l1th day of pr 1S52, it l. provided that
Every year in which the citizens of this Common
wealth Shall vote for Electors Of President snd Vice
several wards, townships Incorporated districts and
boroughs within this Commonwealth, except within
the and county Of Philadclph shall. ut all
enable times after the second Tuesday of October in
said years and until within days Of the time fixed
bv the law for the election OF Electors Of President
and Vice President of the United states, the per-
son application OF any white freeman claiming 10 be
assessed within the proper ward. township, pcorpor-
atcd district or borough. claiming right to yot"
therein, as being between the age OF tweny-one and
twenty-five years, and having resided in this Com
monwealth year, enter the name of such person
on the list of the taxable inhabitants and said
shall at least eight days previous 10 the day fixed
for the election, make out duplicate copies of the
name or names entered and after certifying and
signing the shall deliver copy 70 the Com
missoners of their respective counties, TO be filed by
said commissioners in their respective Office and the
other copy SAID assessor shah hold and hand over.
without alienation addition, of the mspec-
tors OF the proper election district. before :
o'clock the morning of the day fixed for the elec-
ton Of said electors
Given under my hand 4! Lewi-town the 4th day Of
October, IN the year OF our Lord Thousand eight
hundred and sixty and the eghy-uurth of the indc-
peudcucc Of the [. States.
THONAS +. WILLIAMS.
oct1l Sheriff