Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-02
SPECIAL P 4OCLAMATI0N BY THE
GOVERNOR.
OrrIcs SECRETARY or ruE CoNAoNwEALrB !
lIAIrisburg. Sept, is, lSGl.


Oyricg SECRETARY OF rur CoNMoNwEALTH
Harrisburg, Sept, Is, 1861.
The following provisions, in case any
Of the militia or volunteers shall be in ac-
tual service at tue time of the general el.
ectiOM,' are published for the benefit o
| those citizens Of Pennsylvania to whom
they may apply in connection with the
general election, to be held oil tue second
| Tuesday of October, A,D. 1861
Whenever any Of the citizens ol this
Commonwealth qualified us herein before
provided shall be in any actual military
service in any detachment Of the militia
or corps of volunteers, under n requisltlon
from the president Of the United States,
lor by the authority Of this Commonwealth,
| on the day of the general election, rs
Iafcresaid, such citizens may exercise the
fright of suffrage at such place as may be
lappointed BY the commanding officer of
! the troop or company TO which they shall
respectively belong, as fully rs if they
we've present at the usual place of election:
| Protidcd, That no me mber OF any sush
troop or COMPANY, shall he permitted TO
vote at the place SO appointed, if at the
| time of such elec ion lac shall bc within
| ten miles Of the place at which he would
be entitled to vote, If nc5 in service as
aforesaid
Tne proceedings for conducting such
ELECTIONS shall be, as far a. practicable, III
all respects the same us are herein direct
ed in the case Of general elections. except
that the captain or commanding officer OF
each company or troop shall act rs Judge
and that the first lieutenant or officer sec
ond in command, shall oct as inspector at
such election. 50 far as shall relate TO such
company or troop; and in case OF the rc~
| rusal or neglect of such officers, or either
of them to serve in such capacity, the Of
Ger or officers next in command, in such
company or t'oop, shall act as judge or
, inspector "a the case may be.
J The officer authorized to perform the
duties Of Judge, shall administer the prop
or oath or affirmation to the officer who
shah act a. inspector, and as sanr as such
officer shall have been sworn or affirmed,
he shall administer the proper oath or af-
nrmatIon TO the officer whose duty it
shall be to act rs judge aad such
officer acting as judge shall appoint two
persons to act as clerks, and shall admin p
ter 10 them the proper oaths or atiirma'
tions.
The several officers authorized TO con.
duct such election, shpll take the like
oaths or ailirmation:, shall have the like
powers, and they, As well as other persons
who may attend, vote or offer To vote, at
such election, shall be subject to the like
penalties and restrictions, as are declared
or prov ided in this act, in the ease Of eec =
uons by the citi7ehs at their usual place Of
election .....
Within three days after such election
the judges thereof shall respectively trans.
nit, through the nearest post, Office, re-
lurn thereof, together with the tickets,
tally lists and lists Of voter to the pros
Ithouotary Of the county in which such
4 electors would have voted, if not in mill,
tary service. And the sad judges shall
transmit another return of such election
to the commanding officer ofthe regiment
or battalion, as the case may be, who shall
make a general return under his hand
and seal, Of the votes of all the companies
or troops under his command, and shall
transmit the samo through the nearest
post office 10 the secretary Of the Common
wealth.
1t shall he the duty ofthc prothonotary
) of the county, TO whom such returns shall
be made, to deliver to the return judges
Of ;he same county, a copy certified under
his hand and seal, of the return of votes
so transmitted to him bv the judges Of the
elections in the companies or troops aioro-
said.
The return judges Of the proper county
or counties, in which the volunteers OF
militia mor aforesaid may have resided Mt
the time of being called intoactual service
as aforesaid shall meet on the second
Tuesday of November next after the cleo
ton. And when two or more counties arc
| connected in the election, the meeting o.
: the judges from each county shall he post
poned in sucn case until the Friday fol,
, lowing the said second Tuesday in No
u ivembeT.
The return judge. so met shall include
in their enumeration the votes so return
ed, and thereupon shall proceed in all re
. spects in the like manner aS is provided
! in this act, in cases where all the votes
: shall have been given at the usual place oi
) election. ELI SLlFER,
Secretary Of tue Commonwealth.