Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-09-21
General Election
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| DURsUANT toan ac, Of the General Assembly Of the
| Il Commonwealth of Pemsylvunis, entitled ian oct
relating 10 the election OF this ComnonveathD approved
the second day OF July, A:mo Domino, one Thousand
High sheriff Of the county Of N5raumberad, Pennsyi
vana do hereby make known and give notice to the cleo
tors Of the county aforesaid that general election win
TUESDAY, 9Th Of OCTOBER, 1861, which time
hey Will vote by ballot fer the several officers inme
One person for President Judge for the sl Judicial Dis
ucti composed Of the counties of Northumberland, Mon
tour and Lycomng
| county.
One person Member Of the House of Representative
| TO represent the county Of Northumberland
| One person for Register uf Wills Recorder of Deeds
and CLERK Of the o,phans Court for Northumberland Co
One PERSON for County Commissioner.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for County Auditor.
also hereby make known and give notice that the
places Of holding the aforesaid general election in the sew
era boroughs and townships within the county of Nor
| thumbcrland are as follows
The Sunburv District, composed ef the borough Of
Sunbury, and Upper Augusta, at the County Court
| House. ~.
The Augusta District, composed of the township Of
Lower Augusta, at the house OF Peter Dunkeberger in
said township.
The Northumberland District, composed of tho borough
of Northumberland, at the house of C. s Brown, of the
| borough of Northumberland.
The Point District, a, the house of Henry Haas in the
borough of Northumberland
The Milton District, the house of Mrs sticker in said
borough.
The Turbu District the house occupied by Abraham
Kssinger
The Delaware District, at the Sinking Spring School
House
McEwensvile district the Stone Church School House
in the borough Of McEwensve.
The Chilsquaque District at the 'use Of b. Forsnan.
The Turbutvile District, at the house of Hiram Rey-
nolds, in the borough nf rurLutviIe.
The Lewis District, at the house occupied by Hiram
Reynolds, III the borough of Turbutvlle
The Shamokln District at the house Of Jokn Ncshit.
The Upper Mdhonsy District at the house OF J. II.
The Little Mahonoy District at the house of widow F.
Raker.
The Rush District at the Liberty Pols School House
The jackson District at the house occupied by Cullen
The Coal District at the house OF William NJ Weaver,
III the town of Shamokin.
The Zerbe District at the house Of Weaver, in
Trevortun.
she Cameron District, at the house of Jacob Wagner
The Jordan District at the house late of BeiJn
min LeZe.
The Mount Carmel District the public house OF Abra
ham Lerch.
The Washington District at the house of Godfrey b. Re-
book
The election to open between the hours of and 10
O'Clock IN the forenoon, and shall continue without inter-
ruptim adjournment until O'Clock in the evening
when the polls shall be closed.
The several Inspectors and Judges elected the 3d
Friday OF March, 1861 in pursuance Of the 81 Section Of
the act of tile ID Of July, 1850, viii hold the election
Tuesday the Sth day of October next.
lat every person except Justice Of the Peace who
shall hold any office or pp9tnen of profit and tIusl un-
or of amy city or Incorporated district, whether commits
stoned officer or agent, who shall be employed under the
C.
State, or the United States of any city ipOnte
district and also that every member of Congess and of
the State Legislature and of the select and common
c ni any city OF commissioner oil any Incorporated Dis
trct, is by lw incapable of holding exercising the
Office or appointment Of Judge Inspector Clerk OF any
election uf this commonwealth, and that nn INSPECTOR
Judges any other officer of such election, shall be egi
bic to any Office to be then voted for.
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled ''Hn act relating
to the elections of this Commonwealth -passed July the
2nd, 1892, further provides as follows, to wit
THAT the Inspectors and Judges chosen aforesaid,
lie We fpr tba plasftI
IN the district to which they respectfully belong before
nine O'Clock in the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc
tlher IN each and every year. and each of said inspectors
shall appoint one clerk who shall be qualified voter of
such district.
voting in the manner ab've prescribed, shall be punished
similar frauds directed to be punished by the exist
ing laws of this Commonwealth.
sin the person who shall have received the second
highest number of votes for Inspectors shall not attend
the day OF any election then the person who sg have
received the second highest number Of for Judge the
next preceding election shall act inspector his
place. and in the person elected Judge shall attend
the Inspector who received the highest number of
shall appoint Judge IN his place and # any vacancy
shu continue in the board Tor the space of half hour af
the time fixed by law for the opening of tho eectian
she qualified yheis of the township, waLi no district
for which ssch oiceN shall have been edties present
she place of elecsoAs snail ono Of their nunse TO fill such
t shall he the duty OF s,d assessors respectively to a.
tend at the Place II holding every general speca
township election during the whole time said election is
kes onsn, fin the purpose OF giving information to the
Inspectors and Judge, when called on, In rotation 70 the
tight of person assessed by them 10 vote such eec
sn such other matters in relation to the
voters the said inspector Judge either OF them
shall from tmo to time require.
|No person shall ho permitted to at nlv election as
aforesaid, other han white free man twentyune
more, who shall have resided in the state at lea year
aud the election dstrlN where he offers to least
DAYS Immediately proceeding the election, and within
two years paid OF county which shall have been
assessed at least ten days the election But citizen
Of the United States who had previously been qualified
voter of this state, and removed therefro and resuned
and shall have resided ia the election district and paid tax
aforesaid shall be entitled te vote after residing IN this
state six months, Provided That the white treemen, c
zens the United States, between the age of weny-une
and twenty-five years, and in the election district ten DAYS
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although they shall
not have paid taxes
No person shall I've permitted to whose name Is not
contained in the list OF taxable inhabitants furnished by the
aforesaid, unless, First lie produces
receipt for the payment, within two years, of
county assessed agreeaby to the constitution md gave
satisfactory evidence either ON his oath aIm-
tio, the oath or affirmation Of another that he as
paid such failure to produce receipt shall make
oath to the payment thereoi or second if he claim
right by being eector between the ages "
twenty aud twenty-five years he shall depose on oh
or affirmation, that he has resided in the State least one
next before his application and make such proof of
residence in the district required by this act and
shat he does verify believe from the account given him
deaf he ia OF the age aforesaid, aud give such other
hnccs required ly this act whereupon the Of
the person admitted to vote, shall he inserted alpha
betical list by the inspectors, aud note made opposite
thereto by writing the word "tax, il he iha be permit
ed to vote by OF having paid tax the word
tage," il he shall be permitted TO vote ef his
age and in either the of such votes shall be
!
voters kept by them.
In all cases where the of the person claiming TO
vote is not found the list furnished by the Commission
ers and ssessor his right to whether found there
on or not is objected to by any qualified citizen, the Il-
specto shall examine such person On oath to his qa-
cations md he claims TO have resided in the state one
year or more his oath shall he proof thereof but he shall
prove by least competent witness, who shall bc
auahed electoT that he resided within the district
ten days Immediately preceding the election and sh
also himself that his bona de residence pursu-
ance of lawful calling ID within the district and that he
did not remove said district for the purpose of voting
| therein.
Every peson qualified aforesaid and who shall make
proo il required OF resident and payment of taxes as
aforesuid snail he admitted 10 vote in the township ward
| o r district in which he shall reside
If anypeI apn qualified to vote in this Cnmm0nwea
ac-eeally to law (eXcept the of qualified citizens
shall appear any place Of election for the purpose Of is
suing tickets Influencing citizens qualified to vote he
shall on convction, forfeit Hnd pay any not exceed
ing one hundred dollars for every such offence and
be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months
1t shall be the duty OF every mayor sheriff, alderman
Justice of the peace, and constable deputy constable of
every city, county, township district within this com
mnnweallh whenever called upon by any officer Of an
election, Ivy three qualified electors thereof clear
any window to any window, to the place Of
geneIa election which shall be ohstTucied in such a way
as to prevent from approaching the same and on
neglect refusal TO do such Tequision, said Officer
shall be deemed quilted of mis'lemennor la office and on
conviction shall be fined in any less than hun
dred nor than one Thousand dollars and it shall be