Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-02
SPECIAL P EXCLAMATION BY THE
GOVERNOR.
OFFICE SECRETARY OF THR CossoSwEALTH,
llnIrisburg, Sept, Is, 1851.

OFFICE SECRETARY or 1un CoxsoswsALTn'(
Harrisburg, Sept, Is, 1861.
The following provisions, in case any
Of the militia or volunteers shall be in ac.
tual service at the time of the general ell
ectios,' are published for the benefit Of
those citizens Of Pennsylvania to whom
they may apply in connection with the
general election, to be held Oh the second
! Tuesday Of October, A.D. 1861:
Whenever any of the citizens OF this
Commonwealth qualified as herein before
provided, shall be in any actual military
service in any detachment Of the militia
or corps Of volunteers, under requisltion
from the president of the United States,
or by the authority Of this Commonwealth,
on the day of the general election, as
aforesaid, such citizens may exercise the
right of suffrage at such place as may be
appointed by the commanding officer of
the troop or company to which they shall
respectively belong, as fully as il they
were present at the usual place of election:
Provided, That no m, mber OF any sush
troop or company, shall he permitted to
vote at the place SO appointed, if at the
time of such election he shall be within
|
be entitled to vote, if uoS in serv ice as
Aforesaid.
The proceedings for conducting such
elections shall be, as far as practicable, IN
all respects the same rs are herein direct
ed in the case Of general elections, except
that the captain or commanding officer OF
each company or troop shall sct AS judge.
and that the first lieutenant or officer sec
ond in command, shall act as inspector at
such election. so far as shall relate to such
company or troop; aud III case Of the res
| fusal or neglect of such officers, or either
of them 10 serve in such capacity, the of
Ger or officers next in command. in such
company or troop shall net as judge or
inspector as the case may be.
! The officer authorized to perform the
duties fudge, shall administer the prop.
err oath or affirmation 10 the officer who
shall &c! NJ Inspector, and as saot as such
officer shall have been sworn or affirmed, ;,
he shall administer the proper oath or af-
| iirmation TO the officer whose duty it
shall be to act rs Judge and such
officer acting Us judge shall appoint two
| persons to act as clerks, and shall admin
| ter 10 thchl the proper oaths or attirma.
lions.
The several officers authorized to con.
duct such election, shpll take the like
oaths or ailirmations, shall have the like
powers, and they, rs well a. 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 provided in this act, in the ,ase of cleo
tons by the citizens at their usual place of
election.
Within three days alter such election,
the judges thereof shall respectively trans.
init, through the nearest post. office, re.
turn thereof, together with the tickets,
tally lists and lists of voter, to the pros
thonotary Of the county in which such
electors would have voted, if not in mill,
tary service And the said judges shall
transmit another return of such election
to the commanding officer of the regiment
or battalion, as the case may be- who shall
make general return, under his hand
and seal, Of the votes of all the companies
or troops under his command and shall
transmit tno same through the nearest
post Office 10 the secretary OF the Common
wealth.
1t shall be the duty Of the prothonotary
of the county, to whom such returns shall
be made, to deliver to the return judges
of :ae 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 aiore.
said
The return judges Of the proper county
or counties, in which the volunteers or
militia meI aforesaid may have resided at
the time Of being called intoactual service,
as aforesaid. shall meet on the second
Tuesday Of November next after the elec,
ton. And when two or more counties are
connected in the election, the meeting of
tho judge from each county shall be post
poned in such case until the Friday fol.
lowing the said second Tuesday in No
vember.
The return judge: so met, shall include
10 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 Of
election. ELI SLIFER,
Sao.o,a,,, 6 ,l !