Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-09-11
General Election Proclamation,
DURSUANT to an Act of tho General

l. Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania
entitled, an Act relating 10 the Electons Of this
tolnlnonWeath approved the 2d day OF July, A. u.
1889 l. Charles c. Stnbarger Sheriff of the county Of
Mitiln Pennsylyan do hereby make known and give
notice to the electors ot the county aforesaid that
general election will bs hold in the said county of Mf
tln on the Second Tuesday. being the Sth of October
elected, to wit:
One person in connection with the counties of sny-
District.
ryo persons to ill the offices Of Associate Judges
IN the county Of Miffiin.
One person Member of Assembly, 10 represent
The county OF Mitfiin in the House Of Representatives,
of Pennsylvania
One person 10 fill the Office of County praasrrpr in
the county Of aIifiin.
One person TO fill the Office of County Commission
er IN the county of Miffiin.
One person to fill the office of County Auditor in the
county Of Aitfn.
The electors of the borough of Newton Hamilton
are 70 meet in the new schoohouse in said borough
The electors Of Wayne township are to meet at the
new SohUGih0use in the borough of n Hamilton
The electors Of the borough of NcNeytown are to
meet at the Union schoolhouse il. said borough.
Ihe electors OF Granville township to meet
Court House in the borough of Lewstown, and vote.
AT the window Of the Prothonotary's office.
The electors OF Derry township to meet at the
Court House in the borough of Geyist09a and vote
at the window of the Judges office
The electors Of Oliver township to meet at the
Union school house in the borough Of NcVevtuwn.
The electors Of RFattGn toKnshiP To meet at the
brick schoolhouse the farm Of William Harshbar-
The electors OF Memo township are to meet at the
public house now occupied by William Sample, in Al
len2Iiie in said township.
The electors of Union towushjp are to meet at the
house lately occupied by VIM. sample, and known rs
The electors of Brown township are to meet at the
pq5iic hoEse occupied by Mrs. Mary Smith in said
township.
The electors Of Armagh township residing east Of
the line commencing at the middle of the road the
stone meeting house. III Brown tognshp: thence along
S'lld road to the end of the lane known Jonathan
Abraham lane, near the residence of Thomas Long
we'll Jr thence running IN straight line TO the end
of CHEESEMAN'S knob The Union county line, are 10
meet aS heretofore at the office of H. L. ocke, in said
township. Those residing west Of aGd not included
IN sad iimlts VIII meet rs heretofore at the public
house now occupied by VIM. Swinehart in said town
ship.
The electors Of Decatur township are TO meet at the
house OF y Muthersbaugh, formerly occupied 10y pa-
Vld Muthersbaugh. in said township.
And by an 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 VIII meet at the Court House, and vote at
the ,tv window i Of the cGmnisSionet's office,
IN the said Court House, and in said borough.
the JUDGES Of the fores trts t .s shall II rnecy
y take charge of the certificate OF return of the eicc
at meeting of one Judge from each disict, at the
Court House i'll LcwistoYn the third day alter tbs
day of election being for the present year FRIDAY.
the llth day of October next then and there to do
and perform the duties required by law of SAID Judges
An 4ct Of the Legislature having changed the
hgf ID voting IN siliiin county Az Geors 10 te eject
ed this year may be voted for a single slip of pa
per and deposited III ballot box except for the Of
nee OF President Judge. which must be voted for on
separate piece of paper che voter may if he choose
vote Tor estc c;td1te separately. AnS Sr3iid com
htc4 ~ any person Young under t)S 9ct Sifil De
punished 10y existng laws of this Commonwealth.
Also that where Judge by sickness or unavoidable
accident j. unable attend al such meeting of Judg
then the certificate FetRFn aforesaid. shall be
taken charge of iy of the Inspectors Clerks of
the election of SAID District who shall do aud perform
the duties required of sand Judge unable to attend
Also by the 18th $eriG Of said act II cEa"te4 tht
Wi1cn the qualified voters of a!uFc t,an u.s ard.
Township. District meet the same place 10 hold
their election it shall hc the duty OF the Fe-ncrtye
Judges of said election districts in .idias t. th"
certificates res isod ia t,e 7Gyh soeGn of f'j~ ct.
make far statement and regtjfi,lte q III the
votes which shall have hcun then and thCge given toE
each candidate. Distinguishing the Office station lac
shall have voted for. and Of said ys shall take
uHcyseS made a4t t"F each clrctr@ district. a~ before
directed and produce the same at meeting Of all the
return Judges IN the county IN the uauucr prescribed
ia the 18th section of thi~ A"t.
yEssrDEHr JUpeE.
SECTION B. That in thc Of the election II pres
id"nt Judge of any judicial district composed Of two
more counties az the meeting of the return Judges
in each q such counties. the clerks aforesaid shall
make c5t fair statement all the votes which shall
have been given at seh election within the county for
every person voted for as such president Judge which
shall be signed 10y said Judges and attested 10y the
clerks; aud of said judges shall take charge ot
such statement and shall produce she sne At meet
ing Of che Judge f4QEa each of said cOUntes which
meeting shall be held on tbs seventh day after the
election the court house of of the counties,
be hX9d by taking such counties alternately IN their
SECTION / That the Judges Of ta1 seTe9sl cgUnties
having met shall up the .-.l voGntF returns
and make q sufficient number Of copies of 4 general
return Of 2l the votes given for such office IN SAID
district, all of which they shall certify. and one OF
which they shall lodge forthwith in the Office Of the
Court of Common Pleas of each of said countess and
OF which they shall enclose, seal, ana direct to
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in the manner
prescribed by the fifth section Of this act.
Given under ny hand at NY Office, IL LeWlstoHn,
c. c. STANBARGER. Sheriff.
Sheritf's Office Lewistown september H. 1861.