Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-09-25
General Election Procl amat;on

DURSU ANT to an Act of the General
Il Assembly Of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
a. aPpo1ed the q day sS0Hi Of 5a o. . D.
is3s Charles O. Sanbarger. Sheriff Of the county OF
notice to the electors of the county aforessid that
general election viii be held III the said county of Mif
% aSo1, a which time State and County Officers be
One person in connection with the counties Of snv-
TeI @ aha mon as President Judge Of the .th Judicial
- Two persons to alI the offices Of Associate Judges
One person as Member of Assembly. 10 repres,n,
~ ne county OF Mfin IN the Honsc of Representative
One person to ill the office of County Treasurer in
One person to fill the Office Of County Commission
er IN the county of Mifflin.
One person TO fill the office of County Auditor in the
The electors of the borough of Newton Hamilton
are TO meet in the schoohouse in sal borough
The electors Of Wayne township are TO meet at tbs
new sehooihouse in the borough Of \. Hamilton.
The electors of the borough Of McNeytown are to
meet at the Union schoolhouse in said borough.
me electors Of Granville township are to meet at the
1oua - m House IN the borough Of Lewistown and vote
AT Lne window Of the Proihonotarv's office.
The electors Of Derry township are TO nee, at the
court m House IN the borough of Lewistown, and
at the window of the Judges office.
The electors Of Oliver township are 10 meet at the
Union school house in the borough of McVeytown.
The electors of Braon township are to meet at tho
brick sehoolhouse on the farm OF William Harshbar-
ger. said township.
The electors of Memo township are TO meet at the
lenyille, in said township.
Inc electors OF Union township are to meet at the
house now occupied by Richard Briudle.
The electors of Brown township to meet at tho
pubhe house 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 at the
stone meeting house. IN Brown townships thence along
said road to the end of the lane known Jonathan
Abraham's lane, near the residence of Thomas Long
we'll Jr thence running in straight line to the end
OF Cressinans knob TO tine Union county hne, to
meet as heretofore at the Office of T. E. Locke said
-. MA mel ed
IN sand limits, will meet as heretofore at the public
house now occupied 10y Vim. Swinehart III said town
The electors Of Decatur township are to meet at the
house now occupied by Ellis Humnen.
And by an Act of Assembly, the borough of Lewis
town was divided into two Wards and each Ward TO
East Ward will meet st the Court House. and vote at
the window of the commissioners office
The electors Of the West Ward will meet at the samo
place and vote at the window OF the Sheritts office
IN the said Court House and in said borough.
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act OF Assembly,
the Judges of the aforesaid districts shall respective
y take charge of the certificate of return of the cleo
ton of their respective districts. and produce them
meeting of one Judge from each district at the
Court House IN LewistOwn on tho third day after the
day of election. being for the present year FRIDAY
the llth day OF October next, then and there do
and perform the duties requ by law of said Judges
ner OF voting in Mfiin county ali officers to be elect
ed this year, may be voted for a single slip Of pa
per and deposited in ballot box except for the Of
flee of President Judge, which must iC Toied for
separate piece of paper, the voter riy il n choose
vote for each candidate separately. Any fraud
mlttet by any person voting under this trt >ial 10
punished by existing laws OF this Commonwealth.
Also, that where Judge by sickness unavoidable
accident s unable to attend at such meeting "f Judg
es, then the certificate return, aforesaid shall De
taken charge of by the Inspectors Clerks Of
the election of said District, who shall doand perform
the duties required of SAID Judge unable TO attend
Also by the nth section of said act it is enacted that
when the qualified voters of more than one Ward,
Township, or District meet at the place 10 hold
their election, it shall be the duty of the respective
Judges of said election districts, in addition to the
certificates required in the 10th section of this Act
make out fair statement and certificate of all the
votes which shall have been then and there given for
each candidate, distinguishing the office station he
shall have voted for and of said Judges shall take
charge Of said Certificate and also Of the several
tltcates made out for each election district, before
directed and prodace the same at meeting of all the
return Judges in the county, the prescribed
IN the 18th section of this Act.
PRESIDENT JUDGE.
SECTION 6. That in the of the election OF pres
ident judge of any Judicial district composed OF two
IN each OF such counties, the clerks aforesaid shall
make out fair statement of all the votes which shall
have been gwen at such election within the county for
every person voted for such president Judge which
shall be signed by said judges and attcsted by tho
clerks aud one of said judges shall take charge of
such statement and shall produce the same at meet
ing OF one judge from each of said counties. which
meeting shall be held the seventh day after tho
election at the court house Of of the counties
be liked by taking such counties alternately in their
alphabetical order.
SECTION Z. That the Judges of the several counties
having so met shall cast up the several county
ana make sufficient number of copies of general
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 counties, and
one OF which they shall enclose seal direct
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in the manner
prescribed by the fifth section of this
Given under my hand at my Office, in Lewistown.
the 10th day of September 1861.
C. C. STASBARGER Sheriff
Sheriffs Office, Lewistown, September II, 1861