Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-10-02
General Election Proclamation.

DURSUANT to all Act of the General
L Assembly of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylyania
entitled An Act relating to the Elections of this
Commonwealth,@ approved the "a day of July. A. D.
lSj9 /, Charles Stanbarger, Sheriff of the county OF
Mtfiin Penns ylvana. to hereby make known and iyc
notice to the electors of the county aforesaid that
general election VIII be held IN the said county of M
tim on The Second Tuesday. being the Sth of October
lS6l at which time State and Comfy Officers are to be
One person in connection with the counties Of Sny-
der and Union as PresidentJ Judge Of the 10Th Judicial
District.
Two persons to fill the Offices Of AS~ociate Judges
IN the county of Mitfiiu.
hne person rs Member of Assembly. to represent
the county OF Mitfn in the House of Representatives
of PENNSYLVANIA
One person 70 fill the Office of County Treasurer il
the county of Mfiiu.
One person TO fill the Office Of County Commission
CT IN the county OF Aiitilin.
One person to fill the office Of County Auditor in the
county of Miffn.
The electors of the borough of Newton Hamilton
are to meet IA the new schoOlhousc in said borough.
The electors Of Wayne township 10 meet at the
new schoolhouse in the borough Of \. Hamilton.
The electors Of the borough of hoNcytoytn are to
meet at the Union SchoOhouse in said borough.
The electors of Granville township meet the
at the window Of the Prothonotsry's office.
The electors of Derry township are TO meet at the
court Hoqse IN the borough Of LewistowH, and vote
al the window Of the Judges Office.
The electors Of Oliver township are to meet at the
Union school house in the borough of McNcytown.
The electors of BItton township are to meet al the
brick Schoohouse on the farm Of William Harshbar
ger, in said township,
The electors OF Memo township are to meet at the
PubiG mousse now occupied by William SamRexin Al
The electors of Union township to meet at the
house nov occupied by Richard Brindle.
The electors of Brown township are to meet at the
public house occupied 10y Mrs Mary Smith IN said
township.
The electors of Armagh township residing east of
the hne commencing at the middle Of the road at the
stone meeting house IN Brown township: thence along
SAID road to the end Of the lane known Jonathan
Abrahams lane. near the residence Of Thomas Long
Wen, Jf, thence running IN straight line u the end
OF CHEESEMAN'S knob To the Union county line to
meet as heretofore the office Of T. T. Locke. IN said
township: Those residing west of and not included
IN SAID limits, Will meet heretofore at the public
house now occupied by Wla. Swincher in said town
ship.
The electors of Decatur township are to meet at the
house now occupied by Ellis HuIniueU
And hy an Act of Assembly. the borough Of Lewis
town was divided into two Wards and each Ward 10
East Ward Viii mcpi It the Court House and vote ut
the window Of the Commssioner's Office
The electors Of the West Ward will meet at the same
place, and vote at the window of tie Shcritfs Office
IN the said Court House, and in said borough.
Pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly,
the Judges Of tie aforesaid districts shall respective
ly take corge of the certificate of return of the ecc
ton Of their respective districts, and produce them
t meeting "l one Judge lron each district, a. the
Court House, in Lcwistown. the third day the
day Of election, being for the present year FRIDAY
the llth day OF October next then and there 70 do
and perform the duties required by law of -d Judges
An Act of the Legislature having changed the man
hcr nl voting IN Mln county, all officers to bc elect
ed this year, may he voted for single slip Of pa
per and deposited in one ballot box except the
ice of President Judge, shich must be voted for
separate piece OF paper, the voter if he choose
vote for each candidate separately Any fraud com
united by any person voting under this Act shall be
punished 10y eNistUg. las Of this nwe,alth.
Also, that whore Judge 10y sickness oidable
accident. Is unable to attend such meeting Of Jdg-
cs then the certificate or return aforesaid shall be
taken charge ot BY one q he as2ec,ots Clerks Of
the duties required Of SAID Judge unable to attend
Also, by the ltl section Of said act is enacted yha
when the qualified voters at more than one \ ard,
Township District the Same place hold
their election. it shall be the duty Of the respective
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