Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-09-18
General Election Proclamation.

Di RSU Ant to an Act of the General
/ Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
entitled An Act relating 10 the Elections Of this
1889 Charles C. Sanbarger Sheriff of the county o
film Peliusslyanis, do hereby make known and give
general election will te held j.. the it; county of M
mn ON the Second Tuesday, being the st OF October
elected, to wit:
One person connection with the counties ot S;y
District.
Two persons 70 hll the offices Associate Judges
one person ~ Menber OF .s-seu,bly to represent
the county OF Mhin IN The House Of Representatives
one person e n! 'he office Of County Treasurer iu
the county of AIiifiu
One person To fill the office OF County Commissions
er IN the county Of MiHiin:
Tie electors Of The boroueh Of Newton Hamilton
are 70 meet in the new schaoihouse III said borough
The electors of Wayne township meet the
new s'hoolhouSe in the borough OF Hamilton
The ercters of the borough OF McEeytown are to
meet AT the Union Schoohousc in said borough
The electors of Granville township are 70 meet at the
Court House in the borough of Iewistown and vote
IL the window of the Proih0notary's Office
The electors of Derry township To meet at the
Court House in the borough oi Lewstowa and vote
III the window of the Judges ctfce.
he electors ot OYer township are to Iaeei ~ the
Union school house il, tho borough of McVeytown.
me electors OF Htton township are to meet at the
brick schoolhouSe on the farm Of William Harshbars
ger. in said township.
The electors oi Memo township are 10 meet at the
lenville. in said township
The electors Of Union township meet at tho
house nov occupied by Richard Brlndlc
The electors of Brown township are to meet at the
public house occupied 10y Mrs Mnry smith IN sad
township.
The electors Of Armagh township residing east of
the line commencing at thc middle Of the road Il" the
stone meeting house. IN Brown townships thence along
said road To the end of the lane known Jonathan
Abraham lane near the residence OF Thomas Long.
well, Jr. thence running in straight line TO the end
of Cressmaus knob To the Union county line, are 10
meet as heretofore ut the Office Of F. T. Locke in said
township. Those residing west Of and not included
IN said lpItS, will meet heretofore at the public
honse how occupied l., VIM SEinehart in said town
| ship
| house now occupied by Ellis Hunmel.
And 10y 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 will meet at the Court House, aud vote at
! the window Of the Commissioners office.
The electqrs Of the West ard viii meet a. iho
place, and vote at the window OF the sherlis Office
/ IN the said Court House, and ill said borough.
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Assembly,
the Judges of the aforesaid districts shall respective
take charge OF the certlhcate OF return o the ecc
u"n "i their respective districts and produce them
at meeting nf one Judge from each district AT the
Court House in Lcwistown. the third day after tho
day 81 election helhg lor the present wear fKlpal,
the llth day of October next, then and there 10 d"
and perform the dItes required W i Of said Judges
An Act OF the lesisl;ture having changed the man
ner of voting in Ain county, all officers be oecS-
ed this year, may he voted for single slip OF Ia-
per and deposited IN one ballot box except Tor the Oh
hce of President Judge, which must be voted for on
separate piece of paper or the voter may if h" choose
vote for each candidate separately Any ralid com
mitted 10y any person voting under this Act shall DO
| punished by existing laws of this Commonwealth.
Also, that where Judge by sickness or unavoidable
accident Is unable To attend at such meeting of Judg-
the certificate aforesaid. shall be
taken charge uf 10y OF the Inspectors Clerks of
the election OF said District who shall do aud perform
the ddtes required of sad Judge unable to attend.
Also, Ly the 18th section of said act II enacted that
| when the qualified voters of more than one Ward
Township or District meet at the same place to hold
their election, it shall be the dQs af the respective
Judges Gf said election districts in addition to the
certic2tes required IL the 10Th section O! TINS Act to
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 one of said Judges shall take
charge OF SAID cef tG, ana also "a the several ceI
tcacs made ont for each election district as before
directed. and produce the same a meeting of all the
return Judges in the county !p the anner prescribed
in the 18th section of this Act.
PRESIDENT JUDGE
SECTION g. That in the of the election of pres
ident Judge Judicial district posed of
counties at the meeting of the return Judges
in each of such counties, the clerks aforesaid shall
make out fair statement Of all the votes winch snail
have been given such election within the county for
every person voted for such president Judge, which
| shall be signed 10y said judges and atestcd by the
clerks and of said Judges SHAH take charge OF
such statement and shall produce the same at meet
| ing of Judge from each of said counties. which
meeting shall lie held on the seventh day after the
election mt the court house of one of the counties to
be fixed by taking such counties alternately in their
alphabetical order.
SECTION = That the judges Of the several counties
having shall cast up the several county returns
and make sufficient number of copies OF general
return of all the votes given for such office IN said
district, all Of Whicl they Sbs Gart;ty and one OF
which they shall lodge forthwith the office of the
Court Of Common Pleas ii each of said counties, and
OF which they shall enclose, seal, ana direct to
the Secretary of the Commonwealth. IN the manner
prescribed ty the fifth section of this act
Given under my hand at my Office, ID LewiSo2yn,
c. c. STANBARGER, Sheriff
Shcrif7s Office. Lewistown, September IL, 1861.