The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-01
Election Proclamation.

i DURSUANT to an Act of the General AS
Fl A sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled IAN Act relating to the elec-
tions of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine. |, WIN. T. BURT,
Sheriff of the county Of Potter, Pennsylvania,
do hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the county aforesaid, that Gene
raj Election will be held in the said county of
Potter on the Second Tuesday (fourteenth) of
October, 1862, at which time State and Coun-
ty Officers as follows are to be elected, to wit:
One person for Auditor General for Penn
sylvania
One person for Surveyor General for Penn
sylvania.
One person for Member of Congress, for the
XVIII Congressional District, comprising the
counties Of Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga
and Potter.
One person for State Senator for tho XI Dis
trict, comprising the counties of Tioga, Pot
ter, Mexican and Warren.
| Two persons for Members of the House of
Representatives of the general Assembly of
| Pennsylvania in conjunction with the county
| of Tioga, to represent the counties of Tioga
and Potter.
One person for Sheriff of the county of Pot
| ter county.
One person for Treasurer Of the county of
Potter.
One Person for Commissioner of the county
! Of Potter.
! One person for Aditor Of the county Of
! Potter
| One person for Coroner of the county of
Potter ....
| | also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18th section of the aforesaid act |
am directed, that every person, excepting JUS
| tices Of the Peace, who holds any office or
app ointment of profit or trust under the Gov
ernmeut of the United States or of this State,
or Of any city or incorporated district, whether
a commissioned officer or otherwise, a Subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative, judiciary, or ex-
ecutiyc departments Of this State or the United
States, or of any city or incorporated district,
and also that every member Of Congress and
of the State Legislature, and of the select and
common council of any city, or commissioner
Of any incorporated district, is by law incapa-
BILE OF holding or exercising at the same time
the Office or appointment of Judge, Inspector,
! or clerk of an election in this Commonwealth,
and that no Inspector or Judge, or other Off
GER of any such election shall be eligible to
! be voted for.
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act
| of Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
! April 10th, 1860, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be so construed as
! to prevent any Military Officer or Borough
! Officer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
Clerk Of any general or special election in this
| Commonwealth.
| Il is farther directed that the meeting of the
return Judges at the Court House in Couders-
port to make out the general returns, shall
be on the first Friday succeeding the general
election, which will be the 18th day of Octo-
Der.
also hereby make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen
eral election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county Of Potter, are as
follows, TO wit:
Eor the township of Abbott, at the Gcrma-
MIA Hotel in said township.
For the township of Allegany, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by Ches-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham, at the house
| of A. r. Lewis, in said township.
For the township of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Stevens, in said township.
For the township of Eulalia, at the New
Court House in the borough of fCoudersport
For the township Of Genesce. at the house
formerly occupied by s. s. Rasco, in Ellisburg.
Fer the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house 10. 3, near Henry lngraham's, in said
township.
For the township of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, near Jacob Peet's, in said
township.
For the township of Jackson, at the house
formerly occupied by B. Barse, now N. Chap
pei, in said township.
For the township Of Keating, at the house
of Pliny Harris, in said township.
For the township of Oswayo, at the Centre
school house IN said township.
For the township of Pike, at the house of
Elijah Johnson, in said township.
For the township of Pleasant Valley at the
school house in said township.
For the township of Portage, at the Sizer
school house in said township.
For the township Of Roulet, at the school
house near George Wemer's in said township.
For the township of Sharon, st the Sharon
Centre school house, near John Voorhees,.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Asenath Taggart in said township.
For the township Of Ssewartson, at the
house Of J. 8. Clark, in said township.
For the township of Summit, at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, now Jonathan
Redson, in said township
For the township of SylVania, at the school
house near J. NJ. Rees', in said township
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
Of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at the
house of S. II. Conable, in said township.