The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-09-19
PROCLAMATION OF GENE
RAJ ELECTION.

Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia, entitled Gan Act to regulate the General
Elections within this Commonwealth" it is en-
joined upon me to give public notice of said e.
ections and to entimerate in said notice what
officers are to be elected, l. J. J. CESSNA, Sher
f of the county of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the Elec-
tors of the county of Bedford, that a General
Election will be held IN said county, on the Sec
ond Tuesday Q4th) October, 1862, at the sew
eral election districts, viz:
The electors of the Borough of Bedford and
township of Bedford, to meet at the Court House
in said Borough.
at the School house in the town Of HopeWelf.
The electors of the Borough of Bloody Run
to meet at the School house in said borotigh.
The electors of Coleran township to meet at
the house of ID. Stuckey, in Ralnsburg, in said
township.
The electors of Cumberland Valley township
to meet at the new School house erected on the
land owned by John Whips heirs in said town.
ship.
The electors of Harrison township to meet at
School house No 5, near the dwelling house of
Henry Keyser, in said township.
The electors of Juniata township to meet at
Keysers School house in said township.
The electors of Hopeweu township to meet
at the School house near the house of John
Dasher in said township.
The electors of Londonderry township to meet
al the house now occupied by VIM. II. Hill as a
shop in Bridgeport, in said township.
The electors of the township of Liberty to
meet at the School house in Stonerstown IN said
township.
The electors of Monroe township to meet at
the house lately occupied by James CARMEL in
Clearville, in said township.
The electors Of Schesburg borough to meet
at the brick School house in said borough
The electors of Napier township to meet at
the brick School house in the borough of Schclls-
burg.
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Ny
cum, jjr., in said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to
meet at the School house near the Methodist
church on the land of John G. Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township to
meet at School house N. 4, near David Sparks,
in said township.
The electors of St. Clair township to meet at
the store near the dwelling house of Gideon d.
Trout in said township
The electors Of Union township to meet at
the School house near Mowry's mill, in said
township.
The electors of South Woodberry township
to meet at the house of Samuel Oster near No
be's mill in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to
meet at the house of VIM Adams in said town
ship.
The electors of Middle Woodbcrry township
to meet at the house of Henry Fluke in the vii
lage of Woodberry, at which time and places
the qualified electors will elect by ballot:
ONE PERSON for the office Of Auditor Gen
eral for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for the office of Surveyor Gene
raj for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ONE PERSON. in connexion with the counties
of Somerset, Franklin, Adams and Fulton,
for the office of Representative in Congress.
ONE PERSON for the office of State Senator,
for one year, being to fill the Vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of S. S. Wharton
ONE PERSON for Member of the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania, for Bedford
county.
ONE PERSON for the office of District Attor-
ney, for said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of County Sur
veyor, for said county
ONE PERSON for the office of Commissioner
for said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of Poor Director
for said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of Auditor for
said county.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVE.N,
That every person excepting Justices OF the peace,
W ho shall hold any office appointment of profit
or trust under the United States, or of this State
or any city corporated district, whether a COM
missoned officer or otherwise, subor dinae officer,
agent who is or shall be employed under the legsla-
ture, executive or Judiciary department of this |
State or of any city, or of any incorporated district
and also that every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature, and of the select com mon |
council of any city, or Commissioners of any in
corporated district, is by law incapable of holding
or exercising at the time, the office appointment
of Judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this
Commonwealth. and that no Inspector, judge or 9TH
er officer o. such election shall be eligible to be
then voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled san act re-
lating to elections of this Common wealth., passed
July I'd, 1919, furtaer provides as follows, to wit:
That the inspector and judges shall meet at the
respective places appointed for holding the election
in the district at which they respectively belong,
before O'Clock in the morning of the I'd Tuesday
OF October, and each said Inspector shall appoint
one clerk, who shall be qualified voter of such
district.
s'ln case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for Inspector shall
not attend on the day of any election, hen the per-
son who shall have received the second highest
number of votes for Judge at the next preceding
lection shall act as inspector in his place. And in
case the person who has received the highest num-
ber of votes for inspector shall not attend the per-
son elected judge shall appoint inspector in his
place. and in case the person elected judge shall not
attend, then the Inspector who received the high
est humber of votes shall appoint judge in his