Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-10-08
General Election Proclamation,

hD KS u AM TO an act OF the General
| Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled An Act relating to the Elections of this
Commonwealth approved the I'd day of July, A. u;
1882 Charles c. Stanbarger Sheriff Of the county of
Mtin, do hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the county aforesaid that general eec-'
lion will be held in the said county Of Mhin on the
second Tuesday (beng the 14th) Of October, 1852 st
which tir1e State and County Officers are TO be elect
ed, to 4Ti~:
One person 10 fill the Office Of Auditor General of
taa CoTnElo lweslth of Pennsylvania
One psrson 20 fill the office Of Surveyor General of
The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
One person 10 fill the office of Member Of Congress
for the district composed Of the counties Of Hunting
don, Blair, Cambria and nitn n the National House
ono person 70 I'll 1he Office Of senstor for the dis
trict composed CT the counties ef Mitiin Juniata,
One person as Member OF assembly, to represent
the county Of Mitn IN the House of Representatives
One person to hli the or 20 CT County cor,-ssiOn-
er in the county Of Miilin.
One person 20 NIL the otnces OF ITohoDotaryt -erk
OF the Courts of General Quarter Sessions and oyer
and Terrriner.
0ne person 60 fiji the Offices or Register Of Wills
and Recorder of Deeds.
One person 20 dii the Office Of Prosecuting Attorney
One person to ill tbs office of Courty Surveyor FOR
Nifiin county
county OF Alfiin.
Tbs electors of the borough of Newton Haraiiscn
are to nest in the new schoolhouqe il said boroug
The electcrs or Wayne township 60 meet at tae
new scheolhoGse in the borough OF II. Hamilton.
The electors Of the borough OF McYey.osn arc 20
meet at the Union schooihouse IN said borough.
The electors OF Granville township are to nesL at
she Court House in she borough OF Lewisto6n, and
vote sc tho window OF the Prethonotary's ofice
The electors Of Derry township to meet at the
Court House in the borough Of Lewstown, and vote
at the window OF the Judges Office.
The electors Of Oliver township TO meet at the
Union schoolhouse in the borough of McTeytoHn.
The electors OF Bratton township to meet ut the
br!cA scaooihoase on the farm of William harshoar-
ger, in said township.
The electors of senno township are to meet st the
public house now occupied by William Sample, in Al
lenyille, in said township.
TIE electors Of Union township Sre 70 meet 1t The
house occupied by Richard Brindle.
The electors Of Brown township to meet at the
public 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 township thence along
said road to the end of the lane known Jonathan
Abraham's lane, near the residence of Thomas Long
of Cheeseman's knob to the Union county line are to
meet heretofore at the Office Of z. E. Locke in sd
township. Those residing west of and not included
in said limits, will meet heretofore the public
house now occupied by VIM. Swnehart in said town
The electors of Decatur township are to meet at the
house now occupied by Joseph Stumpff
And by an Act of Assembly the borough Of Lewis
town was divided into two Wards, and each Ward to
compose election district. The electors of the
East Ward will meet at the Court House, and vote st
the window of the Commissioners office.
The electors Of the West Ward will meet at the
place, and vote at the window of the Sheritfs Office
in the said Court House, and in said borough
pursuant 10 me provisions Of an Act OF Assembly,
the Judges of the aforesaid districts shall respective
ton Of their respective districts, and produce them
at meeting of one Judge from each district at the
Court House, in LeWistOwn the third day after the
day of election being for the present year FRIDAY,
the 18th day of October 1ien and there to do
and perform the duties required by law Of said Judges.
Also, by the 18th section of this Act IL Is enacted
that when two or more Counties shall compose Dis
trict for choice Of member members of the Som
ate of this Commonwealth or OF The House of Repre-
sentatiYes of the United States Of tins Common
wealth, the Judges of the election in each County,
having met as Aforesaid the Clerks shall make out
| .
such election within the County, for every person
ted for as such member or members which Shall be
signed by SAID Judges and aiested by the Clerks
of the Judges shall take charge Of such certificate and
| snail produce the same at meeting OF one Judge
from each County at such place IN such District
! or may be appointed by law for that purpose which
meeting shall be held on the seventh day after the
| of October next. The Congressional judges of the
18th Congressional District composed Of the counties
of Cambria Biair Huntingdon and Mit1in. will there
fore meet ut the Court House in Holiday SbuTg, Blair
county, Tuesday, the 2lst day of October next,
and there perform such duties as are required OF them
An Act of the Legislature having changed the man
ner of voting IN hIn county all ohcers TO be elect
cd this year may e voted for On single Siip OF pa
per, and deposited in one ballot box. Amy fraud com
mted by any person voting under this Act shall be
punished by existing laws OF this Commonwealth
Also that where Judge by sickness unay Jidable
accident unable attend at such meeting of Judg-
then the certificate return, aforesaid, shall be
taken charge of by Of the inspectors or Clerks Of
the election OF said District who shall do and perform
the duties required of said Judge unable 10 attend.
Also by the nth section of said act enscyed that
when the qualified voters Of more than one Ward,
Township or District meet at the same plgce 70 hold
their election i. shall be the duy of he respective
Judges Of sad election districts, IN addition 10 tho
certificates required i'll tho 18th section of this Act to
| make out fair statement and certificate of all the
votes which shall have been then and there given tor
each candidate, distinguishing the otce or statIon ne
shall have roted for and one OF said Judges shall take
charge Of said certificate, and also OF the several GER
tfcates made out for each election district before
directed and produce the same q meeting of all the
return judges in the county, in the manner prescribed
| in the 18th section of this Act
The Judges of the fourteenth Senatorial District,
composed Of the counties of Cumberland Perry Ju-
nata and Min, shall at the Court House in the
| borough Of New Bloomfield, Perry county, on
Tuesday the Dist day of October next and there per-
! form such duties are required of them by law.
| C. c. STANBARGER, Sheriff
| Lewistown, September 10th, 1867