Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-09-24
General Election Proclamation,

Dt RSUANT to an act of the General
L Assembly of the Commonwealth Of penns,-lrania
Commonwealth" approved the "a day of ,,lr n
1889 |. Charles c. Stanbarger sheriff 81 t,e co,,t a.
Mitflin do hereby make known and give NOTICE .ot W.
electors OF the county aforesaid that general elac
ton will be held in the said county of MifIlin an No
second tuesday (being the l4th Of October 1852 nj
ed. TO wit: ~ '' '''''-
One person to I'LL the Office Of Auditor General OF
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
One person Ia fiji the office of Slrynyor General of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylyania
Gne person to I'LL the Office OF Memberof CONGRESS-
L. 'i m " ct composed OF the couatle> Of Hunting
d?t Bur Cambria and Mitfiin the 9aiiouai House
ohc person 10 I'LL the Office of Senator for the dis
trlet composed of the counties of Nliflin Juniata
Perry and Cumberland. '''
=, one person as Member of Assembly. to represent
the county of Mitfn the House of Represenatiyrs
of Pennsylvania. -
One person TO fill the Office Of County Commission
er IN the county of Mifnin
One person to fill the offices of Prohonotarv Clerk
OIL oa l courts OF General Quarter Sessions and oyer
One person to fiji the offices Of Register of wills
and Recorder ut Deeds.
one person TO fill the office of proscautino itt,r,,.
for Miiu county. >'
one person to fill the Office OF County Surveyor for
Mliin county. " "
One person to fill the Office Of County Auiitorin the
The electors of the borough of Newton Ha,niIt,,,
~" no 20 iie. N tlt new SchoohouSe in said borough
The electors of Wayne township are To meet ar Tho
q IFltli
me ele't3rs o! the taroHgh Of McNcytowu arc to
meet al the Onian S"tuoihOuSe in said borough
- ny electors OF bIalyIiie township are to meet ut
the Court House in the borough Of Irwj-Io,gr AMI
vote at the window Of the Prothonotarys Office
Inc electors of Derry township are 10 meet nj the
Court House III the borough or I.ewjStovyu anI v,ta
at the window of the Judges office.
me electors OF oliver township are To meet at the
Inioh schoolhouSe IN the borough of McNeytown
The electors OF Braton township are to nleet M tbe
brick sch9olhouse on the farm Of William Harshhar-
GER III SAID township
The electors of Memo township are to moot at tho
PunilG mousse now occupied by William sample IN Al
enyIlie, IN SAID township.
The electors of Union toWnShin are ~ n,est ~ tI,,
mousse EQw occupied by Richard Briudle
ne electors ot Brown township &c meet NJ the
township. " ~
The eleotnFs Of Armagh township residing east of
the line commencing the middle of the road at The
stone meeting hoUse,ln Brown township. thence along
sand road to the end of the lane known as JonaIhaH
AoTaahi lane. near the residence of Thomas Long
we'll IT, thence running a straight line to the end
OF CHEESEMAN'S knob to the Union county line are TO
meet as heretofore at the Office of E. T. Locke in said
to"hsIlP lhose residing west of and not included
IN said limits Will meet heretofore at the public
ship. '' ''''
The electors of Decatur township are to meet Mt the
house now occupied by Joseph Stumpf
An ana 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 Tho
East Ward will meet at the Court Heuse and vote at
the window of the Commissioners office.
The electors of the West Ward will meet at the same
place and vote at the window of the Sheris office
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Assembly
the Judges of the aforesaid districts shall respective
y take charge OF the certificate of return of the elcc
uoh OF tner respective districts, and produce them
at meeting of Judge from each district at the
court house In eWlstown on the third day after the
d:S OF election being for the present year FRIDAY.
the 18th day of October next then and the1 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 a Dis
trlct for choice of member or members of the SEN
ate OF TINS Commonwealth, of the House of Repre-
sentatves OF the United States or of this Common
wealth, the Judges of the election in each County
having met as aforesaid, the Clerks shall make out
fair statement of all the votes which shall be given NJ
such election within the County, for every person vo-
ted for as such member or members, which shall b,
signed by SAID Judges and aested by the Clerks one
OF the Judges shall take charge of such certificate and
shal produce the same at meeting of one Judge
from eac county, at such place in such District as is
or mag be appointed by law for that purpose which
meeting shall be held on the seventh day after the
eiecoh beng for the present year. Tuesday, 2Ist day
OF October next. The Congressional judges of the
10Th Congressional District composed of the counties
OF Cambria Blair. Huntingdon and Miffn, will there
lore meet at the Court House in Hodaysburg, Blair
county, on Tuesday, the 2lst day of October next
and there perform such duties required them
by law.
An Act of the Legislature having changed the man.
ner OF voting IN MiIn county, all officers to be elect
ed tins year, may be voted for single slip of pa
per, and deposited in one ballot box ANY fraud com
mltted by any person voting under this Act shall he
punished by existing laws of this Commonwealth.
Also that where Judge by sickness or unavoidable
accident is unable attend at such meeting of Jude
then the certificate return as aforesaid shall he
taken charge of by one of the Inspectors or Clerks If
the election of said District. who shall do and perform
the duties required OF slld Judge unable to attend
Also, 10y the nth section of SAID act Is enact ed that
when the qualified voters of more than one Ward.
township, or District meet at the same place to hold
their election, 1t shall be the duty of the respective
Judges of sad election districts addition to the
cerhctes required in the 10Th section of this Act to
make out tar statement and certificate of all the
votes which shall have been then and there given for
each cahddate distinguishing the office or station he
SaIi nave voted for and one of said judges shall take
charge of said certificate, and also OF the several GER
ucates made out for each election district as he fore
directed and produce the a 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-
nlaa and Mltiin shall the Court House in the
borough Of New Bloomfield Perry county. on
Tuesday the 2lst day of October next and there per-
form such duties as are required of them bv law.
c. G. SrANBARGER, Sheriff
Lewistown, September 10th 1869.