North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-24
Aem Embellishments.
PROCLAMATION.

|
Wyoming county, do hereby make known and pro-
claim to the qualified electors of Wyoming county.
thata GENERAL ELECTION will be held through
out said county on
Tuesday, the 14th day Of October,
being the second Tuesday in said month"; at the sev
cral districts within the county to wit
| Braintrim, at the house occupied by T. D. Spring
! in LaceyviIle
Clinton, at the new school house in the village of
FactOryvle.
Eaton at the house of Peter Stroh, in Eaton town
! ship
| Exeter at the house of Solomon Brown in Exeter
township.
Forkston at the house of Hiram Hitchcock now oc-
| cupied by A. p Burgess, in Forkston township
| Falls, at the house now occupied by Enos Beemer
! in Falls township
Lemon, at the school house near II. c. Ely, in
| Lemon township.
Monroe, at the house oc John Phoenix, in Monroe
! 0wnship.
| AIehoopany at the house of Peter Bender. in Me-
! hOGpary township.
! Mesh"ppen, at the house of Daniel Hanknson in
! Mesioppen township.
Northumberland, at the house of Winters & Howard,
at CcntermOreland Corners, in Northumberland towns D.
| Nicholson, at the house occupied by E. n Ba-
| con. III Nicholson township.
North Branch, at the school house near the store of
John Pfouts, III North Branch township.
Overfeld. at the old school house near Lawrence
! Ayers, iii Overield township.
Tunkhannock Borough, at the Court House in Tunk-
| hammock
| hammock.
| Windham, at the house of David Fisk, in Windham
| township.
| Washington, at the Baptist church on Russell Hill
| in Washington township.
1t is further dsrccted that the election at the sever
al districts shall be opened between the hours of -
and D o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue
/ open without interruption adjournment, until z
O'Clock IT, the evening, when the polls shall be closed
The officers elected last spring shall at the
| general election.
! The officers to be elected at the time and places
! alOresliI, are
| One person for AadHor General of the State Of
! Pennsylvania
One person for Surreyor General, of the State of
! Pennsylvania
One person for President JuIge of the 2Gth Judi
cial District composed of the Counties of Columbia
| Sullivan and Wyoming.
| One person for Congressman, of the 18th Con-
gresSional District composed of The Counties Of Brad
| lord, WyOm'lg. Sullivan Coiumbia and Montour
One person for State Senator of the 9th Senatorial
District composed of the Counties of Bradford Sus-
! quchanna Wyoming and sullivan.
Two persons for Representatives. in the Counties Of
! Wyoming, Sullivan, Montour and Columbia.
One person for County Commissioner, of the Coun-
| ty Of Wyoming
One person for County Treasurer of the County of
| Wyoming
One person for District attorney of the County cf
| Wyoming.
One person for County Auditor of the County of
| Wyoming.
One person for Coroner Of the County of Wyoming
1t is further directed that the meeting of the returne
judges at the Court house in Tunkhannock, to make
out the general returns shall be the first Friday
| succeeding the general election, which will be the
seventeenth day of October.
And in and by the said act, am further directed
to give notice that every person. excepting justices of
the peace who shall hold anv office or appointment of
profit trust under the Government of the United
States or of this State, of any city, orincorpored
district whether commissioned officer or otherwise
| subordinate officer agent, who is or shall be en-
plOyed under the legislative executive or judiciary
department of this State of any Incorporated dis
trct and also that every member of Congress or Of
the select common council Of any city, commission
ers of any Incorporated district is by law incapable
OF holding exercising at the time the Office or
appointment of Judge, inspector clerk of any cleo
ton of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector,
judge any officer of any such election shall be elg-
ibe to any then to be voted for.
In pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, entitled '' An
Act relating to the Elections of this Commonwealth" "
| passed the I'd day of July A. d.. 1889,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
"That the Inspectors and Judges chosen as afore-
sad sh all meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the districts to which they re-
specively belong before nine o'clock the morning
OF the second Tuesday In October in each and every
year, and each of said Inspectors shall appoint
clerk who shall be qualified voter of such district
+" In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for Inspectors shall
not attend the day of election then the person who
shall have received the second highest number of
votes for Judge at the preceding election shall act
Inspector in his place. And in the person who
shall have received the highest number of votes for
Inspector shall not aend the person elected Judge
shall appoint an Inspector in his place; and in
the person elected Judge shall not attend then the
Inspector who received the highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place. and if any
cy shall c0pinne in the Board for the space Of
hour after the time fixed for the opening of the cleo
tiOn of the qualified voters of the township, ward or
district for which such officer shall have been elected,
the persons present at the place of election shall elect
one of their number to fill such vacancy.
q In all cases where the names Of person claim
ing to vote vote is not to be found the list furnish
ed by the Commissioners and Assessors his right
to vote whether found therein not is objected to by
any qualified citizen it shl be the duty of the In
spectors to examine such person oath, to his
qualifications and if he claims to have resided within
the State for year more, his oath shall be suf
hcent proof thereof but he shall make proof by at
least one competent witness who shall be qualified
elect0r that he has resided within the district for
more than ten days next Immediately preceding
the election, and shall also himself that his
bonahde residence in pursuance of his lawful calling
Is within the district and that he did not move into
the district for the purpose of voting therein.
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required of his residence and
payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admitted to
vote IN the township ward or district in which he
shall reside.
:" Ii any person or persons shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of any election in this Com
monwealth or shall offer to make any such bet or
wager either by verbal proclamation thereof or by
any written or printed advertisement challenge OF in
vite any person persons to make such bet or wa
ger upon conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit
and pay three times the amount so bet or offered to
bet.
4" If any person not by law qualified shall fraudu-
entiy vote at any election within this Commonwealth