North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-08
PROCLAMATION.

crate therein the officers to be elected and to des
gnate the place at which the election is to be heldn
Therefore, 1, LEVI IF STEPHENS, High Sheriff of
Wyoming county, do hereby make known and pro.
claim to the qualified electors of Wyoming county
that "a GENERAL ELECTION will be held through
out said county, on es@
Tr Tuesday, the 14h dag of October,
being the second Tuesday in said month"; at the sew
eral districts within the county, to wit:
Braintrim, at the house occupied by T. D. Spring,
in Laceyville.
Clinton at the new school house in the village of
Eaton at the house Of Peter stroh, in Eaton town.
ship ae&
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 townships e. ss ~ :
Lemon, at the school house near H, G. Ely, in
Lemon township.
Monroe, at the house of John Phoenix, in Monroe
Mehoopany, At the house Of Peter Bender, in Me-
hoopany township. s&@
Meshoppeu, at the house of Daniel Hankinson, in
Meshoppen township.
Northumberland, at the house of Winters & Howard,
at Cehtermoreland Corners, in Northumberland townsp.
Nicholson, at the house now occupied by L. n Ba-
con in Nicholson township. r;y'g...- s
North Branch at the school house the store of
Overfeld, at the old school house near Lawrence
Ayers, in Overfeld township. E
Tmkhannock Borough, at the Court House in Tunk-
hammock. ~ 81 49, <
Tunkhannock township, at the Court House in Tunk
hammock.
Windham, at the house of David Fisk, in Windham
township.
Washingtoh, at the Baptist church on Russell Hill
in Washington township.
1t is further dsrected that the election at the
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and o o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue
open without interruption adjournment, until Z
o'clock in the evening when the polls shall be closed
The officers elected last spring shall serve at the
general election.
The officers to be elected at the time and places
One person for Auditor General, of the State of
Pennsylvania.
One person for Surveyor General, of the State of
One person for President Judge of the 26th Judi
cial District composed of the Counties of Columbia,
Sullivan and Wyoming. l~s :.
4 One person sfpr Coagresss,an, of the lsthacon-
gressonal District composed of the Counties of Brad
ford Wyoming, Sullivan. Columbia, and Montoar.
One person for State Senator of the 9th Senatorial
District, composed of the Counties of Bradford Sus
quehanna, Wyoming, and Sullivan. r,..s.
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. ..s e-.,. %
One person for District Attorney Of the County of
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 she returne
judges at the Court house in Tunk annock to make
out the general returns shall be on 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 any office appointment of
profit trust under the Government of the United
States, of this State Of any city, incorporated
district whether commissioned officer or otherwise
subordinate officer or agent who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative executive judiciary
department of this State, of any Incorporated dis
trict and also that evtry member of Congress of
the select common council Of any city, commission
of any incorporated district is, by law incapable
of holding exercising at the time the Office or
appointment of Judge inspector or clerk of any elec
ton Of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector
judge any officer of any such election shall be eg
ible 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 Che Inspectors and Judges chosen as9fore-
Sald Sn all meet at tne respective places appointed 0r
holding the election in the districts to which they
spectivey belong, before nine clock the morning
of the second Tueslay in October in ch 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
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Inspector shall not attend, the person elected Judge
shall appoint Inspector in bis place; and in case
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 vacan
cy shall continue in the Board for the space of
hour after the time fixed for the opening of the cleo
ton 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.
In all cases where the names of persen 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 shll be the duty Of the In
spectors to examine such person oath, as to his
qualifications, and If he claims to have resided within
the State for year more his oath shall be suf
fcent proof thereof; but he shall make proof by at
least one competent witness who shall be qualified
eector that he has resided within the district for
more than ten days next Immediately preceding
the election, and shall also himself swear that his
bonafde residence in pursuance of his lawful calling
is within the district and that he did not into
the district for the purpose of voting therein.
I" Every person qualified aforesaid and who
shall make due proof 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
" If 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 printed advertisement challenge or in
vite any person or persons to make such bet
GER upon conviction thereof, he they shall forfeit
and pay three times the amount so bet offered to
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+" If any person not by law qualified shall fraudu-
lenty vote at any election within this Commonwealth
or being otherwise qualified, shall vote out of his
proper district if any person knowing the want of
such qualification shall aid procure such person to
vote, the person persons offending shall on convc
tion be confined not exceeding two hundred dollars
and be imprisoned for term not exceeding three
months.
If any person shall vote at than election