The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-24

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nURSUANT to an Act of the General As
! N sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled "An Act relating to the elec-
tons of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine. |, WIN. /. BURT,
Sheriff of the county of Potter, Pennsylvania,
do hereby make known and give notice to the
electors of the county aforesaid, that Gene
raj Election will be held in the said county of
Potter on the Second Tuesday (fourteenth) of
| October, 1862, at which time State and Coun-
ty Officers, as follows are to be elected, to wit:
! One person for Auditor General for Penn
sylvania.
One person for Surveyor General for Penn
sylvania.
One person Tor Member of Congress, for the
XVIII Congressional District, comprising the
counties of Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga
and Potter.
One person for State Senator for the XI Dis
trict, comprising the counties of Tioga, Pot
ter, Mexican and Warren.
Two persons for Members of the House of
Representatives of the general Assembly of
PENNSYLVANIA, in conjunction with the county
of Tioga, to represent the counties of Tioga
and Potter.
One person for Sheriff Of tho county of Pot
ter county. -. s. .r-,. -.r
One person for Treasurer Of the county of
Potter.
One Person for Commissioner of the county
of Potter. -s.. ....
One person for Aditor of the county of
Potter.
One person for Coroner of the county of
Potter. ...-.,
| also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18th section of the aforesaid act
am directed, that every person, excepting JUS
tices of the Peace, who holds any Office or
ape ointment of profit or trust under the Gov
ernmeut of the United States or of this State,
or of any city or incorporated district, whether
commissioned officer or otherwise, subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative, judiciary, or ex-
ecutive departments of this State or the United
States, or of any city or incorporated district,
and also that every member Of Congress and
of the State Legislature, and of the select and
common council of any city, or commissioner
of any incorporated district. is by law incapa.
! Bile of holding or exercising at the same time
the office or appointment of Judge, Inspector,
| or clerk of an election in this Commonwealth,
and that no Inspector or Judge, or other Off
Ger Of any such election shall be eligible to
! be voted for.
Also, that in the fourth section of the Act
of Assembly, entitled can Act relating to
elections and for other purposes" approved
| April 10th, 1860, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be so construed as
to prevent any Military officer or Borough
! Officer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
/ Clerk Of any general or special election i'll this
| Commonwealth.
1t is further directed that the meeting of the
return Judges at the Court House in Couders-
port to make out the general returns, shall
be on the first Friday succeeding the general
election, which will be the 18th day of Octo-
! Der.
! | also hereby make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen.
erai election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county of Potter, are as
| follows, to wit:
| Eor the township of Abbott, at the Germa-
MIA Hotel in said township.
| For the township of Allegany, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by Ches-
! ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham, at the house
of A. r. Lewis, in said township.
| For the township of Clara at the school
house near Sala Stevens, in said township.
For the township of Eulalia, at the New
Court House in the borough of ofCoudersport.
For the township of Genesee, at the house
formerly occupied by S. S. Rasco, in Ellisburg
! For the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house No 5, near Henry Ingraham's, in said
township.
For the township of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, near Jacob Peet's, in said
township. -t..t
For the township of Jackson, at the house
formerly occupied by B. Barse, now NJ. Chap
pei, in said township.
For the township of Keating, at the house
of Pliny Harris, in said township.
For the township of Oswayo, at the Centre
school house IN said township.
For the township of Pike, at the house of
Elijah Johnson, in said township.
For the township of Pleasant Valley, at the
school house in said township.
For the township of Portage, at the Sizer
school house in said township.
For the township of Roulet, at the school
house near George Weimer's in said township.
For the township of Sharon, at the Sharon
Centre school house. near John Voorhees,.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Asenath Taggart in said township.
For the township of Stewartson, at the
house Of J. S. Clark, in said township.
For the township of Summit, at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, now Jonathan
Redson, in said township "
For the township of SylVana, at the school
house near J. NJ. Rees', in said township
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at the
house of s. d. Conable, in said township.
For the township of Wharton, at the house