The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-09-18
GENERAL ELECTION
L PROCLAMATION.


this Commonwealth, >, it is eDjoned upon me to give
public notice of said Elections and to enumerate in
said notice what officers to Re elected, }. j.
CESSNA, Sheriff of the county OF Bedford, do here
by make known and give this public notice TO the
Electors of the county of Bedford, that General
Election will be held in said county, on the second
Tuesday (3th) October, 1868, at the several elec-
tion districts, viz
The electors Of the Borough of Bedford and town
ship of Bedford, to meet at the Court House in said
! Borough.
The electors of Broad Top Township to meet at
! thu School House N the town of Hopewe't.
| The electors of the Borough of Bloody Run to
meet a the School house in SAID borough.
The electors of Coierain township to meet at the
house of D. Stuckey, in Rainsburg, in said township
| The electors of Cumberland Valley township to
meet at the new School house erected on the land
owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
| The electors of Harrison township 10 meet at
| School house No. s, near the dwelling house of
Henry Kevser, in said township.
| The electors of Juniata township TO meet at Key
ser's School house, in said township.
The electors of Hopewell township 10 meet at
the School house near the house OF John Dasher, in
! SAID township.
| The electors of Londonderry township to meet at
| the house now occupied by VIM. Il. Hill shop
| in Bridgeport, in said township.
TIE electors of Liberty township to meet at th e
School house in StoneTstoWn in said township.
| The electors of Monroe township to meet at the
| house lately occupied by James CARMEL in Clear
! Vile, in said township.
The electors Of schellsbnrg horough to meet at
| the brick School house in said township.
Tse electors of Napier township to meet at the
brick School house in the borough of Schelisborg.
! The electors Of East Providence township TO meet
at the house lately occupied by John Nycum, jr.,
/ IN said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
| at the School house the Methodist church on
l the land of John G. Hartley.
I The electors of West Providence township to
4 meet at School house No. 4, near David Sparks, in
said township
The electors of ST. Clair township to meet at the
store near the dwelling house of Gideon d. Trout in
said township
School house Nowry's mill, in said township.
The electors OF South Woodoerry township TO
meet at the house of Samuel Oster near Mobiles
mill, in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to meet
at the the house of Wa. Adams in said township.
| The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Henry Fuke in the village of
Woodberry, at which time and places the qualified
electors will elect by ballot:
! ONE PERSON for the office of Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Judge OF the Supreme
! Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
| ONE PERSON for the Office of State Senator, fol
three years.
ONE PERSON for Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives of Pennsylvania for Bedford county.
| ONE PERSON for the office of Prothonotary, for
said county. s,-
ONE PERSON for the office of Sheriff, for said
county.
ONE PERSON fo1 the Office of Associate Judge,
for said county
ON e PERSON for the office of Treasurer, for sa i'd
county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Commissioner, for
said county. .Htl4
ONE PERSON for The office of Auditor, for said
county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Poor Director, TOR
said county.
county.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That every person excepting Justices OF the Peace,
who shall hold any Office or appointment of profit
or trust the United States, of this State
any city corporated district, whether conmis-
stoned officer otherwise, subordinate officer,
agent who is shall be employed under the iegis-
lature, executive or judiciary department Of this
State of any city, of any incorporated district
and also, that every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature and of the select or common coun
ell of any city, or Comm ssoners of any ncorporl
ted district, is by law incapable of holding or exer
cisng at the time, the office or appointment of
Juoge, Inspector or Clerk of any election of this
Commonwealth, and that no inspector, Judge or other
officer of such election shall be eligible to be then
voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled can act re-
lating to elections of this Commonwealth" passed
July 2d 1919, further provides as follows, to wit:
s'That the inspector and Judges shall meet at the
respective places appointed for holding the election
in the district at which they respectively belong
before o'clock IN the morning of the I'd Tuesday
of October, and each said inspector shall appoint
one clerk, who shall be qualified voter of such
district.
s'ln case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes Tor inspector shall
not attend the day of any election, then the per-
son who shall have received the second highest
number of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act inspector in his place. And in
case the person who has received the highest num-
ber of votes for inspector shall not attend, the per-
elected jndge shall appoint an inspector in his
place; and if any vacancy shall contnus in the
board for the space of one hour alter the time fixed
by law Tor the opening Of the election the qualified
voters for the township, ward district for which
such officer shall have been elected present at the
election, shall elect Of their number to fill such
vacancy.
at shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectivey to attend at the place of holding every
general, special. township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur
pose Of giving information TO the inspectors, and
Judge, when called on, in relation to the rght any
person assessed ny mem 10 vote at sGch election,
and such other matters in relation to the assess
meut of voters, the said inspectors or either of
them shall from time to line require.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec-
ton as aforesaid, than white freeman OF the age
of twenty one more, who shall have resided in
this State at least year, and in the election dis
trict where he offers to vote. ten days Immediately
preceding such election, and within two years paid
State county tax which shall have been assess
ed at least ten days before the election. But cit
izen of the United States who has previously been
qualified voter of this State nd removed theIefrom
and returned, and who shall have resided in the
election district and paid taxes, aflresaid shall be
entitled TO vote after residing in this state six
months. Provided, That the white freemen, citi-
zens of the United States between the age of twen-
ty-one and twenty-five years, who have resided in
the election district ten days aforesaid shall be
entitled to vote, although they shall nos have paid