The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-09
Election Proclamation.

tions of this Commonwealth" approved the.
second day of July, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine ], D. G. LARA
BEE, Sheriff of the county of Potter Pennsyl-
vania, do hereby make known and give notice
to the electors Of the county aforesaid that
General Election will be held in the said coun-
ty of Potter on the Second Tuesday (Thir-
teenth) of October, 1868, at which time State
and County Officers, as follows are to be cleo
ted, to wit:
One person for Governor Of Pennsylvania.
One person for Judge OF the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania.
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 Prothonotary and Clerk of
Coults of the county of Potter
One person for Commissioner of the county
of Potter.
One person for Register and Recorder of
the county of Potter.
One person for Auditor of the county of
Potter
One person for Coroner Of the county
| also make known aud give notice, as in
and by the 18th section of the aforesaid act
am directed, tnat every person excepting JUS
tices Of the Peace, who holds any office or
appointment of profit or trust under the Gov
ernment of the United States or this State,
or of any city or incorporated district, whether
a commissioned officer or otherwise, a subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative, Judiciary, or ex-
ecutive departments ofthis 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 a. 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 ':An Act relating to
elections and for ether 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 in
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
the first Friday succeeding the general cleo
ton, which will be the 9th day of October.
also here make known and give notice
that the places fer holding the aforesaid gen.
eral election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county of Potter are as
follows, to wit
For the township of Abbott, at the Germa-
MIA Hotel in said township. .E-
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 Bing-
ham Centre school house near 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 Coudersport
For the township of Genesee, at the house
formerly occupied by S. S. Rasco, in Ellisburg.
Fer the township of Harrison, at the house
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew,in in said
township.
For the township Of Hebron, at the school
house No. s, near Henry lngraham's, in said
township.
lin school house, in said township.
For the township Of Homer, at The school
house near Jacob Peet's, in said township.
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 No 2, ip said township.
For the township Of Portage, at the SiEer
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,: in /
said township.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Aseneth Taggart. in said township.
For the township of Stewartson, at the New
Norway school house, in said township. |
For the township of Summit at the house
occupied by Uel Cook, now Jonathan
2edson, in said township. 4
For the township of Sylvania, at the school
house near J II Rees', in said township.
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
If Atlas Bennett, in said township. >,
For the township of West Branch, at the
house of S II Conable, in said township,
For the township OF Wharton, at the house
If Stephen Horton, in said township.
For the borough of Coudersport, at the
Court House in said borough
Given under my hand, this 31st day of
August, A. D., 1868. I'll
D c. LARRABEE, Sheriff.
Coudersport, Aug. 81, 1868. i