The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-10-14
Election proclamation.

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emily of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
. vania. entitled "An Act relating to tie cleo
t;ans.of this Commonwealth" approved the
second day of July, A. D. one thousand eight
bRnnred and thirty nine. ], D. G. LARA
REE Sheriff Of the county Of Potter, Pennsyl-1
yauia, do hereby make known and give notice
"a 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.
STwo 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 Iloga
and Potter.
one person for Prothonotary and Clerk Of
Couits 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
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and bv the 18th section of the aforesaid act |
am directed. tnat every person excepting JUS
tices of the Peace, who holds any Office or
annointment of profit or trust under the Gov
ernmeut Of the United States or this State.
or Of any city or incorporated district, whether
q commissioned officer or otherwise, subor-
dinate officer or agent who is or shall be en-
Moved 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-
HE of holding or exercising AZ the same time
the office or appointment Of Judge Inspector,
ar clerk of an election in this Commonwealth,
,nd that no Inspector or Judge, or other Off
Ger of any such election shall be eligible to
be voted for.
Also. tnat in the fourth section of the Act
of Assembly, entitled can Act relating to
elections and for ether purposes" approved
April 10th 1860, it is enacted that the atore-
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 furtner HlFeCleu Luab lllC uiVVIIuS VI wv
return Judges ct the Court House in CouderS-
port to make out the general returns, shall be
sthe first Friday succeeding the general elec-
tion, which will be the 10th day of October.
also here make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid gen.
eral election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county Of Potter are as
follows, 10 wit
For 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 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.
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 Nc. s. near Henry lngrahams, in said
township.
For the township of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, in said township.
For the township of Homer, at the school
house near Jacob Peets, 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 Heating, at the house
of Plinv Harris, in said township.
For the township of Oswayo at the Centre
school house in said township.
FFFor the township of Pike, at the house of
Elijah Johnson, in said township.
For the township of Pleasant Valley, at the
school house No g. in said township.
For the township Of Portage, at the Slzer
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
formerly occupied by Uel Cook,now Jonathan
Redson, in said township.
For the township of Sylvania, at the school
house near 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 NJ Conable, in said township.
For the township OF Wharton, at the house
of Stephen Horton, in said township.
For the borough of Coudersport, at the
Court House in said borough.
Given under my hand, this 3lst day of
August, A. D., 1868.
D. C. LARRABEE, Sheriff.
Coudersport, Aug. 81, 1863
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