Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-13

|"iIl Oh election directed 20 each. and
every sheuH OF this communicable. COM
: 'H""d1Dg thenl TO give notice, in the usual
manner, IN not less than two newspape.s
III each chI, anG county ProviTcd That
50 many are published therein, and by nj
&c 'st tWo printed huGdbl!ls, in cA pIro,-
10" oi 'fic', oi every CITY aud county.
""eIt''' no newspaper is published, that
"h e''c'!"h VIII be held IN each Of tie
townships, wards, precincts, and distrjc,g
'heie'h' on lhe nrsl tuesday OF August, in
lhe year OF our Lord ole thousand eirht
hundred an d siXty-!our, for ihe purnose
ofdecidng upon the approval end ratIti-
cation, or rejection, OF the said amend.
mentS; which SAID election shall lie oueu.
ed, held, ,'and closed, upon the day aiore.
sald, at the llacGs, aud within the hours
as, and within which the general elections
oi this commonwealth are directed 10 be
opened, held, and closed and II shall be
the duty of thejudgeS, inspectors, and
clerks, OF each OF SAID towrihips, borouChs,
wards, preclucts, and districts, 10 receive
al Tie sad election, tickets, not exceed.
ing The number Of propose amendments,
erEer written or printed, or partly writ
ten and partly printed, from each Of tho
qualified voters Of this state, who may Of
Ter the same. and to deposit them in a
/ box, or boxes, to bo for that purpose pro-
Vided by the proper officers which tick
cts shall bc, respectively, labelled, on the
outside, First amendment" Second
Amendment, and Third Amendment :"
and those who are favorable 10 said a
nendments or any of them, may express
Their approval thereof Ly voting, each as
many separate, written or printed. or
partly written and partly printed, ballots,
or tickets, as there are amendments av-
proved 10y them, containing, on The in.
side thereof, the words, For the Amend
mcnt;' and those VINO are opposed to
sGch amendments, or any Of them, NAV
express their opposition by voting, each,
as many scperaie, written or printed, or
part.y written add partly printed ballots
or tickets, as there are amendments mai
approved Oy them, Containing ON the IN
SIDE thereof, the words, "AEu unsS tue A
hrnlmeni - the elto.ors, voting Tor. or
against the FIRST amendment, shal be con-
Nlde!td as voting tor, or against, the pro,
posed fourth section 10 article Lnree Of
the constitution, extending the right o.!
suffrage 20 soldiers electors, voting
TOR. or against The second amendment.
shall be considered a- voting t,r, or
against, the proposed eish h sect.
ron to article eleven Of the cJastNu.ln:
ana electors, voting for, or against, the
/ lhlrd amendment, oAall be considered 4,
voting tor, or ainst, the proposed ninrn
section 10 article eleven Of Tue cOnsl!tu-
ton.
oaCTroS 2 That the election, on the
sad proposed amendments, shall IN ali
RESPECTS, te conducted as the general ei-
eclpn', OF tins commonwealth, arc now
conc ucled and il shalt be the duty OF the
return Judges, OF the respective Counties,
&pu dslIlcts, thereof, first h;s ing careful
~ ascer tanned the humber OF votes gwen
tor, or against, each of said amendments,
IN the manner aforesaid, to make ont du-
plIcate returns thereof, expressed ~ words,
~ length and mt in tigures, only one Of
which returns. SO made, shall be lodged
IN the frotnonotary office OF the court OF
common piea4, Of the proper county, and
tho other sealed, and directed, to the sec
relnry OF ;Ee commonwealth, ana by ono
oI said judges deposited, torthwdh, in the
most Convenient pos! Office, upon which,
postage shaI. be prepaid, al tho expense
.! the proper county.
SECTION 3. That il shall be the duty Of
the secretary Of the commonwealth, on
the twenty-third day Of August next, be.
fore four . clock, post meridian, TO deiiv-
CT TO the speaker Of the Senate, or The
speaker Of The House OF Representatives
the returns Of the SAID election. from the
several counties Of the commonwealth; :;
aud the same shall. on the same day, and
hour lie opened, and published, IN the
presence OF the members of tho Senate
and House of Representatives; and the
number OF votes gwen for, and against,
said amendments, respectively, shall be
carefully summed up, and ascerained,
aud duplicate certificates, OF the result,
shall be siE1eI 10y the speakers Of the lwo
houses. Oue Of SAID certificates shall be
delivered to the secretary Of tho common
wealth, who shall cause the snme to be re-
corded and flied in bis office, and the
other Of said ccrlicO,ea shall be deliver
ed to the governor. who shall forthwith
issue his proclamation, declaring whether
the said amendments, or either of them,
have been appIoyed, and ratified, by q
majority of the qualified vo,e,s, of this
state, voting thereon: ProuaiG9 That If,
for any cause, a quorum of either house
of the legislature shall mol be present, Mt
the day, aud hour above mentioned, then
the said votes shall be opened, in the
presence Of such members Of said house
as shall be present; and, in case of tho
absence o! the speaker, of either Of said
houses, the said certificates shall he sign.
ed 10y the speaker present; or, in case of
tho absence Of both ,pcaker-, by the chief
clerks Of both houses or either OF them,
in case of the absence Of one oi said
clerks.
SECrIcN 4. That the several duties re-
CURED to be performed by the Shel,is,
commissioners, cons;abes. judges, iuspec.
tors, and all other officers, whatever, in,
and about. the general elections of this
c9mmouv ealth, snall be performed. by
such officers, in, and about. the election
herein provided Tor; and all persons,
whether officers, or Others, shall be liable to
the same punishment, for the neglect of
an, duty, or the commis.io ion ofany offence, .
at. in, or about, the said election, N they
would, for the neglect Of like duty. or the /