The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-07-13
PROCLAMATION
FOR
SPECIAL ELECTION,
TO BE Held on,
TUESDAY, AUGUST I'd, 1864.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHOR
ITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
ANnREw n GIIQTIM

Gouernor ofthe said Commonwealth.
To JOSIAH H FURMAN, ESQ, Sheriff of the
County OF Columbia-Sends Greeting
WHEREAS, A joint resolution propn .ng
certain amendments 10 the Constiiutio-iof:
this mmonweallh, which are as follows
"There shall be an additional section 10
the third article of the Constitution, 10 be
designated as section four, as follows:
"SEc. 4. Whenever any of The qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be in
any actCal military service, under a requi
sition from the President of The United
States, or BY authority of this Common
wealth, such electors NAV exercise the
right of suffrage in all elections by The
cniZens, under such regulations as are or
shall be prescribed by law, so fully as il
they were present al their usual place Of
elections.
"There shall be two additional sections
10 the eleventh article of the Constitution,
tn be designated as sections eight and nine
as follows:
''Sec. 8. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature containing moe than one sub
j"ci, which shall be clearly expressed in
The title, except appropriation bills.
''Sec. 9. No bill shall be passed by The
Legislature, granting any powers or privi-
leges; in any case where the authority 10
grant such powers or privileges, has been,
or may hereafter be, conferred upon the
courts of this Commonwealth" has been
agreed 10 BY majority of the members
elected 10 each House of the Legislature
al two successive sessions of The same.
And Whereas, II is provided in the 10th
article OF said constitution, that any amend
men,s 80 agreed upon, shall be submitted
TO the people in such manner, AID at such
time, al least three months after being so
agreed to by the Two Houses, as the Legis-
laiure shall prescribe; snrh Submission 10
be in such manner and form, that the peo-
pie may vote for or against each amend
meDt separate and distinctly.
And Whereas. By an act of the General
Assembly of this Commonwealth, passed
the 23d day of April, A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and sixty four, il is provided
'that for The purpose of ascertaining the
sense OF The people of this Commonwealth
in regard TO The adoption or rejection Of
said amendments, or either of them, the
Governor OF This Commonwealth shall issue
a writ Of election, directed to each and
every Sheriff of this Commonwe calm, COM
manding them 10 give notice in The usual
manner, in moi less than two newspapers
in each city and county. Provided, That
least two printed handbills in each election
district, OF every city and county wherein
no newspaper is published, that an election
will be held in each of the townships,
boroughs, wards, precinc,s, and districts
ihefeln, on THE FIRST TUESDAY OF
AUGUST, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty fouI, for
the purpose OF deciding upon the approval
and ratification, or reje ction, or the said
amendments, which said election shall be
opened held and closed upon the day last
aforesaid, al the places aud within The
hours, al and within which, the General
Elections of this commonwealth are direc.
ted 10 be opened. held ard closed.
Now, Therefore, In obedience TO the re-
quirements OF lhe 10th article OF the Con-
sIltution. and in accordance with The true
intent aud meaning of the SAID act of the
General Assembly Of this Commonwealth,
|, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor of the
said CoDmonwe alth .oi Pennsylvania, do
issue this writ, commanding and requiring
you, the said Josiah H. Furman, Sheriff Of
The said county 10 give notice in the usual
manner and a. by law rsquired, that an
election will be held according 10 the terms
OF The constitution, snd provisions of the
act OF the General Assembly aforesaid, in
each OF The townships, boroughs, wards,
precincts and dis'rIcIs therein, on the First
tuesday OF August, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty four,
Tor The purpose OF deciding uponthe appro.
val aud ratification, or rejection OF the said
an epdmenrs.
Given uncer my hand and the great seal
of tue State, al Harrisburg, this twenty first
day of June, in the year of orr Lord. one
thousand eight hundred and sixty iour, and
of the Commonwealth the eighty eighth.
BY order OF Ihe Governor.
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of The Commonwealth.
In pursuance of the above proclamation
Of the Governor OF The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, !, JOSIAH H. FURMAN,
High Sheriff Of the county of Colum bia, T.,
PennsylVania, do hereby make known and
give notice TO the electors of the county
aforesaid, that an election will be held ir
said county OF Columbia, on TUESDAY,
THE I'd DAY AUGUST, 1864, for the pur-
pose OF voting on "a Joint Resolution pro :
posing certain amendments TO the Consli-
tuition of the Commonwealth"
] also hereby make known ard give
Lolice that the places of holding the afore-
sald general election in the several town.
ships within The county of Columbia, are
as follows, viz:
Bloom township, al the Court House, in
Bloomsburg.
Benton township, al the Public House of
John j. Stiles, in the Town of Benton.
Beaver township, al the Public House of
franklin l.. Shuman.
Briarcreek township al the Public School
Honse near Evansville.
Borough OF Berwick, at the Town House
in The Borough.
Cats~issa township, at the Public bouse
of Samuel Kosienbauder.
Centre township. al The house of Jeremi-
ah Hess, deceased.
Conyngham twp, al the Public House of
Reuben Wasser.
Fishiugcreek twp, al the Public House
of Benjamin McHenry.
Franklin Township, al Clayton's School
House.
Greenwood Township, al the House of
Joseph r. Patton.
Hemlock township, at the "Buck Horn" !"